Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-27

THOMAS ROWE.
of the st. Louis Republic, who visited him
1t the Sherman Jail, he told the f0llowina
story:
81 moved from Arkansas to the terri.
tory In 1889 and was appoin ted deputy
United States marshal. At Purcell met
and married the first girl ever married.
She was heavy set girl, with light hair
and blue eyes, 16 years of age I was Is
years old myself. Don't ask me why I
married her. I don't know. She was fair
looking, but didn't love her. knew her
six months, went to church with her every
Sunday night and finally proposed to her.
She took me up, and we were married at
Purcell. I lived with her of and on for
six months, and we got on we'll together.
Then went away on business and did not
60 back till the child was born. It was q
girl, and we named it Ella. Since then I
have seen my wife but once.
"At Minco, I. T., married again in
about seven months. Mary Brummett was
the name of my second wife. She was 10
years old, a brunette and q music teacher
She played the piano, but I didn't marry
her on account Of that. In fact, don't
know why did marry her, only that I
had known her for a long time and she
wanted me to marry her. was engaged
to her while I was living at Purcell I
lived with her of and on about three
months, then just went Of and did not
60 back until the child was born. 1t was
q boy and we named it John. This wife
and child are now living in the Arapaho
nation, where they settled ON . claim. I
haven't seen them since the birth of the
boy.
"Now let me see, " said Rowe; s'my next
wife was Jennie Wilson. met her in Fort
Worth at Barnum & Bai1ey's circus and
afterward called on her at the Pickwick
hotel Here made . date with her to call
at her home in Shackleford county, Tex
went there to see her and the second
time called proposed. She accepted,
and we were married just six months after
l married Mary Brummett at Minco. She
was farmers daughter and pretty bru-
nette. lived with her off and on for four
or i've months. I tired Of her and left her,
but went back when she presented me with
twins, boy and girl, whom we named
Dick and Eliza. I haven't seen this wife
and her children for over q year.
sNow comes No. 4. She was q blond
and had fair education. Her name was
Ada Knight. married her at George
town, Tex, after counting her two months.
I saw her about six times and proposed to
her, and she took me up. She was only Is
years old and was just out of school. She
and lived together four months, then I
went away and did not 60 back when the
boy was born. / saw her q year ago in
Houston, where she is dressmaking for a
living. She wanted me to come back and
live with her, but had enough of her and
went away.
Lizzie Long married at Galveston.
She was II years old and q brunette. 1
courted her three months, and I had lots
OF fun with her. She was tolerably festive
and we took long strolls and drives on the
beach. She grew stale and I went away,
but she wired me at Purcell and went
back to see my sixth child born. It was q
girl, and we named it Mary. have not
seen them since
About three weeks after married Liz
zle Long went over to Brownwood, Tex,
and married Annie Rousseau, whom had
been engaged to several months. didn't
love her, but she had about e6, 900 in prop
erty, ana was after the dough. I got
most OF 1t, too, though we blew in q part
OF It running around over the country. She
was . small blond and a mild, modest
e1ri She belonged to the Campbellite
church. I lived with her about seven
months. had one child BY her, whom we
named Julia.
In the meantime married Amy Clark
at Longview, Tex. This marriage took
place Just two months after my marriage
With Annie Rousseau. I first met Amy at
hearne. and she fell in love with me. and
was candidate for mstrimony, 20 mar.
ried her. I had known her just three
months She was pretty well fixed and
nid the right thing BY me. She gave mo
over u 900 in all, but lived with her only
one month; then I went to Henrietta, Tex.
an the course Of time my seventh wife gave
oarth to twins, but I have never seen them.
Ny next marriage was an elopement.
AT Henrietta I met and courted Alice
Henry, q 16-year-old brunette. Her daddy,
VINO was . carpenter, and her mother did
nos want hec to marry me, 20 ran away
with her. It was . sort a IN aggravation
marriage. Her folks wanted her % marry
smother fellow, and kinder got mad about
Il and didn't want him to heat my time, 80
swore 1wouldn't Be outdone by any man,
and We eloped and went 70 Oklahoma City.
We lived there and as Norman, O. T., .
few months, then che went homo to mako
up with her parents, and, though No coz.
responded for swhile, I never 0w hef 1T.
GWasd Shs Aad . child, boy, and shs