The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-12
MARRIED HIS SISTER.
Queer Legal TanRlo That is W, King Tho
Now York BARGE OmciuIs.

NEW York, Nov. s. -Gcrcral
| O'Bclrnc is III Il Guandary. AS acting
Sup rIntcnlcnt Of lmmi%ratiou ut the
| Bare Office in the absence OF Colonel
Weber, who has gone home /" Buffalo
to vote, the Gen cral is required to pass
upon Il case presenting some very rccul-
lar and unprecedented features.
a family by the name Of Muller az
rived Saturday from Mccklcnhur-, on
the steamer Fucrst Bismarck. The
family consisted of a mother, !, ra,IGh-
ter, Il son and Il son-in-aw. All had
tickets for Elgin, Ill. The dau.!atcr,
Marguerite Muller, was detained ct the
Barge Office because OF her condition.
Accordin. To the custom which oD-
tains at the port of entry in such eases
some one must marry her or bonGs must
be given for her support. It. appears
that the knowledge OF tbs rcu,il emcnt
came to the family on slipboard, and
the brother, John Muller, agreed to mar
ry his sister.
After the brother n-law had zone
West Yesterday, and in TIC temporary
absCnoc OF Mrs. Muller, John and Mar
Cu2rlta were married by Pastor Kcyl, OF
the Lutheran Mission in State street. in
the presence OF General o. Briruc.
Upon :he mothers return the discov cry
ol the fraud was made, and both brother
and sister were detained ut tic Bawc
Office for further action.
General O'Beirnc said this morning
that he had been grossly imposed upon
ahd that he would have the dccciviny
couple on board ship in less than twrn-
! ty-iour hours. and would see that lhcy
were sent back to Europe.
ut was 4 deliberate frau l." nc said.
"rcrpctratcd for the sake getting the
girl out Of the Barge onicc. told the
young man that he was not COMPELLED
to marry the girl and had Pas tor Kc,l
tell him the same thing. ThrY insisted,
however, upon the marriage ceremony
being performed and went through it
win all APPARENT reverence. The dis
covcry OF the actual relations OF the pair
vas an astounding revelation. shall
consult with the United States District
Attorneys OIL &c to-day and learn what
must be done. il anything, to have the
marriage annulled."
At the Office Of the United States
DISIllcI Attorney IL was Sald this morn
ing that the case had not been brought
formally to their attention. and that un-
til 1t was no opinion could bc passed
upon it.
Mr.. Frederick II. Coudcrt, the well
known international lawyer, was asked
to give an opinion upon the case.
II think,' said Mr.. Coudert, "that
great icnicncy should be exercised. The
brother undoubtedly acted from worthy
motive andundcr extreme pressure. He
saw no other way OF getting his scs,cr
TO her destination sand saving her from
open disgrace, and to send her back in
the strcerayc at this season ofthc Icar
might possibly result in her death.
AS 10 The law in the case: If the
couple, as | understand it, were, at the
time o! the alleged marriage, which, of
course, WIS no marriage at all, SAL I'M
der United States jurisdiction, then no
States Ii" has been violated, and know
OF no Federal law which covers the case .
1t seems TO me that the best way is to
drop the whole business and lei the pco-
pie proceed TO their destination. GER
talnlY would never take part in the
prosecution Of fsuch casr.n