The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-17

There's a bali-headed man on that
running away with my wife!
shouted Young Harry Savage. OF Corn
wall, to a policeman yeste,oay. ne
pointed to a couple on the dec oil ~
steamboat which was ieHdy to SAIL Tor
Hartford
The policeman boarded the steamboat
and approached the couple The bald
headed man was tall, treck ed and 80
wears old. The young was
little aud pretty, and wore several hun
bred dollars worth OF gold jewelry, dia-
mond ear drops, = black brocade silk dress
and . black Mother Hubbard bonnet.
Are you %alopipg With another mans
WIFE" the policeman a,ked.
Mercy sakes," tie Young woman
cried, what put that into your head? I'm
As much married to this man as | am to
Harry, amt |, Charley? ?"
The partly bald headed man said that
she was his wife, They we're on their way
to their home in Hartford. They had
been stopping in Cornwall for a few days.
At this period the young woman
caught sight Of Savage, who is a good
looking, BLACK. eyed, blackrhairpd young
person, and edged toward him.
Are you really mad, Harry she
asked him; i won't 80 with him II
you don't like it,"
Il don't like it for a cent said Harry
emphat,cally. policeman | charge
that man with abductiDg my wife,
well, | won't arrest any of you"
said the policeman" III just show you
all the way to tue Toombs, aud they will
untangle you there
my names Charles III. Clarke" the
partly bald. headed man said to Justice
Smith at the Toombs. IL am slightly in
the dry goods business in Hartford. By
slightly mean Pm' porter in 10 a dry
goods store. This lady is my wife. /
married her a year ago 10 Bristol, Con.
This man coaxed her to leave me and go
off with him to his mothers 10 Cornwall
on thesH udson, | went up there a day
or two ago, and she conseqted to 20
back with me to Hartford. | was taking
her there
Pm a brakeman on the New York X
H HsT EsSs sEssa. T !. 5;s 1sr. said I e!HSs.sy wed
man is lawfully my wife. She never was
married to him. | asked her on July
80 to come to my mothers house and Be
my wife, and she did. She'll tell you
she loyes me all straight enough: Don't
you, Josephine9'
9" guess do, Judge" the young wo-
man said. Then she was required to tell
the Court something about herself, and
she said: My name is Josephine A.
Tuthill. l lived In Bristol until | went
to Hartford, about a year ago. | was
married when was : TO EDWIN Baldwin,
a brakeman. l am divorced from him
now. ard cannot marry any lone in Con
necticut. , rather 60 with Harry, but
[ want him and Charley 10 be good
friends if they can"
1t further appeared that after the rail-
road man had carried her off the dry
goods man went to Cornwall with a war
rant to recover the $500 worth of jewelry
with which he had %sppently adorned her,
She didn't want to give up the jewelry,
and went with him as the alternative.
"He promised to marry her, said
Clark. Then he turned to Josie and
asked: Twill you marry me now?"
She did not then reply but looked out
Of the tail of her eye at the black-eyed
brakeman.
Marry NE. J9sie," ssid he. Don't
marry Hin
Clarke paid no attention to this inter-
ruption, but appealed to the Justice.
Cant you marry us right away?" he
'!Oh, yes, can,' said Justioe Smith,
but | won't. You can go and try it on
the Mayor it you like. But you musta't
bother this court, aud you had better get
out of New York
The three wen out into the corridor.
Sergeant Cahill was standing there, and
josie appealed to hin for advice. "0h,
marry the best looking one,' Was the
Sergant's suggestion.
But which is the best looking one?"
she asked scanning them both.
1.-The youngest, | think" said Cahill.
sns paE Es5 b to sns a.i stvaf Tbs end Sa,; CLARKE ;6e
terfered. Then she set of down Centre
street with a sutton on either side of her.
They walked to the corner Of Centre
street, and here Savage left them and
toward broadway. The others
walked across the park to the City Hall
and found the Mayors Office. They
told Clerk White that they wanted 10
be married. Mayor Edison was IN and
mad already been informed of the cir
:umstances. Mr.. CLARK smiled gra-
,iously and said to the Mayor.
1--WE wish to get married, your Hon
". | am this young lady's guardian,
md desire to marry her for her future
protection"
The Mayor asked a few questions and
Clark answered them. Then Mr..
1dson said: Il prefer not to perform
features about it, and / think
'op had better go to some other magis-
OF To a minister"
They couldn't find a Marine Court
udge, and the Aldermen fled before
Finally they rambled out Of the
Iall together.
AT 4 p. N. another policeman turned
p at the Tombs with Clark and Saw
&c, and Miss Tuthill and a lawyer.
he policeman said he had found Saw
sc trying to smash Clark's nose down
n teck slip, while Miss Tuthill was
ulling on Clark's coat tails and screamr
lg.
" on had better get out,n the Justice
aid TO the young woman. and she went.
hen he said to tbs men: I'll fine you
10 a piece. You have given $40 worth
f trouble to the police. renew my
junction TO you to get out of New
'ork. We have enough women sauab-
les of our OWE without importing any
Connecticut
Clark had $40. Savage had only 81,
Lend me 3 G.. will You?' he asked
lark.
Only got SO" said Clark. ."I'll
ONE around later and get you out"
lie didn't; but Savage's brother-ln.law
id. Miss Tuthill accompanied Savage
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