The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
TO ANSWER FOR BIaAMY.
Comely Rosa Strange Under Very
Serious Charge.

COmeIy Rosa Strange Under Very
Serious Charge.
Mrs. Rosa Strange, a comely, blaclI-eyed
young woman was in Justice Sheftall's
court yesterday for bigamy. II. E. Wilson,
Esq, represented the defendant, and G. w.
Whatley, Esq, the plaintiff.
Two marriage certificates were introduced
as evidence by the prosecutor. The first
certificate was one with the seal of a
Charleston Lutheran church upon it, and it
read as follows:
This is to certify that Gust. Herman Hellers,
80 years, of Germany, and Miss Rosa Sturkie
16 years, of Orangeburg, 5. c.. were married
this 18th day of January, 1887 Witness +. W.
Henry, w. Hannerstin, Mrs. Maggie Henry,
Mrs G. L. Gample, Mrs. E. A. Frederick, and
John Hecket pastor of st. Johns chuch
The second certificate was signed by the
magistrate and ordinary of Burke county.
The names Of the parties were:
w. J. Strange and Miss Rosa Bell Spires, mar
ried Aug. g. 1883. w. +. Wilkins j. P.
Before the marriage certificates were
introduced Mr.. Wilson sought strenously to
have them ruled out. He argued that they
were not the best evidence obtainabIe.
They were secondary evidence. The wit
nesses to the marriage were the primary
evidence. The certificates could be intro
duced only to corroborate what is better
evidence, witnesses to the marriage The
justice ruled that for the purposes of
the case he would admit the certificates as
evidence, and after he had became satisfied
what is primary and secondary evidence,
and to what extent the certificates should be
taken into the case, he would decide the
| case.
The certificates were introduced, and the
prosecution put upon the stand young Mr..
Beard, who is a clerk in Mr.. Whatley's
office. lie knew the parties well. He had
been to the young woman and tried to get
her to leave town. He went there on one
| occasion at the instance of Heller.
The woman told him that she was
married to Strange. She said
that Heller told her to leave him and go
away, that he was going to his WIFE, She
| did not know that she violated any law
when she did this. Upon being cross-ex-
| amined Beard said that he was sent to the
| house of the woman by Heller with letter,
| and that Mr. Whatley had said something
to him about the matter. Both of the coun-
| sci closed their cases there. The defendant
| introduced no testimony, tut relied upon
| the decision of the court to rule out
| the marriage certificates and throw the
| case out of court. After argument, the
court required the woman to give bond in
the sum of $500. If he should decide not
to admit the certificates, the woman will be
released, but if he should think that the
/
| sent up to the Burke county superior court
The woman said that she was persuaded
to marry Heller. Her parents kept a board
ing house in Charleston, and Heller boarded
with them. 1t was reported that he was
wealthy, and her parents made her marry
him. She said that she despised him. HE
beat me and tried to burn me up one time
with kerosene oil, :" she said.
Heller sat across the room looking at his
wife. There she is" he said, 1.-THE woman
| love and tried to make something out Of.
She got the old - in her." Heller has
left the De Soto, where he was employed. and
has gone to work in bar at Thunderbolt
The woman went back to her employers
house. on Broughton street, last night,
where she has been working some time. Ii
is said that Strange, whom it is claimed
that she married in Burke county, is dead
Kidney affections of years standing cured