The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10

allowed to plead guilty to murder in the
second degree and was sentenced to
fifteen years in the penitentiaTy Of
South Carolina
The Rescue Band Of the Kings Daugh-
tiers became interested n the young
woman soon after her Incarceration. and
through their good Offices Ralph Red
mond was taken to Raleigh and permit
ted TO interview his Sweetheart unde
an assumed name
These visits were a source Of much
comfort to the Imprisoned girl, and her
aew-found friends also gladdened heI
by cheering promises OF a possible par
don.
The Kings Daughters did in fact pre-
sent an urgent petition TO the governor
for a pardon, which he finally granted
upon the condition that Miss Paris
should upon her release enter the House
of the Good Shepherd in Baltimore and
undergo a course OF instruction and
training.
As a result she was conditionaIIy par
doned on December S, 1886, and imme
diateIy took up her residence in the re
fOrmatoTv-
Following her to Baltimore, young
Redmond secured employment with
street railway company. Gradually
working his way up, he reached a posi-
ton where he was trusted and advanced
by his employers Through the inf1u-
ence Of relatives his difficulties result
ing from his early moonshining esca-
pades were smoothed over, with the re-
suit that Immediately upon Miss Par
Tis' release from the reformatory the
young couple were married
Caught Smallpox for Love.
This is one kind Of a love picture
Here is another less tragic. but sufl1-
GENTLY weighted with meIodramatic de-
tails to carry the point. Katie Trainor,
OF Xenia. Ill. was stricken with small
pox in Washington, Ind, and was taken
to the Isolation Hospital in that place
Early one morning Charley Padgett. her
sweetheart, visited the quarantined
dwelling and gained entrance by kick
ing the door from its hinges He did all
this because he wanted to be near the
young woman he loved, and when two
immune police came to arrest him he
flourished two revcIvers in a menacing
way and declared he would not leave
But he was overpowered, and, despite
his pleas and protests, was dragged to
the Office OF the health department.
where he was yaccinated and thor
oughly fumigated. Then he made a
break for liberty and escaped Three
charges OF violation of the law were
lodged against him and all because his
heart carried him to the Isolation Hos
pitaI, where the young woman Of his
choice lay Ill.
The saving OF young woman's life
won a bride for William Sayres, of
Wilkesbarre, Pa He detected Lillian
May IN the act of climbing over the
railing of a bridge to throw herself into
the river below. He caught her in his
arms Just as she was about 20 jump
| The young woman insisted that she
wanted to die, but Sayres pleaded with
her, and in less than week they were
/ engaged a few days later the mar
rage ceremony took place.
Divorce on Day of Marriage.
But there IS another side to this love
picture Occasionally man or a wom-
an is not capable Of measuring depth
/ of affection. and after marriage soon
discover that their affinity lies else
4 where Such cases are proved by di-
vorces and subsequent hasty marriages.
/ The Rev E L Wells, a Methodist min
! lister residing near Jennings, La, had
! SuC0 an experience. AT noon ne pro-
/ cured divorce from his wife and six
hours later married Miss Bertha Croop-
er, of Lake Charles, La The lawyer
who secured the divorce was also a
minister and performed the ceremony.
I In the case Of James Fitzgerald, Of
! Sullivan county, Tenn. ii was not a di-
vorce but death that opened the way for
/ a new affair OF the heart The funeral Of
/ his wife was held on Saturday, and the
! same day he took out a marriage license
/ to marry a young woman who had been
/ serving as a domestic in his family
/ Another record breaking case Of this
/ kind is reported at Kokomo. Ind Elijah
/ and EfFie Vernon and William and
/ Bertha Barnes were divorced at the
same hour by Judge Mont, of the How
ard circuit court. Ten minutes after
+ the decree was entered Barnes and Mrs.
Vernon were married
/ Samuel Larsen and his wife, resi-
/ dents of Waukesan, Ill, had some
/ what different experience. He is sew
/ enty, while she is seventy-oRe. When
I both were young they were married and
/ lived together happily for a time. but
/ gradually the spark of love died out, and
/ years ago they were divorced. For
t twelve years they followed separate and
( distinct paths, but one day they CHANGED
/ 20 meet and the old love returned The
result was that they decided to start
/ over again, AMI were married again