Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-24
T~e MTsssxDs AWAITING Bre
The Matrimonial Opportunities Of
Miss TuIbsti
New York Sun, Sept. 6


steamboat James A. Baldwin. wbich y,
ready to sail for Hartford.
The policeman boarded the steam,
ana approached the couple. lie b.!
headed man was tall. freckled. ani :
years old. be VA ouly partly hal
headed and partly sandy. Th. youu
woman was little and pretty. and wor
several hundred dollars worth Of lev
eirv, diamond ear DROPS. black bro
4 caded silk dress, and a black Motbe
Hubbard bonnet.
Are you eioping with another man
wife 2 the policeman asked. With
courteous smile, of the partly bal'
| headed man.
Mercy sakes," the young WON il
cried, what pat that into you head
IN a much married To this man as
I'm 20 ii srry, amt I. ChsrieyF"
Tue partly bald e. AIDED man said tina
she was his wife. They we're on the,
Wa TO their home Ia Hartford The,
had been stopping N Cornwall for 4
feg DAYS.
At this period the youug WON ),
caught sight Of > AZ s9r, wuo i y good
looking. blacs-ey-d. b. OK hair 4 ynun.
person, and lged TOW ri hi Il.
Are YOU really mad. Harry" b
asked him. Il wIn't g. with him Il
you don't like 1t.
Il don't like it for cent" said Harry
smphatically. ''P, liceuan, 1 charg,
that man with abducling NV wife"
We'll, | woa't arrest tng of yoo,
said the policeman. IN Just show YOU
ali the WAY IT, the rombs, AMI thev'l
untangle You there
" Nv names Charles ~. Clark. the
partly haid AIDED man satG 10 Justice
smith at the Tombs. Fun slightly III
Ihe dry goods business 10 Hartford
By silgAtiy, | mean IN port, r IN dry
goods store. In.s lady IS my wife.
married her year ago IA Bristol. Con
nscticut. This III Al on July Roth coax
ID her to leave me, and go off with han
- his mothers. In Corn y ll-un-the
Hudson. | went up there II day nr two
ago, and she consented 10 z, back with
me To Hartford. | was taking her
there. | know of no reason why
should Do detained"
- I'm a brakeman on the New York
Il New England Railroad, said black
eyed Harry Savage, In his turn. This
woman Is lawfully my wife. Size never
was married to him. | asked her on
July 3Jth to come to my mothers house
and be my wife, aud she Gld. She'll
tell you site loves me all straight
enough. Don't YOU, Josephine 2"
Il guess | do, Judge" the Young wo
man said. Then she Was required ia
tell TIE court something about herself
aud she said: My name is Josephine
A. ruthIll. | lived in Bristol until
went TO Hartford. about year ago.
was married when | WAS - to Edwin
brldwIn, a brakeman. | am divorced
from hiH now. and can't marry any
one III Connecticut. I'd rather go with
Harry, but | want him and Charley to
be good friends II they can"
1t further appeared that after the
railroad NJ IN had carried her off, the
dry goods man went To Corn wall vita a
warrant To resover the 500 worth of
j&welry with which he had recently
adorned her. Sac didn't want to give
up the iewelry, and went with him as
the alternative.
''He promised u marry her." said
Clark. Then he turned to Josie and
asked: will you marry ne now!"
She did not reply, bat looked out Of
the tail of Der eye 1t the black ey ed
brakeman.
Marry roe, JOSIE" said he. "Don'i
marry him"
Clark paid no attention to this utter
ruption, but appealed To the Justice,
&C mt you marry us right away" he
asked.
"Oh, yes, ] can," said Justice Smith,
but won't. You can go and try 1t on
the Mayor If you like. But you mustn' {
bother this court, and you'd better get
right out of New York"
The three went out into the corridor
Sergeant Cahill was standing there, and
Josie appealed to him for advice. "Oh,
marry the best looking one," was the
Sereetnt's suggestion.
=" But which is tue best iookinsr" she
asked. scanning them both.
The youngest, think" said Cahill.
She moved toward Savage, aud Clark
caught her by the waist. The police
interfered. Then sine set off down Cen
ter street with sutton on either side of
Der. They walked to the corner of Cen
ter street, anu here Savage left them
aud went toward Broadway. Ths others
walked across the park to the City Hall
and found the Mayors office. They
told Clerk White that they wanted to be
married. MAJ or Edison was in and had
already been informed of the eircum-
stances. Mr.. Clark smiled graciously
and said tn the Mayor:
ave want to get married. your Honor.
| am this young lady's guardian. and /
desire to marry her for her future pro
tectiou."
The Mayor asked few questions aud
Mr.. Clark answered tnem. Then Mr..
Edison said: II prefer not to perform
the ceremony III your case. There are
peculiar features about il. and think
you had better 60 to some other magis.
trate, or to a minister"
They couldn't find Marine Court
Judge, and the Aldermen fed before
them. Finally they rambied out of the
hall together.
At p. IN. another policeman turned
up az the Tombs with Clark and 5 ~
age, and Miss TutAill aud lawyer.
The policeman said he had found Saw
age trying to smash Clark's nose down
on Peck slip. while Miss Tuthill was
log
Didn't tell you men to get out of
New York as quick as steam conld carry
ypN CLlllls
know. your Honor" said the law
yer: but represent the woman in
the ease
There's no woman in the case"
j ustice Smith said. You get right
cut"
The lawyer went out doable-quiok.
lyon had better get OUT too" the JUS
tice said Ia the Young woman, and she
went. Then he said to the men: IN
fine you $40 apiece. You have given
$40 worth Of trouble to the police. I
renew my injunction TO you to get out
OF New York. We have enough wemen
squabbles of our own without import
ing any from Connecticut"
Clark had $40. Savage b I'D only 81.
Lend me So, will your" he asked
Clark.
"0nly got SO" said Clark. "fll
come aroand later aud get You out
He didn't; but Savage's brother in Law
did Savage that service. Miss Tuthlll
accom- anied Savage to Jersey City.