The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-30
WIDOW WEDS
IN her WEEDS.
Husband Buried Only One Day
When Mrs. MeriCk Remarked
He CONFESSED TO FORGERY.
Committed Crime TO Secure MtH:y Ke
Thought Woud Easnie Him 10 Rslala
His Wits Love.
He CONFESSED TO FORGERY.

Princeton, Ky, Nov. 3o.--Dressed ~ her
mourning robes Airs Cora Merrick, the
widow of just one day, stood up IN Tue
county clerks office Wednesday mornins
before SQUIRE W. c. Ruckcr and prom
ised 10 love. honor and obey James
Moore. her lover or the past three weeks
out In the little graveyard back Of the
town tie mound has not yet settled over
the body OF her first husband, Frank
Msrrick. the forger lie stole money TO
keep her love, and she married 'he day
after he was buried.
Now, while the now Mrs. Moore is
away upon her honeymoon, the aged
father of her first husband will be max
ing arrangements 10 turn over all his
property for the benefit OF his sons
creditors.
Frank Merrlck was the handsomest and
the eamest man and the most popular
in this county. Nothing was success
without himsnd all the girls tried TO win
his heart.
His father was reputed wealthy Young
Merrick, all the county store prophets
predicted. would make his mark. And
so II seemed until Cora Johnson APP
peared.
MEL Al n is-tLA"
She came 10 the county on a visit.
and appeared last August at one Of the
balls. Merrick was won in an instant.
In three weeks they were married.
Then began the downward career of
the young man. lie loved his beautiful
wife as most worship an idol He would
deny her nothing. II he did she looked
unhappy, and thus his money was al
ways forthcoming.
How he got il no one cySld tell. No
one cared TO ask him, for Merrick was
known as a bad man TO be asked un-
pleasant questions.
While the happiness OF the gay couple
seemed at it's height James Moore No.
pearcd upon the scene. Mrs. Merrick
met him and her love for her husband
died, to be born again IN desperate In
fstuation for Moore.
Merrick bore IL with strange patien -.
Instead of nxilling Moore, as people ex-
peoted. Merrick only redoubled his e.
forts To keep his wifes love.
He lavished presents upon her She
seemed won again TO her husband, and
all was well until one day a divorce I Z.
tition was filed by the wife. asking for
a separation from her husband on tie
grounds that her husband was forgei
PROOFS OF FORGERY.
The proofs submitted by the wife we're
positive. To get them must have re-
quired active cooperation by intelligent
persons. Merrick sickened under the olis-
grace. They were going 10 put him IN
jail. but physician FORBADE IT, He grew
steadily worse. The lawyers called upon
him and he made a fun confession. 90! !,
ing how he had got money from banRs
I'm Kentucky Illinois and Missouri ON
forged checks signed by the name T..
V. Kew K Sons. his employers.
After the confession ne gave up com-
pletely. It's no use. ! would not cpro
TO live II she loves another man.. ho
said. Then to a friend he made cha ~go
against Mrs Mcrricl toe startling 10 DE
printed. Mrs. Merrick heard of The
charges made by her dying husband che
only laughed and went for another buggy
ride with Moore.
Early Tuesday morning Merr:ck
died in agony. They buried him in the
afternoon, with Mrs. Merrick. dressed iI
deep mourning. standing beside her latest
lover al the open grave OF the d, nd
forgcr.
Wednesday the widow became Mrs,
Moore. over Mcrricks tombstone ris
friends intend to erect plain marble
slab. On II will be inscribed one stanza
OF Kiping's poem. The Vampire:
a fool there was and he made his prayer
utven as YOU and -.
TO q rag. bone and bank of hair
tWe called her the woman who did not
care).
But the fool he called her his lady fair
Gwen as YOU and -.