Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-07-11
USED REVOlVERS
AT The WEDDING
Guests Of Burck-Willis Mar
rage In New York Were
Well Armed.
VIOLENCE WAS FEARED
~lnsaneIy Jealous Man Declared He
Would Kill the Groom II He Mar
ries Miss Willis, and His
Threats Cause Alarm.

New York, July 4.-Mrs. Edith Willis,
mother Of Miss Gertrude Willis, who
was hastily welded to the Rev. Car
roll Burck of Manhattan, Kas., to es-
cape the threats of a Jealous Brooklyn
broker, has not yet recovered from the
dread that violence may be done TO the
newly welded couple.
When the wedding ceremony, which
o place at the home of the brides
mother, was ended n h two were
safely away from immediate harm.
Mrs. Willis tainted. Guests bore her
to q couch and last night her condition
was not greatly improved. In con-
slant attendance are DR.. Robert Ormis-
ton Of No. III Seventh avenue and the
mother OF he bridegroom, Mrs. Burck,
wife OF q retired merchant Of Beaver
street, who lives at No. 145S Bedford
avenue. Brooklyn.
Only seventeen guests, intimate
friends or relatives, had been invited 70
the Willis home, OF the fashionable
Park Slope, n some OF the men pres
ent, appraised OF the threats that had
been made. II Is said, carried loaded re-
volvers In their pockets.
Mrs. Willis Talks.
IT feared every moment" said Mrs.
v a. AAAnN tlll udhhiAIA anu AiVl aNt
band would be shot In zach others
arms. and dread the appearance of a
telegraph messenger now. l fear my
poor Gertrude's happiness will be
cruelty cut short"
Although married on Wednesday
last, the first intimation of 1t the many
friends OF the bride received was
through al advertisement published
Sunday.
ar ruo,s g.. ,o.oo a. u-d
ding" Mrs. Willis explained, until 1t
was safely over, because a married
man long considered a friend Of our
family, had made threats.
This man seemed determined that
no one should marry my daughter. He
8 so years old and we have known him
a long time. He was n friend Of my
husband but later had developed Pn in
sane attitude toward Gertrude. He
used to visit us frequently and APP
peared rational.
Threatened the Bride.
But whenever any other friend was
| n the house he would become Jealous.
Mr.. Burck and Gertrude have been
friends since they We're children. but
this man would become terribly en-
ragged by Mr.. Burck's presence. He de-
manded that Gertrude should not re-
ceive attentions from the minister.
When Gertrude refused to comply he
became so angry at us all that he
ceased visiting us, which we welcomed.
Thereafter he persistently met Ger
trude outside, and the oor girl used
to ONE home crying half the time.
She became subject to Mysteries. She
said the man was pursuing her and
that che was afraid Of him. l would
have gone TO the police bat hat
dreaded notoriety and am very nervous.
I was alone In the world except for my
daughter and there seemed nothing TO
do.
Later ! received many threatening
and abusive letters. All OF them are
typewriter and none IL signed. Friends
cf ours received such letters rejecting
on Mr.. Burck's character and malign-
ing Gertrude"
Mrs. BurCk last night declared that
the nan accused by Mrs. Willis had
threatened in her presence to kill her
son II he married Miss Willis.