The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-07-07

Was She Ever Married much MYs-
terry Surrounds the Case.

Mrs. Ellis was remanded 10 jail. Shl
was taken back into Justice Crutch
fields Office until after the crowd hao
dispersed and was then carried to Jail
Judge Witt made a personal request
Of Sergeant Epps that Mrs. Ellis be
made as comfortable as possible.
Her attorneys will be Messrs. l.. O.
Wendenburg and r. G.. Southall, and
Judge Asa d. Watkins and Judge j.
NJ. Crute.
Mr.. r. a. Allen, father Of Mrs. Ellis,
left for Richmond rs soon as possible
after hearing Of his daughters trouble
The meeting between Mr. Allen and
his daughter was a very sad one.
Strong hearted men turned away and
shed "A sympathetic tear. Mrs Ellis
was very much consoled by the visit Of
her father but was grieved because her
mother was unable to come to her.
The visit of relatives and friends
seryed to cheer Mrs Ellis up. She was
far more composed than on the day
before. Yet, she seemed to be totally
unconscious Of having committed any
crime. Most of her talk was about her
dead child. Only for few minutes
could she be induced to talk of her
school days to former classmates Her
mind was on one subject and that was
her baby Scores of times she an
nounced her purpose to end her life at
the earliest opportunity.
The Richmond Times says:
The following special telegram to
The Times was received from Weldon,
y. c.:
"Lizzie NJ. Allen and J. G. Ellis were
not married in Weldon, or in Halifax
county, i'm November, 1896 The mar
riage register in the registers Office
shows no such names at any time in
month and year named.
"License to marry is required in
North Carolina
"When the telegram was taken to
the city jail Mrs. Ellis had retired, but
she arose, dressed and came into the
Office. She said it was the first intima-
ton she had ever received that she
was not legally married. In response
to questions, Mrs. Ellis said she had
met Ellis i'm June, 1896 He had paid
his addresses to her in her own home
and she fell deeply in love with him.
Ellis asked her parents consent to their
Her mother consented but
NJ. Allen would not. lie said she was
too young and he was unwilling for
her to marry.
"Ellis then made repeated efforts to
get her to elope with him and marry
IN North Carolina She held out in
ler refusals for several weeks, but
finally yielded to his wishes and with
ler mothers knowledge left home on
November 18th for Weldon, n. c., to
)e married. They left home over the
Norfolk and Western railroad. From
they went over the Atlantic
Joast Line, she supposes. She was
old by Ellis that they went to Weldon,
,ut she could not of her own know
edge say that they were in that place.
Nor did she remember any Of the de-
ails Of the ceremOny-where it took
lace or by whom performed. Mrs.
ellis explains this by saying she was
naturally more or less excited by the
in connection with the
marriage, and that she had such inn
,lict confidence IN Ellis that such a
hing as making any inquiries in regard
D the details, the license, etc, or
ecuring a certificate, had never oc-
urred 10 her. Ellis had told her all
had been made in adj
ance for the marriage and she paid no
ttention to them. q
Mrs. Allen, the mother of Mrs. Ellis. .
rent to Richmond Monday morning, Z
nd on seeing her daughter in the city I
iii most affecting scene was witness
d. Mrs. Allen was given permission
Y Judge Witt and Commonwealth's Z
attorney Richardson to remain i'm the
iii both day and night with Mrs. Ellis, q
Mrs. Ellis was indicted by the grand d
Try i'm the Hastings Court Monday.
he bill was drawn by Common
iealth's Attorney Richardson, and is f
very lengthy document. {
A feature of the case that the defence T
fill have to reckon with will be the n
bsence of any evidence that Mrs Ellis h
yer attempted to take her own life. G
Little crcdence is given to the story e
hat Ellis is not married as said TO be a
Iaimed by him. The couple ran away O
eturniug for parental forgiveness and C
oarded with the father and mother of a
he bride. To the citizens Of Farmville n
lere was never a doubt that she was Ii
is wife. The trial of the prisoner is =
ct for Thursday, the 18th inst. h
No Key TO success. v