The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-28
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A QUEEN YARN.
AN IOWA MAN ON SPREE GETS MARRIED
AND DOES NOT KNOW 1T.

AND DOES NOT KNOW 1T.
New YORK, Oct. 23.-On Wednesday
Harry SHIRLEY came to this city from New
ell Iowa. in company with two of his
townsmef, j. L. Doycie and Frank Rain,
and registered at the Cosmopolitan hotel.
On the same evening SHIRLEY left his COM
panions and called on Edward Wilson, an
old friend, who resided at SO James street.
With Mr.. Wilson and his wife SHIRLEY
visited Bowery theatre, and after the
performance dropped in at the Atlantic
garden SHIRLEY was then intoxicated
and very lavish with his money. Two
women seated at an adjoining table at
tracted his attention, and he invited them
to join him in several bottles of wine.
They chatted and drank together, his at
tentions finally became verytmarked toward
one of them. She was Miss Mary Evans,
a wax flower maker who resided on Cot
tage place. SHIRLEY, in his wild infatua
h inon there rer and ds th nxan'' to aSa ae
cept him as her lover. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son were astounded at this proposal, and
concluded that it was merely a drunken
freak. The following day he continued
his spree, and in the evening took Miss
Evans to a Bowery theatre, where they
occupied box. After leaving the theatre
SHIRLEY went with Miss. Evans to neigh
boring hotel. On the following day he
called with Miss Evans at the apartments
of Wilson and insisted that Miss Evans
should marry him. On Friday evening in
company with Mrs. Wilson and her brother
he drove with Miss Evans to the Five
Points mission, where the Rev. S. j. Fer
guson, was engaged in prayer-meeting.
Both bride and bridegroom gave intelligent
answers to his questions in regard to their
antecedents, and then the clergyman per
formed the ceremony. When the bridal
party turned to leave Mr. Ferguson
saws that he first noticed that Evans
was under the influence of liquor. On
the way to Mrs. Wilson's house, where
the bridal couple were to stay, SHIRLEY
scattered nickels among a crowd of ur-
chins who followed the coach. On their
arrival at the house the Wilson's pre-
pared a collation., to which their neighbers
were invited. The bride and groom sang
and danced And when they retired
SHIRLEY was so drunk that he had to be
carried to his room He gave his bride a
roll of bills which she says included four
$1,000 notes, which she placed under his
pillow. In the morning SHIRLEY awoke
perfectly sober and did not seem to realize
what had happened. After thinking a
moment he asked his bride for their MARI
age certificate which she handed to him.
He scanned it carefully, and pretended to
discover an omission on the part of the
minister in filling out the date of the
marriage I'll go and have it fled" he
said pocketing the certificate. He then
asked her for his money, which she gave
him as well as wedding ring, on pro-
mise to have their names engaved on it.
Then he went out, his bride going with
him to the coroner, where he babe her go
home and wait for him. This was the last
she saw of him. SHIRLEY is described as a
man of medium height, ruddy complexion,
blonde hair and mustache, and of a slight
build