The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
BOTH WANT SAME HUSBAND.
a Strange Case In Which Two
Young Women Are Involved

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The Richmond Times has the fo,
lowing story Of two girls who arc in
ialuatcd with the same man, furnisbc
by its Rockingham, n c., corrcspon
dent:
There is a strange and novel cont|ic
between two young women as to Who's
husband is young man by the nam
of Louis Neville. This young man i
the second son Of family of liv
brothcrs-honcst, Industrious people
who have for some time been engage
III the saw-mill business.
About two years ago Louis was il
love with Miss Helen Delamere, who's
family reside near Laurel Hill, i'm thi
county. Miss Dclamere ID q fragil,
young girl of eighteen, AMI is a grea
beauty. Her health is extremely deli
cate owing to her frail physical Ursanl
Zation. For this reason and no other
the Neville family were blttcrl, op,
posed to The marriage, and by dint OF
effort they succeeded in breaking of
the engagement. Nothing more was
thought of this love romance, and IN
due time LOUIS placed his ctfections
elsewhere.
a pretty young school teacher of his
township by the name of Katherine
Steele was his love this time. Thurs
day, September 9th, last, was the day
hXcd FOR the wedding ard extensive
preparations were made and everything
moved on as mcny AZ Il marriage
bcll.' Invitations to their friends
were extended, the attendants on eac,,
side were selected and had accented,
and all preparations were concluded.
Nothing occurred tomar the serenity
OF the occasion until just before the
day set for the wedding, when young
Neville received Il letter from Miss
Dclamcrc, who is living Just over the
line, in South Carolina, in which she
informed him that she had Just heard
OF his proposed marriage with Miss
Steele, and that she loved him more
devolcdly than ever before, that her
health was good and that she had
picked up many pounds Of flesh during
the past two years, that she had re-.
Gently come into property valued AT
S"O ,ooO, and that il he mari led Mas
steele she would Immediately c unit
SulSitlc.
This letter set Louis attire. "A his
former love for Miss Dclamc1c re-.
turned, and he threatened to commit
suicide il his family did not consent for
HIM to immediately marry Miss Dcla-
mere. His family realized his condi
ton and kept close watch over him,
but on "Wednesday before the dav ap.
pointed for his marriage with Miss
steele, he escaped the vigilance of his
relatives and went to see Miss Della
mere. AS soon as he was missed search
was instituted for him, AID he was
llnally found in Il scmi-conscious con-
dlllon over in South Carolina i'm CHARGE
OF Miss Dclamerc, who strcnuuuslv
declared that they had been regularly
married. Louis did not seem to re-
member much Of anything, but did
have Il very distinct recollection of
some KIND of performance before a
magistrate. He was brought back
home against the protest of his wife
rs Miss Dclamerc declares sho is, and
his condition has not materially i'm
proved. His second intended i'm.
mcdlately called on him and very gen
crously forgave all, and for fear of more
trouble in the future they were i'm
mcdiatcly married, Louis making littl,
or no opposition.
Mrs. Neville accounts for her SOM
awkward prcdicamcnt by saving tha
he has been subject at long interval
during his life TO seasons of slirh
mental alteration, and that he wa
temporarily unbalanced by the lettc
Of Miss Dclamcrc.
Miss Dclamere says she is able T.
prove the marrla.e according TO tn
laws OF South Caroliua, which do no
require license, but permit parties L
enter the civil contract of malriar
under any forms that may suit the con
tracing parties. Mrs. Neville, as sb
calls herself, has employed cx-Judc,
l{isdcn Il. Bennett, an cX-mcmber o
Congress from the Sixth District. anf
Mr.. j. II. L"ckhau, both Of Vadcs
boro, to represent her, and she SAYS
she has been advised to wait a reason.
able time and see if Louis will not get
well and voluntarily return TO her and
resume hls married life with her. II
he does not she intends 10 sue out q
writ Oh hahchS corpus and appeal to
the courts for the possession of her
| husband.
Wife No. 2 and the Neville family
charge that Louis was Iruggeh and
while in this condition the marriage
| ceremony was performed between him
! and Miss Dclamcrc.
The case bids fair to be most cclc.
bratcd IN tho judicial history of the
State. In the meantime wife number
two IS living with Louis ut Laurel
illll, ana wife number one is acting on
| the advice OF her lawyers.
One marriage having taken place in
North Carolina, and the OF her in South
Carolina, interstate complications may
arise in the settlement Of this dispulc.