Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-05
A SECRET MARRIAGE
To Save Two People from
Disgrace.
AN UNFORTUNATE GIRLS STORY
A Charge of Neglect-LOttie Ban
mister Demands Support for
Herself and Child.

Herself and Child.
This is the way that Mrs. Lottie Ban
mister writes from Salt Lake to her friend
and counselor in this city, concerning
her husband, George l.. Bannister, who
she asserts seduced her under promise OF
marriage, and then when hs was forced
into making her his wife, refused to SUD-
port her:
81 am ready now to do anything to
make known his vile and dishonorable
acts even il I have to stand on the streets
and proclaim it to the whole world. 1
have, thank God, some of the best and
truest of friends, and shall not starve
nor yet will / ever deed my baby to the
poor house. Has the man no conscience
nor heart nor soul? He knows my com
dition. He knows that my hands are
tied with his baby. My heart is broken.
l wish l were dead. If could only lie
down bsside my little baby and die to-
night no one would care, and George
Bannister would be happy. 1t ia hard to
have no home, no mother, no father,
only my poor, helpless little baby'
Heaven grant that may keep her, for
she is all that 1 have on earth. May
God keep US from starvation and sin is
the prayer Of broken.hearted girl.
LoTTIE g. BANNIsTER.
A little over year ago Lottie Saun-
ders was pretty and happy young girl
of II, living with her sister at San
Pedro. She was very much in love with
George L. Bannister, jewelers. clerk of
this city, young man of good social
standing, whose parents were active
members of church in Los Angeles.
A complaint which was yesterday filed
with the County Clerk under her direc-
ton, affirms that at this time the young
man led her astray under promise of
marriage When she discovered that
she would have a child she revealed the
fact to him, and begged him to carry out
his promise, but he put her off from time
to time.
At last in the month of April che came
up to the city and told him that her con.
dition would soon be discovered, and
that something must be done. There
upon he proposed to her, so she states
that she should go to Salt Lake City
where he would join her and carry Out
his promise. She still loved and trusted
him, and agreed to go. She told hel
relatives in the city that she would re-
turn to San Pedro, and he accompanied
her to the train and saw her depart fo
the North.
In few days the relatives discovered
that she had not gone to San Pedro, ant
instituted search for her, but she coult
not be found. Something in the wa,
she had been behaving made them sus
pect the true nature of the case, and tn
whole matter was laid before Dstectiv
MCCARTHY. It was more than a montl
before the discovery was made tina
George Bannister was concerned il
her departure and that the unfortunate
!. girl was living in Salt Lake City. al
!, though the expected marriage had nc
come about, she still trusted Banniste
and would do nothing to hurt hi
! reputation.
When the facts in the case were re
vealed and the matter laid before tn
young man and his parents, it wa
agreed that the marriage should tax
place Immediately. The girl was sen
for and came from Salt Lake City. Th
marriage was celebrated at Detectiv
McCarthy's office, in the Wilson block
on the 9th of last May, Rev. H. M. D
b ose, of the Trinity Methodist church
} performing the ceremony. The brid
was within three months of confinement
but was happy in the fact that her chill,
was not to be fatherlees and witho u
support.
The marriage was kept secret by nj
concerned, and the couple did not jiv,
together. In about q week Banniste
purchased ticket for his wife to Sal
Lake City, and sent her back over the
line which she had 30 recently Travelled
She alleges that he gave her $40, anc
that since that time, during q space o
seven months, he has only sent her $2S
The child was born on the 11th of Au
gust. In defending himself the vount
man cast some aspersions on the girl's
character. Her relatives declare that il
was above reproach, and as if nature had
wished to give his assertions the lie, the
child-so the mother states-bears q
birthmark, the exact fac simile of that
possessed by the father, a bunch of grey
hairs on the side of the head.
The complaint which is fled with the
County Clerk sets forth the facts in he
above narrative and makes demand On
the part OF the mother for the snitanle
support of herself and chill l. 10 de-
clares that she has incurred debts to h'
amount of $500 incident to her sickness
in childbirth and her inabiliry' To card
living. In addition 10 her other mis !.
fortune the unforruna woman han i,s I
one of her hands through blu d p ison-
ing. The injury, whicl vas an Vi OBJ, +,
put in an appearance in q new form dur
ing her illness, and Que nand had tv be
ampurated.
Tue comp'airt makes demand fm
the SUN Uf $50 month, which il .ay.
Mr.. BsDnister can we'll afford 10 pay and
which ia the least upon which tn.
mother and child can exist. The, ex
rracs given above were from Iete,
written by Mrs. Bannisfer to D-'e tive
Thomas MIC .rthy, viii h contain. many
hearty expressions of thaok, y thu un
paid service which he had perf9I M III ii
bringing about the marriage. and 10 IA.
sisting her to procure proper support for
herself and child.
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