The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-21
TOTHER DEAR CHARMER
She Interferes Seriously With
a Wedding
BY Getting the Bridegroom Sent
to Jail.

ScOrned was amply illustrated, Yesterday
by warrant which was sworn out i'm tn,
court of criminal correction. Late i'm tn,
afternoon Miss Lizzie Leonard, modest
looking and ne ATTY aitired young lady, ap
peared before the assistant prosecuting ut
lorney and stated hat she was the victim
of mans periidy and that she desired ,s
have the case brought before the court:
and have il settled there.
Her story was that about two ~ae~s ag6
she became acquainted with :, 'r.,..
Hanrahan. who Appeared 10 be tie I~r>'.n
iiication OF manlineSs and goddess -
asked permission 10 see her and called ire
quently, always appearing TO the best adj
vantage. He took her ont riding. accom-
panied her to the theatres, and periormed
>undry other little ieats calculated 10 win
the female heart. But ''men we're decei,.rs
ever" and Hanrahan was no exception tu
the rule LAID down by the poeI.
Miss Leonard alleges that when she first
met hiD' she was heart whole, in maiden
meditation fancy free, and that, after win.
ming her young affections, he basely cast
them aside and, like Alexander, cast abOn;
iUr new worlds to conquer. She tried by
all the arts known TO female witchsry L.
win hi m back to his old love, when she be-
gan To SUSPECT that he was not acting alto
gether IN accordance with the old ballad
Ills we'll To be merry and wise,
lis well TO be honest aud tru":
lis we'll To be off with The old love
Before you are on with the new
He was perverse, however, and continued
TO wander further away, until she learned
hat h..x h..,. l.. a
or. Miss Leonard was
GIRL OF SPIRIT
and would not brook such treatment She
proved To the entire satisfaction If the
prosecuting attorney that warrant for Sc
duction should be issued, and SD il was
One of Capt Mason's d-puties was called
IN and the warrant was placed In his hands
with instructions To at once find the &C
cused ANA convey him to the city Jail. The
deputy walked towards thu vicinity i'm
which Mr.. Hanrahan resided, aud upuu
reaching the corner of Ninth and st.
Charles streets, the alleged deceiver was
found standing i'm front of hosiery where
anti prOhibitiOnists assemble and discuss
politics..
lis your name Thomas J. Hanrahan?
inquired the sheriff
Yes, sir; that's nv name, and I want
you to take something with me, for | am
going To be married tonight" answered
the expectant bridegroom.
Not just now said the deputy. "By
the way. l want To speak with you pri
vaiely for n minute"
"Oh, that's all right" replied the bride
groom elect, something about the wedding
presents 2"
40; have warrant here FOR your ar.
rest on the charge Of SEDUCTION
"The - you have. Is that true, or
has some one hired you To play trick OH
me :" queri.d the alleged faiihiess one.
It's NO trick l am deputy sheriff,
and here Is the warrant replied the Cfii
Ger, exhibiting the document
We'll, that is p city good. DO you
know that am io be married in Just three
hours from now?"
The officer replied that he was not aware
of the fact, and that he was sorry ii such a
>trte OF affairs existed. The warrant was
then read, and during the reading Hanra-
han protested in the most unmeasured
terms that he was innocent He swore aud
kicked around for nearly ten minutes, and
several times swore that he would not go
with the officer
He characterized Miss Leonard as a
foolish girl who, devoid of sense, had ma
DESTROYED his honeymoon. He
finally consented to go along peaceably if
tine officer wound conduct him past The
house Of his intended so that he could in
form her that instead Of going 10 the altar
ne was gong to jsil The request wa>
ana when the officer reached the
corner Of Eleventh and Oh. smut str cts, the
prisoner cried halt. aud the twain enter
I'd house ON the north side of The street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth.
THE BRIDE ELECT
was summoned, and in The most dolorous
tones the whilem bridegroom informed her
that il was by fate decreed tha, their mar
riag- should for the present be postponed.
At this unexpected announcement the girl
bnrst out crying. He stated the whole case
10 the girl, but held out that he was inDo-
Cent, AMI she promised TO stick to him
through thick and thin
The prisoner was taken over to the Four
Courts, where he was placed in Jail.