The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-10-08
n GAY LOTHARIO.
a Sensational Wcdding-A Dcluded
Young Indy-A Missing Groom.


About the middle of July two young
men came from Augusta, Ga, and open
cd an agency in Ncwbcrry for the House
hold and the Domestic Sewing Machines,
under the partnership. title Of Mus
grove Il WilIiams-thc partners being
o. ii. Musgrovc and j. j. Williams.
They were stangcrs to the people here :
and appeared to be doing we'll and were
we'll thought OF, and Mr.. Musgrovc still
is, though recent developments have
greatly changed the estimate placed up
on the other man. Williams has been
boarding Of late with Mr. ID. S. Johnson.
who lives just outside Of the corporation
on the western side Of the town. Miss
Annie Southern Il young lady Of Column
bia, about seventeen years old, has
been visiting Mr.. Johnson's family, (o
whom she is rclatcd,) for several weeks.
Being quite pretty and attractive she
was favoritc with the young men Of
,, Newberry and received from them Il
good deal Of attention. Williams paid
her some attention but not to such n
degree as to lead one to suppose that he
was serious: and the surprise was great
therefore when it became known Mon
day morning that they had been mar
ricd. They rode into town Monday
morning OIL horseback, and calling upon
Rev. Luther Broaddus ut his residence
asked him to marry them, which he did.
They mounted their horses and after 30
ing down street and buying spool of
thread and Il paper Of pins, rode back to
Mr.. JohnSon'S. McssrS. .IohnStonc s.
Cromer had, Il few days before, received
letter from client st Seneca with ref
crrnce to q claim against Williams, and
giving him pretty bad name. Cou-
Piled with this was a rumor in town that
Williams had wife in Georgia. Mr..
Johnstonc, aS & friend Of Mr.. ID. s. j Ohm
son, rode out at once to his house and
laid the facts before him. They then
asked Williams about his Georgia mar
| riagc. He acknowledged that he had
been married in that State. but said that
he had got divorce. lie was told that
there must be II full and satisfactory cx-
planation, with proof ut once, and Will
iams proposed to telegraph to Augusta.
but instead Of doing so he slipped out of
the house, mounted his horse and dis
appeared. Mr.. ID. s. johnson tcle-
graphed to Augusta in the afternoon. but
received no reply until the next morn
ing, when he was informed that Will
iams had never been divorced from his
Georgia wife.
The Observer saw Mr.. Musgrovc
Tuesday morning. He was greatly dis
trcSscd and worried as we'll as surprised
at the conduct Of his partner. lie says
that Williams came to Augusta about a
year ago from Greenwood where he had
been connected with n newspaper, ard
got position in the office Of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co.,
and shortly afterwards changed to the
| Household and Domestic, IN which Mr.
Musgrove was employed. Mr.. }. f.
Barton, the general agent, asked Mr.
Musgrove to come over into South Car,
olina and sell machines. Williams
wanted to come also and they came
along togethether to Ncwberry and
opened business. Mr.. Musgrove knew
that Williams had been married, and
that divorce proceedings were pending
He says that Sunday night Williams
told him he intended to get married
and he asked him about the divorce
proceeding, and was told by Williams
that he had got the divorce through. Ac,
tcrthe marriage and spcculations incident
thereto and the flight Of the ncw-madc
groom. Mr.. Mussrove telegraphed tc
Mr.. Barton in Augusta:
"Ask Mr.. Webb (Williams' lawyer in
the divorce CASEY if Williams has d.
vorcc. He's in trouble here"
(Signed) o. H. MUsaRovE.
Tuesday morning ne received the fol.
lowing:
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept, 80. 1884.
o. II. Musgrore, Ne,Dbe,vy, 8. c.:
"Divorce proceedings pending but
second verdict has not been reached"
(Signed) j. T.. BARrox.
The meaning Of the second verdict
is, TINT in Georgia t so vcrdicts, at sepa.
rate terms Of the court, must be oh.
tanned before decree Of divorce is
granted. II seems that Williams has
one verdict, but tho second hearing has
not been had. The case. has been pend.
Ing in Atlanta.
The young lady says that Williams
told her when paying his addresses
that he had been married, but had got
divorce. When he left Monday he told