Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-02-15
Oddities.

1t is not often that a bridegroom
is spanked by his mother on the nup-
tial eve, and tho Associated Press,
therefore, seem to have deemed such
an occurrence worthy of dispatch by
the lightning messenger. On the
9th instant, way down in Connecti-
cnt, Edward Baribault, a youth of
II, espoused Emma Keefe, of Is.
On their return home to Meriden in
the evening, Edward took his bride
straight to the residence of his
mother and sought her blessing.
He got instead a vigorous cutting,
and was sent straight to bed" but
the old lady subsequently relented
and the couple were made happy.
Seth Whittier is an eccentric law
yer, Of Muncie, Indiana. Maud Nc
Arthur was dashing young woman
who boarded at the hotel. Whittier
loved her and she returned his love.
Very soon rumor said that there was
undue intimacy. Whittier then pro
duced written agreement which
both parties had signed to the effect
that they had concluded to live to-
gether Gs man and wife, but despite
this lie was arrested on the charge
of adultery. He cited section of an
Indiana statute which says that
where there have been no witnesses
to a compact and the parties to it
agree between themselves to abide
by it, such compact shall be con
strued rs valid under this statute
Whittier claims tie right to be let
alone, and nys he will carry his
point to the Supreme Court.
The telegraph announces the ar
rest of n festive youth of 10 at Cat
tlesburs, Ky, charged with being
the husband of four wives. Ac.
cording to the records of the Rowan
County Court he was married in
September last to Miss Phoebe Fish
err. 1t is alleged that he married
another wife in Floyd county and a
third in Ohio. His fourth wife is
Miss Vevatta Cassidy. of Owinssville,
Ky, with whom he confesses he
elored to Aberdeen, Ohio, where he
married her. They went to Cattles-
burg aud remained one night. In
the morning Hall obtained from his
bride $40, and told her that he was
obliged by business to 60 out of
town, but that he would return in
the afternoon. Instead, he took the
first boat up the Sandy river, and
on disembarkins purchase q horse,
on which he was attempting to escape
when captured.
Henry Stephens, a farmer, living
near Bridgeville, Ohio, has been at
tending religious meetings the past
few weeks, and few days ago be
suddenly professed to experience re-
ligion. He acted strangely, and
when he reached his home was q ma
MAC. A young man who boarded
with Stephens had recently injured
his knee.cap, and was suffering from
a severe lameness. When Stephens
entered the house he ordered the
lame man to kneel and pray. The
young man knelt OH one knee, bu,
this would not satisfy Stephens. who
became enraSed and forced the
poor fellow to bend his injured leg
Stephens then seized an old family
bible and his four-year-old child,
and, rushing out of the house,
mounted horse and rode at break.
neck pace for FIVE miles in a driving
snow storm, holding the book under
one arm and his child in the other.
On his return, his wife, who was in
lll-health, was attacked and chased
around the house. She was so bad.
ly frightened that she died on Sat.
urday. She was buried with her in
FAINT. Stephens is rational at times
but is raviDg maniac at others.
! A Fostoria. Ohio dispatch. Of