The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-23
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THE LIVING SKELETONS WIFE or DAY
LOSES HER SENSES.
fPbil,deiphis Press
Last Tuesday morning all Philadelphia
laughed at the story that appeared IN the
newsnancrs az the iniatuation for and mar
riage Of a beautiful girl to the living skele-
ton. nj the Dime Museum. Yesterday the
bride OF two days was raving maniac,
who. imagining tba, she was stu
with her monstrosity Of husband,
kept CRYING, .'.Oh. take me away
from himi Take me back home! Take
me hack. take me back !" The sequel OF
the funny story becomes very sad one.
ON Monday afternoon the girl seemed stun.
ned. having but very little to say, and
spendipg most Of the time with her hus-
band. ON Tuesday she began TO get eX.
cited. In the morning she went ont, ana
after she came back became little wild,
apparently realizing what she had done.
In the afternoon she said she must go home
for some clothes. After some objections
nv her husband she started for her home.
in Hesfonvile, in a nervous, hali-wiid con-
dition OF mind. On the way to the tram
she was met by friend who had read OF
the affair in the papers. and had come 10
seek her.
Arriving home she was kindly received
by her parents, but quickly relapsed INTO
delirium, from which she has not yet reco-
yered, struggling and crying out all the
time for help and deliveTance. All day
Yesterday she strove TO escape from the
har
coniured M. In the evening Press re-
norter called at the house. Her physician
was with her trying to calm her and dissl-
nate the visions by which she was beset.
Whether she would recover from the shock
was. in the medical mans mind, question
very much In doubt.
The unfortunate brides father, uriah
Clear. who lives ut Fifty-fourth street and
Lansdown avenue. is man siXty-five years
OF age. for twenty-five years respected
citizen of Hestonville. and foreman in
the manufactures OF John Hunter. Strck-
en- with grief at the calamity which had be-
fallen him, he at first declined to say any
thing on the subject, but finally gave the
following:
~ knew nothing whatever OF the matter
until Tuesday morning, when | saw the
Press. Then, although ineXpressibly
shocked, thought that it must be our
Bertha, who left us on Saturday to go on
visit 10 friend living at Wessahickon. We
then sent relative to town for her, and she
was brought home. Such calamity may
never have again.
ibid she ever show any signs OF being
demented at any previous time?
"Yes, several times during the past few
months she has had periods when slight
delirium was indicated, and this folly was
done at such time. II there was nothing
beforehand to point TO il, this one act
would be enough TO convict her Of insanity.
No sane girl could ever ally herself 10 such
a monster.
eyes. we shall certainly apply for di-
yorce as soon as she can know what she Is
doing. That fellow ought TO be made to
suffer for this"
The old man went TO the Museum in the
afternoon, and had a long conversation
with Garrison, the skeleton, in which he
told him plainly what he should do. Gar
rison, however, stoutly claimed that the
girl was his wife, and 30 belonged to him.
The old man went away and retained
Counsellor A. :. l.. Shields. Mr.. Shields
said that nothing could be done at present
until the girl Gained down little. but
that, marriage being in the eyes OF the
law simply legal contract. there could be
no doubt as to the result OF divorce suit.
which would certainly be brought.
The attenuated Garrison still maintained
last night that the girl must be returned to
him; that she was merely suffering from
intense excitement, caused by the publicity
that had been made OF the affair. and said
that there was no ill-ieeling between his
father-in -law and himself. "You know
the law a. well as do" he said, land
what can they do. as she was regularly
married to me! The clergyman was b. c.
Lippincott, OF Camden, who was in a
bookstore opposite when we were about to
be married. | asked my landlord to get
clergyman, and he was brought. l saw
INV wife for 4 short time on Sunday. and
on Monday morning we were married"
To one OF the employees, however. he
said that il the divorce papers were pro-
Derly made out he would make no obiec-
ton, but without that he must claim his
own. 10 is said that he has something OF a
reputation ~ q lady-killer, having made
several conQuests In different cities. In
spite of the horrible evacuation OF his
frame, his face is not unpleasing. Iester-
day he received letter from former
sweetheart in New Jersey, enclosing an eft
gagement.ring, stating that she had read In
the Press OF his faithlessness, and so dis
carded him forever.
Mr.. Bradenburgh, when told what Mr..
Clear had said about the affair. said that
the museum authoritiesknew nothing what
ever of It until after the wedding. "Oi
course. when il had occurred" he said,
..we had TO give the Information to the
papers. They tell me that the girl ALWAYS
appeared all right when about the build
inc on former occasions, and, II she is in
sane. she has become 30 since her unfOrtll.
nate marriage 10 the beast upstairs. such
men have fascination for some women.
Sprague, who used to be with me, was
married twice. He was thinner man
than Garrison, il il We're possible to be
So"
Bertha +. Garrison, rs her name can
now be legally written, is nineteen years
old, with an exceedingly pretty face and
pleasing figure. She Is well educated, and
Is an accomplished musician. She wa:
engaged to be married TO promising
young physician OF this city, and ha'
several grown-up brothers.
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