Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-31
Rugg. the Assassin.
THE CRIMES WITH WHICH He IS SUPPOSED TO BIZ

THE CRIMES WITH WHICH HE IS SUPPOSED TO BIZ
CONNECTED.
New York dispatch says that the report that
Charles H. Rugg confined in Jail on the charge Of
having committed the assault on Selah Sprague,
had confessed that he had committed the Town.
send assault and the Maybee murders is denied by
District Attorney Fleming That Rugg was the
assailant OF Mr.. and Mrs James C. Townsend at
oyster Bay, on January ~ now settled almost
Devond doubt. The watch left by Rugg In Joyces
store In New York correspondent to the one stolen
Ruggs connection with the Maybe murder Is eX-
pected to be established by the detectives 1t is
for the 'a and slept IN their
was overlooked in all the statements made by
members OF the family since the murders Jacob
Simonson, netghbor, now remembers that Rugg
was near to his house on the day the murders
were committed. Edmund Tappan's confession is
now looked on as the enusiOn Of dtsordered mind
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Mrs. Mary COpe's Troubles.
HER BOY HUSBAND SENT TO THE HOUSE OF REFUGE
BY HIS FATHER.
special dispatch to the Philadelphia Times from
Baltimore, January 80, says: MIS- Charles Cope, q
pretty 10 year old GIRL walked four miles out OF the
city to-day to the house OF refuge to her 10 year
old husband, who is confined there on a charge OF
being incorrgible and beyond the control Of his
rather Charles Cope, the young groom. IS the son
OF Mr. Charles Cope. ST., wealthy resident OF Bal
tmore county, living on Roland avenue, at Hamp-
den. on Thursday last, contrary to the wishes OF
MS father. Charlie, who had been paying atten-
ions TO Hiss Mary Porter, daughter OF poor
widow residing in the vicinity, took her to the
house OF FRIEND Mr. John T. Porter, on Union ave-
nue., where they were married by Rev. 4. ID. Melvin
pastor OF the NJ E. church. The bride was seen to-
day by your correspondent. She is quite youthful in
appearance with pretty hair and eyes, and moved
WIN much grace While speaking her eyes were
MED with tears as She recalled the circumstances
following the marriage
"A1ter the ceremony" she said tive remained at
the house OF Mrs Porter, intending to come to my
mothers last Saturday evening. on Saturday
morning. however, my husband was arrested by
order OF his father and taken before Justice Dorsey
the charge of being incorriglble runny wasn't it?
Wen, my husband has sued out writ OF habcaS
corpus and he Will be released tomorrow. am
sure He is only nineteen years Old and so am II
she added, blushing. "rhey thought he was too
young to marry, but don't think So / am quite
sure we know our minds and hearts. too, and the
nOrl1d Old law cannot separate us, either"
1.-The cause OF old Mr.. Cope's objection tC our mar
rage, continued the bride, twas that he is Catho-
lie and am 4 Protestant. There could not be any
other objection. would have been willing TO be
married to Charlie by priest, but the Old gentle
man prevented that, so got married by Protest.
ant minister. When / visited my husband to-day
IN the house OF refuge he was very quiet, and eX-
poets to be released sure Tomorrow. We had quite
long talk. 1t is funny. amt 1T. to see married
man In place where they keep bad little boyS?"
Young Cope and his bride are both admitted to
be or good character and are general favoriteS In
the community. Although the bride attributes her
father-in-laws movements against the young man
to dislike OF her religion, the general opinion is
that the old gentleman objects to her family on So
clal and financial grounds. 1t appears to be the
general opinion that IL the father makes the effort
he can keep his son in the refuge under the law OF
the state until he becomes twenty-One years old