The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-04-26

day or two he received letter from
Miss Little saying that he had treated her
shamefully, and if he had waited. until
she returned from the ride that she would
have complied with her part of the agree.
ment. Atkinson paid no attention TO
this letter, and very soon he received
other letters from the immediate family
of Miss Little saying that Miss Florence
was greatly hurt at being Tilted by the
doctor, and to come and see her at once.
Atkinson answered that he had not
quite lost his eelf respect and would not
see her. However, selfrespect Or no self.
respect, be did go, and as soon as be came
within personal contact of the siren he
succumbsd to her wiles and Vaccinations,
and they became engaged again, and on
the 18th of February last they were mar.
ried and left on the train for Columbia
and Charleston on the honeymoon trip.
Of course the marriage of our belle
created great stir and WAS heralded far
and wide-so far and SO wide that Mr..
Augustus Mintz heard it. Thereupon
Mr.. Mintz went out in the country and
brought Rev. Mr.. Carter to this place,
and both made the statement that on the
first day of February last, when Mintz
and Miss Little we're out riding, that they
had been married by Rev. Mr.. Carter,
and that the marriage was to have been
kept profound secret for two years, uu.
til Mintz became of age.
This startling fact was published in the
newspapers, and while the doctor and
bride were regaliDg themselves at break
fast at the Charleston hotel the newspa-.
pers containing the statement of Mint
was brought in. The bridegroom was
quick in discovering that Mintz laid
claim to his wife. The paper was passed
to Miss Little, and she bitterly denied
that she had married Mintz, and said it
was Jealous lie he lad told On her he.
cause she would not marry him.
Atkinson believed this statement, and
was further confirmed init when Miss
Little left him, saying that she could not
consent to live longer with him until tbe
story of Mintz had been proven to be
false. DR.. Atkinson then won't to wors
to End out the truth of tho double mar.
risge. He spent good deal OF money,
and up to week ago had not been able
to get any evidence to corroborate bis
wife or to prove her denial to be untrue.
He was settling down to the belief that
Mintz and Carter we're liars, when all at
once Miss Little confessed to the doctor
thatshe had really been married to Mintz
on the day they were cut riding. Alkin.
son has published card giving thepa
facts and earnestly hopes that geuer.
Gus public and q kind providence will
deal lightly with the poor, unfortunate
lady,"
Mrs. Mintz, as she must now be known,
has been guilty of bigamy, and it is not
known whether she will be prosecuted or
not. Why she married Atkinson is not
explained. In this State no license is
required and it may be she thought Mintz
and Carter would keep silent and the
former marriage would never be known.
Mintz has brought suit to have the
marriage annulled as to himself, and will
put Atkinson on the stand to prove bis
case. So it appears that the double
marriage, instead of providing one woman
with two husbands, has probably depriv.
ed Miss Florence Little of husband
and may subject her to criminal prose-
cution.
There has been no event in the history
of this thriving town that has 80 excited
all our people. Miss Little, or Mrs.
Mintz, is now at her home and sees no
one but the family.