Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
PLEADS FOR HUSBAND
YOUNG BRIDE WHOSE APPEAL
MOVED JUDGES HEART,

/ A pretty Virginia girl Of about eighteen
| summers, a blushing bride of but fourteen
| hours, went before Judge O'Neal in the
| District branch Of the Police Court this
| morning asking mercy for her husband.
| who was before the court upon charge of
| carrying concealed a deadly weapon.
Malven E. Hughes of Lowmoor. Va. was
| the defendant before the bar of justice, and
after the appeal Of the bride. followed by
Attorney Campbell Carrington's plea for
| the defense, the bridegroom was allowed
| to go. although fine of 800 was entered
and sentence suspended by the court.
Hughes and Miss Hattie E. Taylor were
sweethearts in Virginia. He lived at Low
moor and she at Richpatch. Scarcely two
days passed. it was stated. that Hughes
did not call upon his intended bride. Final
| ly they decided that they would elope to
the capital city and be married. and
Wednesday evening. according to the state
| ment Of the bride, the young couple at
tended services at the Upper Baptist
Church near Richpatch. Later they started
for this city, and the remainder of the
story was told by the BRIDE who said:
'.Malven had fast team OF horses wait
ing, and when the church service was over
we slipped away from my parents and
drove to Lowmoor. after which we took
ried at o'clock Thursday in the parlors
Of the Howard House."
Groom Wandered Away.
1t was stated upon the witness stand that
Malven left his bride shortly after the
ceremony. and. after going to a lunch room
on 9th street. it was stated fell asleep by
the counter. Later Policeman ]. ]. Nc
Keever of the sixth precinct was called,
and the policeman said that when he awak-
ened Malven he showed fight and pulled a
revolver McKeeYer was forced to shake
the bridegroom for a moment to bring him
to his senses. and then took him to the
station house. where the charge of carry
| ing the weapon was placed opposite his
name
When Hughes was brought before Judge
O'NeaI this morning and listened to the ap-
peal which his young wife made to the
judge the tears came to his eyes and MS
lip quivered while he awaited the verdict
of the man who was sitting in judgment
The girl wife. with the full bloom of youth
spent in the country upon her cheeks, talked
| to Judge o Neal as she would have pleaded
with her father. and during the time she
spent on the stand she told the judge in
a simple chiidlike way. coupled with much
show of womanly affection for the man OF
her choice that "if Malven is sent to jail
it will simply break my heart" Zhe told
the court that her husband was unaccus-
toned to the ways of a great city and
that he had brought the pistol along as
means of protection.
Attorneys Appeal.
Attorney Darlington then appealed to
Judge O'Neal to have mercy for the bride
and allow the husband to take her back
to the home in Virginia, and as he spoke
the girl wife stood and watched the court
with eager and expectant eyes. Finally
the attorney closed and Judge ONeal an
nounced that the fine of 800 would be en-
tered and sentence suspended.
A pleased smile came over the counten-
anceT Of the bride and, stepping to the
thanked him warmly for refusing to mar
her early married life by imprisoning her
husband.
Agent Charles A. Massie of the Prisoners
Aid Society accompanied the young couple
| to the train and saw them Off to their coun-
| try home.