St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-02
ARSENIC ON THE GROOM.
jealous Suitor Breaks Up a
Wedding Ceremony.

NILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 29.-West
Plttston gossipS are in an ecstasy of de
light. A wedding that was to have oc-
Cured on Thursday last did not take
place, and the attendant circumstances
have caused every tongue to wag inces-
sanity ever since.
Miss Hattie Fenner is a pretty, viva
clous young lady. She is also the happy
poSsessor OF a comfortable bank account
and mind of her own. Robert Hatson
is the son OF wealthy dry goods mer-
chant. He is not good looking, but he
wears good clothes, and in his en-
deayor to enhance his beauty has
been in the habit of applying to
his face preparation i'm order to
make his complexion look paler.
The two young people were engaged to
be married on Thursday last. At 1:30
O'Clock in the evening, the hour APP
pointed for the ceremony, the Fenner
residence was crowded with invited
guests, among whom were the best peO-
pie in PittStOn. Two rooms were filled
with costly wedding presents, the sight
of which were enough to send every
bachelor present in search of wealthy
girl with lots of friends. In the parlor
was an archWay composed of choice
flowers, under which the nuptual knot
was to have been tied.
When the orchestra, for which Papa
Fenner expended $50 i'm cold hard cash
struck up the wedding march and the
minister moved to his place with Il new
$50 bill in his pocket, young HatsOn and
his bride started down the stairs to en-
ter the parlOr. The bride was attired
in white satin dress. imported directly
from Worth All the young ladies'
claSped their hands ecStatically when
they saw the beautiful girl and the
beautiful dress, and one young charmer
was heard to remark in an audible tone:
''Oh, my; how | wish | could get
married! | don't care much for the
husband, but do want dress like
that"
She received seven proposals the next
day.
When the couple were about half way
down stairs the groom suddenly threw
up his hands, uttered a cry of pain and
fell all in heap on his brides train.
The latter was so overcome that she too
tainted and the widest confusion en-
sued. There was enough water poured
OH the PROSTATE pair to fill Il tub aud
the brides Worth dress was badly
soaked. The groom was taken up stairs
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doctors said the young man had been
drugged. Proper medicines were adj
miniStered, but it was some time before
HatsOn recovered consciousness.
The incident created much excitement
among the guests. The wedding was
declared off and the guests returned to
their homes.
Later developments show that HatsOn
was the victim of rivals jealousy.
This rival, former sutton for Miss Fen
ner's hand, knew that lIatson affected
cosmetics and face preparations. Ac-
cordingy while the bridegroom was
absent from his room the jealous rival
stealthily entered, took the young mans
face whitening preparation, put arsenic
in itand stirred it round and round and
round. When lIatson returned he plast-
tered his face freely with the drug, with
the result as related. But the worst
part Of the calamity is that now, since
the affair has created so much gossip,
Miss Fenner has refused to marry Hat
son. and the match has been broken Off.
The unfortunate young man sWeaTS
lie will have the hated rival arrested.