Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-03
A FLY DAMSEL.
On WITH THE NEW LOVE WIThOU
CONSIDERING THE OLD.
A Green German Girl Marries y Man In Ian
csster-COmest to Pittsburgh. llasrfess
Shoemaker. and - Arrested
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A Green German Girl Marries !. Man in Ian
csster-cOmes to Pittsburgh. alasrfess
Shoemaker, and - Arrested
for Larceny.
Pittsburgh Times.
Mary Ann Sataur, a domestic recently
employed in tho home of Mr.. Bowman on
Seventh avenue, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on Spring Garden avenue, Allie
gheny, by Detective Wills and Langhurst,
for the larceny of some jewelry and 4 lot Of
wearing apparel from the trunk of Dora
Mouncb, another domestic employed at the
same place but away at the time OF the
robbery. The crime was committed sew
cral weeks ago. and the information made
ten days since, but the detectives have
had a lively hunt for the girl by reason of
her changing places very often and leaving
the city once when they were on the trail.
Mary is German, and has been two
months in this country. She will get 4
hearing before Mayor Peterson Of ALE
gheny today.
That is the way the case stood ut nine
o'clock last evening. Shortly after that
hour young man entered the mayors
office and asked if Mary Labor Or Mary
koehler had been arrested {; if such was
tho case he wanted to see her as she was
his wife. He was escorted back to the
cells, and rs soon as he spoke, the girl
burst into tears. The twain held long
conversation, which apparently gave but
little satisfaction to the boyish husband.
Before he had entered the corridor, on
of the detectives had told him that the
girl was married about six weeks ago to q
shoemaker, and this fact was evidently
worrying him. When he came into the
office from ths cells he asked about the
shOemaker's marriage. The story in brief
was that six weeks since the girl came
to Pittsburgh, she met Smithlield
street shoemaker, . gray headed widower
with four children, crushed him, and
married him. She and tho stcpchildren
could not agree. The shoemaker at
tempted to calm the trouble in the do
nestle sea, and the girl packed up and
left him. Her career from that time until
she found herself under arrest, is skctched
above. The young stranger then told his
tale. His name is KOehler; four months
ago he met Mary LABOR in Lancaster; for
two weeks lie woced her and then they
were made one, as he fondly hoped, "for
better or for worse" He lived with her
for several weeks and then came to this
city for work. He found employment
in Allegheny, and wrote to his wife
to join him. Receiving no answer ho
wrote to his father, in Lancaster, aud was
told that she had gone to JOhnstOwn,
where she had stepfather. He thought
this all right, and had no idea Of her being
unfaithful until being told of it last night.
Sudden?' he said, in answer to a ques
tion, 1.-TWO weeks amt SO short to know
a girl. knew quicker than that. knew
4 fellow to meet a girl on Saturday and
marry her ON Wednesday already. She was
always fond of me, but she can 20 now.
don't want anything moro of her,
"Will you prosecute her for bigamy ~
asked Times reporter.
"No. I'll let her go her way and I'll
80 mine," and with a philosophical laugh
he lis shted his cigar and passed out. Evil
IDENTIFY tho upheaval of his family hearth
was not going to worry Mr.. Koehler into
a fever. The young wife, who accepted
husbands with such freedom, took it hard
er than did her whilom mate. She cried
bitterly and would not be comforted.
However, she will get along. A girl who
can within six months after leaving Ger
many marry one man, give him the slip
and marry another with four children
thrown in to bind the bargain, can take
care of herself. come what will.