Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-09
MIR. GEORGE TONES
ssrries Mrs. Jennie Dixop, nee Ladd,
Whose Esespade from st. Louis
With Young Curtis
Was a Sensation Last Year-Story Of
the Wedding as Related by the
Brother OF the Bride.

ST. LoUIs-The Posi-. Dispatch publishes
another chapter in the history of Mrs. Jen-
ME Dixon, the lady whose escspsde with
young Johnnie Curtis furnished material for
scandal some months ago. Her msrrisge
with Mr.. George Tones, a young man who
is in The employ Of Cabanne & Co., the tobac:
c~onists, has just been made public, although
it hss been known to the family for more
than 3 month. Mr.. Ralph Ladd, a brother
Of Mrs. Tones, was seen this morning and
he told the facts in the case.
"We made no strenuous efforts to conceal
the NATTER" said Mr.. Lsdd, 'sfter it had
happened, but, Of course, we were anxious
that il should come out gradually and not
cause another sensation. The statement
published this morning is wrong in many
particulars, and 1 will tell you the whole
Story"
'To begiu With, how long has yonr sister
been back in the city,"
HSince the 9th Of last November. The
statement previously published that she was
a goEerness in a family which was going TO
Europe was true in every particular. She
was a governess in the family of Col. Owen,
a wealthy business man, who has his head
quarters at San Antonio, Tex, and another
place of business in Philadelphia. The trip
TO Europe was all arranged, but was after
aOdhdOlC0 Oh dS(Ounb VI u OCdln 1
Col. Ovens partner. Then my sister became
homesick, which was natural. She was
thoroughly repentant and sick at heart, and
wanted to come 10 her parents. She did 90
and has been here since November 9Th, liy-
ing in the utmost seclusion. She never vent
out anywhere except in the evening, when
ste occasionally came over TO see me. She
was thoroughly repentant and showed this
in all her actions"
"When was the marriage arrsnged?"
81 do not know the exact time. l never
knew Mr.. Tones. Our family and his are
not acquainted. / met him and was intro.
duced to him one night at my fathers resi-.
dence. He then stated that he desired to
marry my sister, and he asked my permits.
sIon. l told him that if my father and
mother we're willing that 1 was, certainly"
"How did Mr.. Tones become acquainted
with your s~ister"
THAT | do not know. He was an old
friend Of hers, | understand, and had known
her in times gone by. Since she came bach
to the city be has seen her, but, as | cay, The
first thing l knew about the marriage wa.
when Mr.. Tones himself told me. Well, the
mater was all settled. / rented rooms in I
fiat on the southeast corner Of Garrison and
Esston svenues Soon alter we went 10 liys
there I engaged another room in the thire
I stOrF. Win Alc luttuttUQ tDdk my 5tcLeT due
her husband should occupy il as 5000 as they
were merrird. The parties who owned tbs
place were perfectly well aware that my sis
ter, Mr.. Jennie Dixon, was coming to occupy
the room as soon as she was married"
"Did they express any objsctioDs7"
Mot the least. The lady of the hous
approved OF 10Y course. L reasoned abou
the matter this way. / first thought tina
after the marriage nv sister aud her HUSBAND
night take q house in a retired part OF tn,
city, somewhat secluded. But then l remem
bered that the matter must come out; that i
they went TO live where hey were strangers
talk would begin, etc. Finally, L reasoned
that the bss. place for them 10 CONF to livl
was with us, aud that then we could say
Yes, Jennie is married aud living in tn
same house with her brother She wa
always my favorite sister, 4 pet Of mine, an
as a brother, ] would do anything in tn
world for her"
"Aud the marriage?'
at was arranged for March 29th. On tina
morning / had a carriage 10 come TO ny
place, on Garrison avenue. l and my wifi
get into it, drove 10 my fathers residence an,
got my sister Jennie. We then drove to tn
Union depot, where we met Nc. Tones, VIII,
was naturally as anxious as We were to avoic
notoriety. We sll took the train and wen
10 Washington, Mo. In order to avoid tn,
possibility of aBy reporter getting hold o
/ the matter, We there took a carrisge an,
] drove 70 Union, which is not q Telegraph alta
tion. Mr.. Tones and myself secured th
marriage license there. Soon after my sis
ter was married in the parlor Of the hotel
by q minister, Ia the presence of my wife
my seIf, the proprietor Of the hotel, his wifi
) and daughter. We came back TO town tn
game night, and drove back 10 our rooms
I The lady of the house knew all about VIII
was coming. She had the table ready Sc
for us all, and had even made a FIRE in tn
room engaged for Mr.. aud Mrs. Tones. NJ,
! wife never introduced them as Mr.. and Mrs
Holmes, as ssated, and the parties knew per
fectly we'll, all along, VINO they were, an,
where we mad gene on that day. All stale
ments to the contrary are mistakes"
"Where are Mr.. and Mrs. Tones now?"
They are living in a house on the mai
~roT-gauge road, where they Intend 10 speni
the summer anyhow. Mr.. Tones is a per
feet gentleman in every respect. BE come
of good family, and his father, the Rev
Mr.. Toner, was the FIRST rector of Chri;
Church in This city. Ny wife never engage
the room saying that it was for her sistei
VINO was coming here from Philadelphia
The parties knew perfectly we'll for whor
the room was intended. We never sale
when We drove Oh, en- March 18th, that W
were going 10 meet a sister from Philsdel
phia. The persons who rented the hous
knew all about this matter. / did for m
sister what any brother would have DONE"
Mr.. Lsdd stated hat he did not kno,
whether Mr.. Tomes's mother objected or moi
and that he did not think it was any Of hi
business 10 ask.
NE. TONES
was seen, and he said that he did not thin
the matter was q proper subject for new
paper notoriety. He and his wife were Ii,
ing quietly, and they did not think the mar
riage should be made 3 topic of discussion
Mr.. Tones is a tall youog man, rattle
slightly built, with a heavy mustsche, an
is probably thirty-twO years of'age. 1t
said that Mr.. and Mre. Tones are xrraugiu
TO leave the city shortly, but of this M
Tones would say nothing. In fact, he de
clined 10 discnss The subject at all.