Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-06
A'NAkARA WINS OUT
Rapous Fight Over Nary MoAllis.y
ter Ends In : Wedding at
Sioux City.
Girl Released From Custody Immed.
lately Weds the Author Of
Her Troubles.
Long Night Trip Taken to Avoid
Interference Of the Angered
Father.

Ia, aged 49, years; Mary e. McAllister,
residence Dakota City, Neb.. aged IS
years.
This record was made on the mar
rage license book at the court house
by Howard H. Belden, OF the county
clerks office, shortly after O'Clock /
Tuesday morning. At 3:45 o'clock in
the morning, in the presence of nine
witnesses, Mr.. Mcnamara and Miss
McAllister were married at the Hotel |
Garretson. Justice F. L. Ferris per-
formed the ceremony.
Z Announcement Of this character has [
been expected for some time, and
when the last OF the civil actions for
the custody OF the prospective bride
was dismissed at Fender Monday many |
hooked for an immediate wedding. The
clandestine nature of the proceedings,
however, was somewhat of a surprise.
1T shows that Mcnamara entertained
fear Of either violence from the girls
father or brother or more interruption
by process Of law.
An early morning message to ]. J..
McAllister,- the defeated and dispirited
father Of the girl, brought himsto Sioux
City. He investigated the report OF his
daughters maria ge, ascertained that
the proceedings had been regular at
least under the cold letter of the law,
and then returned to his home near
Dakota City. He was very discour-
aged, and intimated that. having done
all he could to save his daughter and
failed. he would drop the matter. He
declared that the girl was stolen and
brought here to meet Mcnamara by
men who protested to be friends Of the
family He says Mrs. McAllister was
told by the sheriff at Pender that the
girl would be taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital.
Ii was about 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing when double buggy stopped at the
entrance to the Hotel Garretson. and
Miss Mary McAllister was assisted to
alight by Judge w. P. Warner, Dakota
City; Sheriff j. r. Sides, Dakota City,
and Coroner B. r. Sawyer, jackson,
Neh The party was soon quartered in
TIN eostelry. Mcnamara, who had been
there before. and had apartments re-
served for them, soon Joined the new
Corners.
e Meanwhile George w. Argo had been
managing the business end of the af-
fair. During the dark hours he called
for Howard Belden to issue license,
aroused Justice Ferris to perform the
ceremony and by the time the couple
were ready for the long delayed mar
riage the official with authority to unite
them and a number OF witnesses We're
present. Those who We're in the room
when the ceremony was performed, be-
sides the bride and groom. We're: Justice
Ferris. Judge Warner. Sheriff Sides.
Coroner Sawyer, H. II. Belden, L. H.
Brown, Clyde A. Mann and c.. "A. Dick
son.
The young woman had been driven
from Fender by way of Emerson, 4 dis
lance of about f1fty-five miles. The evil
dent purpose of this circuitous route
being to deceive possible watchers, who
might notify the family should the
course be toward Sioux City.
AT o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Mcnamara
had breakfast served In the ordinary Of
the Garretson, having as their guests
Messrs. Warner, Sides. Sawyer and Ar
go. After breakfast the married couple
had carriage drive. They stopped at
{ one of the leading Jewelry houses, where
"a heavy gold wedding ring was procured
and placed on the appropriate finger OF
the brid. Altho Mr.. Mcnamara could
not be seen Mr.. Argo states that they
left early for the Mcnamara farm in
Plymouth county, where they will re-
side.
While Mr.. McAllister, the disap-
pointed father, was in the city he was
seen Mt the office OF DR.. Ilrejci, where
he went with a friend for q prescrip-
ton. He was ILL., the shock OF the last
f,,r {v to- Jr,v ly,cr
prostrating him. He was averse to
talking for publication. fearing, as he
said. he might make statements while
thus agttated which he would regret
He said:
'1f my daughter has married Nc
Namara she has done so contrary to
my advice and must bear the conse-
squences. I regret her act more than
/ can tell. have done ali could 10
prevent this union. and to the friends
who lave aided me am profoundly
grateful. but for those who have acted
in the guise of friends while being real
enemies of me and mine have nothing
but contempt and will leave them to
their corsciences. Mcnamara was
never Zftsto associate with my girl, not
even in the prime of his life. believe
that girl never gets SO old that she
should not be restrained by her parents
who see her about to injure herself
Her mother is today suffering anguish
which human tongue is incapable OF
describing
Mr.. Mcnamara made no threats of
vengeance. but appeared unusually
calm and thoughtful.
o. All Of the numerous cases which
have arisen from the unsavory begin
ming are all dismissed save the crimi-
nal actions against Paul McxAllister,
the girls brother, and her old admirer,
Joseph Berry, who assaulted McNama-
ra 30 severely at Dakota City. These
cases will be heard on June 10. Since
first public notice was attracted to the
& Mcnamara McAllister matter Mrs. Nc
Namara, who lived as the faithful wife
OF w. c. Mcnamara for twenty-four
years. has been divorced, Miss McAllis-
ter held in the custody OF two sheriffs
pending n decision as to her age, street
fights and court controversies have
been held. threats OF murder have been
heard. and now the incident may be
closed by the runaway at night and the
Z secret marriage at dawn.
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