Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-11-08

A Novel Courtship and AIarTiage-A Penn
sylVania MaEFOn's Successful scheme 10
penC IL.
Indianapolis Journal.
A strage story, illustrating the surpris-
ing posi- bilities in the lottery of matri-
mOny, was told by an incongruOus-lOok-
ing couple that was brought into the
police station last evening. The incOn-
gruOus-lOOking couple were Thomas G.
Welch and his bride of little more than
year. The man complexion is of a
deeper brunette tinge than that Of pure
caucasian, and his darkly-shaded,
but somewhat handsome, features
of face bear indication of a
slight mOngrel mixture of white
and black blood. The woman was
rather stylishly dressed and of a some
what attractive appearances, Of an ap-
parent age indefinitely beyond thirty
Two years ago she was a widow living at
Parker's Landing, IN Pennsylvania, and
was engaged in the millinery business.
Her name was Mrs. Sarah Orion, and she
was in rather prosperous circumstances
Still she was not satisfied. She was
lonely, end she sighed for the soothing
and comforting cHmpaniOnship of a loved
one. She advertised in the personal
column of the Cincinnati Enquirer for a
WEIGH, an Indianapolis tOnsOTial artist,
responded to the advertisement He
represented that he was a praCtiC-
ing physician, and before many
letters passed he told Sarah that he
loved her WOmanlike she believed
him-dOubtless because she did not want
to disbelieVe him-and she assured
Thomas, the tOnsOrial artist, that she
loved him. They both loved, and it was
settled. Cupid's little arrows few thick
and fast across the miles between the
yearnIng tOnsOrlaI artist in Indianapolis
and his signing sWeetheartaW away up in the
Alleghenies trimming bOnneJs. They
wanted to marry and nothing slower
than lightning could do the splicing. The
widow rushed down to the telegraph Of
fee in Pittsburgh, and the impatient
bridegroom hurried to the Indianapolis
end Of the wire, in company with Rev"
Thomas Smith, who was called upon to
perform the ceremony, which was to en-
wrap the lovers In the bonds Of WedlOck
and electricity. The following message
was flashed across the wire:
Indianapolis. July 5, 1683.-To Miss
Sarah Orion: Do you sOlemnly promise
before Almighty God and these witnesses
to receive Mr.. Thomas Welch as your
lawful welded husband until the union
solved by death.
REV. THOMAS SMITH.
The response came quickly, 81 dc"
and in less than a jify the happy bride
in Pittsburg read the following:
Indianapolis, July 3, 1S85.-TO Sarah
orion: now pronounce you man and
wife. What God has put together let no
man put asunder.
REV. THOMAS SNFH.
''Rev." Thomas Smith is a negro, who
was engaged in the professional pursuit
of shaving faces alongside DR.. Thomas
WEIGH. After this novel marriage cere-
mOnV, which was contracted without the
TWO parties having seen each other, the
woman came on to Indianapolis. She
found her husband In embarrassing pc
Cuniary circumstances. She brought
furniture with her, with which a home
was furnished. The doctor had no pa
tients and no practice. She opened a
millinery store down on Virginia avenue
and with her earnings from trimming
bOnnets she paid all the living expenses
besides furnishing the doctor with money
for many little eztraYagances which were
required, he represented, to sustain the
dignity of his professional pretensiOns.
During the period Of more than a year
that they lived together she was com
PEELED to pay all the living expenses.
A short time ago a spiteful spinsteI
told Mrs. Welch that her husband was
not a doctor, but that he was a negro
barber. She claims that this was the
first revelation to her Of the receptions
that had been practiced upon her. She
wanted to return to her home in Penn
sylvania, but Welch was 10th to lose his
precious treasure, and strenuously
objected. She made arrangements,
however, to 60. and yesterday
had all the goods packed ready
for her departure. Welch threatened tC
kill her if she attempted to take then
with her, and she appealed to the police
for protection. Both were brought tC
the police station, and the woman relat
ed the story Of her deception to the
Superintendent Of Police. substantially
as here given Welch's admissions cor
rObOrated the truthfulness of her state
ments. He was locked up on the charge
Of disturbing the peace, and his wife
who declares that she viii apply for q
divorce, viii return to her former home
money having been furnished her FOL
that purpose by her friends.