St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-07
NOT SO HEAyENLY.
The German Bride and Pig-TRiled
Groom Fall out.

The second part Of the mo-Chinese
sensation was trotted out for the benefit of
the public last night. About II O'Clock a
young German named Kahn and Officer
Babe paid their respects to Ham Won
Hong, the Chinese groom. Ham, as is his
custom at that time of the night, was wiring
ing the starch out Of some landried linen.
The bride, Mary, sat in a back room,
moralizing on the vanity of human wishes
Kahn at once made break for the region
of the wash tubs, climbing over Ham in his
flight He talked with Mary and she in
tears related how sorry she was for what
had happened. She said Ham had already
began to dOmineer over her, He woke
her up at o'clock yesterday morning and
chased her up and down the washbOard all
day long. Her little heart was broken.
Kahn backed her mp III her desire to fly and
met her with Officer Babe at the back window
out of which the girl tlOated. She went at
first to a neighbours house, and on Kahn's
advice afterwards went TO the ClarednOn
hotel in company with Officer Babe.
A little later Ham was seized with a de-
sire to see his wife and Went to the Kitchen
OF course it was minus his bride. He
snatched tallow taper and looked through
every tub and under every table in the
place, but
MARY WAS GONE.
He then seized his hat and ran to the sta
zion where he paralyzied Lieut.. Walsh and
Jailer 0'Keefe by his excited manner and
hurried conversation. ''My wifee glOne-ah
ah, lun away fast; big plicee-man steal my
wifee.'' Ham got very little satisfaction at
the police station, and finally went back to
his shop. A crowd was collected ere this. and
some one told him she was at the Clarendon
hotel. He grabbed his hat again, donned
bis Sunday coat and started
out. first taking thirty-eight-
caliber Colts revolver. He was induced
togo to.the station first and then ne encoun-.
tered his embarrassing bride. She. i
seemed, had just been taken there by Kahn.
who feared the consequences of the law on
the subject of kidnapping.
THE SCENE
in the police station was as pathetic as il
was laughable. While Ham claimed his
wife ten men accused him Of bigamy, anC
said he had two wives in China and other
cruel things about him. lie stood up by Mary
however. like little major, and plead his
case at the rate Of fourteen knots an hour
He stepped in an inner room to take
counsel i'll the matter, which was the wOrS
move of the evening. On the ground tha
it was disgrace to allow such a girl to q
with Chlllallan, hann touched the near
OF the lieutenant and he permitted the cir
to be taken back TO the hotel for the night
When Ham came out he almost tainted.
He turned pale, but recovered in time t
gain breath for the next blow. As h(
stood staring at the vacant seat, Officer
Babe put his hand under HAMS coat anC
pulled out the Colts thirty-eight caliber re-
vOlyer. A howl assembled from the crowd
The first suggestion was to lock the China
man up for carrying concealed weapons
but the lieutenant concluded to let him &c
and hold the revolver till morning. Thu:
ended the second act.
Wong, the unhappy husband, said to q
GLOBE reporter later last evening, that hC
wanted to. secure the services of al
attorney and in the courts test hi
right to have and to hold the fair German
as his wife. He is well off in none!
matters, having brought considerable
quantity with him. and Away
worked industriously since reaching Thu
country. He says he is a descendant of tht
royal family in China, that hi
father was, when he came
TO this country, the mayor of Canton, ant
that ne can show himself to be worthy O
any white lady for wife.