Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-27
SPOILED A WEDDING.
The Employer of the Bride Drives
Minister and Guests Away
BY USING AN ANCIENT PISTOL
Printed Invitations Issued and Prepara
tiOns Complete.
OBJECTED TO LOSING HIS SERVANT

CAMDEN, N. j., November 26. - A
wedding was announced to take place
last night at o'clock in house on Seventh
street, above Ferry avenue, Camden, but
the man in whose home the ceremony was to
have been performed at the point Of pistol
ordered the guests to depart, intercepted the
minister, and forbade him to proceed, pre-
senting the weapon at his head.
The couple who were to have been wed
were Roger George Washington Welsh and
Mrs. Annie Smith. The invitations had
been nicely written and circulated among
the friends of the prospective bride and
bridegroom for over fortnight, and when
the hour arrived there were fully 20
couples present, provided with all kinds OF
presents. AS the guests had passed many
mile stones in life's journey, they had Sc
lected presents more useful than orna-
mental, and the bearers were considerably
fatigued as they sat in the kitchen waiting
for the ceremony.
CHANGES HIS MIND.
The intended bride was housekeeper for
John Orr, at whose home the company had
assembled. Mr.. Orr is patriarchal look
ing man with long white beard, and while
sitting with the guests an objection to losing
the services of his housekeeper flashed upon
him. He left the room abruptly and soon
returned with long navy revolver and
astonshed the guests by exclaiming: well,
I have decided the wedding will not take
place, so you may all leave as soon as pos
sible. The man that was to marry my
housekeeper has proven to be a mean rascal,
as have discovered that he has deceived
Mrs. Smith by presenting her with a rolled
gold ring valued at % cents for good we'd
ding ring"
The guests were astonished at the sudden
turn OF affairs. Some had come from Ger
mantown, Frankford, West Philadelphia,
and other places in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey towns. Alter they had got on the
outside he followed and said: 81 guess /
will go and hunt the minister"
wAYLAYs THE MINISTER.
As he flourished the old weap pom they
| feared he would do harm and followed. He
went to Broadway and Van Hook street;
and hid behind tree.
| Presently a car came down the street, and
when it reached Van Hook Rev. Charles D.
Sinkinson, pastor of the Memorial M. p
Church, who had been engaged to perform
the ceremony, alighted. When he reached
the sidewalk he was surprised by a mar
|
navy revolver, which was forced under hi
nose with the exclamation:
''Hold onl Hold on hereP'
| The minister was startled and asked wha
| he had done. Mr.. Orr informed him HI
need not be alarmed, no one would be hurt
but the wedding could not take place at hi'
house, and that ne mad started out to inform
him that he could take the car and return tt
| his home.
MR. oRR'S EXCUSE.
The reason he gave was that an effort hat
been made to secure So as a foe tor the min
lister, and when that sum could not b.
raised he had decided to prevent the cere
| mony.
The minister asked Mr.. Orr to be kline
enough to lower the weapon from his most
long enough to allow him to put the mar
rage certificate in his pocket. When thi.
was done the minister backed into the street
until a friend arrived. Mr.. Orr lowered the
weapon, walked to his home to md il
crowded with people. When he opened the
door he found the nousekeeper and Mr.
| Welsh missing.