Evening star., 1884-07-24
Helen Owens, Wedding.


Helen OWens' Wedding.
SHE IS MARRILD TO her NEGRO LOVER IN THIS
CITY By CnLOKED MINlSIEk-wHAT THE MINIS
TER SAYS ABOUT IL.
Miss Heel owens, the young woman who eloped
from hsr home il Anne Arundel county, Md, las
Monday with Jesse Platter, negro farm hand, was
married 1t turns Out last Tuesday afternoon. in
Two story brick lOuse, ON street southwest, near
AZ street, in this CITY. Rev. temple 5. Robinson,
the cOlored pastor OF the Mount Jezreel Baptist
church. UiIciited They CaiIie 10 my house about
O'clock IN the afternoon" said Rev. Nil. Robinson,
tn a STAR reporter this morning. IL don't know why
tney c,Ine 10 Ele except that IL Is near the depot
was not ut home when they arrived. anu they said
that they would wall. They weie very talkative. at
least Iie woman VIZ, and II soon became hIioN i'll
the neig LborhGOi that they we're there, and quite
crowd nad gathered when reached home bout
O'Clock. The woman had told mrs. Haywood. who
keeps the house. that She was determined 10 get
married.
".They will separate you when you go home,' said
Mrs. Haywood. No they won't. was the deter
ilined reply. Il have stood by him there, and I
intend TO st9nd 10y him hcIe aud all the time ,
EeIore l reached the hcuse," Mr.. Robinson went
on, "they hau given ne up and started away, but
they were called t-ck and went TO the door and
met them. The woman walked into The front room
and the man stopped me in the hail and told u.e
that they wanted To get married and asked me how
much 4 charged. He arranged ali these premi-
n,sres. bur when we went into the room the
woman began 10 talk and ne could not get in a
word eGycWiSe.
Il asAeu rhem the usual questions that the law
REQUIRES continued Nh Robinson. land every
tn1ng was satisfactory. The wOlaan tolc me that
she "as "a years Old and that the llan Wa. 81. She
tie IA gave me al account OF her trip and what WAS
said 10 Ler at pence headquarters. and sic said
lhat IN spite o. ythins tEty Intended 10 get
married. lnere was NO legal ilGpcdinent 70 lny
marrying them 2nd 50 / performed the ceremony.
After IL Was over the niE.n handed me fee and the
parties lett the house at once.
Il have s.en in the papers since he remarked,
INA. The woman was OF feebie mind II She was
Sh" gave no indications oi it while here. She told
SlOfS, ana showed Clearly her determination To
get married.
How did the man compare with the woman 7n
"Indepen>ent of the color" was the reply, 81
could see Io difference, and don't think that there
was any. They seemed to be OF about the same
grade in lie. But he did foolish thing in marry
Ing This woman, for the reason that her friends
were opposed to him and did no. want him In the
family. Frequently white and colored persons get
married Ill THIS city, but The neisLbors and trends
tninh nothing OF it, and SO the marriage excites no
comment. suppose that have two, and perhaps
more, HdXed marriages each year. and the other
ministers have about The same proportion but they
dcat create the disturbance that this one has done
expect that they Will string the man up before
WARRANT FOR Platter.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Henry Richardson, from
whose house, Lear Bristol, in Anne Arundel county,
Nd. the colored man, Jesse Platter. and Miss Helen
owens came on Monday, Went to Annapolis and
took legal advice, which resulted in The procure
nlent or a warrant from Justice K. ri. WEIGH
charging Jesse Piater, cOlored with having on thr
2lSt day OF July, 1894. at Anne Arundel county un-
lawfully abducted fielen owen, said Eeen being
then insane, 1rOm her home in said county, With
Intent, unlaW1uily, TO marry said Helen, she being
then and there a white WON IN" This warrant WI,
sent by Sheriff Joseph o. Fowler TO Major bye to-
day, with the following endorsement: please make
arrest and hoid for requisrion which will be sent
immediately" Major Dye placed the warrant on
tlt Tor the present ana IL IS likely that TO action
VIII be taken. IS the law against mScegrnation Is
practically dead letter In the District, and Platter
may Irei safe.
DE- Richardson returned TO his home last evening
MRS PLAIER's STORY OF THE ELoPEMESr.
reporter of the Baltimore Anlericaa yesterday
called on Mrs. Jesse Platter nee Miss Helen Owens
at the house or Mrs. Brent, Plater's sister, five
miles from Benning's station on the b. d P. road.
he women told the following story or her relations
with fiatef Jesse Platter and were children to-
gether. and grew up III coSe relation to each other
We played together in the woods and took long
walks across the Iieids and meadows | learned 10
like Jesse. and he was fond OF me. He first came to
worn 1Or Ivy Iather II the cunmenceueiil OF the
war. and worked there for four years Then my
father discharged him. and he got work in the
neisnborAood My father Kept close watch over
Lac, and when ! wantfi 20 a.e jesse was COM
relied To sEeai away and meet hilil-soIuetimcs
under Tree or hear Il fence. Ny father died about
ye;;r ago. ana Jesse came 10 work for nv brother
1l-law. where lived. AS soon az lie came back tie
cd ceilings oi my young days returned. and soon
ItIi III love Win HIM Was never happy when he
was hot neal, and he told that he was not
happy except when he was near me- We con
tinued To E.eet Off and ON from this time and about
two months a.o Jesse asked me t. be Lis wife and
l said '''e>.7 After we were engaged, we deter
mined TO run away. and watched Ior cur chance
L. Came last Monday night Jesse got a wagon and
waite: -1r me about one mile IRON NV home I
met n and we drove TO Mllgan's station and got
on the railroad cars and caule 20 B0wie's station
anu then TOOK tlh cars fOrBennings station intend
lug 10 get married there. After we arrived al Ben.
ningo station We came to sister Euma's house
tDCiHliaE 10 !. .rs- BrenU and staid all night The
next morning We Were arrested by Officer Prathcr
ahd taken 10 Washington and presented 10 police
Leatitl lurterS. Alter keeping us there awhile they
let Us GO ana Jesse bought marriage license and
we Tiled 10 get Married We Tried several .ssoi, rs
but they al refused, and a cOlOreu lady In South
Washington directed US To a cClored preacher
Named Robinson. living at 32l street souyEw
We went there and married al five O'Clock on Tues
d.tN afternoon. Alter this came back to sister
ELl!IiIS hUuSr, and mere we now. Both man
aLd woman profess themselves to be haply and
have not a regret at tie present condition OF
affairs N