The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-03

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the Expenses and Leaves Him Forever
After Three Days-Now He Wants a
Divorce in Order to Marry His First
Love-Oklahoma News.
| Guthrie, O. T., Aug 2-(Specia1)-
| News Of a novel divorce suit which has
been filed at Perry reaches here 1t is
the first divorce case in Oklahoma in
which hypnotism is charged right out
There have been any number of cases
where the complaint confessed that
! they were ensnared by warm, rich, red
red lips and voluptious forms, and Ian
| guorous glances from dreamy eyes
many have agreed that they were vic
| timiZed by those instruments, but until
| the case at Perry was filed day or two
ago. no man has appeared before the
tribunals for the reparation Of broken
hearts and charged hypnotism right
out
Jesse Johnson is the man who intro
duceS the innovation. He is said to be
the son of wealthy cotton planter Of
Mississippi. He wants divorce from
his wafe Marina Johnson, who is the
hypnotist.
fell desperately in love with a pretty
girl down in Mississippi. He was an ar
dent sutton and won the love and prom
ised her everlasting allegiance and
fidelity. But Father Johnson took a
hand in the matter. He objected to the
young people carrying their love into
eliminating marriage. He said his boy
was too young-seventeen years.
SO one day while the young girl is in
tears, Jesse is fired off to school at
Worcester, Mass. The young people
still exchanged love letters and still
cemented the early vow of eternal
fidelity. The first vaca ton from school
came and Young Jesse Johnson was not
permitted to go back to Mississippi for
obvious reasons. He was sent to AS
bury Park for the summer. On the
beach there a woman met him and
weed fhim-hy hypnotism. Her name
was Miss Mynell. She was older than
young Johnson, but rather pretty and,
so the young man alleges in his petit
ton. solemnly and in legal language,
she hypnotized him. She fixed her eyes
on him and before long he was under
a spell-a spell in which he forgot the
little girl in Mississippi and the ternal
VOW. Miss Mynell took young Johnson
to minister and married him paying
the expenses herself. Now the queer
part Of the proceedings occurred. She
was the devoted wife-was this hyp-
notist-for a few days. Then she dis
appeared completely and has never
been seen since, nor heard of. Young
Johnson has completed his education
and gone back to Mississippi. He has
explained the hypnotism accident to his
first love and she has accepter it. AS
soon as his divorce is secured in Perry
the vow Of eternal fidelity will be full
filled.
DIVORCES NOT RIGAMISTS.
Judge Strang in speaking of the state
ment in the Eagle the other day that
Oklahoma divorces were digamists on
account of recent decision Of the su-
preme court, says that late act of the
legislatu re fixes them all right and that
they are not bigamists. He quoted the
law as follows:
Chapter 22-An act to legalize divorces
heretofore granted in the probate
courts.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly Of the Territory of Oklahoma.
Sec. 2-That all DEGREES of divorces
heretofore granted by the probate court
of the various courts in this territory
prior TO the passage of this act, be and
the same are hereby declared legal, and
the acts of said courts in the hearing
of said divorce proceedings and the rem
dering of judgment and DEGREES there
in. and all the orders Of said courts in
said divorces, whether temporary or
final are hereby ratified and declared
are valid in all respects.
Sec. 2.-This act shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and
approval.
Approved February %, 1895.
TROUBLE OVER WARRANTS
The supreme court has adjourned
until September 6 without passing up
on the warrant case, the result of
which will effect every county in the
territory The decision in this case
was expected last March but for
some reason was deferred until June
and then again to special session last
month and now the matter will have
to go over until September. The main
point in question is whether or not the
warrants issued by counties, cities and
schools prior to the first assessment
are legal. The decision in this mat
ter is Of vital Importance and the SUI
preme court is criminally negligent in
not giveing us something definite to
bonds which are proposed to be issued
throughout the territory and practical
ly ties the hands of all municipalities.
The court should have postponed their
junketing tour until this business is
settled. They are neglecting their du-
~ to the people and are being strong
ly censured for such dilatory actions.
They are there to protect the interests
of this territory and not make those in
terests a plaything.
ELOPING COUPLE WIN.
Early yesterday morning Officer
Bruce was hurried 10 the Farmers no.
tel. Guthrie, 10 quell an incipient riot
there. On arriving there he found an
old man, barefooted, and in his shirt
sleeves. narrowly watching another
man and ready to jump on him on the
slightest desire he might manifest TO
escape. Officer Bruce enquired as to
the cause of such war-like attitude
and was informed by the older man
that the younger one had run away
with his daughter. The ancient whose
name is Channel. and who lives about
ten miles from here, stated TO the Off
Ger that the man ne wanted arrested
Andrew McDermid had elOped the
night before with his daughter. Nellie,
who. the father claimed. was under
fourteen years Of age, and that ne had
followed them 10 this city. located them
in the dining room al the hotel and had |
made a rough house for a few moments
with a chair, causing the girl TO hide |
out.
Mr.. Bruce questioned the other man |
who admitted the clipping but stated |
that the girl was over sixteen years I
old and that they had just been mar /
ried and in support of his claim TO the I
lady fair produced his marriage certi- /
hcate, duly signed and witnessed
Mr.. Bruce directed the parent OF the /
girl u the county attorney. and when 4
he again met him later in the day
was informed that the war was declar- /
ed off and that he had decided TO for
give the young couple.
MORE "HARBORING" ARRESTS
Deputy United States Marshal Rurk
made a valuable capture Tuesday night