Evening journal., 1898-01-27
HIS WIFE BEAT HIM.
Magistrate Sasse Takes a
Farmer to Task.
THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN DUPED


KELLER PAID SO FOR A MAR
RIAGE LICENSE AND HE
THOUGHT THAT THE "SQUAR'
HAD DONE HIM-EJECTED FROM
THE OFFICE AND ASSAULTED
BY HIS BRIDE.
An individual with all che essentials
of a farmer entered the office of Mag
istrate Sasse. ON Market street near
Ninth this morning, and presented a
card bearing the signature OF Rev.
Ezra Tinker, pastor of Asbury NJ. S.
Church. He gazed around the office,
gave two or three giggles and inquired.
is the squire homer"
YES" replied the genial dispenser
Of the law What is the trouble?'
81 want to git strapped - the man
blurted out.
81 am not in The strapping business
replied the magistrate. Then Mr.. Sasse
busted himself with bundle OF papers.
Say, squire, / want to git married,
and this yer preacher said that you
penned the papers, spoke up the man
again.
"Oh, exclaimed the magistrate, you
want a marriage license?"
He then said that his name was
| Louis Keller, of Chester county. and
his brides name was Sallie j. Miller
also CT Chester county.
The paper was quickly made cut and
handed to Keller. He put it in his hat
and asked the charge He was inform
ed that the license cost SO.
| KolInf frntr f1sou1 ono urrlrpf crlQu
81 bill. From a vest pocket he pulled
a half-dollar From another pocket
he took two quarters and concluded
payment by taking an old red handker-
chief from his back pocket, which con-
tanned about 50. He paid the bill and
left, smiling.
The magistrate sighed ct his depart
ure, as also did Wilbur sasse, clerk,
Constable Bowen and Sam Hawkins
Judge Balls law partner.
IN about half an hour Keller re-en-
tered tine Office and those within saw
that there was fire in his eye.
Advancing to the magistrates desh
he asked. boldly: Didn't you charge
me tco much for those marriage pa
pers?"
The magistrate. feeling that his hon
esty and dignity had been maligned
asked Keller what he took him for.
Nothing" yelled the man, meaning
that the magistrate was Of small ac
4 count.
do you mean to insult mc?" asked
I Mr.. Sasse.
! Insult CT nc insult" said Keller d"
! have been informed that You charge'
, me too much for that license
e lie was ordered from the place, bu
4 ia.
Il thrown bodily from the cfiiCe by th
! magistrate.
When Keller reached tho pavemen
he got on his feet and invited the mag
istrate outside to fight His manne
- sOcn drew big crowd and for a tim
there was some excitement.
Standing on the corner Of Ninth an
=, Market stretes was a little wOmaT
n who from the expressions Of her fact
4 seemed to be all happiness and peac,
% IL was Keller's new wife. Seeing tn
crowd gathered around the magis
trate's office she walked down IN
= street and, catching sight &C Kelle
!, she made her way into the crowd. Upo
= reaching the spot where her husban
y was she took hold Of him and n
- - his a sounding whack over the hea
. with a bundle of papers. which sh
= carried. She followed up Che attac
- with a blow Of her fist, breaking h,
. new hat She grabbed him by the co;
:. collar and pulled him bodily ont of th
y crowd and up Market street AT Mint
street the couple crossed to the Equi
~ able building, where they had moi
words. Here she again assaulted hin
They then walked up Market stree
4 followed by a bowling crowd of IA
= chins
y Inquiry at the residence Of Rev. Ell
Tinker, IL. d., this morning revealC
~ the fact that ne had married the COZ
= pie
K One Of the most perplexed men
IS Wilmington this morning is Constab
sl Bowen. When persons present then
Is selves fer marriage license the
n must be someone to go on their bor
&c that the man will support his VIII
-d Constable Bowen went on Keller
ne bond, and he thinks that if this NOR
IN ings. initiation Of their marriage Ii
an is continued the order CT things tn
sk he will be in trouble. In the mcantin
he is looking for someone else to
on the bond