The Mankato free press., 1904-03-25
They .!cut In" on a Love Affair
This Afternoon.
EsribauIt Man Finds His Step Daugh-
ter Obdurate.
Unable to Dissuade Her Consents to
Her Marriage.
Girl Came to Mankato With Bottle of
carboIic Acid.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Miss Adrian Neil, young lady whose
home is in Faribault, came to Mankato
on the noon train today, to meet
man whom she had expected to marry in
the near future. Soon after her arrival,
Chief Donahue received telephone mes
sage from the young lady's step father,
H. d. Ferris, well to do and highly
respected manufacturer of that place,
asking the officer to see that the couple
got married today.
The story really begins week ago,
when Miss Neil and Miss Clara Newman,
also of Faribault, came to the city to
meet two young men, one of whom is
named Briggs. Mr.. Ferris that day
telephoned to Chief Donahue, asking
that he hold the young ladies
until he could come for them,
as he did not want his
step daughter to marry young Briggs,
who is temporarily making his head
quarters in this city. He followed and
took the two girls home. 1t would seem
that his arguments have been of no
avail, as Miss Neil returned to this city,
and said that Miss Newman would ar
rive tonight. Under the circumstances,
in order to protect his step daughter,
who is but seventeen years old, he today
asked the chief to see that the couple
should be married before the day is over,
or else that the girl should be sent home.
Briggs was summoned to the city hail,
to have a talk with the young lady.
The latter had said that they did not
expect to be married for couple of
weeks. She is bright appearing girl
a cripple, and the officers feel sorry for
her. She said that she wants to marry
Briggs, and that she had brought bot
tie of carbolic acid in her valise intend
ing to take it if anything occurred that
kept them separated.
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possible attempt at suicide by get
ting the valise, and sent Officer Riley to
the new union depot to get it, with the
intention of removing the bottle. This
was while the young couple were closet
ed in his office in the city hall. The
battle was found and confscated.
From Briggs companion, who accom-
panied him to the city hall, it was learn
ed that Briggs drank heavily last night
and then telephoned to the young lady
to come to Mankato today to bid him
farewell, as he expected to leave for
Chicago today. This was what brought
the young lady to Mankato this noon.
Briggs tried to have his companion tele-
phone that Briggs had been shot and
asked her to come at once, but the COM
panion refused to do this. Then Briggs
took the telephone and represented that
he was someone else and told the young
lady that he, Briggs, had been shot. She
recognized his voice, however.
Chief Donahue strongly urged Miss
Neil to have nothing to do with Briggs,
as he feared that the young fellow was
fooling her, and Officer Riley gave her
the same advice. She seemed to consider
their advice favorably, and said that she
did not know whether she wanted to
marry Briggs at all.
Briggs arrived soon afterwards, and
the couple was closeted together for a.
long time. What the outcome will be
is doubtful. Briggs told Chief Donahue
that he did not have enough money to go
to Chicago, and had no intention of do
ing so.
BRIGGS and his companion have been
working for picture enlarging house,
and lately have been working insurance
for the formers father, who represents
the North company, both life and acci-
dent. Briggs companion laughed at the
idea that the young couple would get
married III LH6 Hedl aS
said that they might sometime. He said
that Briggs thinks good deal OF the
girl, but was wild and had little regard
for consequences. He promised to see
the young lady and tell her what he
knew of Briggs. He said that Briggs and
Miss Neil have been acquainted but SIX
weeks, and that he had known Miss
Newman but one week. He was sur
prised to hear that Miss Newman was
coming to the city this evening. He also
expressed surprise that Mr.. Ferris had
sent the message that he did.
The police could not stop the wedding
as the young lady's step father gives his
consent, but the marriage license would
have to be procured at Faribault.
When Mr. Ferris was in the city last
week, he and young Briggs are said tt
have had some hot words, and the youns
man became very abusive and threat
ening.