Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-16
AN EXCITING WEDDING.

AN EXCITING WEDDING.
Miss Isabelle Augusta Worthington,
daughter of Mr.. Otis a. Worthington,
of Howard county, was married last
night about eleven o'clock to DIR. Ralph
Morris, of Savannah, Ca, at the home
of her sister, Mrs. G. a. Peddicord, in
Baltimore. There were some exciting
times before the two were made one.
DR.. Ralph Morris is the man who was
stopped at Union Station Sunday after
noon by Mrs. Gertrude Peddicord, who
requested policeman to take DR.. Nor
ris to the Station house. Mrs. Peddi-
cord said that DR.. Morris had made
certain promises of marriage to Miss
Gussie Wortbington, Mrs Peddicord's
sister. His ticket had been bought and
his trunk checked through to Savan
nah. After consultation at the sta
ton house with Mrs. Peddicord, young
DR.. Morris agreed to return to Mrs.
Peddicord's house and keep his promise
| to Miss Worthington, who is only
seventeen years old, by making her his
wife. He had then known Miss Worth
ington, he stated, about three months,
| and had been living on west Lombard
street.
A reporter called at the house about
FIVE O'Clock yesterday afternoon to in.
! quire about the marriage, and found
matters in decidedly uncertain state.
Doctor Morris and his intended
bride were sitting in the parlor looking
exceedingly gloomy and downcast,
while younger sister of Miss Worth.
| ington acted as chsperon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peddicord both answered the
door, and, in answer to question as to
the marriage, said that it had not taken
place SIS yer, but would as soon as MIR.
| Otis A. Worthington, father of the girl,
came down from the country. DR..
Morris and the girl heard the CONVERSE
ton.
There we're no further developments
in the affair until ten o'clock last
night, when a young woman burst
open the door of the Southern police
station and excitedly told Lieutenant
Collins that she was the wife of DIR.
Ralph Morris, and she was determined
to prevent him from marrying another
woman. The lieutenant told her that
| if the mau committed bigamy she
could have him arrested. Upon hear
ing this the woman rushed out OF the
station house and around to the corner
of Randall and Henry streets, where
DR.. Morris and Miss Worthington sat
waiting the coming of the minis.
fer Rev. Ezekiel Richardson, of the
Fort avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, who was to marry them.
The woman halted outside of the
window, uncertain how to proceed.
She was in this condition, weeping and
bordering on Mysteries, when Rev. MIR.
Richardson appeared, ready to marry
the couple. The woman claiming to
be Mrs. Morris Immediately accosted
him, and told him that the man inside
was her husband. Just at this point
Mr.. Peddicord appeared and took the
minister into the house, leaving Mrs.
Morris outside. When Rev. MIR.
Richardson told those inside what the
woman told him, and that under those
conditions he could not marry the
couple, there was a terrible scene
Mr.. Charles Holmes, student friend
of Mr.. Morris, was sent out to see the
marriage certificate Of the woman. She
declared that her husband had the GER
tifcate. Meanwhile DR.. Morris bad
denied absolutely that he had ever
been married, and the sobbing of Miss
Worthington could be plainly heard in
the street. Finally DR.. Morris, i'll the
presence OF the family, soemnly swore
upon the Bible that he was unmarried,
and that he was entering into his ALI
ance with Miss Worthington by his
own desire. Under these circumstances
Rev. Mr.. Richardson consented to
perform the ceremony, while the
woman who claimed to be Mrs.
Morris ragged and wept outside, crying
for an officer to arrest her husband, the
two were married, Mr.. and Mrs. Peddi-
cord and Mr.. Charles Holmes being the
witnesses.
After the ceremony MIR. and Mrs.
Peddicord and Mr.. Holmes came out
and had talk with Mrs. Morris, which
ended in her going away, saying that
she intended to swear out warrant
against DR.. Morris for bigsmy. The
woman was in delicate condition, and
besought Sergeant Stevens and Officer
Lucke to arrest her husband.
DR.. Morris, when seen by reporter,
denied any marriage with the woman;
said her nrme was Ida Schultheis, and
| that she lived on Pulaski street. near
| North avenue. he said that this morn
ing he would leave for Savannah with
his wife.
Mr.. Peddicord stated last night that
two women, besides The one who
claimed she was his wife, had been to
the house that day, both declaring that
they would prevent the marriage. One
of them, Mr.. Peddicord SAID, when she
had gotten inside the house, drew
pistol and threatened to kill DR.. Nor
ris. 1t was with the utmost difficulty
that she could be gotten out.
SHOT THE BURGLAR.-Near Hubble,
B oyle county, KY, late SUNDAY night,
Mrs. Joseph Wilmont, The swife of
Well-known farmer, shot a negro