The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-04
AN ENOCH ARDEN COMPANY.

How Little Marital ENHANCEMENT
was Strengthened Out in Texas.
Two gentlemsnly-looking young men,
one a blonde and the other brunette,
stepped into Justice Spann's off Q, in Gal
weston, Tex, one morning last week. The
blonde was Edward Kewney, late private
of Company K, Sixteenth Unit3d States
infantry. The brunette was Antonio Pinto
of Galveston. Pinto asked Justice Spann
if he remembered marrying him about a
mouth ago.
Justice Spann replied be remembered
the circumstances very we'll"
''Weu," replied Pinto, pointing at Kew
ney, you married me to this mans wife"
1.-The devil l did" responded the judge.
YES" spoke up kewney, Il was married
to Mrs. Pinto in San Antonio ON Nay last
by Justice Barnes Of that city. She was
ten known as Miss Mary Good leart. l
was then a private in Company X, Six
teenth United States Infantry. Before the
ceremony was performed explained to her
the vici STUDIES Of a soldiers hfe-that
might be ordered away at any moment and
might not sea her again, but she insisted
upon the ceremony being performed,
and we were married. Shortly
after my company was ordered to
Utah. We corresponded for a while.
Finally this ceased. Becoming tired OF the
monotony OF soldiers life, l PLAYED toe
sunstroke racket so successfully that / Sc
cured my discharge from the service |
ca me back to San Antonio, inquired for my
wife, and learned she had gone to Calves
ton. Here, upon inquiry, found SHE had
tired of her widowhc cd, and married Mr.
Pinto on Nov. 10. l called at the residence
of Mr.. Pinto, called him out,
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and informed him 1 had no desire
to disrupt his happiness. He
insisted upon my entering the house to see
that was not mistaken. He asked her if
| was her husband. and if she had married
me in San Antonio. The woman burst into
tears, acknowledged all, and pleaded in
extenuation OF her Off nse, that had de-
serted her. Pinto then seized and joined
our right hands and said: Take her, she
is yours. l don't want to have anything
more to do with her. This | declined to
do"
Pinto corroborated Kewneys story, and
appealed TO Justice Spann for a solution of
the difficulty. he ju tce suggested the
best plan TO have the woman prosecuted
for bigamy. Both liu ba DIS vehemently
protested against such action. Pinto, how
ever, insisted that some action be taken to
place it beyond her rea h to prosecute him
for bigamy in case he should marry again.
The justice then suggested that If the
doubly-married woman would sign an aft
davit acknowledge that when she married
Pinto she was the lawfully welded wife of
Kewney and forever absolve Pinto of any
and all obligations in the future conferred
by the recent marriage upon her, it would
forestall any action she might take in the
future in case he should want to marry
again. This was satisfactory The woman
was produced in Justice Spann's Office in
less than an hour, each husband acting as
her escort.
She was beautiful, buxom blonde Of 20
years, and weepingly corroboratei the
statements made about her marriage 20 both
Kewney and Pinto, and willingly signed
tho affidavit releasing Pinto. This con
cluded, Pinto picked up his hat, and as he
reached the door, turned to the woman, and
bowling politely. said: "Good-day, Mrs
Kewney, alias Pinto.n He was followed
by Kewney, who also turned to the woman,
sayi &: &c bobby, Mrs. -, don't know
what to call you. / wish you much happi-
ness"
He took Pinto's arm and started down the
street, when they were called back by JUS
tico Spann, who said: "Gentlemen, | am
surprised you should leave such beautiful
woman here in d stress. Take her with
your This they did, each calamity Offer
Ing her an arm, aud thus the trio departed.