The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-19
tragedy ANDD1voRoE
., Georgia Makes Pubic an
a sun - rrIeresting Secret.

-. n Georgia Makes FuDhc OIL
a o"4' r,teresting Secret.
.;.. village. just across the savan :
IhH ho.lopg been haven for divorce
nan NJ -, south Carolina, on account OF
So .+-ingent divorce laws IN tnas STATE
'ne = usrtweH GA special 10 the Ne"
s4y' ,. world One of the divorce cases
AoIN .,+.isd soon is OF great ihUei eS';
70 NC ,,s;ntitf is Mrs Jennie uIynpe, anu
ne 80, he court TO grant ner an us
s sls. 5ivorce from her husOahu, oi 81,
lutte CIV iviIae-e Of resumlng her mal1eh
with tle p.o townsend. At the last term
name Sea-;or court she was granted legal
OF the suP' am, her husband, the verdict IN
sepai avl SY..+e divorce TO be rendered at the
the aus. .,e-T, of the court. In her petition
colllns +bs following account OF her lie,
she gl'eo IN s-rI,bstautiated by abundant evil
which Is
dence: --oors aoo there was born
wen T7sa',r1saDds. one of the first families
70 SI',+b Carolina, an only daughter. ms
Iii 1ras reared in wealth, given every
Ut and indulgence. Her beauty was
ccOo-.l,aTkebIe. and she had many sultors TOT
hor hand and heart. Promlnent amopg
her H -H.,.a Iohn and George Glympe, the
tness o" being about her own age and his
i Ioi .L.e- bsing about 25 years old. To the
Oio.--a of the brothers the girl gave her
youre ond promised her hand. The older
hea a.b, 90 I've ND all hope Of winning the
D;U'n Ia snDeared soon to have lived down
his love. ~, ,r;ss rror,,,,
II -Tss being educated in a prominent
oar,,inerv in Ter native state, but her love
Cor 'Iohn Glympe did not abate, and when
he nroposed an elopement and marriage
Of q neighboring minister's she offered no
obiaction- He was to meet her about 8
o,clook at night in the grounds OF
tha seminary and take her in a
I on.;o@a To the minister's house.
Tbe young man took his brother
;n+o bis confidence John was delayed by
something happening, and George went to
the Grounds to quiet the young lady's anxi-
etv When George reached the rendezvous
he found the girl already at the appointed
spot and anxi0usly awaiting her lover. The
1igbt was very dark aud as soon as he came
in SIGHT she mistook him for his younger
brotber-whom he very much resembled-
and flew into his arms. Without correcting
her he lifted her into the buggy in which
he came and drove to a friends, where they
were married This was made possible by
the peculiar marriage laws OF South Caro-
lima. which neither requires a marriage
license uOI a lL1uloOCl W POAAOAh % AetsAA
ceremony, but simply to consent in the
presence of two witnesses. The girl had
not seen the face of the man she
had married until he carried her to
his home. and when she discovered
her fatal error she was crazed with
grief. John Glympe, when he reached the
rendezvous and did not find his sweetheart,
was likewise grief-stricken; but when he
discovered his brothers perfidy he took his
disappointment even harder than Miss
Townsend did. Mrs Glympe succeeded in
keeping the matter a secret. Two daughters
were born to the Glympes. but soon George
began TO maltreat his handsome wife.
When John Glympe heard Of this he took
house near the Glympes, in order to protect
bis former sweetheart if there should be oc-
casion for 50 doing He did 50 once and
was shot and killed by his brother. George
was arrested, but was acquitted on a tech
nicality. His wife removed to this place
and began divorce proceedings, and there is
little doubt but that the coming term of
court will grant her request.