The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27

An unusual case, for this part of the
country, was brought TO light yesterday
through the medium of the office of the
county clerk, and if the statements as
made by the party most in interest are
borne out by future developments, they
do not reflect any credit on Mr.. Peter
Nincelli, tailor who has his place of
business on State street, near Second
South street.
Mr.. Vincelli, who halls from sunny
Italy. has daughter, a pretty little dark
eyed, raven tressed signora of IA. On
Wednesday last, Rosa Vincelli walked
iato the Office of the county clerk and
tlmidly asked for the gentleman who
preSldeS over the marriage license de-
partment. Cupid Reese Immediately be-
came interested. and in his most affable
manner inquired how he could be of serv-
ice to the little maiden.
DIDN'T WANT TO WED.
With considerable hesitation. she told
her story, which was, in effect, that her
father had made UP his mind that she
distasteful to her. She didn't want to
marry anybody. She was too young and
hao no thoughts of love or marriage but
preferred going to school and enjoying
the companionship of her playmates, but
the old man had made up his mind that
she should wed Steve Amicone, a youth
of %, who resides at Bingham and follows
mining for an occupation. Her father
would not hear of her refusal and turned
deaf ear to her entreaties and had
beaten her because she absolutely refused
to have anything to do with Amicone.
Thev intended, she said, to force her to
come ana procure marriage license. and
the object of her visit to the county clerk
was to beg of him not to issue the license
when they applied for it, and she partic-
ularly requested that her father should
no n Ia ~ la1r~
Reese readily promised to do what he
could to help her, and she departed well
satisfied with the result of her visit.
Yesterday afternoon. the girl, accom-
panied by her would-be husband, her
father mother and two other parties,
made their appearance and asked for
marriage license for Rosa and Amicone.
Reese produced his blanks and began
hlling one up in the usual way, and while
he was doing so, the girl appealingIy
whispered to him to please not to issue
the license as she didn't want TO be mar
ried. When the girls age was stated.
Reese stopped and told Vincelli that the
child was too young to enter upon the
cares and responsibilities of married life
and declined to issue the license. Vim
celli insisted, and the girl. evidently
that she wanted the license issued, but
Reese was not to be so easily fooled and
at once called in County Attorney Whit
temore and his assistant Mr.. Waite, to
by law to issue the license.
LICENSE REFUSED.
The girl was taken aside and closely
questioned by the attorneys. and she told
substantially the same story narrated to
Reese In addition, however, she said
that Amicone had bought house for her
and presented her with a wedding trous
seau, and that she thought as her father,
of whom she stood in awe, was deter
mined that she should be married. the
only thing for her to do was to submit.
about the consequences of entering the
marriage state. and the attorneys thought
TIE law would sustain the clerk in re-
fusing to issue the license and so ad-
vised and Mr.. Reese absolutely refused to
issue the permit.
BECAME ANGRY.
Vincelli then got very angry and
threatened to bring suit to compel the
clerk to issue the license. and in great
wrath he left the office, with the girl and
their friends, vowi1g that his daughter
would be married and that without delay.
What he intends doing is a matter of
conjecture. but it is surmsed that he will
make an attempt TO get a license in
some of the adjoining counties.
1t is quite evident the child is thor
oughly opposed TO being married: but is
beat and abused her. that she scarcely
knows what to do. and her mother seems
passive in the matter. 1t was openly
stated. but whether on absolute knowl-
edge or only on Surmise is not certain,
that Amicone had bought the gifl from
the parents and paid them a good sum of
money for her. and that that is the Sc
cret of Vincelli's inhuman insistance that
his little girl will become the child wife
of her purchaser.