Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-30
ONE MANS WEDDING.
He SPENT The FIRST NIGHT DIS
TUBING THE SQUIRE.


-Disappearane~ u the fride Her
R~markabls Statements whe. rosaa
BY the Groom Peace - Last.
Wednesday morning, as Justice Girls
void was opening his Office. q well dressed
man walked up to him, and with some hes
itation said, III come hack Ia about an
hour will you tie knot for mey' The
squire Compensated at once what BE-
meant. and told the woald-be Benedfck
that IL he wanted = marriage ceremony
performed he corid accommodate him
The stranger said that was the situa&fon.
and few minutes later took his depart
nre. At about O'Clock be returned with
Lady who appeared to be about - years
old. and when the couple left the Office
they were man and wife.
The squire thought nothing more Of the
occurrence, but at about II o'clock Wednes
day night some one rang the door bell az
his house. 9s5 Cedar avenue, in very Wig
orous manner. Every one about the house
had retired but after little the dignifsd
justice appeared, ROBBED In white, and bads
the late conner announce himself
| Il am the man you married today. and
want to see you right away on important
business" came voice on the outside.
Squire GriswoId opened the door and in-it-
81 the man to enter Ny wife has left me
and taken 800 Of my money" bIcrted ont
the newcomer. He was told to explain him
self. and after little hesitancy said: NY
name Is Lockhard, and live in Indiana
came to this city to testify in a suit for
damages brought against the Valley rail-
road While here l became acquainted
with Miss Rosa Dain. and after . little
courting ! proposed and was accepted.
Then we were married by you Directly
after the ceremony ! was called to give
testimony In the common pleas court.
| WAKING Up THE JUSTICE.
| My wife and had arranged to leave for
| my home In Indiana az soon a. the Gaze
was finished. and before leaving her gave
her 500 with which to make some pur-
chases- was on the witness stand seven
hours, but the minute | was excused
| went in search of my bride She was not
at her boarding house, and the landlady
said that she went away at about II o'clock
| In the morning and took her trunk Now
he continued, what am | to dor Ny wife
b gone. and she has got my money"
Have you endeayored TO End hers'' in-
| quired the justice.
YES, but don't know where to look"
replied the husband of day
well. what do you want Of mesr que
ried Squire Griswold
why, / thought that you would swear
out warrant for her arrest said Lock
hard.
That will keep until morning" an
| swered she justice. .and now | want to go
| to bed"
| Mr. Lockhard took the hint and depart
ed Immediately Justice Griswoid rur. ed
: of the gas aud sought his bed but he wls
F., not destined TO have long nap At about
| o'clock the door bell was set 20 ringing
again The squire afrerward said that
something told him Lockhard vas at
the other end Of the bell wire and ne was
therefore. not greatly surprised upon open
| ing the door TO be confronted by the newly
| married Hoosier. Nevert heless he qsas
. not prepared to meet TWO police officers
and a sobbiag woman. and was startled
when the quartet filed into the hall
| This woman says that she is not my
| wife, spoke up Lockhard
| Yes said one of the officers, this man
found her, and called upon US to take her
to the police station She was willing
enough TO go, but declared that there was
come mistake At the Fourth precinct %
lice station I.ieut. Thompson thought we
had better come here and have ron settle
| the matter"
The squire put on his eyeglasses, turned
up the gas, and then looked at the woman
| critically. Without hesitation he said:
Il married this couple yesterday morn
| ing"
Il never saw you before in my life" an
swered the woman promptly Il already
! have one husband; what do | want of au-
| other,"
SETTLED At LAST
| This appeared to astonish Lockhard. and
he reproaehed the woman in bitter Ian
guage.
II don't know you. sir" she replied
haughrily.
| Give ME back my money. and | will
| agree not to prosecute you" almost shout
ed the now nearly frantic man. The WON
an regarded the speaker with disdain. bat
did not reply. Justice Griswold made some
remark about the interview coming TO a
close, and the party left That is the last
| the squire saw of Lockhard or his bride
| When approached by reporter LENT.
Thompson, of the Fourth precinct police
station. said: Il believe that the couple
came to a settlement. After Lockhard,
the woman and the officers returned from
| Justice Griswold's house. and learned
without a doubt the woman was Lock
| hard's lawful wife, was disposed to ar
| rest her. but he did not appear to desire
that, and begged of the woman to give him
back his money and acknowledge herself
his wife She obstinately refused TO do
this, but finally he persuaded her TO take
e walk with him, and they returned in
about fifteen minutes, and he announced
| that everything was all right and that his
wife had been laboring under a mistake
They went away together, and Lockhard
appeared to be as happy as though nothing
had happened"
How old was Loekhards" asked the re
porter.
He appeared to be 10 years, and he wa.
fine looking" replied the lieutenant. He
told me that this was his first experience in
marrying, aud further assured me that il
would be the last
Nothing more could be learned concern
ing the affair. Where the bride lived oil
what her antecedents were could not be dis
covered. Lackhard is railroad man, and
it is said. is quite wealthy. 1t is believed
that he returned TO Indiana with his wife
| Cleveland Leader.
Il journalism.
i II one is born for a lawyer. preacher. dos
tor. and so on. the same rule must apply Il
journalist. No doubt you can educate
man to a certain line. but journalism
means more than one line. Il means beins