Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-29
To Fond of Matrimony.

culiar marriages by Rev. j. j. Sleeper,
of Camden, came out yesterday at q
hearing before Magistrate Pole, of Will
liam T. Johnson, an eighteen-year-old
colored boy, whose besetting sin. ac-
cording to his father, is his passion for
m~atrimony. Young johnson, whose
home is with his father at No. 92S La
fayette street, first INDUCED his passion
last summer, when he was married to a
young colored girl by Mr.. Sleeper at his
establishment in Camden. The youth
full couple lived together about three
monts, ~whenEthey separated. johnson
had no trouble in finding another girl
ready to share. his fortunes, and very
soon after the separation he made an
other visit to Camden and returned with
wife No. 2.
He succeeded in keeping from his
father all knowledge of this bigamous
transaction until Friday. When the
elder johnson learned of it he took his
son in hand and marched him to the
Fifth district police station where Lieu
tenant Usilton lockedkhim up. At the
hearing yesterday the father made the
charge of bigamy against his son, and
the boy was held IN 81 900 bail for an
other hearing on Tuesday next. An
effort will be made to procure the pres
ence of his two wives at that time. AT
the time of his arrest young johnson
was not living with either of them.
He Likes His Luck.
On the Odd of March last the Globe
Democrat (St. Louis), published a local
item relating to the marriage in this
city of Mr.. S. G. Tucker, of Oregon
county, Mo-, to Mrs. p. p. Miller, al
leging that the match had been made
through a matrimonial agency, ana
that the parties had never seen each
other until they met in ST. Louis. We
have Just received the following good
natured letter from Mr.. Tucker. We
regret that he has been bothered so
much by requests for his experience,
ETC., but this is only a reasonable result
of the Astounding circulation of the
Globe-Democrat. Here is Mr.. fuckers
letter in full:
THAYER, Oregon County, Mo-, April 20,
1SSS.-Some time ago you published an &C
count of my marriage to Mrs. Miller, at the
Merchants hotel, in st. Louis, March 81 Civ
ing me a very complimentary notice, and at
the same time writing me down for a fool. 1
had intended to pay no attention to the state
ment given by you, but to let it pass as a lit
tie sensation at my expense; but circum-
stances have changed my views in regard to
it, and now | wish you to let me tell your
readers the exact truth in regard to the mat
ter.
was well acquainted with Mrs. Miller,
and understood fully her social standing and
family connection; but having made it a rule
of my life to keep my own counsel, and wish
ing to avoid publicity, l made q mistake in
not hunting up a reporter and telling him the
old, old story of old hearts warmed over, and
how the process was brought about, saving
ali the brain-splitting work so kindly done in
our behalf by said reporter.
Mrs. Miller knew me and my family, and
was well enough satisfied with our standing
to unite her fortunes with mine. OF our past
lives and our present condition, financially
and socially, let it suffice that We are mutually
pleased with the present, and trust that the
future will not cring us anything to disturb
what we are now very sure will be content
ment.
My reason for asking you to give this
statement is this: ! have been getting letters
and postals from about every state in the
union, and one from Nova Scotia, asking for
information in regard to show to get a wife,"
and | am getting tired, and wanting it dis
tinctly understood that l am not in the mar
riage brokerage business, for money or fame,
and knowing that the Globe Democrat is
read everywhere, ask you to let this follow
the notice given us SO generously in March.
S. c, TUCKER.