The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-12-26
MARRIED SIX sIST sRs,
The Remarkable Matrimonial Expe-
rience of James Craven.

The Remarkable Matrimonial Expe
rience of James Craven.
} When James Craven, formerly O
Montana, and Lena Lsmpreuht were
made one at Mount Gilead, Ohio, last
week BY justice OF the peace, the
bridegroom had married the LIST OF 9
family OF six sisters, five Of whom ha6
been wooed and won by Craven only
TO mest with violent death soor
sfter becoming his wife.
| Tnirty years ago Craven, who had
a trading post in Montana, met the
Lsmprecht family. and became infst-
uased with Nora, the eldest OF six
conoely daughters. The courtship
was short but decisive, and the wed
ding followed shortly.
But Craven WAS unaware that Char
ley Wolf, a halt. breed Indian, had set
big heart on wedding the buxom Nora.
and when ne heard the wedding bells
ringing for the trader the halt-breed
svore to be revsnged. A few weeks
after the marslage poor Nora wss
shot dead in her doorway by the halt
breed.
Wolf made bis escape, and Craven,
after tour years Of mourning, decided
that it was not good for min to be
alone. So he paid his address to
Marie Lanprecht, the nezs Oldest
daughter.
With the half breed a fugitive from
jus!ic. Craven felt comparatively
cafe, but enc day he found that bis
second wife had been laid low by q
bullet fred By 6he sane murderer,
who had evidently taken sn oath Of
determination. Craven made az earn.
est attempt to draw bead On the as.
sassin, bus Wolfe was 900 adroit and
got out Of the way.
Then the wido7er reached the cen
cluslcn that a period of Quisb matri
nonisl life was before him, 30 he
courted and married the third sister,
by name Ef1e.
The couple had just settled down to
q happy existence when crack vent
the Wlncheste, Of Wolfe, and Craven
vas again widower,
This had discoursging efecs On
the trader, who decided 30 leave Non.
tsns and go to Ohio, vhere q msn
could live IL peace With his wife. Ac
co1dingly. he eettled down In this
town. He soon became restless, how.
aver, and wandered back to Montana,
wnere be prevailed upon the fourth
sister to accept hia for better or for
worse. She consented, bu5 on she
condition that he nske an effort to
do" the half breed before he did"
her.
C;aven admitted that this was
necessary precaution, SO, AFTER the
wedding, be shculoered bis rife and
sent out in search Of his foe. Wolf
had not been invited to the ceremony,
but he came around shorslY after
Helen had taken possession OF her
nome. Craven, however, caught sight
OF him first, and with well-directed
bullet, removed Wolfe to another
sphere ct usefulness.
But Helen s0oo afberwsrd was
taken Ill and died, and Crsyen decided
that lu:k was against him. However,
be went to Bertha, the fifth daughter
and prevailed on her to accsps his
hand and heart.
Everything went along nicely until
Bertha Was thrown from horse AID
killed. Then Craven came to the con-
clusion that be was indeed matri-
monial hoodoo, and returned sadly to
OHIO.
But he recolleeted that Lsns, the
youngest and last Of the Lsmp1scht
girls, vas still in Montans. So he
sent for Ter to come here and be hls
bride.
She came and they were married,
and all the people In this town are
wondering what will happen to Lana.