The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1906-12-22
SIX SISTERS IN SUCCESSION
Have Been Brides OF James Craven,
And All but the Last Have Lost
Their Lives Soon After
Their Weddings

Washington. Dec. ga dispatch 10
the Post tells the following story:
When James Craven, formerly of
Montana, and Lena Lamprecht were
made one here yesterday by a justice
married the last Of a family Of six
sisters, five Of whom had been woOed
.and won by Craven only TO meet with
la violent death soon after becoming
his wife
Thirty years ago Craven, who had
a trading post in Montana met the
Lamprecht family. and become infat-
uated with Nora, the eldest Of the
six comely sisters. The courtship was
short but decisive, and the wedding
followed shortly
But Craven was unaware that Char
Hey Wolf, a half-breed Indian, had set
his heart on wedding the buXOm Nora
and when he heard the wedding bells
ringing for the trader the half-breed
swore to be revenged. A few weeks
after the marriage poor Nora was shot
dead in her doorway by the half-breed
Wolf made his escape, and Craven,
after four years of mourning. decided
that it was not good for man to be
alone. So he paid his addresses to
Marie Lamprecht, the next oldest
daughter.
With the half-breed a fugitise from
Justice, Craven felt comparatively safe
but one day he found that his second
wife had been laid low by a bullet
fired by the same murderer, who had
Ievidently taken an oath of extermi-
nation. Craven made an earnest at
tempt to draw a bead on the assassin,
/ but Wolf was too adriot and got out
Of the way.
Then the widOwer reached the con-
clusiOn that a period of quiet matri-
monial life was before him, so he
courted and married the third sister,
by name Effe.
The couple had just settled down
to happy existence when crack went
the winchester of Wolf, and Craven
was again a widOwer.
This had a discouraging effect on
the trader, who decided TO leave Mon
tana and go to Ohio, where a man
could live in peace with his wife. Ac-
lcordingly, he settled down in this
state. He soon became restless, how
ever, and wandered back 10 Montana,
where he prevailed upon Helen, the
fourth sister, to accept him for better
or for worse. She consented, but on
the condition that he make an effort
to do" the half breed before he did
her.
Craven admitted that this was a
necessary precaution, so, after the
wedding he shouldered his rifle and
went out in search Of his foe. Wolf
had not been invited TO the ceremony
but he came around shortly after
Helen had taken possession of her
home. Craven, however. caught sight
10 him first, and, with well directed
bullet, removed Wolf TO another sphere
lof usefulness.
But Helen soon afterward was TAX
en- i'll and died, and Craven decided
that luck was against him. However
he went to Bertha, the fifth daughter
and, with assurances that Wolf was
dead, prevailed on her TO accept his
hand and heart.
Everything went along nicely til
Bertha was thrown from a horse and
killed. Then Craven came TO the con-
lclusion that he was indeed a matri-
monial hoodoo. and returned sadly &c
Ohio.
But he recollected that Lena, the
youngest and. last of the Lamprecht
girls, was still in Montana So he semi
for her to come here and be his bride
He did not dare To we'd her in the
West.
She came, and they were married
yesterday.
All the people in this town are Won
dering what will happen TO Lena.
LYNCHING IN MARYLAND