St. Paul daily globe., 1888-03-15
MRS. AMMON'S MARRIAGE.
Story Of How She Came to Be Col. AM
mons Wife.
A STR0NG-MlNDED WOMAN.
Romantic Life of the Fashionable Lady
Jailed Forty Days for
Contempt.

CLEVELAND, March 14.-The wealthy
Mrs. AmmOn, who was imprisoned i'm
the county Jail for forty days for refus-
ing to give the whereabouts of Josie
Blann, an orphan heiress, is the topic
of conversation in society circles. Her
home is one of the most elegant on Eu-
cid avenue, the street which is geo.
graphically mentioned as the hand
soonest in the world. The furnish
lngS of her home are rich and costly,
and the grounds surrounding it are
among the finest, and by far the most
romantic, on that ariStocratic avenue.
The appearance of Col. j. III. Ammon,
OF Harper Bros, New York, in the city
last week, has given rise to an interest
ing and true story of their marriage.
Col. AmmOn, so the story goes. met her
who was to be his future wife while She
was at school. As is usual in all we'll
regulated love stories, he fell deSper-
ately in love with her. One day in the
most matter-of-fact tone in which q
lover can speak, he proposed that they
pretend" to get married. Just for the
fun OF the thing the maiden consented,
ana friend of the colonel performed q
mock ceremony of a marriage over the
couple. Shortly afterWard Col. AmmOn
went to the home of his ,JOScphine'S
parents and asked for his wife,
Ot course, her parents immediately be-
came indignant, and pointed the finger
OF scorn at the marriage which he said
had taken place. When he proved that
the 'friend" that had married them was
a bona fide minister, and the marriage
therefore legal, the parents made tho
best OF the matter. They received thG
colonel after the
MOST APPROVED FASHION,
and went through the formality of haY-
ing their daughter married over again,
according to the strictest notions of pro-
prlety i'll regard to such mat
ters. Some of the other episodes in
the life of Mrs. AmmOn are hardly
so romantic, however. She is a strong
minded woman, and her individuality of
character always asserts itself ShG
can SuperIntend body of wOrkmen as
energetically as any man. During tho
erection of her beautiful home on the
avenue, as the small boy would say, she
"bossed the entire job" There was
scarcely nail driven but what came
under her personal SuperviSiOn She
owns and SuperintendS the work of q
y
ing the grape season it is no unusual
sight to see Mrs. AmmOn on the top of
a wagon load of grapes on the way from
the vineyard to her home. When it
comes to giving an athletic exhibition
in jumping OH and off horse cars while
in motion, Mrs. AmmOn is decidedly
successful. She never tries to attract the
attention of the conductor. nor does she
stretch her body all out of shape in Her
cuean effort to pull the bell-rope. She
SallieS out to the back platform, and
gracefully swings herself out upon the
pavement in way that is refreshing to
say the least. Mrs. AmmOn advocates
wOman'S rights, and is a prominent
member of that organization in this city.
While many traits i'm her character ara
inclined to maSculnity, Mrs. Ammon's
appearance bellies these traits. She is u
remarkably
FINE LOOKING WOMAN.
Her face is oval and her features are
clear cut and expressive of refinement.
She dresses elegantly and always in thG
fashion. Mr.. and Mrs. AmmOn have
not lived together for the past few years
and last fall they were divorced. During
Col. AmmOn's stay in the city last week
he spent most Of his time removing
many valuable articles from the
palatial home of his former
wife. The Ammon mansion contained
one of the most valuable libraries i'm the
city, rating somewhere in the neighbOr-
hood of $4,000. From this library the
colonel selected his own most valuable
books, among which was an edition of
Shakespeare worth $500. He also had
packed number of valuable oil paint
ings and family portraits together
with the AmmOn family plate,
which is rare and antique. The banners
won by him i'll the war and highly
priced, and many other articles were
gathered together, all to be shipped to
his home in New York. The goods
taken aggregate several thousand dol
lars worth. Mr.. AmmOn was very much
incensed at the action of his former
wife III bringing his name so promi-
nently before the public, and did not
hesitate to give her his opinion on th0
matter. Mrs. AmmOn made no OPPOSE
ton to the cOlOne's removal of tho
goods, but the scene at the house is said
to have been exciting.