The age-herald., 1900-03-02
WAS MARRIED AS 
 CAPTAIN CLARK Pretty Girl Victim of a Cruel
 Deception. THE BRIDEGROOM CRAZY
Represented Himself as Commander of Battleship Texas and Won a Beautiful Cincinnati Bride-Sen-
 sational Developments Follow

SdIlOudl x OAAS" New Orleans. La, March 1.-The arrest at the St. Charles hotel to-day of a man part lv dressed in the uniform of the United States army. and representing himseH as .qCaptain Clark of the battleshiip Texas, developed a sensational and interesting TO-
 nance, in which a beautiful girl of Cincin-
 natl is the principal victim. Among the visitors who came to New Orleans to enjoy
 the carnival were Mr. Alex Aronson or Cln- cinnati and wife, and the beautiful sister of the later, Miss Bercha Warten. The par ty were apparently people of means, and registered at the St. Charles hotel. Three days ago the young man in the army uni form, lounging in the lobby of the hotel saw the pretty face of Miss Warten in the | throng of visitors. It was case or love at | first sight on his part.
 The fact that he knew no one through whom he might obtain an introduction
 seems not to have phazed Captain Clark. l Seating himself in the writing room of the hotel, "Captain Clark proceeded to pen | a polite and courteous note to the unknown l object of his affections, saying he had been l greatly impressed on seeing her. and de- sired to meet her. Miss Warten received 1 the note, and being greatly surprised turned | it over to her brother-in-law. MT. Aronson I immediately hunted up Captain Clark" commander of the Texas, as he represent | ed himself, and in the interview that fol- | lowed MT. Aronson seems to have beer con- vinced that the stranger was really the l commander of the warship now lying in the river. Delighted that so distinguished an | officer should have been impressed so deep l ly at first sight with his fascinating sister I in-law MT Aronson at once made the in- l troduction. Miss Warten was also smttcn | at first sight, and on Mardi Gras, when l Captain Clark proposed a walk through the carnival crowds she readily conse1ied. l Made Desperate Love
 | During ,the walk Captain Clark made desperate love, proposed marriage and re- l ceaved a conditional acceptance. When l the couple returned to the hotel Miss War | ten consulted her brother-in-law and sds- l ter and both agreed that it would be de- l srable to have a high officer of the navy | in the family. Yesterday Captain Clark | got out a license and with witnesses pro- ceeded to tEle residence of Dr. John Per | cival of the Cnurch of the Annuncia tion, | on one of the fashionable avenues of the 1 city, and the couple were married. MT. Aronson and his wife were present at the ceremony. Afterwards Mir. Aronson went | down to the St. Charles and engaged a suite of rooms for the couple, and 'rCapCafn | Clark said that there should be recep- | ton on the battleship and that the Texas should be specially illuminated in honor | Of the occasion. The reception was set for | o'clock.
 Just before that C1our Capaain Clark ex- fa1lU Ia far, ilx ,a-fxy and announced that one of his Heutenamts, | George J. Colson had dted on the ship and that the reception was off. He had Undertaken Lynch caNied for, and the fu- neral director responded wital a coffin and embalmtng materials. Then Captain Clark and MT. Aronson jumped into carriage and with the undertaken and his parapher- nalia hurried out ito the river He was full of excitement and wanted a tug. One was gotten and the captain was hurried
 out to the ship. He boarded her and then, calling himself captain from Jackson's barracks, demanded ito know if Lieuten- ant ColSon was really dead
 Was Hustled Ashore
 The officers of the Texas taking him for a lunatic promptly hustled him ashore. l When he rejoined MT. Aronson and MT. Lynch on the levee he said Colson was not | yet dead and dismissing the undertaken, was driven back with MT. Aronson to the l hotSl lnlo ihoiiihS papers tOHldlLSQ l story of the sensational exploit last night l of bogus Captain Clark" and his visit | to the Texas. The articles showed that | Captain Clark was either insane or a fakir. 1 MT. Aronson read the papers and for the
 | first time it dawned on him that his sister, | in-law had been the victim of cruel de- | ception. It did not take long for him to l find Captain Clark, denounce him as fraud call the police and order his arrest
 as dangerous and suspicious character. | When the beautiful, but unfortunate bride | realized her terrible situation she collapsed
 | and was taken seriously ill At the police
 | station Clark was sweated and told a num-
 | Der of conflicting stories. He said first that
 | he was James E. Clark, lawyer of Cncn-
 l natl, but no such name could be found in
 | the Cincinnati directory. Subsequently he
 l was identified as J. J. Moyse, of Greenville,
 l Miss. The general impression is that Moyse
 | is insane.
 Aronson Business Man
 l MT. Aronson's cards show him to be in l business at Nos. 10, 12 and 14 South Grand | street, Cincinnati He says he is also inter- ested in the Farmers Home, a paper at l Dayton, Ohio. Moyse said he served in the | Fifth Mississippi immune regiment during | the war and that he had obtained his uni | form while in the service. The federal of- | ficials were notified of his arrest and 1t is stated that if he is not proved to be insane, | he will be prosecuted for impersonating a government officer.
 Captain Clark took his arrest coolly When arrested he had many telegrams in l his; pocket. One he had written at tl,e | Western Union office when MT. Aronson | was with him. This had apparently not | been sent, but read as follows:
 | Secretary Corbin, U. s. A, Washington. To-day welded and happy Texas illumi- mated for the bride.
 | (sfgneO CAPTAIN CLARK, o Commander Texas"