The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-30
A WEDDING BY TELEGRAPH
A Pennsylvania Matron's Success
full Scheme to Catch a Man.

full Scheme to Catch Man.
indianapolis Journal: A strange
story, illustrating the surpris-
ing possibilities in the lottery of
matrimony, was told by an incongru-
ous-looking couple that was brought
into the police station last evening.
The incongruous-looking couple was
Thomas G. Welch and his bride of
little more than a year. The mans
complexion is of deeper brunette than
that of pure Caucasian, and his dark
ly shaded, but somewhat handsome,
features of face bear Indication of
slight Mongrel mixture of white and
black blood. The woman was rather
stylishly dressed and of q somewhat at
tractlve appearance, of an apparent
age indefinitely beyond 80. Two years
ago she was a widow living at Parker's
Landing, in Pennsylvania, and was en-
gagged in the millinery business. Her
name was Mrs. Sarah Orion, and was
in rather prosperous circumstances.
Still she was not satisfied. She was
lonely and she sighed for the soothing
and comforting companionship of a
loved one. She advertised in the per-
sonal column of the Cincinnati En-
quirer for q gentleman correspondent.
Thomas G. Wclch, an Indianapolis
tonsorial artist, responded to the ad-
vcrtisement. He represented that he
was practicing physician, and before
many letters passed he told Sarah that
he loved her. Womanlike she believed
him-doubtlcss because she did not
want to disbelieve him-and she as
sured Thomas, the tonsorial artist, that
she loved him. They both loved, and
it was settled. Cupid's little arrows
t!cW thick and fast across the miles be-
tween the yearning tonsorial artist in
indianapolis and his signing sweet
heart far away up in the Allcghcnies
trimming bonncts. They wanted to
marry and nothing slower than light
ming could do the splicing. The widow
rushed down to the telegraph office in
Plttsburg, and the impatient bride
groom 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
enwrap the lovers in the bonds of we'd
lock and electricity. The following
message was flashed across the wire:
lNDlANApoLIs, July 5, 1SS3.-To Miss SARAH
ORION: Do YOU solcmnly promise b, fore AL
mighty God and these witnesses to receive Mr.
Thomas WEIGH as your lawful welded husband
until the union in which you are now entered
is dissolved by death!
Rev. THOMAS SMITH,
The response came quickly: "Ido,"
and in less than jitiy the happy bride
in Pittsburg read the following:
INDIANAPOLIS, July 5, 1SS3-'ro SARAH OK
TON: now pronounce you man and wife.
What God has put together let no man put
asundcr
REV. TnoMAs SMITH.
''Rev.' Thomas Smith is a negro,
who was engaged in the professional
pursuit of shaving faces alongside DR..
Thomas Welch. After this novel ccre-
mony, which was contracted without
the two parties having seen each other,
the woman came on to indianapolis.
She found her husband in embarrassing
pccuniary circumstances. She brought
furniture with her. with which home
was furnished. The doctor had no pa
ticnts and no practice. She opened a
millinery store down Oh Virginia ave
nue., and with her earnings from trim
ming bonncts she paid all the living OK
penses, besides furnishing the doctor
with money 31;e!; for many tttle extrava-
scnted, to sustain the dignity of his
professional pretcnsions. During the
period of more than year that they
lived together she WAS compelled tC
pay all the living expenses.
A short time ago spiteful spinste,
told Mrs. Welch that her husband was
not a doctor, but that he was Il 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 loath to. lose
his precious treasure, and strcnuousl,
objected. She made arrangements
however, to go, and yesterday had al
her goods packed ready for her dcpar
ture. Welch threatened to kill her i
she attempted to take them with her
and she appealed to the police for pro
lection. Both were brought to the pc
lice station, and the woman re
lated the story of her deception to til,
superintendent of the police substanti
ally as here given. WEIGH admission.
cOrroborated the truthfulness of he
statements. He was locked up on tn.
charge of disturbing the peace. and hi
wife who declares she will apply for
divorce, will return to her forme
home, money having been Furnished
her for that purpose by her friends.
The Maeill-Besscy Shooting.
FARGO, Oak, Oct. "a. The post mortem OF
the body of Melville Bcsscy, assassinatcd b,
Thomas w. Magill at Menoken, was held o,
the 22d One of the loads from the gun en-
tered the left breast, passing directly through
the heart, spending its force in the left shout
der blade. The heart was blown to atoms ant
round hole an inch in diameter penetrate
| the lungs.
| AS the time goes on more mysterious be
comes the cause for the shooting. Many rll
mcrs of a singular character prevail and cen
sure is getting strong against Magill. Thu
high connections and standing of the Magil
family and the cstimablc family in which young
Magill married-his wife being the grand
daughter of Chaunccy Lamb, the millionaire
lumbcrman of Clinton, Iowa, not the daughter
of William Galy, of Clinton, as was stated i,
last nights dispatches-crcatcs intense syE'pa
thy for the parents of both young Magill ant
wife, while the rashness of Magill is looked up
on as cowardly. Besscy was member of Tho
Odd Fellows in good standing, and vii! b(
buried by them. lie was from Vermont, single
and forty years of age. 1t is said that plcnt,
Of money will be furnished and the best of lcga
talent in his defense. a dispatch to the daugh
ter states that her parents are en- route from
| Clinton here.
Worse Than Isucking the Tiger.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct 23.-ln the case of tn
National Bank of Augusta against Robert E
Cunningham for the payment of note TO
$500. given by the defendant to Warren
Wallace q Co., and discounted by the Nationa
bank, based it is alleged, upon futures in cot
ton, a note being given by Cunningham to cora
mission merchants to cover margins, the cour
charged that if the transaction was speculation
in futures the note was void in the hands of III
the parties, whether innocent holders or other
wise. The i,lry found for the defendant. II