El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-10
The Spectator.

Every Ell Paso lover who is Tilted
can not take the revenge on his former
sweetheart that Frank Unto has. The
story from Pennsylvania, is as follows:
Frank promptly had his bride elect
arrested when she baked at the altar.
She is in Jail on charge OF false pre-
tense, preferred by the prospective
husband, before the came squire that
took his affidavit for q marriage IL
cense, Unto claims he spent consider
able money on the girls trousseau, and
that he wants her 20 either marry him
or to give the presents back.
A peculiar story lies behind the com
mitment of the girl. Her name Is
Elena Wents, and she Is q years old.
by Constable John Best of Braddock.
The commitment did mot contain the
name of the prosecutor, so the warden
placed Best's name in the vacant line.
The facts in the case leaked out &C
cidentally yesterday, when two women
called at the jail to visit the girl.
One of them could speak broken
English, and the other spoke Russian
only. The former explained to
Warden McAleese that her companion
was Helena Wenta's sister. She claim
ed Helena was the victim of cir
cumstances. She said the girl arrived
in Pittsburg from her home in Russia,
on October %. She was met at the
Baltimore & Ohio depot by Unto and
several other people, and conducted to
the county registers office, where
marriage license was to be secured.
Helena was unfamiliar with the laws
| of this country, and thought she was
being taken before a police magistrate
for the purpose of examination, as is
done in Russia. She signed her name
when told to DO SO, and answered the
questions put to her. through an inter-
prefer Then she was taken to Brad
dock. Here she learned the true state
of affairs. She was conducted before
priest, who was about to perform the
marriage ceremony, when the horr1.
/ things for the first time, made strong
protest. She did not want to get mar
ried. That was not what she came to
| this country for.
Union and his friends argued with
| her, but to no avail. She was firm in
her determination not to wed. Then
the enraged sutton went before Justice
of the Peace James l.. Campbell OF
| North Braddock, and made informa-
ton against her. charging her with
| false pretense. She was brought to
Jail and committed for q hearing.
The records of the marriage license
Office show that on October % license
was issued to Helena Wenta, aged Fl.
and Frank Unto. aged 26. The latter
| is described as laborer, and as hav'
| ing been born in Russia, February 10,
1872. The girl was born in the same
| country May Is, 1877. Anton Pater
| acted as witness for Unto.
| A visitor from Mexico who was stop
ping at the Grand Central hotel was
robbed of S65. Monday morning by
1.-TWO smooth swindlers. The visitor
was standing near the S. P depot lean.
ing against telegraph pole when he
was approached by an obliging look.
ing stranger who introduced himself
and rppeared quite friendly. The man
from Mexico wanted to visit the G. II
shops and the other proposed to walk
with him as he bad nothing to do
They started for the shops, walking
along the railroad track. Presently
the accommodating stranger stopped
and picked up q small brass lock which
he seemed to get from between the
ties. Soon after this they met another
man and the first stranger entered in
to conversation with the second. The
man asked stranger number one wha
was that he had in his hand and WA
shown the lock. Stranger number on.
offered to bet S. that stranger
number two could not opel
the lock without using key. The be
was made and stranger number on,
was the winner. Stranger numbe
two was apparently not satisfied at hi
first failure to open the lock and want
ed to bet again. He offered to wage
$75 this time and the first strange
: was eager to bet with him, but he ha
only $40 in his pocket. He called tn
man from Mexico to on
side and assuring him tina
there was absolutely no chance to lose
asked him to put up sos, and win tn
!. strangers money. The man from Mez