Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-28
A MES BRIDE.


There is trouble in the Nourse
household. The cause of the commo.
ton is the clandestine marriage of the
eldest daughter, Mary Ann, to Mr..
George Kemp, an alleged mesmerist.
For several days the war between the
family and the young couple has been
raging, and much gossip is the result.
a Courier>J journalist heard OF the
affair, and Immediately bent his steps
toward the family mansion in the
hope Of learning the particulars. Ar
irving at 92l East Market street, he
met the young lady's mother, who at
first refused to talk, but afterwards
changed her mind and asked the re
porter in, The old lady appeared
much grieved over the affair, saying
that her daughter, "a fine young girl, "
was entirely too good for Kemp,
whom she characterized as "a crack.
Drained, good for nothing thing The
story is about as follows.
Miss Ann Nourse is quite a ~favorite
among the East End beaux and
could number her slaves by the
dozens. Among those who played
the devoted was George Kemp, a
young man who represented himself as
40 actor. Kemp was in the habit Of
taking the young lady to the theaters
and the exposition, so nothing was
thought Of the matter when on Satur.
day night he took the girl and left the
house on the pretext of going to the
opera. Instead Of going to the theater,
however, they repaired to the resi-.
dence OF Squire II. Reeoe to request
that he marry them. The magistrate
was not at home, and the young cou.
pie were obliged to go away without
being welded, but, with the determi
nation peculiar to young people with
the matrimonial fever, they returned
about ten o'clock that night, and
finding Mr.. Reece at home, they werC
married. The bride returned hcmC
and nothing was said OF the marriage
But, as usual, the gossips Of the neigh
borhOod got hold OF it, aud in a shor
while it reached the ears of Mrs
Nourse. Upon her questioning he
daughter about it, Mary Ann denieC
it fatty. So the matter remained un
til Tuesday night last, when KEN
visited his bride. The parents at ono
asked him about the matter, and h
promptly confirmed the rumor. TIL.
parents, who are Catholics, did no
kick so much until they learned tina
the couple were married by a magis
trate, and that Kemp was a Protest
ant, but that discovery was the sigma
for the old people to fire Kemp out
They insisted on a priest pronouncin
the ceremony, but when the youn
couple came before him Sunday after
noon the worthy father refused /
marry them, The parents then turneI
the yung people out with all but thei
blessing.
The reporter called at the HowarI
House TO see Mr.. Kemp, but founI
only his bride present She is a your.
lady Of slight build, and rather prett
and prepossessing. She talked YER
freely OF her marriage and said tina
she thought George must have mes
merized her, for she could not other
wise account for her being SO FOOLS
as to marry him She stated that sh
was very sorry that she had taken tn
step, aud only wished that the unto
could be broken, and added that if
was not she would soon run away fror
him. The young bride said, with
toss OF her head and a bright smile
that since her marriage she had spe1
more time with another lover "a Nj
Richard Crosson) than she had wit
her husband, and then lowered he
voice and volunteered the stateme1
that Crosson had threatened to XII
Kemp it he ever crossed his path
"Oh he's mad as he can be because
married George, and there's no tellin
what he'd do" she added.
Besides Crosson, it is said that Their
is another man who came all the wa
from Alabama to marry Miss Nours,
but he had been here only a few day
when she slipped away from him an
married Kemp. The husband of tn
lady is a small, milk and water STAN
Of a man, who claims 10 be a mesmel
list, operating in Jacksonville.