The morning call., 1893-10-23
MIXED MATCH.
Miss Lutgen Welded to
a CoEored Porter.
A NEW CHINESE WIFE TRICK
Interview With Baker, q Witness in
the Benson Land Fraud Case.
Berkeley Notes.


dnary weddings that this city has known
for many days was celebrated at the resi-
dence of the groom's brother-in-law, on
Twenty-second street, last Friday after
noon.
David L. Thompson. the porter OF the
Aihenian Club. and Miss Lutgen of Oak
land were the high contracting parties.
The feature that singulariZed tho we'd
ding was the discrepancy in color between
the bride and groom.
The former is as fair and white as q
lily. while the latter is a fullblooded
African.
The celebration of the wedding was
quiet and unosten tatious. Gifts from rel
atlves and friends of either party were
piled on a comfortable in the sitting-roOm.
The ceremony was performed by proper
authorities aud was made as binding as
such rites usually are.
The groom resides at 1917 Thirteenth
street, but it was considered the part OF
wisdom not to hold the festivities there.
The strained relations that have grown up
about the Thompson family hearth have
been such ever since the courtship began
that to attempt concentrating the happl-
ness of David and his love under the same
roof with an incensed household would be
nothing short Of flying in the face of
Providence
For this reason an indulgent brother-in-
law was sought out and the use of his
house secured. The brother-n-law is bar
tender at the Athenian Club, where
Thompson has long acted as porter. The
necessary association of tho two during
business hours at the club must have been
source of satisfaction to David. who was
thus enabled to conSplTe out the details
of his nuptials while thirsty members
waited for their cocktails at the further
end of the hall.
The immediate relatives Of Miss Lutgen
were in no wav behind The Ihompsons In
their efforts TO SOW diSSensions between
the lovers. An alliance that so nearly re-
sembled the illustrious one between Des-
demona ana the Moor filled their souls
with repugnance, and seemed fraught with
remOrSe and disaster.
For this reason the affianced bride of
the porter was forced to leave her home
and attempt TO elude paternal vigilance by
wedding when aud here she could.
In this she succeeded, and on Friday
night last love, as usual, found way.
After the fatal rites were solemnlZed
Thompson marched out of the house on
Twenty-second street with his white wife
on his arm, as prOId as car. She is
only % years old and he just %. Youth.
health and two complexlons-what else
could he ask for?
When the shower OF rice and good wishes
had passed over the groom played his
trump card by showing bis wife into the
snug little quarters he had secured down
town. Everything awaited the happy pair
in apple-pie order.
David had secured in advance all the
comforts Of a home.
just how long they will live in this
roomiug-house and where they will go
wnen they move Is irrelevant and incom-
petent AS things are they are very
happy and have 10 desire to exchange
certain contentment for dubious alterna-
tive. If people WOuid not bother them
they would be HAPPIER still
But life is not all fun, and David must
take the 10th with the beer. Already a
serpent is sppeking into his Eden. with
suggestions of legal complications and
mischief that is brewing. There may be
pillows before the family ship.
Alas, for the course of true love.
The iiighbinders' Protege.
Led Fouk Bow, the coolie bigamist and
peIjurer, who has been confined for sew
eral days in the Alameda County Jail, was
sent 10 Seattle Saturday night in the charge
Of United States Marshal MaIoney.
Warrants from The north demanding the
arrest Of this man have been hume rOus,
but Bow Is a pTOtege of the highbEder
.: tongs, and as last as the authorities would
lock him up on a warrant the Chinese
would get him out on ID writ of habeas
corpus.
This little scheme had worked so long
and so we'll that the police concluded San
Francisco was not the proper place for
this man and had him sent to Oakland.
No writ has reached him here.
Believing that little discretion would
not be lll-applied in this case, Keeper Gil
ligan had Lee Fook Bow remain a little
I'm har haF. Irhh Dr.
ed. and then, when all was serene, placed
him quietly aboard the 1880 Oregon ex-
press Saturday night.
For ways that were dark and tricks that
.. were vain Lee Fook was certainly pecu-
liar.
The little scheme he worked on the Gov
ernment WAS to come into Seattle with a
and explain to the authorities that this
was his wfP.
After feast had been spread and some
q. show of festivity made Lee Fook Bow and
wife would go to San Francisco for little
wedding Journey, and that would be the
last the cities by the sound would ever sea
Of that timd bride.
just how many times the trick was re-
peated before the officers saw through ii
nobody knows to this day.
Enough wives, however, have been
fastened onto Lee Fonk 10 set him up in
sucn STOCK Tor tile balance of his life, and
II the officers of Seattle have their way he
won't see much Of his family for MANY
days to come.
Want His Testimony.
George w. Baker, alleged to be a de-
faultlng witness in the famous Benson
fraudulent survey suit, was taken to the
County Jail yesterday morning and held
in $4,000 bonds.
Baker was seen by CALL reporter yes
terday afternoon and spoke with great re-
luciaDce on the matter Of his connection
with the Benson case. He said he had
been arrested at Kingman, Ariz., where
he was making a small competence prac-
tleing law.
When asked why he had left California
for At:zina he said it was hrcause he
could find nothing TO do in this State.
He said further: 81 was arrested once
before as defaulting witness in this case.
That was year or two ago and when the
courts had secured me they never SO much
as called on me for my testimony.
= Il was acting as Deputy United States
Surveyor under Benson when these alleged
frauds were committed, and that is how
am mixed up in the case
''The trial does not come up for six
weeks yet, and here ] am forced to aban-
don my law practice and wait in JAIL"
An Aged Petty Thief.
Al Bennett, so years Of age. one of The