The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1895-01-25

Aooe1ee ol Vnneo8o To1fs
Whether it's case Of hvpnotism o.
just common excentricity neither Jus
tice White nor his clerks can reason
out, says the Chicago Times. Mrs
Dunley, nee Strough, is the person
who has caused all the argument
seven times she has been married and
still her first husband is alive. He
was not only the first in fact, but the
second and third, and so on down t.
the seventh and latest. When they
talk about it in the justice court,
where the now familiar ceremony
took place again yesterday, they say
that James Dunley was married to
Miss Mary Josephine Strough. So
ciety people generally put it the other
way, but then this was no common
place blue-book wedding. Mrs. Dun
ley, nee Strough, is original every one
admits. She is not like other Door
down-trOdden wives for whom the fe-
male suffragists have such sympathy.
Whenever she finds that James is an
uncongenial mate she just goes into
the divorce court and resumes her
maiden name and freedom. Then,
with a woman's contrariness, or Just
to show that she can anyway, Miss
Strough tells James to call around at
the justice court and there is another
quiet wedding in Chicago, without
cards. There are interesting features
about the seven courtships of James
Dunley by his present and previous
WIFE, The last is, OF course, the
newest and perhaps the most roman.
tic
The story dates back to December
26 last. Saturday afternoon Justice
Whili was seated in his justice court
on Clark street, thinking of the
numerous Christmas presents he
would have to buy upon going home
that night.
His revery was suddenly broken.
BY the d0or-he said afterward he
thought it might have been by the
window-a hashily dressed woman
came in. She stopped in the middle
of the room for an instant, and
glanced about the dimly lighted
courtroom. Then she caught sight
OF Justice Whili, who looked as il he
had seen a spook, and she swoOped
down upon him, and in an excited
manner inquired II it was too late to
get a warrant. 1t was a case of as
sault and battery against James S,
Dunley. She was told she could get
one providing she had sufficient
ground. She told her tale Of woe.
This was to the effect that James S.
Dunley had called at her coal office,
near 17l3 Dearborn street, the morn
ing previous and threatened to throw
her out Of the window. The warrant
was granted and turned over to Con-
stable Weinburg, who arrested Dun
ley on Sunday, and he was taken to
Justice Whites house. There he gave
bail to appear January 5 at 2 o'clock
in the afterROon. Nothing more was
thought of the case until yesterday
afternoon, when 1t was called. Both
parties answered, and when the JUS
tice made the usual inquiry as to
whether they were ready to try the
case he was almost thrown into hys-
terics by the complainant announcing
that she wanted toget married to the
defendant, instead Of trying the as.
sault case. In a moment the dreary
old courtroom was livened up. A
wedding Is a sort OF variety anyway.
The clerk sidled up to the desk where
the justice sat and cast suspicious
glances at the bride as she stood with
a marriage license in her hand, offer.
ing 1t to the justice for him to sign.
The sudden and romantic manner
in which the announcement was
made caused the justice to turn pale,
and, reaching over to the purple col
ored document he handled it as gin.
gerly as though 1t was something
uncanny.
AT a glance he saw that the docu-
ment was legal, and calling both par.
ties before him he spoke to James
Dunley.
"Are you willing to get married to
this woman ?"
"Ycs, II she wants II so,r said Dun
ley, rather nervously, NJ the time
keeping his eyes on the brides face,
Us though she had some hypnotic In
fluence over him.
"Well, you ought to know your own
mind. Come, step up"
Before he had chance to reply
Miss Strough broke In with: "Neycr
mind Judge just 20 ahead with the
ceremony. ! vent yesterday and'got
this license myself and don't intend
to have any more monkey business
about tho matter. lIeS willing 70.
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