Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-28
Arrest of Dapper Young Man
at Boone Forces Him to
Marry Ruined Girl
EASTERN YOUTHS GO WRONG
Girl Brought to Boone From Pennsy-
vania Learns of Plans of Betrayer to
Desert Her-His Arrest Accom-
pIished and Brief Stay in Jail Brings
Change of Mind.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Boone, Nov ga wedding in this
city last night was the elimination of
an exciting twenty-fo hours spent by
a young Pennsylvania couple who had
been in this city two weeks. Not un-
til the young man had spent some time
/, in Jail did He consent to in part
right the wrong he had done the young
woman, and the wedding followed the
securing of parental consent by wire
from Pennsylvania, the youth being
under legal age.
A young man Immediately dressed
arrived in the city short time ago In
company with young lady Of very
progressing appearance. The couple,
who appeared to be man and wife and
newly wed, stopped at one of the local
hotels for a few days. They soon Sc
cured apartments at one of the we'll
known rooming houses In this city and
lived there until yesterday when sew
eral things happened to upset the
eauanimity of the supposedly happy
couple.
The young man who attracted quite
a bit of attention on the streets, gave
his name as Alexander Hunter, and
said that the lady with him was Mrs.
Hunter. In his dress he was just So
and his clothes were the latest cut, his
t.,sa ~, ItI,
ers. He wore his hat with am abandon
and ease which readily pointed him out
as city" chap who had come from a
good family. Hunter secured employ
ment with q local business house and
for two weeks seemed to make good.
However, one day he was taken i'll with
a severe attack of stomach trouble and
he gave up this work. The couple re-
manned at the rooming house and they
seemed to have some money. OCCASION
ally attending the productions at the
Arie, always having a full supply of
bon bons and enjoying life to the full
est.
Monday forenoon, the young lady in
the case, who gives her name as Celia
NJ. Roherbach, secured possession of
some letters belonging to Hunter in
which it was intimated that he would
soon decamp. Miss Roherbach natur-
ally questioned Mr.. Hunter and he
broke down and confessed. 1t is said
that he offered her some money to re-
turn to Pennsylvania, the state from
which they started but she refused, in
sisting that a marriage ceremony be
performed at once. He seemed averse
to this proposition and Miss Roher-
bach called upon Justice McBirnie and
swore out a warrant for his arrest.
This was given to the officers and it
was served Hunter was taken to the
county Jail where County Attorney GA
noe called upon him and where he spent
last night. Marriage was proposed as
a way out of the difficulty but the
young man proved to be under age ana
Clerk johnson had to refuse the IL
cense Attorney Canoe suggested to
the young man that he wire his father.
in Reading, Penn, for his permission
to marry, but the young man refused
at first to do this and so spent the
night in JAIL Later he relented and it
is said that promises Of marriage, to
cover up her sin, were made by the
young man but the ceremony was put
off from time to time for various rea-
sons. The girl expects to become a
mother soon after the first Of the year.