Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-24
ROSS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
Well Known Waterbury Man Got Mar
 riage License in New Britain.

riage License in New Britain.
 Hartford, July 24.-Justice Mitchell of New Britain was called on yesterday afternoon to perform the ceremony of
 marriage for a couple who represented to curious people nearby that they were elopers and therefore wanted the mat ter kept quiet. They had previously obtained marriage license from Town Clerk Penfield, who had no knowledge that the man was. married. The man gave his name aslCharles H. Ross, 29 years old, 8 bank clerk, and said the woman was Miss Grace Beers of East Hartford, of age Therefore the town clerk did not require consent of par ents. Ross and his bride were seen around New Britain later in the day Git was about 3:45 o'clock when they were married and they disappeared to- wards evening
 Ross and the girl got to New Britain on the 8:20 o'clock third rail train yes- terday afternon and inquired of AS sessor James A. Claffey the way to the town clerks office, which proved to be up stairs from where Claffey was standing. Tke girl attracted considera- O4O dLLCu1Ou OA IuC Sb4OCL HhC4O 0A1O waited while Ross procured the mar rfage license from Town Clerk Penfeld. She was dressed in a white pique suit and wore white cloth shoes, almost a bridal costume. He wore a straw hat, dark sack coat and light trousers. At the town clerks office he swore to the following facts which were duly en- tered on the marriage license:
 ~ .. M0s residence, Hartford; occupation, bank clerk; born In Waterbury; second mar riage, divorced; fathers name, Dennis W. Ross of South Coventry, Conn; mothers name Vileroy B. Dean; ~irl's name, Grace Emily Beers of Hartford; age, 21; spinster; born in Hadlyme; fathers name, John Beers, born in Es- sex; mothers name, Ida Beers. The couple were married in Assessor Olaf fey's office by Justice Charles Fl. Mitch ell in the presence of Miss M. D. Mo Nary, assistant town clerk and others Ross requested Justice Mitchell to keep the matter quiet for family reasons.
 Subsequent developments show that bigamy was committed when Charles H. Ross promised to love, honor and cherish his new bride, for he has 8 wife and child living in Waterbury, whom he left about two years ago. She Is daughter of Liveryman Longworth and now lives with her parents. Her child, girl 10 years old, is pupil at the Notre Dame convent in Waterbury. The Longworth family are Roman Catholics and Ross and his Waterbury wife have not been divorced.
 The Beers girl, who is not legally en- titled to the name of Mrs Ross, is the step-daughter of Ralph Rogue. paint CT of No Ii Darlin street, East Hart ford, her mothers second husband Cher 2ather) being dead. She is an attractive looking girl, 19 or 20 years old, and has been smitten with Ross for some time. It Is reported that after Al Reeves's Durlesque company was here a few months ago the girl was not seen on the streets of Hartford for some time, but returned after a period and renewed fhe acquaintance of Ross.
 Ross is well known in Waterbury. where ne lived for several years before coming to Hartford. He was at one time a member of Company A Second regiment O. N. G., and was after wards mounted orderly to the colonel of the regiment, but his actions were such that the colonel soon created a vacancy on his non-commissioned staff and made another appointment. Last August Ross was appointed clerk at the Hotel Hartford, where for a time he was quite popular and did well. But h1s subsequent conduct was such that Landlord Pocock dispensed with his services in January. Since then Ross has had no visible means of support. When hard up he has been known to pawn articles of jewelry given him by q woman.
 Soon after leaving the Hotel Hart ford, Ross took a room on Walnut street, in a respectable boarding house. which he has retained, but has occu- pied only occasionally. The Beers girl has been there to inquire for him when ne has not been around for a few days. He was in Hartford yesterday morning with one of his hands bound un and told his friends that he had blood poi eoning. for which Dr Mcknight was treating him. He said that he had been down the river for a. few days visiting the grandparents of the Beers girl. -
 Ross is of respectable percentage. His rather is dead and his mother lives in Vermont, where she is highly respect ed. After the marriage, while the cou- pie were parading the streets of New Britain. the observed of all observers, fne nlush1ng bride met some acquafnt- ances to whom she conf1ded that she was married and felt quite nervous about t. People in Hartford who are acquainted with both Ross and the girl say that she knew he was married man-