The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-07
BADLY BOTHERED.
How q Lover Was Worried by
q Report From Over
tho Water.
He Defies the Priest Of His Church
and il Married by q Justice
OF the Peace.

The BAzoo of yesterday contained brief
notice of the marriage of Mr.. Joseph Pott
to Mn. Annie Quint, and of some OF the
circumstances connected with the mar.
riage.
AZ stated yesterday, the bans of matrimo-
nv were twice proclaimed BY the priest,
Father Dickman, and the marriage would
have been solemenised BY him at the ap-
pointed time had il not been for the fact that
in the interim parties who had formerly
known Pott in Germany came to the priest
and informed him that the would-be bride
groom had child living in Germany, the
huit of an Illicit love. One of the inform
ants of the reverend gentleman stated that
he wss willing TO make a&davit to this
effect.
In view Of the facts thus developed.
Father Dickman informed the candidates
for mstrimony that il would be necessary
for him TO investigate before he could unite
them in marriage. The priest feeling that
it would Be great hardship
for the couple to be kept apart on .
Rroundless charge, informed them that he
would investigate the matter ut the earliest
possible moment. OF course there was
great difficulty involved in sending mes.
sage BY cable, and the expense incurred
would be considerable, consequently the
priest not being able to explain the situ.-
ton in brief message, wrote TO the parish
priest of the town from which Pott hailed,
and requested him, If the charges agains,
the accused were untrue, 70 telegraph him
two latin words which he gave lin, and
all would be satisfactory. On the other
hand, If the accusations were we'll founded,
no answer would be necessary.
In the meantime Mrs. Quint had called
upon Father Dickman, and being informed
Of the charges against her intended. de-
sired the priest to make full investiga-
ton. svowing that If the charges agains'
Pott were true, she would not marry him
under any circumstances. At the samt
time, she desired to know If the presen
charges against her af6anced would no
sbsolve her entirely from tn.
matrimonial alliance which she hse
contracted. She Vas promptly INFORMED
that according to the laws of the Catholic
church. il Pott should be proven innocen
of the charges preferred against him, sh'
would be compelled to marry him.
The disappointed lover intimated thai
undue influence had been exercised ovel
the priest to cause him to refuse to F r
form the ceremony. BY . certain business
man of the city, who was infatuated viii
his lady love.
In conversation With Q BAzoo reporte
yesterday, Father Dickman stated that tn
assertion of POtt, to the effect that be hat
hesn influenced by any one in his refusal 4
perform the marriage ceremony, was falls
and without any foundation in fact, ans
that without being prejudiced Of oil in tn
matter, be had merely performed his dut.
to the church in the action which he haa
taken. Pott, he said, had Threatened to e
to 'souire 10 be married, and also that b.
would have the ceremony performed BY IN
other priest; that be finally became tiret
of threats, and told Pott that If b.
persisted in making them he did not wan
him to enter his house again. There il
doubtless, some foundation for the charge
made against Pott BY his former fellow
|townsman, and the action of Father Dick
man Vas not At all arbitrary, and will b
commended BY all conversant with tn
facts in the case.
Finding that Father Dickman could no
be persuaded or intimidated. Pott endeav
ored to have the ceremony performed b,
Father Murphy, but that gentleman in
Horned HIM that he could not comply viii
his request because If Father Dickman ha'
refused 70 marry him there must be some
thing wrong.
At Q late hour Monday evening Mn
Quint informed the priest that she woul
under no circumstances be married by
civil officer. Father Dickman thinks tina
|, her lover must have exercised an infiu.Dc
. over her suf6c iently strong to cause her I
. FORGET her promises to him and her solemn
duty to the church.
| The statement made by the BAzoo YET
terday that Pott and his wife had by thei
. actions placed themselves outside OF tn
, pole of the Catholic churc
is not altogether correct. In
reporter was informed by the prie'
that while the couple had transgrc sed tn
: law of the church, yet they had by n
means committed an objectionable sin, an
I could by making proper atonement agsi
I be received into the communion and fe
e lowship of the church.
-COLORLEss AND CoLD.-A young ri
deeply regretted that she was SO colorle
8 and cold. Her face was too white, and h,