The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-20
APECULIARMARRI
IDloTIc PLAN TO AVOID PUBLICITY.
Tho Method Adopted by Chicago Couple
to Prevent Their Marriage Being
Known-A Ruse Which Is Like
ly to Result Unpleasantly.


the people who gather at the Tabernacle
Congregational Church to hear Rev. F. e.
Enrich. A young man entered the County |
Clerks office on January %, and applied to
the functionary who attends to the ad-
dition and multiplication records for Ii |
cense for the marriage of Drahcir Nworb,
aged twenty-eight, and Alleda Xocliw,
aged twenty-five. The queer names he
pronounced did not deter the license clerk
from instantly attending to his duty; for
jaw-breaking words are not exceptional in
this department of the public service, to
which numerous Sclavs make application.
The applicant swore the statement he
made was true, and thereupon after pay
ing the requisite fee of one dollar and fifty
cents was handed the desired document Of
authorization. A day went by. The next
was Wednesday, on the evening of which
Rev. Mr. Enrich was to conduct his week Y
ly meeting in the little Congregational
Church opposite his residence, at No. 172
North Morgan street. There were two
hundred people in the church when Mr..
Enrich appeared, and among them were
the gentleman who said his name was
D. Nworb and lady companion. Mr..
Enrich observed them with feeling of
pleasure. If there is anything he likes to
do it is to talk in a semi-humorous wholly
religious vein, to an assemblage Of stran-
gers whose entrance into the fold he may
effect by graphic illustration and ingenu-
GUS argument, and here were not only
score or more of strangers of ordinary ap-
pearance, but two who were especially no.
ticeable. During his discourse the minis
ter's gaze was more than once directed to
the left wing of the auditorium, close to
the entrance, where sat a tall and willowy
elegantly attired young woman beside
handsome man of dark complexion, who
and small goatee, and displayed, as he did
so, a large diamond which sparkled from
ring upon his little finger. Mr.. Enrich fond
ly imagined that the good seeds sown were
approaching fruition and that of all his
auditors none could be more deeply affect
ed than the strangers who had first at
tracted his attention; and hence it may be
understood that he was no whit surprised
when informed at the close of the meeting
that the lady and the gentleman wanted to
see him. Approaching, he inquired their
purpose, and was informed that they
wished to be married.
Mr.. Enrich joined the couple at his res
idence few minutes later. The lady was
still vailed, and her features she kept hid.
den throughout the subsequent proceed
ings. She was not at all nervous; ON the
CHI
while her escort acted as if marrying
might have been an everyday affair with
him. When he produced the marriage
license Mr.. Enrich was surprised, for
both of his visitors spoke excellent En-
glish, with not trace Of foreign accent,
while their names, Mr.. Enrich thought,
indicated that they were Bohemians. He
asked the gentleman how to pronounce the
names, and was told. Then the two were
asked:
"Dost thou, Drahcir Nworb, take this
woman to be thy welded wifeW and
"Dost thou, Alleda Xocliw, take this man
to be thy welded husbandw
Other questions were put, to all of
which the usual responses were made.
Five dollars were handed over; Mr.. EN-
rich gave the couple marriage certificate
and his portrait, and it was over. The
only witnesses were Mr.. Emrich's father
and son. The BRIDES vail prevented the
customary kissing. Mr.. Enrich invited
his clients to visit his church, but they
said they lived too far away-in the north
western part of the city, More the
preacher did not learn They bade him
goodnight, and since then he has not seen
them. He has spoken to members of the con.
gregation on the subject, but they declared
they were in as great ignorance in the
premises as himself. Arevelation, however,
was maoc yesterday, when young man
stepped into the County Clerks office and
wanted to know if a man named Richard
| Brown had recently secured q. marriage
license to marry Miss Wilcox, and then
: the peculiar names were translated.
''Drahcir Nworb" was plain Richard Brown
, backward, if it was read that way; GAL
| leda Xocliw," was plaiu Adella Wilcox,
/ when reversed. 1t might have been that
) Mr.. Brown was taught to write under the
/ Hebrew method, which commenced at the
wrong end of words. However, it is more
, than likely that Richard Brown and Adel-
, la Wilcox didn't want the world to know
, that they had committed matrimony. But,
/ after all, Mr. Browns trick to prevent
publicity may prove very troublesome to
himself and bride. The statute of Illinois
l provides that the giving of false names
) upon the affidavit for marriage license is
l perjury, and perjury is serious offense,
punishable with sentence to the peniten-
tiary. And then again, the law says where
l the marriage is performed under fictitious
names it is illegal and of no binding force
) 1t may be good joke for Mr.. Brown to
t. prevent publicity in this way, but the law
is rather strict on the subject, and County
Clerk Ryan said yesterday that the matter
would be Investigated and the couple pros
ecuted before the Grand Jury. He lays
no blame on Mr.. Enrich, the minister who
$ married them, but Mr. Brown he proposes
to look after. Mr.. Enrich is vainly try
ing to convince himself that he has moi
been deceived.
A Faithful Horse.
lLeavenworth Timesl