St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-01
ENTIRELY TOO MUCH LOVE.
Gets an East Side Candy Merchant in
Scrape.
TWO SWEETHEARTS AT ONCE
He Marries One Under Compulsion, and
the Other Goes Into Court---St0ry
Of Ring.

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f@a social sensation
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A BILE attention, as
10 all the parties
concerned in the
IA affair are we'll
"a known in Cir
" cles. Miss Lottie
Patterson, former resident of the East
side, but now living in st. Paul, has
filed in the district court of Ramsey
county papers in suit for $1,000 dam
ages for breach of promise against Lou
Mckenzie, the proprietor of a fruit store
at 219 Central avenue. In her complaint
Miss Patterson alleges that Mckenzie
asked her to be his wife Aug. "a, 1887.
She said she would, but on Feb. 81, 1888,
Mckenzie married Miss Della Lambert,
Such is the groundwork of the case. A
certain few East SiderS have known of
the case for long time and have been
expecting something like this. The
story as told by one who claims to know
is as follows:
Some two or three years ago McKen-
zie, tail, handsome young fellow, made
the acquaintance of Miss Della Lam
bert, good-looking brunette, possibly
seventeen years OF age. The two were
together much of the time, and were
generally understood to be engaged.
During the summer of 1886 Miss Lottie
Patterson, handsome blonde came up
from st. Paul, and found employment
in a big dry goods store. She boarded
on the East side, and one day met Mr..
Mckenzie. 1t was case of mutual
admiration and Mr.. Mckenzie soon
began spending much of his time
in her society at the house where
she boarded. He took her to places of
amusement and to the theaterS, and it
was no surprise to mutual friends when
Miss Patterson announced that she and
Mckenzie were engaged. Miss Patter-
son also displayed a handsome diamond
ring which Mckenzie had given her.
Along in January Miss Patterson was
considerably surprised when Mckenzie
came to her one day and suggested that
they be married privately. This she re-
fused to do, and wanted to know why he
wanted private marriage, but Nc Ken
zie had nothing to say. A few weeks
later Mckenzie disappeared from the
city for few days, as also did Miss
Lambert, McKenzie's former sweetheart.
When Mckenzie came back he acted
III d NcIl ucIfOuS HlduilCl, DuU liOlllliS
was thought of this. He called upon
Miss Patterson several times, and acted,
she thought, very oddly. A few days
later Miss Patterson received visit
from Miss Lambert, who announced
that she was McKenzie's wife, having
been married to him at Hudson, Wis,
Feb. 81. Miss Patterson refused to be-
lieve this statement, as Mckenzie had
asked her to marry him since the date
Miss Lambert claimed the marriage took
place. She was finally convinced, when
Miss Lambert, or rather Mrs. Mckenzie,
produced a certificate of marriage.
The day after Miss Patterson learned
that Mckenzie had married Miss Lam
bert, he called upon her. When Miss
Patterson asked an explanation, Nc
KenZie, it is said, broke down and made
a clean breast of the affair. Miss Lam
bert, he said, had compelled him to ac-
company her to Hudson, and marry her.
This seems quite probable, inasmuch as
Mrs. Mckenzie informed Miss Patter-
son that if Mckenzie had married her
Miss Patterson, he. would not have
lived two days. There were several
stormy scenes between Mr.. Mckenzie
and Miss Patterson, which ended in
Miss Patterson reSigning her position
In Minneapolis and going to her home
in st. Paul. Meantime Mckenzie has
been attending to his business on Cen
trail avenue, where his wife visited him
frequently. 1t is said that when the
case comes to trial interesting develop
mentS will be made.