The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-22
M GUN IN THE CEREMONY.
His Sims Parents Tell a Story Of
the Young SaVannahian.

7s,evsay Mrs. Robeen Was Willing
Hsr Son Should Marry the Fair
Young Floridian and Invited Them
70 Come and Visit Her-Now They
viii Make it Warm forsthe Young
Man if He Shows UP in NJ oultrie.
the Girls False Story That De-
esived Her Parents.
tr.rher story has come to light in con-
ue,tfan with young Sam Thebaut's runa-
,..r rom a forced marriage at Moultrie,
Fla. II is that of Miss Sims people. The
..r,.v i'm the Morning News was told by
Mrs Robeen, the young mans mother.
That from Moultrie is equally interesting.
Tse ST.. Augustine News says:
.Thcbaut and Miss Sims became ac-
.ouamted six month ago. Not long af-
toward it seemed for the best that the
voJnr couple should marry. Both were
willing and young Th6baut applied to
Judge Cooper for license. Being under
81 wears Of age the judge told him that he
,aaId not issue one without the consent
Of theparents Of both parties.
s.Aliss SIMS parents wrote to Mrs.
R7becn. Young Thebaut's mother, who
fcesm savannah, explaining the situa-
-7ou and asking for her consent to her
sons marriage. This letter did not meet
with refusal by Mrs. Robeen, as can
been seen by the following, which is a
CODY of her letter:
"SAvANNAH, GA. July list, 90
Mr. Sims: Dear Sir-I received your let
ter and. under the circumstances, do give my
consent for my son, S. y. Thebaut. to marry
and after they are married send them up and
1,trhera stay q couple Of weeks with me-
But. understand that Sammy has no proper
~ ofhls own until he is q years old. Don It
fail TO send them up and let me know when
they start Hoping they will come out o. k
remain, Respectfully yours,
MRS. L. RoBEEN
p $. Have telegraphed the ordinary at
St Augustine to grant Sammy license.
L. RoDEEN
Following isl copy of telegram re-
ceiyed on july lst by Judge Cooper:
County Judge ST. Johns county: You can
grant my soa S b. Thebaut. marriage
license. Mrs. L. R0been, 81 Oak street
Savannah Ga.
When the details had been adjusted,
Sam said that he must visit St. Angus
tine, and get a now suit of clothes, as he
did not care to be married in IN Old suit
A boy in Meultric drove him to st. Au-
justine where he boarded the train and
went through to Savannah, and that was
the last seen of him hereabouts.
1T is positively asserted that there was
no attempt to force the marriage. at the
point Of a gun or any other way. Miss
Sims has but two brothers and both were
miles away at the time Thebaut was
never under arrest. neither was he guard
ed He was treated with cool indiffer-
cuCe. Thebaut was anxious for the mar
riage to take place, and wrote to his
mother TO grant her consent, which it can
be seen by her letter she was willing TO
give. The property part Of the story,
the Sims say, must have originated with
Mrs. RObeen. No one remembers Of the
Thebauts owning any property in St.
Augustine
The parents and brothers of the young
girl are well known in Moultrie. They
are honest and respectable people, and,
while not well TODD. they live cOmfOrta-
bly, and are much liked by all those who
enjoy their acquaintance. On the other
hand young Thebaut is not thought much
OF, and those who know him, particularly
Mr. Sims family and frierds, are not
anxious to see him very often
The parents Of the young girl now posi-
lively forbid the marriage, as it has been
discovered that such a course is entirely
unnecessary. Imagining that she cared
for The boy, and knowing that her parents
would not consent to the marriage, the
young girl manufactured 4 story to mis-
lead her parents and gain their consent
thereby. The ruse was almost successful,
but was discovered in time.
AS the matter now stands it is safe to
predict that il would be quite unpleasant
1nlRp Am lin
as those who know him may see tit to
u him. 20 visit MOnltrie again. y