Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-16

That Romantic Marriage Results in a
Divorce Suit, the Groom Being
the Suing Party.
A victory for the Kids-No yariolR--
Henry Was Not stephens
Gas Again.

Special TO the Gazette.
WACO, Tex, March IL. In yesterdays
GAZETTE an account was given OF the
marriage in this city, at II o'clock Friday
night, Of Mr.. Clay Cobb aud Mrs. L. A.
Culpepper, young couple who had never
met until noon Friday. 1t was believed
they left the city Immediately afterward,
/ going, 1t was hoped, 10 life of welded
I bliss IL Is now developed, however,
! that the sequel Of this hasty match was
I hardly less romantic and somewhat less
/ happy than their wooing and wedding.
Instead OF taking the train Cobb
\ carried his young wife TO East Waco.
I What passed between them is not defln.
itely known, but within an hour after
/ their marriage Cobb left his wife and
| took the north. bound train for Fort
Worth, and returned on Saturday night
/ to West Station, which is the station
nearest his home. Yesterday he sent for
a Waco lawyer and instructed him 10 take
the necessary legal steps to have the mar
rlage ceremony Of Friday night declared
null and set aside. The lawyer states that
Cobb's reasons for this step are that he
discovered his wife's first husband (Cul-
pepper is still alive, and the couple have
never been divorced. The lawyer will at
once take the necessary legal steps. Cobb
remains at his home in the northern part
OF the county, and the young lady Is at a
hotel in East Waco. She does not care
} make any staten ent to-day or intimate
II she will make any defense.
Frank Henry, who was arrested last
week on suspicion of being Jack b.
Stephens, one of the Brentwood safe
robbers, is ut liberty, having been re-
leased to-day There was an absolute
failure TO identify him as Stephens on
the contrary It was shown that he went
under his proper name when in Brown
wood. The United States authorities
wisely concluded IL would not do to try
TO hold him any longer, and he was dis
charged without having to resort to
habeas corpus, for which he had applied.
The project for second roller Touring
mill took shape to-day in the purchase OF
a site, at the corner Of Second and Jack.
son streets Mr. VIM. Cameron, the
banker aud lumber king, will be at the
head OF the enterprise. The plant and
buildings will cost 100000, and the Gu
pacity viii be 200 barrels per diem. This
makes two roller mill enterprises now
under way in Waco
In the district court to-day the jury in
the lIardie ys. Campbell case, being I'M
able TO agree on verdict, was discharged.
The quo warranto case TO GUST Alderman
Spoight from the city council, was con
timed, to be called sometime during the
week.
The damage TO the gas works by Sat.
urday nights explosion has been 80 far
repaired that the company was able to
furnish lights for its consumers tonight
j. NJ Mccormick, master in chancery
Texas & st. Louis railroad, will be here
Friday and Saturday and endeayer TO
close UP his business In that connection
There are wild rumors throughout the
country of smallpox at Waco. There is
not, nor has there been - case here this
year
Gov. ireland has appointed Robert II,
Rogers as special district Judge to try
cases in which District Judge Eugene
Williams is reused. MIR. Rogers is one
OF the youngest members of the bar, and
mis- friends are much elated over his
appointment. 1t Is n victory Tor the
"kids,"