Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1898-06-17
VINO Is Mrs. MoIHe WiIIiams7

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VINO Is Mrs. MoIIe Williams?
If the following from the Chlllicothe
zyl6une of June 10Th is true she is a
gtillible widow-in fact, is not only
gulIible but has been gulled:
Mrs. Mollie Williams, a widow, tat,
fair, and, according to her own admls-
sion, AZ, registered at the Marcum
house, Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
evident to the hotel people that there
was something wrong with the widow;
her manner was plainly nervous ana
agitated and she appeared to be ex-
pecting the arrival of somebody's sne
scanned everyone who entered the
hotel critically.
The landlady, noticing her guests
extreme agitation, kindly asked to De
taken into her confidence. The widow
fairly jumped at the invitation ano
she freely and thoroughly unbosomeo
herself.
! ct came here to meet my future
husband she said. "He promiseo
to ioin me at this hotel at II O'Clock
this forenoon, but as it is now nearly
noon think something dreadful must
have happened to him"
"It may be he is deceiving you,
; suggested the landlady.
mo! no! no! he could not be capa-
BILE of doing that" exclaimed the
widow; ..he vowed to love me forever
and forever, and as he made the SOL
emn pledge he pointed to the blue
sky and designated heaven as his at
testing witness"
The widow kept on in this strain
for some time and it was with difficult
ty that the landlady at last persuaded
E elher that her fame was possibly tool
ing her.
1T may be-" she said, "that he IS
decelVlng me. Ct Ae''@ ~ S
Il he is so young and beautiful and l love
. him so ardently."
l. "How old is he?' asked the land
lady.
8 "Twenty-two. he says" returned the
e widow. .sbut his face is so fresh and
{ lovely that he doesn't look day over
u I8.
III but l trusted him implicitly" she
X continued. e'I gave him $500 OF my
money at the Delmonico restaurant
:. early this morning. He agreed tc
!. procure a marriage license and NEE
:. me here at II O'Clock. He also
:. promised to bring preacher along te
~ perform the wedding ceremony"
7 After waiting an hour or two longe
:, for her faithless lover to put IN al
:, appearance Mrs. Williams telephonet
~ for the police and laid the case befor'
:. them. Marshal Purdum took tn
= matter in hand, but he discovers
! after a brief investigation that tn
Young man had taken the II o'cloc
Burlington train east that morning
~ The widow stated to the marsha
he that her iance was a travelling photog
r rapher, and that she first met him
in Meadville FIVE months ago and be
,e- came engaged to him shortly attel
ward. She said her home was
Charlton county, and that she was
on Meadville undergoing treatment by
~. physician at that place. She CAV
ire her recreant lovers name as Charlie
ith Rayburn.
dy. When asked if she desired to max
in, any further effort to apprehend he
OF lover, the widow replied;
the "No, 1 guess not. The dear boy
poor aud needs the money. l have
er- thousand dollars left and that will la
VI me until l can secure good hone
'n man for husband"
Asked if she thought she would a
vance funds to her next prospectl'
de- lord, Mrs. Williams smiled through h
cci- ltears and simply said, mot on yo
OF life"
Mrs. Williams left for her home
eek Charlton county over the Wabash
and midnight last night.
.en.