The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-07
CUPID Is COY.
All OcaIa watches with Interest the
Ontcomc of a LadN's InfntuatiOn.


Outcome of Lady's InfatuatiOn.
Ocala, Fla. Sept. Miss Gwindoline C.
Jenkins, the young lady who is the cen
ira figure in the latest sensational case in
Ocala, arrived from Stoughton, Mass. last
night, accompanied by small adopted
brother viii Theodore Gary, and within
the next few days the most interesting and
sensational breach of promise suit ever
come to light in Florida will be filed in
this city by Miss Jenkins against Mr..
VIII 4. Gary, one of the most prominent
and popular young men of the Brick city.
The story of love and courtship as re-
lated to your correspondent this morning
by the fair defendant dates back some
three years ago, when the young lady
with her parents were residents of Ocala,
and is indeed a strange and very peculiar
romance. The young lady's family was
in rather adverse circumstances, and Mrs.
Gary, being most charitable Christian
lady, gave them what assistance she
could, and in this way the young couple
met, and according to the young lady s
story. became engaged.
A short while after this the Jenkins fam
lily removed TO Massachusetts, but the
young lady continued her correspondence
with her boy lover. All went well and
smoothly until Mr.. Gary, about year
ago. went up to Lake City to attend the
agriculture college, when, the young lady
claims, the mother of the boy interfered
between Them but she continued to re-
ceive letters from him, which were written
always by another party as his friend,
he, claiming he had promised his mother
he would write to the girl no more, and
designated this unknown friend to do his
correspondence, but these letters, wheth-
er from Ocala, Lake City, Palatka or
wherever else the young man happened to
be. was always in the same Handwriting.
She exhibited several of these letters and
presents she claims to have received from
Mr.. Gary
She wears an engagement ring, plain
gold band, with the young mans fun
name in large letters on the outer band,
while on the inside are the initials w. T.
G. 10 G. c. J. She also has large silver
belt buckle bearing the young mans name
in conspicuously large letters. The young
lady is very poor, and some think she is
only backmaling the young man, while
others think her demented. She is about
Is, and possesses a rather pretty face.
The young man says he has never treat
ed the young lady with more than com
mon courtesy, and that as soon as he
learned of her strange infatuation for
him he at once ceased even speaking to
her but Notwithstanding which she has
continued for three years to annoy him
with her letters, which, he says he always
returned unopened to the writer.
The arrival of the young lady created
more furore and excitement late last
evening than did the coming of Gen.
Grant in 1880 She says she
has come to marry Mr. Gary,
and believes if his mother will not inter-
fere he will make good his promise. if he
does not, she says she will ascertain what
he is worth and sue him for the full
amount.
She has already her wedding trousseau,
has even ordered the wedding supper, and
these, together with the cost of her ticket
to Ocala, has about exhausted her small
savings. She says Sept. % was the day on
which she wanted to be married, but al
his request it was changed to the 21st
She came here, she says, at his request
and until she has an interview with him
win take no further step in the matter.
Mr.. Gary was only q the past month
and is very popular here. He has just
been elected one of the teachers of the
| Ocala high school and is a recent graduate
| of the Lake City College.