River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-08-10
MARRIED HER FOR SPITE
An Indicted Orse-thief Reveuges
Himself by Marrying Ills CaptOr's
Daughter.

On Monday, July 10th, Will Hall and
Lulu Barron were licensed to marry.
Written across the stub of the marriage
license in the Recorders office was the
request to reporters: Don't publish"
Yesterday Cap, ]. w. Barron, ex-sheritf
of Ebert county, Col, came into the
recorders office to ask if such GER
tifcate had been issued. He looked
with horror on the stub, which bore the
the date of July 10th, for there he saw
the name of his daughter. The other
name was that of young man whom
he knew too we'll. He had followed
and arrested Will Hall in Gunnison
county and brought him back to Kiowa
on charge of DEMONSTRATING. The
young man is still under bond to APP
county. During his probation the kind
hearted sheriff had given him employ
ment on the ranch. This was the Will
Hall mentioned. He had wooed and
Won, and finally revenged himself by
marrying his captor's daughter.
"The girl is only fifteen years of age"
declared Capt. Barron, as he gazed in
horror at the record OF the license is
sued, "and the boy is an indicted
horse thief. How could he get this
license? will get the marriage set
aside. / will have him arrested"
Aud the irate ex-sherif left the office.
The matter was Immediately put in
to the hands of Gen. Sampson, who
was employed as an attorney to look
up the case. When young Hall obtained
the marriage license he swore that the
girl was eighteen years of age. This
constituted perjury, and for this he
can be arrested. Other steps to obtain
divorce or to have the marriage in
some way annulled will be taken.
Capt. Barron is very determined in the
matter, and will spare no pains TO have
his daughter released from the obliga-
tions she has so foolishly undertaken.
The girl is at home, and has not seen
her husband for more than fifteen
minutes since the marriage. The
whole story reads like romance, and
may include further complications be-
fore it is ended.
Some time last fall a warrant was is
sued for young man named William
Hall, charging him with the crime of
DEMONSTRATING, committed in Elder
county. The case never came to trial,
and the question of the young mans
guilt or innocence has not been settl-
ed. The warrant, however, was plac-
ed in the hands of Capt. John w. Bar
ron, the sheriff of Ebert county, for
service. The sheriff followed his man
to the mountains, and, after a
long search, found him in the Gun
nison country and brought him back
to Kiowa, the county seat of Ebert
county. The young man was examin-
ed before a justice, and gave bond to
appear at the next term of the district
court. He declared his innocence, and
Capt. Barron finally gave him a place
where ne could work on his ranch I'M
til the trial came off Mean8hile the
sheriff's term Of Office expired, and
Capt Barron moved with his family to
Denver, but not until young Hall had
seen and become infatuated with the
Captains pretty daughter, Miss Lulu.
Hall was a handsome young fellow and
a good talker, and soon won the young
had many meetings unknown To the
jealous father who carefully watched
the budding charms of his young Off
spring. And so one day Hall had the
boldness to approach his captor and
benefactor and demand his daughters
hand in marriage. The old man was
furious. He remembered his long trip
after this young man and the stigma
which hung over his character.
"The girls only fifteen years Of age"
he said, controlling his wrath as best he
could. "She shall marry no one until
she is eighteen" And he drove the
young man from his house.
Perhaps the young man knew that
in winning the girls affections and ask
ing her hand in marriage he was driv-
ing dagger into the old mans heart
He watched his chance. On Monday
he must nave known that Miss Lulu
would leave her home in D.nver and
go down to the depot and see some
friends off on the train. q the morn
ing Hall asked friend to 90 to the
Recorders office and get a marriage
license for him.
"Who are you going to marry" askt d
the friend.
'Miss Lulu Barron" answered Hall
The friend refused to undertake the
service, and Hall went himself after
the certificate.
In the evening Miss Lulu went with
her friends to the depot. She saw
them safely off, and then met Hall,
who was waiting for her. The young
couple got into hack and drove TO a
preachers house on Nineteenth street.
Here they were married. The young
girl returned to her parents, and Hall,
it is thought, to Ebert county.
Capt Barron was not apprised of
these facts until yesterday. He i'm
mediately looked up the matter Of the
marriage certificate, and sought the
assistance of district attorney Graham.
A lawyer was retained, and every
effort will be made to prevent Hall
ever becoming the husband Of the girl
in fact, as he is now in name.
Proper papers were drawn up yester-
day, and it is probable that proceed
ings in divorce will be inaugurated.-
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