The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-15
A ROMANCE In LOW LIFE.
UGLY STORIES TOLD IN COURT AS
TIE RESULT OF A MARRIAGE.

The First Husband of the Woman In
the Case Living in the West-Her
. Sister Says Her Mind is Unbalanced
and Accuses Der Of Bigamy.
ATLANTA. GA. Oct 14-Here is a sensa-
tional story. A sort OF romance in low
life is involved in a marriage here yester~
dav between a noted pickpocket and a
woman who is said to be q shoplifter. IL
was the marriage Of Alex McKoiu and
Mrs. Jennie E. Trip, alias Jennie Hender-
son. Years ago, Charles z. Trip, alias
Charlie Henderson, was arrested in Atlanta
tor picking pockets. He escaped punish
nent aud left Atlanta. leaving his wife,
Jennie Henderson, here. Shortly afterWard
lhere appeared in Atlanta 10-oent circus.
Alex McKoin accompanied it and as he had
been reported 20 the police several times as
q pickpocket, he was finally arrested aud
locked up at police headquarters Nothing
could be proved against him and he was re-
leased.
HENDERSON TURNS Up AT NASHVILLE.
A few months later it was reported that
Charlie Henderson had been arrested IN
Nashville on the charge of swindling. As
soon as his wife heard of it she went TO
Nashville and secured his liberation. Moth
ing bad been heard OF the trio since then
until three weeks ago, when Alex Mckoin
and Jennie Henderson appeared IN Atlanta.
They were not seen ey any OF the police
who knew them, and it is probable that they
would have remained undisturbed il 1t had
not been for some trouble they mad with
Jennie's sister. McKoin and Mrs. Jennie
f. Henderson appeared before Judge Lam
drum yesterday provided with license and
the magistrate tied the nuptial knot, uniting
them in the bonds OF wedlock.
TROUBLE OVER FURNITURE.
They went at once TO the home Of his
sister, Miss Jennie Thornton, 20 live. They
had applied for Mrs. Henderson's furniture
from the residence Of her sister, Mrs
Mary S. Ellis, where she had been boarding
the day before. Mrs. Ellis claimed that
Mrs. INSTRUMENTATION owed her for sew
eral ueeks' board, and endeavored to retain
certain of the effects The nswly-marrled
couple at once instituted bail In troVer
suit. and a bailif was sent for the things IN
dispute, and they were taken into CUSTODY
about O'Clock In the afternoon.
A CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
Mrs. Ellis appeared in Judge Lsndrums
office and related her story. She said that
her sister, Mrs Henderson, was guilty OF
bigamy, inasmuch as her husband, Charles
w. Henderson, is still living in the west
and has been sending his wife from $40 to
$50 week. She says that Henderson is a
circus man and married her sister in Tullo-
homa, Tenn. twenty-one years ago. They
remained togett or till be left her at Mem
phis last Christmas day, going west and
promising to send her money regularly,
which promise he has faithfully kept. She
said that three weeks ago McKoin, whose
fictitious name she claims is Stanley, came
here from Nashville, Tenn, and she says
that be was forced to leave Memphis for
keeping a gambling house and other irreg-
ular conduct.
CLAIMS TO BE AN HEIRDSS.
Her sister Is mentally unbalanced, she
saws, and that she deluded DIN with
the idea that she was soon to reaAze q large
amount of money from the compromise OF
a suit in regard TO some Rome property,
when, IN reality, Mrs. Ellis says that she
will get the money instead OF Mrs. Hender-
son. She alleges that McKoin concealed
stolen goods in her house. and that she gave
him away to the police. She makes his
character shady. The bailif who went
after tie things for MoKoin undertook to
secure the goods by force, aud In the strug-
gle that ensued he struck Mrs. Ellis two
vioieot blows McKoin was arrested and
locked up in the station house. Mrs. Hem
derson Is over 40 and McKoin 10 "a.