Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-20
MARRIED TO A CORPSE.
Cruel and FIendish Joke OF Medi-
cal Students.

Cruel and FIendish Joke OF Medi-
| cal Students.
The readers OF the Empire will call
to mind an extraordinary marriage,
which was said to have been cele-
brated in a sleigh in this city, imme-
diately followed by the death OF the
groom, Mr.. Ralph B. Husson, of
Brighton, England. The story was
to the effect that Husson, who had
been living in Canada, became en-
gagged to Miss Mulcahy, of this city,
returned to England, and, becoming
seriously ill, came out with his father
and a clergyman, and the lovers were
married upon the party's arrival.
This was in substance the story related
by Mrs. Mulcahy, the mother of the
young woman who was alleged to
have become bride and widow with
in the same hour.
The local newspapers published col
umns of detail, but no one could be
found to tell what had been done with
the body of the Englishman, and a good
many unpleasant things had been said
and insinuated with reference to the
condition OF the young lady who was
| the most interested in the case. The
matter was allowed to drop, and there
appeared to be very few who desired
to continue the investigation. The
poor girls father, who was a compost
, tor in the Gazette office, took the mat
ter SO much to heart that he threw up
his situation and went to Chicago,
while the family are still living In
Montreal.
THE REVOLVING FACTS.
It now remains for the Empire TO
give the true version of the story,
which has been obtained after an end
| less amount of research and investiga-
| ton, and it will be seen that Miss
Mulcahy has been made the victim OF
one of the most cruel and wicked jokes
ever perpetrated in this or any other
community. The facts OF the case are
as follows: Mr.. Husson was no myth,
and not only did he board in house
on Bleury street, but paid frequent
visits to the Mulcahy household.
favor by the eldest daughter. II seems
that the young gentleman from Bright
on, previous to his departure for the
Old Country, had made known his in
tentions of marrying Miss Mulcahy,
at future date, to II number of medi-
cal students. At subsequent date,
however, TO Husson's sailing for home
these embryo doctors resolved to per-
petrate hoax on the young woman.
| THEY DID IT WITH A VENGEANCE.
| On Monday morning Mrs Mulcahy
received a note from a friend, saying
that her presence was required at
once. No sooner had the good lady
left her home than a second messenger
entered bearing note for Miss Null
cahy, entreating that lady to repair at
once to a well-known hotel in the city,
where business of the utmost impor-
lance to herself had to be transacted
The young lady at first decided to
await her mothers return, but at the
earnest entreaty of a second party she
put on her hat and sacque and went
directly to the place indicated in the
note. A gentleman well muffled up.
with powdered locks, met the excited
girl at the door of the hotel and said:
II am Mr.. Husson, Sr. My son, who
grew gradually worse after coming
home, has expressed a desire TO be-
come your husband before he dies"
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1--WE have just arrived, and both he
and clergyman in the covered sleigh
at the door" What could the lady do
but comply? So she got into the
sleigh, where she saw the form of q
man, whose head was completely
wrapped up and only the mouth, from
which blood was streaming, appeared
to be visible. The hand which wa:
placed in that Of the supposed bride
was cold and clammy, and it is by no
means surprising that Miss Mulcahy
felt her surrounding to be strange and
mysterious. The clergyman's portion
of the heartless scheme was soon &C,
cOmplished, and as soon as the CIR
realized that she was Husson's wife
they informed her that she was also q
widow. The supposed father-in-law
then told her that he would take hel
TO England upon his return, but she
would not hear to this, and was let GU
of the sleigh at Victoria square, anC
going at once to her home on st. Ed
ward street, told her astonished moth.
er all that had transpired. Both
however, had been wilfully deceived
The participants in the mock ceremon,
was nothing more than young medico'
from one of our leading universities
and the supposed dying lover was
corpse which had been stolen from tn,
1issecting room. Elk.