The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-13

Baltimore, Feb l2.-In the circuit court
yesterday Judge Dobbin granted decree
divorcing Mellon Mitchell from Carrie B.
Mitchell and fOrbdding the latter to marry
again during the lifetime of the former The
circumstances leading to the divorce were
made public for tho first time yesterday, and
constitute an astonishing narrative.
Mitchell is % years of age, Mrs, Mitchell,
who was Miss Forsyth, is 49, Both have
moved in good society in the West
End. On the night of Aug. s, Mitchell
received note from Mr.. Frank j.
Forsyth, III George street, request.
ing him to call at once, which he accordingly
did, arriving about midnight Mr. Forsyth
opened the door in mysterious manner, in.
vited Mitchell up stairs, saying that his
daughter, Miss Carrie b. Forsyth, wished to
see him. Mitchell went up stairs and was
shown into a bed. room by MIR. FORSYTH.
Mitchell was aslonished at seeing Miss For
syth in bed. She appeared to DO in great
mental distress and was deadly pale.
Mitchell, after slight pause, advanced and
if she was ILL., and expressing his regrets. Be.
fore he ceved any response he heard the
click of the lock, and turning found that MIR.
FORSYTH had locked him in and stood in
front of the door with drawn pistol In
his hand. Mr.. Forsyth exclaimed (;
"You have taken advantage of my daughter,
and must either msrry her at once or de on
the SPOT" The sstonished visitor vowed and
I'll hat iat pf ~,
charged, but Mr.. Forsyth, cooking his pistol
said furiously shat the merriag should at
once take place or Mitchell should die.
Mitchell was finally frightened into giving
his consent
The Roy. Thomas Doughcrty, Methodist
Episcopal clergyman, was sent for. He al
first strongly objected to marrying tho couple,
demanding that license should first be pro
cured. Mr.. Forsyth Aourished his pistol,
and said that license or no license, the man
who had wronged his daughter should be
married 20 her. Mr.. Dougherty was 81 last
prevailed upon 10 read the marriage cere-
mony. Mr.. Forsyth then retired from the
room, leaving Mitchell behind. The latter
promptly made his escape, and over!sking
Mr.. Dougherty, Informed him that Forsyth's
accusations were entirely false.
In the nehrlnk oelOre COiLinlselVitor hlter
the suit for a divorce had heen begun, testi-
mony was introduced to the effect that the
condition Of the girl was misrepresented, so
as to indcce the Clergyman to marry them,
and part of scheme to force Mitchell into
the marriage in order to grstifg Miss Forsyth,
who was 10 love with him. The Rev. MIR.
Dougherty. in his testimony, stated that he
was sent for by Mr.. Forsyth on the night
of the marriage 70 come aad SEQ his dsugh-
ter, who WAS dying. Ho was conducted to
the house and shown into au upper bedroom,
where a girl WAS IN bed. Under pressure of
threats from Forsyth he had performed the
ceremony under protest
l. tao answer died by Miss Forsyth she
da1iei thai hor father employed any vio-
leaca ,oEard Mitchell, and stated that the
httar did rot hesitate moment when asked
to marry hvr; that she became acquainted
With him in July, 1877, and thoy became on
gagged to each other aud interchanged proml'
SOS Of marriage ia the mouth Of August,
1917, and that the engagement continued In
full torce up ~ tue time of their marriage.
Atter tneir marriage he was very kind 10
ner ctma W SEQ her every day, and in
sll ASPECTS r'cogazsd and treated her