Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-08
More Than that He Got it and
Came Near Being Married a
Second Time
STOPPED BY CLERKS OFFICE.
Prospective Bride Learned OF Facts
And Quit City in a Hurry Man
Leaves for Portland

II appears from Information obtained
today that very serious trouble was
ayerted by the refusal Of County clerk
Jchn James TO issue q marriage license
10 the man who applied at his Office
late yesterday afternoon As was re-
ported In Last evenings News The
man was highly intoxicated and IL was
very evident that he aid not fully know
what he was doing. Today IL develops
from information obtained from some Of
his friends that he Is married man
and has a. wife and two children living
I'm this city. Ills name is withheld ON
account Of his family
The man until recently was am en-
ploye 1t the Kenyon hotel and 1t seems
that yc.terly ne got ON a drunk
md while In that condition met d
woman who was stopping Mt the hotel
who registered from Memphis, Tenn.
The fellow suggested that they get
married and MS the woman was Wiling
they went 10 the county clerks once
and attempted to get license Oul
were refused by Mr. james
Later I'm the afternoon. ana during
Mir. James absence, they again APP
pearcd az the office and demanded
license from a deputy and the docu-
ment was issued. They engaged the
deputy To go 10 the hotel to marry
them last night Some Of the friends
of the Intended groom found out about
II and Immediately took the necessary
steps 10 stop the marriage They
called up the clerks Office and fpund
out which one Of the deputies was go-
inc Ia perform the ceremony and i'm
mediately started ont 20 locate him,
They were unsuccessful In their Ell
forts but finally decided to post watch
ers on the outside OF the door OF the
room In which they intended to pe
married and thus intercept the deputy.
! Tnls proved successful and when the
deplty was Informed Of the true con-
dtlon OF affairs ne. Of course decided
/ 10 not perform the ceremony and I'M
mediately left the hotel.
The friends Of the man then succeed
| ed I'm getting him out NJ the room ana
| took him away They then informed
tine woman that her intended husband
| ,Nas "a married man and that she hid
! better leave the city at once IN order
| TO avoid trouble. This she did and she
| has not been seen since,
After nights rest and after sober
! Ing up. the intended groom r9iDaed lN'
| situation ln which he was placed an'
today called upon County clerk james
and requested him " destroy the H.
cause which had been issued Tius ll'
clerk said he could not do but he in
formed the man that there would be M
further harm come of the AFFAIR unlesi
some one should hle a complain
against him charging him with perjury
ms ne had sXorn when the license wa
issued that he was unmarried ana coull
legally enter into the marriage cohlrao'
The man seemed very much disgust .
over having allowed himself to get llt
such a condition and stated that ne I'D
tended to leave today for Portland
IA very probable that he will not agar
attempt 10 secure a marriage hcehs
while In am intoxicated condition.
The indiscreet and bibulous wooer Wh
aleady has a family is named johnson
lie Is well known In and about the Ken
Won hotel Whether his wife knows q
his Improperly is not stated The pros
partiye bride may have left the city IL
GOOD. At all events she seems to nav
completely disappeared. There appear
10 be strong doubt that Johnso
knows where she has gone, or that y
WIN have another attack Of his mad IN
fauatlon and follow her and carry o.
his matrimonial designs elsewhere.