The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-07
NICK SPLICED THEM
The Youngest Justice in the
City Marries a Young
Couple.
DID IT LIKE A VETERAN.
But in His Anxiety to Get a Mar
riage Certificate He Forgot to
Kiss The Bride.

There was tremendous excitement In
aud about the Weldon Building yester-
day Afternoon when it became known
that mick" Walsh,-oh. beg pardon,
Justice Of the Peace Walsh.-was about
to o~ficlate at his first wedding. The
Judge was faithfully pursuing his daily
vocation. full of ups and downs. when q
little bRrsheaded boy rushed to the ele-
vator In the building and said to Nick.
"Oh, II you please Judge, dsre's a Teller
and his CURL wants ter be married" This
announcement took ithe Judges breath
away. and, In his excitement. he gave tbs
elevator rope such a pull that the p }
sengers were knocked off their feet.
1t didn't take him long to run them MP
to the several floors, put on his coat and
hat and rush over to Justice Lockwood's
Office on Washington street with a bran
new revised edition of the laws under
his arm.
THE COUPLE TO BE MARRIED.
When ne reached the office he foun d
three people there. One was O young
pleasant faced girl dressed In a gown
which the writer OF this true history
shriuKs even from attempting TO de-
scribe. Standing very near to her was
% yOObk - "a 'SAo yS0oe
man, dressed in a dark suit and wearing
an immense boutonniere In the LAPEL of
his coat. Behind these stood a stout
lady of uncertain age. who had evidently
gone through this business OF marrying
before, because she looked from one to
another with a knowing smile. and
whispered to the young woman NOT to be
afraid.
Afraid WhyFthe bride was the 1ivelier
of the two. The bridegroom was so
bashful and didn't exactly know what to
do with his hands, bat his wife to be
laughed aud tripped through the cere-
mony as gayly as she trippsd through the
door.
With trembling hands 'Nick" opened
the law book, aud, turning to shat part
treating of marriages, he told the couple
to join their hands.
q CEREMONY.
The form Is simple enough when one
has had plenty of practice in marrying.
but not SO easy on frat trial. and it is no
wonder then that the worthy Justice
hesitated a little when he asked the
bridegroom ii he would take this
woman whom o hold by the hand to
be your lawful wife and promise, In the
presence Of TOT and these witnesses. that
you will be faithful aud loving husband
until you shall be separated by DEATH"
''Ye-e-es," answered the bridegroom.
Then putting a similar question TO the
bride, with the proper changes OF the
words wife" and husband" the Judge
fo- the first time lifted his eyes to the
bride.
Yes" came like lightning her answer.
accompanied with a glance as much as TO
say, "Or course. What do you suppose l
came here for?"
The inal words were uttered, making
the twain one. But here the Judge
turned pale. the husband and wife look
ed alarmed, and even the stoical lady
behind was worried.
NO CERTIFICATE
What was the msJterl Simply, there
was no marriage certificate. Nick had
forgotten to provide one. Here was a
nice fix. The Judge hastily donned his
hat and rushed out into the street to
scare up a blank certificate. AS these
are not lying around loose In every store,
the Court was absent some time.
Meanwhile the bride thought she
should pass the time Kissing her hus g
band and her friend. She forgot TO
favor the remaining witness, THE JERSEY
CITY News reporter. He wa completely
ignored, aud the Judge, who entered
shortly afterward. was not In 1t. "Nick"
produced an engraved form and at once
began to wind up the proceedings by
filling in the names.
Your name ?" he asked of the bride.
MISS Kittie Neujahr Of Rotterdam ,
Holland" she replied.
"Yours7" to the groom.
CLARK Smith of Petersburg, Virginia"
The other woman was Mrs. Hattie
Golden Of No. 261 West Thirtv-niuth
street. New York. ALI was over and
bestowipg q crisp bill, it is always"crlsp,"
on the judge. the wedding party sailed
out of the office. Judge Walsh returned
to the Weldon building to receive the
compliments Of his friends and Incl
dentally to break that bill in honor of
the occasion.
MARRIED HI EC0ND
Leaving the happy judge. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Smith took u car and visited Rev.
ID T David Mitchell of the Scotch Presby
teriau Church. They were deter mined
to have another wedding to tie the
matrimonial knot so securely that moth
ing short of an order from Chancellor
McGill could unloosen 1t. That second
ceremony took place and the pair re-
turned to New York where Mr.. Clark
Smith, who described himself as "a free
lance In journalism" whatever that may
mean. intends to reside. And now to
return to "Nick." He having with be-
coming judicial gravity entertained his
friends. returned to his duties ar the
elevator cumming Rudibly as he took
the NEWS reporter up Co the second floor:
Sin L~ockwood's office in faIrest weather
married Smith and Neujahr together;
Let none but Him who rules the thunder