Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-16
A GEORGIA ROMANCE.
Litigation GrowinE ont of the es.
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Litigation Growing out ot the 10
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ATLANTA, GA. June ia suit will be
called today In the Fulton county court
which has romantic features, being the
marriage Of an old couple, brought about
by descendants, in order to concentrate
property. The case 10 brought by Robert
Lowry. administrator, 10 restrain Moses
Wood and John y. Wood from paying 10
Iadoc bonner, the proceeds OF the interest
of Mrs. Helena Wook In the cstate OF jesse
Wood. Mrs. Helena Wood wss the wife Of
Jesse Wood. lie died and left considers.
bic property. John Bonner, son OF Isdoc
Bonner, had married Lucy J. Wood.
daughter OF Jesse Wood, by marriage
prior TO his union with Mrs. Helena
Wood.
The Compiaisasts
say that the two Bonners made efforts 70
get share OF the estate OF Jesse Wood by
having Zsdoc Bonner secretly married 70
the widow The lady was - years old and
the prospective bridegroom W0 Is. From
he, home in Fulton county she went on .
Writ to Carroll county, the home of Mr..
Bonner. Her arrival there was the signal
FIR crest demonstration, md Q / | mic wss
given in her honor. This was In Srpiem.
Der, 1882 II was IT occasion for m eldsr.
ly gentleman's fancy lightly 10 turn 10
thoughts OF love.
He Proposed Marriage
and the next day their betrotbai occus.
red. She returned TO Fulton county, where.
in the succeeding OctobsS. she was visited
by Mr.. Bonner, when there was sn inci'ns.
sbroeste the ooutrsct. she Was visited by
ber step. son in.law and vile, who succeed.
ed In keeping her Of the same opinion.
Still, about that timss very surprising
change came over Mn. Wood. When in
health, and before she made the visit 10
Carroll county she was . dsvout Christian,
Gslisating TO dwell in daily conversation
upon religious themes and rejoicing In the
Psomises - Religion.
After he, betrothal, which Il VS. claimed
was ms3e when her mind, symPsthizing
With the fraildes Of her body, rendered her
incapable of such 0 con tract abe changed
and became frivolous, fond Of gsvgsws
dresses. &c, and talked much Of The Iuru'
ries Of wealth sbe would enjoy - the wife
of Zsd0c and bridal tour To Europe that
the said Zsdoc hsd In contemplation and
all religious thoughts we're bsnishsd from
her p,ind." In. November, 1852, Afs. Wood
told John Bonner that she mrst writs TO
Zodoc Bonner that
she CeABA Net Msvyy nlsa
st the time sIed; thereupon said John
You must not do II. II wosld kali him"
She then yielded her wishes without rnors
sdo. Bhs want thfough the form .. rs.l
rying on Nov. %. l5s2, and eightsen days
later she Did. Although on the day OF
her marriage she posed directly by the
houss Of some Of her 3ear. relatvDs she
vas not permitted 70 80 them. Her death
occurred on Dee. 1G Ths complsinsnh ~
less thss ct the time q her marriage Mrs..
Wood was msatslly iAespec.tstsd 70 sotsi
mstriR0ny, snd her condition was tsksn
sdvsltags OF. Her pAysictan had A'so q
y1sse her that Il vsS pnepestsfous sven q
thisi Of marrying Ths suit noW 10 y
pfsrsnt her Husband from gstups hi
vitss shass Of tie pfcpsfty Of her hfs'
hsAbsnd's estate.