Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14
A MATCHMAKER SUES
To Recover for His Services in Ar
ranging a Romantic Marriage.
HE SECURED A PITTSBURG BRIDE
For Missouri Citizen Who Was in Search
!. Of Paragon.
THE WEDDING DINNER IS INVOLVED

Solomon Golden. Pittsburg gallant who
earns an honest penny now and then by Sc
curing wives for his friends at so much per
wife, has just brought suit against L. J..
Marks, Kansas City pawnbroker, for
money due on account of one wedding feast
provided, so Golden claims, after the mar
riage of Marks to Miss Esther Skirble, a
| former Pittsburg belle whose father now
lives at 10 Townsend street. Another suit
for $3.50 is hanging fire in a Kansas City
| court on q claim of Golden's that the
amount is due for services in securing a
bride for Marks.
The romance had its start in Pittsburg in
March, 1891. Marks Was then bachelor
of q, dissatisfied with single life, too am
bilious to be content with one of Missouri's
tickle girls and wisely seeking in Pittsburg
for mate, beautiful enough and with suffi
cient good sense to make him happy and
not worry his brain with recklessly con-
tracted bills or foolish firtations. His
ideal could not be found any place outside
of paradise or Pittsburg, and as he wasn't in
direct communication with the former
place, he enlisted the services of: Golden,
the Penn avenue dealer, to look around the
Iron City and find some maiden who would
fill the bill and whose heart would be sus-
ceptible to Marks himself, his pawnshop or
his name.
Golden as q Match-Maker.
Golden enlisted in the service. It wasn't
really in his line of business, but he thought
the side issue would be just as profitable,
and besides it would open up trade that
might lead to fortune. He brought Marks
to the city to claim the goods when they
would be ready for delivery, and with a
half pound of caramels and vocabulary
full of tender expressions, started out on his
heart-conquering expedition. The first he
found belonged to young lady named
Miss Belle Santofsky She was introduced
to Marks, but didn't seem to care very
much for him. She thought she would like
q pawnshop, however, and consented to an
engagement.
Golden was pleased with his success and
claims he was promised good bonus, but
just few days before the marriage the
tickle Miss Santotsky concluded to give the
pawnshop and its owner the shake. There
was great mourning when the determination
was announced, but no amount of argument
or show of wealth could induce Miss Belle
to change her mind. Golden's wife was
taken in ON the ground floor of the business
transaction and used all her power Of speech
and argument to bring about truce. 1t
was a failure, however, and in desperation
Golden went out on another exploring
expedition.
Found a Wife for Himself.
In the meantime Marks, becoming des-
perate, took his case into his own hands,
and commenced tour OF inspection of the
Pittsburg girls. He walked the streets I
daily ogling all the beauties he met, as
Golden said, until finally, while wandering
past the classic buildings on Townsend
became his wife.
She was tall, stately, fascinating in the
extreme, and as Marks watched her sweep
the 13 steps from the street pavement to the
the front door he thought he had never seen
so much beauty s. 1t happened that Miss
Skirble's home was in the lower fiat of the
bouse in which Golden lived, SO when
Marks told of his love at first sight there
was no trouble in securing an introduction.
The love making was fast and furious. 1t
was conducted on time, because Marks had
to get back to his Kansas City pawnshop
and he wanted to take bride with him.
He didn't risk as long an engagement as
with Miss Santotsky, and had better luck,
also, for there was nothing but clear sailing !
until the ceremony was performed in the |
Grant Street Synagogue. A reception was
given at the home of the brides parents |
afterward at which a mag |
nifcent banquet was served to the guests |
All the neighborhood was present and |
everyone had plenty to eat There were no !
unpleasant occurrences to mar the proceed |
ngs, and since then the married life, accord |
ing to reports from Kansas City, has been |
IS peaceful as Quaker meeting.
A suit for the Dinner.
A week or so ago Golden entered suit be-
fore Justice Browne, of Kansas City, to get |
Judgment for $110, which. he claimed was
paid for the wedding dinner. Marks claimed
MS father-in-law paid the bill, but couldn't
satisfy the Court that such was true. He
mas appealed the case to the Circuit Court.
The suit for $3.50 which Golden claims is
lue him for services in securing bride for
Marks will come up in short time.
Mr.. Skirble, the father-in-law of Mr..
Marks, was in anything but pleasant hu-
nor when seen at his home last night. He
asserted that he had paid the bill for the
Wedding dinner himself He said Marks
lad paid Golden for his time in securing the
ormer wife, and that at the time the
business was satisfactorily settled.