Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-18

next put ON the stand some of TIA,
boys VINO had been Waters compan
ions during the summer camlaigil IL
fmloush. IL appears from their own
stories that these precious youths be.
tween them had captivaed every Cir
WHO attended the denoraiiging "sucla
nles' and oyster suppers of the Flat
bush Methodist Church, and the
youngsters Dragged of their triumphs
] IN manner that kept the young la.
I dos whom their stories compromised
/ who were present Ia the court-room,
ON the perennial blush, II Is proha.
/ ne from the manner IN which the
J girls received their testimony that the
I boys have had more invors from them
lllhn thcN VIII over receive again.
Charley Areson, who performed the
inarrlage ceremony between Aunaund
Walter was the first OF this ill.invorcd
THO To bc called TO the stand. He IL u
little red haired dude OF twenty Ncars
who keeps the books busted Ia a Wall
street brokers' Office. He testified that
he lived at No. 81 Livingston street,
Brooklyn, and had formerly lived in
Fla,hush. He met Anna lIigbie ut an
oyster supper at the Methodist church.
He was present AZ the sooiablo NJ the
Cases on July 10, when the wedding
was said To have taken place. \ mum.
Der OF young people were present on
the lawn ON that occasion, and thoy
were knocking the crnquet balls about
Then somebody, he dldn't know who,
proposed the marriage scheme,
and Anna and Walter went through
the ceremony first. lie married
them and snid, at nronounce
you man and wife, lie might have
said more, but didn't remember what
II was. Then he turned around and
was married To Miss Mowlem, aud
Anna was again married 10 Frank
HOdgkins and uftcrwafd 10 Frank
Npefus, while iiodgkins was married
90 Gcrtie Bennett, and auarward the
same fair creature wAs united TO Wal
ter Vaughan. Then thpy rot "A
wagon from the vicinity of the barn
and the girls got into ", and the wit
nessea played "A horsen toglve the
girls ride The witness didn't know
the marriage ceremony which Annie
said lac used In uniting her 10 Walter
Vaughan, aud could not repeat II then.
He had chilled frequently nc The Nun
days house In Fintbush, genera ~
with Berry, Vaughan, and HOdgldns.
He lad also taken Anna out wAlkin
sevuIa! times since kcr alleged mar
rluge with Walter Mr.. Pourher
asked:
"Havo you kissed her since thcngn
"les,n replied the wituoss, proudly,
"mOre than once, and on moro than
one OCCASION
did she kiss YOU back?p
"Nhen you kiss Pirl,n answered
Areson, with cOntontcd grin, MS
sort of simultaneous, isn't ii2n
lie continued that lie kissed Anna |
every time he saw her, and always put |
his arms around her. He had heard |
Anna called Mrs. Snyder" and had |
called her so himself, but not TO her |
face The witness was present during /
Walters interview with Mrs Hlgbio |
nj her home in Malbone street. He
went with Walter aud Igl. Berry. Mrs. !
Iiigbie related 10 them Tho details OF I
A similar case of marriage in New
York that WAS proved legal, aud said
10 Waller "rheso actions are very
wrong on your pnrt, Mr.. Vaughan.
We have evidence that makes this
NJ legnl and binding ns my
certificate up Stairs Your
10 Anna II az legal AZ my
TO Mr.. Higbie." Walter,
ighast, said nothing, and Mrs. IIigbic
continued that ms he was minor she
'ouldn't sue him, and therefore she
would sue his father. The witness,
Yho was once an crfand boy In a law
,liicc, aud Is therefore thoroughly
,osted on legal matters, told her That
he didn't have any ease against Wal.
er. Anna didn't have much 10 pny
luriug the interview, but was bend
ng over some knitting. She OCCASION
lily begged her mother To- keep still aud
aid that the ceremony WAS only n
okc, aud she knew II. Mis-. Higblc
aid that she hoped this little trouble
would not break up any friendships
he only wanted 10 SEQ her daughter
light before the public, and she nd.
lsed Walter to go 10 her lawyer aud
ave separation papers made out.
Walter said he would tell his father
bout IL first. Mrs. Higbie advised
i'm not 10, for his parent might be an
rs. Before they went away Mrs.
iigbie invited them TO "a Halloween q
arty.
On cross examination Areson testified
hat the first time he kissed Anna at.
.r the Case sociable wns on the 23d or
jtIi Of July, when b. met her at The
inDdays'. II was In the presence OF {
d. Berry and Walter. He kissed her
] the hammock, where all four Of
bem wore sitting together, hanging
Ielr eight heels over. DIR. begg.tt
sked him III the kisses LEFT any inn
ression Oh his mind.
No. replied the youth with leer.
II left an Impression on my lips. No
isses ever made any impression on
~ mind.r
Edgar II. Berry was next called.
Ie Is white-hnired youth with long
ose, and when he talked he winked n
18th both eyes. simultaneously Will! {
ich motion Of his adolescent jaw, TO
ie great OBLIGATION Of the spectators. =
.dgar was also at the niomentOus
,ciablo Oh the 18th of July, and also
Anticipated In the festivities upon the
lwn. He took Miss Emma Mnwlen's
rni and went through the nock mar
Ipge cerembny With her, aud didn't
larry anybody else, he jumped the
nee 10 get out Of the way. lie saw
ie latter part OF the ceremony OF
mas marriage TO Walter and helped 7
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