The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-24
FLED AFTER THE WEDDING.
BRIDE OF HALF AN HOUR Is WATT
ING FOR HER HUSBAND.


ING FOR HER HUSBAND.
Il. w. Meredith Left His Bride, Miss
bessie Wenz, Right After Their
Marriage-CeremOn Performed
Last Week-GrOOm Has Not Since
Been Heard FrOm-ReIigiOus Diff
ferences Said to Have Caused the
Young Man to Leavc-The Bride "a
Protestant and the Groom "A Cath
Ollie.
f. w. Meredith, the young man who de-
serted a bride of half an hour last Mon.
day week. has not yet been heard from
nor do those with whom he was assoc
ciated here know anything of his where
abouts. He has passed entirely out Of tho
knowledge of those who knew him, leaving
his deserted bride 10 wonder where her
husband can be and why he does not re-
turn.
Miss Bessie Wenz and Eugene Meredith
were married at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. e. J. Wenz, No. 120 New
Houston street, east. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor of the Duffy
Street Baptist Church, Rev. DR. James d.
Chapman. The family of the bride arc
members of that church.
The pastor was asked in the afternoon
to come around 10 the home of the bride
after mis- church service that night to mar
ry the couple. MIR. Meredith made the re-
quest The service was rather lengthy,
and detained the pastor longer than he
had expected. 1t was after 10 o'clock when
no arrived and performed the ceremony.
DR.. Chapman remained a few minutes,
chatting pleasantly with the bride and
groom and with the members of the fam
lily of the former.
1t was about 1920 o'clock when he left,
and soon after the bridegroom departed.
This arrangement had been agreed upon,
il having been determined that he and hi5
wife would occupy a room at her mothers
home, which was to be va
Gated two days after their mar
riage by dodgers then in posses
sion. There was thus nothing unexpected
to the family in MIR. Meredith leaving for
his own home almost Immediately after
the marriage.
The next morning the bride thought she
disappointed as he did not appear. AS
the day passed and she was unable TO ac-
count for his non-appearance, she began
to grow distressed. All during the next
day, her husband did not come to see her
Just about nightfan she received note
from him that had been written the day
before. She hastily broke the seal, but
the contents of the note were more har-
rowing than the uncertainty and distress
under which she had been laboring. The
note read that Meredith had found it i'm
possible to reconcile his family to his mar
riage and that neither She whom he adj
dressed as MY Darling Wife" nor they
would ever see him again. Thus far he
has made good his word.
Meredith and Miss Wenz have known
each other from childhood. AS children
they played together, and their associa-
ton had been close all their lives AS
mere children they were sweethearts, and
the marriage was the elimination of years
during which each was faithful to the
other 1t is said they were engaged for
long time. but that the family of the
young man objected to the match on ac-
count of his religion, Roman Catholic, be-
ing different from that of his prospective
bride.
Meredith is reported as being a young
man of steady habits He is only p and
is very good looking, He was collector
and clerk at l. Collats. Miss Wenz is
esteemed very pretty. She is petite in
form, with pretty face and complexion.
1t is thought Meredith had the marriage
ceremony performed in the expectancy
that his family would relent when they
found it too late TO object He had post
poned the affair long while on account
of their objections. When he found his
relatives immutably opposed to his living
with his bride his love for them was pit
ted against his lovel for her. To escape
the necessity of choosing between the af-
fections of those dear to him he ran
away.
Miss Wenz is left in most embarrass-
ing position by the desertion of her hus-
band, She has a number of warm friends
and all of them extend her their sympathy.
Many declare that young Meredith, being
of age, should have ignored the wishes
of his family and remained to love and
cherish the girl TO whom he was sworn.
1t is not thought his departure could have
been premeditated There were many
things 10 indicate that he had expected
matters to be smoothly adjusted after the
fact of his marriage had become known
to his parents family. The mere fact that
he gave So to the preacher as a fee when
nothing is charged for the performance of
the marriage ceremony. would go 10 show
that he had not intended to leave the city
so abruptly.