The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-05
"WHOM GOD HATH JOINED"

Yesterday morning A. S. Harrell was
| arraigned in Justice fuckers court charged
with h;enous offense. There were in the
room the venerable and learned judge,
on whose capillary adornments the frosts
of sixty winters glinted in the sunlight.
The genial and efficient constable, whose
smiling cOuntenance is admired by all
good citizens aud abborred by the bad, the
defendant aud his friends, tue pretty aud
petite accuser and her relatives aud friends.
Judge McCanless. whose venerable head
was unusually bright and smooth. sat
near the young lady and represented the
state and the majesty of the law. Ed
OBryan, the dashing and brilliant young
young attorney, sat beside the accused,
proud of an opportunity TO defend the un-
fortunate and friendess. The young lady
was noticed talking in an earnest under
tone TO the prosecuting attorney for some
little time, aud Judge McCAnieSs leaned
over and spoke to OBryan, who in turn
whispered something to the defendant.
aud his face frightened like gem of
purest ray. He glanced at bis prosecutor,
and soft eyes looked love to eyes which
spake again" Things were becoming ex-
ceedingly interesting. Judge McCanless
looked wiser than he ever did before in his
life Ed. O'Bryan's face wore a smile
that would have charmed Juliet. Jim
Beard beckoned Tom Voss out into the
ball and talked in his most deliberate
mood for half minute. Tom returned to
the scene of reconciliation. spoke to Mr..
Harrell and they left the room together.
The spectators looked on with OPEN
mouthed wonder. Judge Tucker chewed
elm bark faster than common aud watch
Ell the moving panorama as the story OF
love and forgiveness uufolded itself before
him.
In a few moments after the constable
and his charge left the sacred precincts OF
justice the young lady and her relatives
went out. They proceeded across the
street to the law Office of OBryan g.
Gordon.
When Voss and Harrell left the court
room they proceeded directly to the probate
judges Office and Judge StrattOn was asked
for marriage license. Armed with this
document, they returned to j Judge fuckers
office When they arrived there was no
one there but 1.-The court" Tom inquired
for the 'rest of the folks" aud his honor
informed him they had taken IA change Of
venue, aud they could probably be found
in O'Bryau's office. They followed. The
constable returned to fuckers Office in
few moments and told "the court" he was
wanted across the street. The court" put
on his straw hat, picked up ii copy OF
Dassler's statutes, took a fresh chew OF
elm bark, grasped his cane and started.
Reaching the comfortable rooms where
Messrs O'Bryan Il Gor,lon hold council
with their clients. prepare briefs. or enter
tain their friends, he found the prO3ecut-
ing witness and the defendant on the
most friendly relations possible. Mr..
Harrell presented the document he had
procured from the probate judge to the
magistrate. Judge Tucker adjusted bis
eye glasses, opeued the paper, and then
opened his eyes very wide. He babe them
stand I'D, and after talk full of earnest
ness, fatherly advice and kindly feeling,
he Joined them together in the legal bonds
of natrimony.
Upon the retirement Of Judge
Tucker Judge McCandless stepped
in his place in front OF the
couple and in an address that would
have done credit to homeiier man. pre-
scented them With Il beautiful water set.
gift front Senator O'Bryan. Ed would
have made the presentation address him.
self, but he was wholly incompetent at
the moment. He Was SO elated over the
happy termination of the affair that he
was beside himself.
And this ended the criminal suit of
Beard vs. Harrell,