The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-14
BRIDE Is In JAIL
HER MOTHER PUT HER THERE TO
KEEP HEB FROM HENNEssEY.

Ceremony was Belng Prononnced WHEN
Insane and = vaeraat sad She - Taken
Into Custody, While Hennesssy, the
Groom, Waits on the Outside The Girl
IL saucy snd VIII Get Hsnnessey Yet
Her Mother IL Also still Definnt-Doc-
tors Declare Her Sane ut Once.
New York. July 13.-The interrupted
marriage at the mayors Office last Tues
day was but a trifling incident in the
life Of Miss JENNIE Fennelly, the bride TO
nave been, compared to the troubles that
have beset her since her mothers tele-
phone message induced Acting Mayor
Jeroloman to refuse to tie the knot.
The young woman called upon him and
asked him to marry her to James Hen
messy. she gave her age as twenty-five,
and as Hennessy was also OF age the
ceremony was about to begin, when Po-
liceman Kennel called out from the tele-
phone box: Don't marry them; her
mother forbids it,
Since that time the young woman has
been committed to the Richmond county
poor-house on the charge OF vagrancy
preferred by her mother. she has been
arrested on the charge of disorderly con-
duct preferred by her mother. She has
been examined by commission in lun-
acy, appointed al her mothers request.
Ii has been a lively week in this young
woman's history, but she has stood 1t
we'll. When 1 saw her in cell, at po-
lice headquarters, Stapleton, Staten
Island, yesterday, she was not indulg-
ing in mysteries and fainting spells. but
was calmly sewing upon some fine
needle work.
EDUCATED AND REFINED.
The girls mother. Mrs. William Fen
nelly, lives in comfortable house IN
Monroe avenue. Stapleton. She owns
the house and a large brick stable nearly
opposite, and runs livery business. Mr..
Fenneily is dead. OF the three sons. two
have left home.
Jennie kept books for her mother un-
til a few weeks ago. Besides having a
good general educat ton, she took
course at the New York Conservatory OF
Music. She was popular among the
young people Of Stapleton, and all went
we'll until about June 1. She then be-
ban showing preference for the society
of young James Hennessy, whom her
mother did not like.
oil hov
nothing to Go with Hennessy, and when
the girl persisted and visited this city
in company with Hennessy her mother
had MIN arrested on the charge of alb
duction. Young Hennessy was bailed
out by John Oates and the trip to the
mayors office, in this city, followed.
1 saw Mrs. Fennelly at her home yes
terday and asked what her objections to
young Hennessy were. She exhausted
a large part Of her vocabulary IN de-
nunciation Of him. Then she said her
she was doing a mothers duty to pro-
tect her from making a marriage that
would surely prove mistake.
ARRESTED AS A VAGRANT.
I asked Mrs. Fennelly if it was true
that she had had her daughter arrested
and had attempted to place her In an
asylum. She replied:
"She has not been arrested. She is in
my care. and propose to keep her away
from that Hennessy."
From the court records and county Of
ficials learned that Mrs. Fennelly made
a formal charge Of vagrancy against her
daughter, that the young woman was
taken to the county house and released
after detention of two days. She still
refused to give up young Hennessy. Mrs.
Fennelly then went before Justice GAL
loway, who lives at Grant City, on the
south side Of Staten Island, and obtained
warrant for Jennie's arrest on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. The girl
was taken into custody, but as there are
no suitable cells at the Fourth precinct
police station she was transferred to po-
lice headquarters at Stapleton.
After obtaining the commitment Of her
daughter Mrs. Fennelly applied for a
commission TO inquire into her sanity,
alleging that her daughter was Of I'M
sound mind and not fit to be at large
Drs. Charles w. Townsend and j. j. Van
Rensselaer, were appointed to examine
the girl. Before they arrived at head
quarters / had talk with the young
woman.
She has rather pretty face. with regu-
lar features. dark brown hair and eyes,
and has a way of looking straight into
the eyes OF any one VINO addresses her
She has good figure. and wore black
silk skirt. With figured silk waist. Her
clothing indicated neatness and refine
ment.
~ am not crazy" she said. my moth
er says 1 am, but it's because l wanted
10 get married and she objected. She
had me sent 10 the county house, but
they wouldn't keep me there. as they
knew I was sane and able TO take care
of myself"
ONCE IN A SANITARIUM.
There are a dozen things I could do
for living if necessary. I could teach
music or sew. or keep books or do any
thing that an ordinary girl can do. And
now she is going TO have me examined
oy the doctors. she had me committed
10 a sanitarium on Long Island once.
but they knew / was sane, and let me do
as pleased, so tina, did not mind stay
ing there.
When I came out was advised TO
sue the doctors. but I didn't want the
notorie:y. Now /. will be different, for
the doctors who are coming 10 see me
are no; like the others. l know / can
stand any examination, and I'm not
bi, worried over it,
When I asked about young Hennessy
the young woman replied: I'VE were
married by Iuiee I.iesarch in his cur.