The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-24
OVER YOUNG TO MARRY.
William Henry and His Wife,
Both Seventeen. Find Life
a Failure.

william Henry, seventeen years OF age,
OF No. f31 Grand street, was up before
Justice Davis this morning for desertinR
his seventeen year old bride Of month.
The story of the courtship and mar
rage is peculiar. Henry had a mother
aud five brothers and sisters when he met
Miss Lizzie Kinnicut one morning In Oc-
tober, on Carteret avenue. Many. ar
ranged meetings followed this casual one
until one night when Henry, ip his capac-
ity as delivery boy, called al the house OF
Mrs. Kinnicut. the Older sister OF Lizzie,
with basket Of groceries.
lie entered with his groceries and after
giving them to his fair Idol asked her II
her sister was at home. Sne answered
YES for although her sister was out
she felt 1t would be unsafe for her II Hen
ry knew the truth. They talked OF various
things interesting to lovers, and Heury
talked ia such a loving strain that before
he left the house his fiancee knew that a
marriage ought 10 speedily follow such
Establishments.
A RUDE AWAKENING.
Things logged along this way until
March and Henry made no preparations
for the wedding. At this time Lizzie be-
came frightened and took her sister into
her confidence. The result was that
about nine o'clock one night toward the
middle Of last month Mr.. Kinnicut,
Lizzie's brother-in-law and q Mr.. I'D
wards called at the house of Henry. lie
was sleeping. They quickly reused him
and told him he must either marry Lizzie
or go to jail.
The iii defined terrors OF the law
coupled with Henry's guilty conscience
were too much for him. He searched his
scanty wardrobe for wedding garment
and accompanied the men and Lizzie,
who was picked up on the way, 70 Judge
Chapman,s house. That Judicial lumin.
ary has had much experience In sucn
cases. and be chained the luckless couple
together in briefest order. The honey
moon was spent with Mrs. Henry, Sr.,
and the five little Henrys. Mrs. Henry,
Junior, went to work for two days and
gave the money so earned to her mother.
in-law. who shared It with her son, and
threw the daughter-in-law into the
streets.
POOR REASONS.
After cogitating on the mother-in-law
question for some TINA Mrs Henry, Jr.s
called on Poormaster Hewitt, through
whose efforts Henry was arrested When
arraigned this morning he told Justice
Davis that he didn't support his wife be-
cause she toln lies about him and said he
came home drunk, He also said he re-
ceived only s5 o week, which with the
money earned by younger nrother, was
the only means or Support OF ms iuotneI
aud five children Judge Davis asked the
couple why they couldn't work together
and keep a home for themselves.
"I am willing to do that" answered
Mrs. Henry, but Henry wouldn't agree,
because, as he said. "Oh. she wouldn't
work. You can't believe anything she
says"
Then Mrs. Henry looked as il she was
going to cry.
Judge; hwill you pay your wife $3.50 rer
week.
"Ill try." answered Henry.
"Oh, It's no question of trying. Would
you sooner 90 To prison" sand the Judge.
"No, sir" mumbled Henry. well. IL
seems you were very anxious 70 get mar
rice. f'll parole you until next Friday,
when I'll render a decision"
Mrs Henry, Jr., went out OF one door
looking very sorrowful and Henry went
out by another with a very unrestful
look on hfs face. No one has been to see
Henry since his arrest, neither his
mother, nor his brothers, nor the Judge
who married him.