The evening times., 1896-08-14
MaH RAPA TO PRISON
Youthful Jacob Davis Weak
ened In the Police Court.
HE MARRIED MISS MARTIN
The Party Adjourned to Justice
O'Neal's Office, Where the Knot
Was Quickly Tied in the Presence
ofa Large Parental Persua.
sion Brought Him Around.

Jacob D. Davis prefers nlatrimony to a
prison cell. AS told in yesterdays Evening
Times. fie was arrested ON warrautsworn
out by Miss Salle Martin OF DauviIie. va.
who claimed that he llred her tothis city
on the promise OF ofimarriage, and aftsrliging
together for awhile deserted 'her.
The young man fighted this morning the
wrong he had done tile girl ana made her
his wife. But he did not do 80 willingly.
Fears of going TO jail and his fathef's
anger promptedthe step.
Previous to the Ceremony Davis said the
reason he had not married the girl be-
fore was because ne had heard she was unr
faithful to him. He was waiting 10 verify
this charge. 80
Davis was one OF the passcngers in the
Black Maria when thatrelic OF inqoisition
days, drew up In front or the police court.
He had passed tue night at No. 9 station
house. The confinement had evidently
broken ms spirit and the ride in the Mara
did not help to mend it.
As he passed from the wagon to the
cell there were no members OF his family
10 greet him, but when he was brought
into the prisoners dock dn the Courtroom,
his motbey and father were both there.
So was Miss Mariin, accompanied by
MRS La Fetra, Of the Florence CIiteen-
son Hope aud Help Mission. where the
young lady has been staying siuce her re.
turn from Richmond last week.
HIsFATHER RDETERMINED
Morris Davis, the father OF the prisoner
who is an upholsterer and lives at No. 371
~. 49, Ash
son should marry the girl. Re had a short.
but pointed, talk with the young man while
the iatter was IN the prisoners dock.
III the girl is good enough to be put under
your mothers protection he said. ''she is
good enough 10 be your wife. Marry her,
you must, whether yen like IL or not"
Davis appeared unconcerned during his
fathers talk but the soon-to-be bride could
not keep back the tears.
After he had announced his willingness
to change Miss Martins name to that OF
Davis, the question arose as to the tiispo-
sition OF the charge against the accused.
Assistant District Attorney Muiiowny fi-
nally decided that wedding would serve
as a nolle proseqai.
Justice Lewis l. o'Neai was selectc. as
the one to tie the knot, but. as the license.
which the boy had used to fool his mother
and father, was procured under the OLD
law. o justice of the peace could not per-
form the ceremony.
How did sou secure this license" Davis
was asked.
He admitted that he had made false
representation as 20 his age, claiming that
he was twenty-five years old.
1t was necessary to procure new II,
cense so BaiIiff Kendg was dispatched with
the prisoner to the City Hsu; where new
papers were soon filled out. While they
were gone. Mrs. La Fetra gave some good
advice to the girl as to her future life.
When the wedding party reached Justice
O'Neai's office. across the street from the
City Hall, civil case was In progress. The
Justice, however, suspended business long
enough to attend To their wants.
SHORT MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
The news OF the affair had become noised
about, and a large crowd escorted the in
terested parties across the street AT the
Justices office the crowd increased in
numbers.
While it had taken long time to
obtain the young mans consent to the
ceremony 1t required but few seconds
for its performance. This was undoubt-
eddy the shortest marriage ceremony that
has ever been solemnized IN Washington.
AS the announcement was made that the
young couple were man and wife an awk-
ward pause ensued. Mrs. Davis blushed
preltily, but the newiy-made husband did
not kiss her Neither did the groom's faith
er or mother offer congratulations and good
wishes.
The groom was apparently the most un-
concerned of all A number OF friends
pounced upon him and carried the new bene-
dict Oft to neighboring saloon. where
the health of himself and bride was drunk.
Here, at least, good wishes. were heard.
He was finally rescued from his oveF-zeal
GUS friends and returned to his bride, whose
cheek was still suffused with bluskes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, elder and junior. then
started for the parental home, where the
young people will, for the present, reside.