Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-29
SHE TOOK THEcAKE
Also the Handsome Young Ha-
ker Who Baked II.
AN AGED WOMAN maRRIEsA8o
VIM H. Plumb sf Jackson WEEDS Amanda
B~nsIY Of Gssat Rspsds-A Groom Of
Al and Bride Of 10.

JAcEsos, Feb .. "A peculiar mar
rage took plscs IA Justice Palmef's
Once saturday. In the morning two
young men called At the county clark )
ONCE ana ons OF them, William r.
Plumb. stated that no desired a mar
rage license County Clerk Telft pro-
cseded with the usual questions, in
which Plumb stated that be was Il
years Of age. resided IN jackson and Is
. baker. The Iady's name vas gwen
- Amanda Bentley. her residence
Grand Rapids and Der age 70 years.
NJ Tent immedlztely stopped when
the age OF the lady was given. and de-
chned TO make the necessary AFFIDAVIT.
The gentleman who accompanied
Plumb tnen stepped up and explained
matters BY saying that he was inter-
ested IN certain property ia Canada. in
which tina old lady was also interested.
That by the provisions OF the will Of
the womsn's former husband IL she
married again the property Was to re-
vert to him. and II not. then to the GER
tain ether hsirs. IL was now proposed
70 have her marry Plumb. which wault
leave this man in uadisputsd possession.
Mr.. Tefft could not see that il Was HE
duty 20 make tpe affidavit under these
circumstances. but he gave Plumb .
blank affidavlt and informed him that
ii he could get il acknowledged by .
notary public or justice, be. the clerk.
would issue the license. Accordingly,
Plumb and his companion went to JUS
tee Palmer and had the affidavit &C
knowIedged, this TIME fixing the age of
the lady at 81 years, and returned TO
the clerks Office Mr.. Tsfft laid the
matter before the prosecuting attorney,
who held that ne naa no right to re-
fuse the license, whereupon 1t was is-
sued.
Armed with this the pair proceeded
TO Justice PAlmer's office, where the
marriage Was solemnIzed.
The Bentley woman referred to in the
above dispatch was employed, with her
son. . club footed young man, ~ cook
ut the vsndome. Their stay in this city
was only OF = few months duration,
during which they acted in = mysteri-
aus manner. The mail they received.
nstead of coming via Uncle Sam, was
cent through on the trains unstamped.
they never conversed with others and
were consequently regarded suspicious
ly. Last Tuesday. without warning,
mother and con hastily left the city,
sayinK that they were going 70 Three
Rivers. Mich, to accept positions In q
hetel there. The Same night w. r.
Dart. . lawyer, arrived in the city from
Bridgetown, Canada. He said the sons
name was Lincoln Bentley and that the
mother owned hotel in the town from
which be came; that Lincoln had q wife
In Rridgetown, but had misused her,
drank heavily, gambIed and finally he.
came involved IN trouble which
forced HIM to leave Canada. The
faithful mother left with him. She
had the use Of the property and the
revenue 1t yielded, but - stated above
II che married again, all went to Lin.
coln- IL she did not marry the estate
went to other relatives. TO settle the
difficulty into which the Young man
had gotten himself money was needed
There was only one way to get it, and
that was for her to marry. Mr.. Dart
thought some young man could be
found, who for . consideration would
make the old dame his wlfs. As il
transpired Jackson furnished the ma.
terial. There II case now pending IN
the courts in Canada, In which Lincoln
Bentley would participate should he be
caught across the border.