Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-11

One Of the Wednesday weddings in
the city was Of two Tama county young
people. and promises to cause grief for
someone. providing the identity of the
person who made affidavit for license
to wed is ascertained.
The wedding in question was that Of
Miss Sophia Paxton to Mr.. James Nc
Coy. Both Of the contracting parties
live at Montour and they were married
by Justice Allen. at the latter's office.
at about II o'clock in the forenoon. It
seems some trouble was encountered in
obtaining the licence and Deputy Clerk
of Courts Cammack hesitated some
what in issuing the same. Mccoy APP
piled for the licence in person, claim
ing to be farmer, aged 90 his next
birthday. With him was a more elderly
man. who, 1t is learned, was Thomas
Gillespie, Of Tama, stepfather Of Nc
Coy. Gillespie, it seems, told Deputy
Cammack that the girl would be 10
years Of age her coming birthday, and
that there was no objection, as fur as
he knew, to the marriage. The deputy
asked them why they took the trouble
to come to this county when they were
80 much nearer Toledo, the county seat
Of Tama county, but the question was
turned or by an evasive answer. Mr..
Cammack would not grant the license,
however, upon the grounds that Giles
pie was not a resident of this county,
and the men left, only to return shortly
afterwards with a woman whom Mr..
Cammack thought he recognized as a
resident OF this city, and who claimed
to be Mrs. Rina Johnson, and resident
here. The license was granted upon
her afldavit and the marriage, OF
course, was solemnized without further
Question.
When the T.-R. announced the we'd
ding the relatives OF the young woman
learned 1t at Tama in the evening. 1t
was the first lnkling that was had by
them that the marriage had occurred
and of course an active campaign was
hurriedly mapped out. This resulted in
the arrival in the city Thursday Of Mr..
Fred Dannenbring. of Tama, wealthy
German farmer who is the maternal
grandfather of the girl. His daughter
had died when his granddaughter was
young, and she was his only heir. With
Mr.. Dannenbring was the girls father,
Mr.. A. c. Paxton, OF Tama, who was
accompanied by his business partner,
Mr.. j. A. Harvey. formerly practicing
attorney of Tama county. County At
torney Stone was visited and the fact
that the girl was only 10 years of age
last Oct ,ber was made known to him.
The clerks Office was also visited and
the affidavit book inspected, which
showed, as stated above. that the IL
cense was sworn to by Mrs. Rina
Johnson" A description of the woman
was secured from Mr.. Cammack. from
Officer Cochran and from an employee
of Scheeler's livery barn. All the de-
scriptions tailed with that of Mrs.
Alice Gillespie OF Tama, mother of
James Mccoy, the newly-made husband
of the girl.
The circumstances regarding the case
seemed so conclusive that warrant
was secured in Justice Burritt's court,
charging the woman with perjury, in
falsely swearing to the age of the girl.
The papers We're placed in the hands
OF Constable Nicholson for service, and
the latter went to Tama this morning
to make the arrest, having received a
telephone message that Mrs. Gillespie
was there.
1t has been ascertained by investiga-
ton Of the case that the marriage can
not be annulled, but every effort will be
made by the family Of the girl to have
her leave Mccoy. Mr.. Danenbring, Mrs.
McCoys grandfather, says that all
though she is his only heir. she will be
cut OH without shilling unless she
1oao Tho friandc nS tho girl claim that
the whole affair was trumped UP by
Mrs Gillespie, who knew that Miss
Paxton was her grandfather's heir and
would some day have between $4,000
and $4,000 at her command, therefore
these strenuous efforts were made to
bring about the marriage.