The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-20
MARRIED THIRTY-FIvE MINUTES.
Bride Loved Her Father Rrtter than She
Did Her H.,shand. .nyway.

Did Her Hrsband, anyway.
| Lexington, KY, Aug. 19-The most
| peculiar divorce suit ever known in
! the blue grass region of Kentucky was
filed here today by Mary E. Faddis. e
| petite blue grass beauty of 1o, against
her husband, Munroe Faddis. a Jessa-
mine county boy OF IS years.
Their honeymoon lasted only 80 min
! Stes, and thereby hangs this unusual
story:
Mary Tate was on a visit to her uncle,
| Robert Tate, in Jessamine county.
Last Saturday she for the first time
met Munroe Faddis, young noun
tain boy, who recently moved to Jes-
sarnlne county, wiiere his father, who
was a wealthy land owner in eastern
kentucky. had bought farm.
1T was case of love at first sight,
and the two children feeling that life
would be a dreary waste if they were
| separated. went to Nicholasvilie on
Monday last, just two lags efter theS
met, for the purpose CT getting mar
ried
The county clerk refused them a IL
co"Se, but, nothing daunted, the bold
young mountaineer went to a LAWYERS
once, drew up the proper papers, forz-
ed ms prospective father-in-lsw' name
thereto, and thus armed returned to
the clerk, who still refused to grant
the license.
The girl, who is very small for her
age, then signed a bond and sWore to
the same before the clerk. stating thar
sne vas Il years old.
The clerk then issued the license. and
the youthful pair We're made man and
Wlfe by the county judge. They got in
their buggy and started back to the
home of the bridegroom.
IN the meantime, Mary's uncle had
not been idle. He learned the plans of
the young couple and communicated
with Mary's father. who is promin.
elt grocer ana real estate dealer a
this coVrtS
me father, P. ". Ttate. procured a
last morse and drove at break
speed 10 overtake the fleeing connie.
He met them about three miles from
NJ. N>lchoISViiie, or Just 80 minutes after
the ceremony had been performed.
Jumping out Of his buggy he leyaIe5
ilis pistol at Faddis, and commanded
r. daughter To get out Of the buggy
She ala 50 and she angry father
Drought her home 70 this CITY.
a ne bridegroom was not 70 be cheat
"a out or ms bride so easily. and going
70 NlcholsVille he swore out ty1 wan
FantS Tor ;ftate, one charging h;,.,
", - SarF! ing concealed weapons and
me other with breach ~ the peacs.
Iate was tried on these cna r,-ss YES
lefday, being fined So and sanrs1css |
20 10 days IN jail in the concealed wean- |
on case The other was disrn,ssad
IN me court room Faddis begged b,s 1
WiIe 10 60 home with MIN. Inn, sbe a..
eIared she loved her father hest ana !
night. w." h'-a iasi
IL. IN her petition FOR divorce il ;s s,a,a5 I
!, nat on the 18th day Of August ;Se5
/. y io.ce' oUreSS and fraIi. fkn NAM
I'm; Mary +. Faddis. was se,i,i, -
' III ana without her consent Torosf -
n me defendant, Munroe Faii;s@
Ia,e says tonight thar a. sno, a.
80 o!Nofce IS granted he VIII 5nSrIt,,1o !
= o0eed'hSS deainS. Fad.fs: ~ atG,,c
III ne penalty for which IS H..
'e' Id IN The penttenHarv.
Z one of the fashionable .E,-
u me Rhine, reports writer in -,
'e14ln' ne came across some ouos- -.
i'eS IN the visitors book % the -;
a. . lo'eL One of the Paris r,enbn-.
a the Rothschiid family had s;rrcI
A. ae Paris 1t 50 happened tba,
.aron oppenhcina. the weIJ-L,o on"'
otosne banker. was the nex, a--,-ai
no Immediately capped the abo-e nv
shing 20 de Cologne"