The morning call., 1894-05-04
LOVE TRIUMPHANT
Even Iron Bars Gave Way
Before.
Romance in Which a Pretty Young
HeiresS and Her Lover Out.
witted Their Enemies.

"Love laughs at locksmlths." according to
Shakespeare. Nowadays the saying might be
apty changed TO Love laughs at law" In
proof of This little romance that came to a
happy termination in notary pubic's office
yesterday afternoon may be cited.
Nellie AussuseS is a pretty brunette, and Is
not ashamed OF the fact that she is only Is
introduced to John NJ. Victor, barber at 81 3
Third street. John Is 20 years of age and not
by any means unattractiye in appearance. Nell
lie is of Irish descent and Johns parents were
born in Portugal.
In the natural course OF events Nellie and
John fell in love with each other. Then they
became engaged and John bought the ring, and
Nellie felt all the happier when he placed iG
upon her finger.
Up TO this time the course of true love had
run smooth, but there were breakers ahead.
Nellie is an heiress. she and hsr brother are
orphans and are Joint heirs to real estate in the
city valued at about S120.000. A portion OF
the properly is lot rs feet frontage on Market
street, opposite Twelfth, and the rest is seat
tered over the city. The estate is now in the
Proba Court.
There is a woman who claims to have an in
terest in the estate, and she Is represented by
Attorney Nagle. Whether she was 10 blame
for bringing matters 10 a crisis much sooner
than was expected Is not definitely known; but
there was some one who was bitterly opposed
TO Nellie's getting married. and when the girl
proudly displayed her engagement ring this
some one determined that the marriage should
never be coasummated.
The assistance of the Society for the Preven-
tion OF Cruelty to Children was asked and
granted, and the scheme TO separate TWO loving
hearts was TO have been carried out last
Wednesday night.
And so il was. Nellie was arrested by Officer
c. Z. Wells and taken TO the Southern police
station, and John soon followed her. They
were entered on the small book, but were not
charged until yesterday morning. Nellie was
booked "for some public institution and
John-a respectab ble barber-for vagraney.
Nellie and John have warm friend IN
student named McNaly. John managed to
send a message to him shortly after he was
booked, and In short time McNally was at
the station and deposited $50 cash bail for
the release of his two young friends.
1t did not take Nellie and John long to make
up their minds TO put an end TO the evil designs
of their enemy or enemies by getting married
at once. Accompanied by McNally they went
10 the ofhce of Attorney Walter Gallagher, who
drew up a contract of marriage, which they
both signed, The witnesses being McNally and
Fred Frey.
Only another step was necessary to perfect
the contract, so the marriage party proceeded
TO the DonohOe building TO the Office OF Mrs.
Adde L. Balou, notary public, where the con-
tract was sworn TO and the usual declaration
made by the notary.
Then the young couple received the congratu-
Iations OF those present, but, strange to say,
tomary Hiss, which apparently had dampen
ing Ell ct upon Gallagher, Frey and McNally,
for neither of them ventured 10 practically
illustrate what John had neglected
So eDGed the little romance and the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and
some one else were checkmated.
When the cases are called In the Police Court
this morning the Judge will have to dismiss
them, as John NJ. Victor, having married an
heiress to 100000 in her own right, can
scarcely be cassed as yagrant.