The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27
AN UNWILLING
BRIDE IN
JAIL.
Father Of New Durham
Girl Again Tries to
Make Her Wed.
Especial to the Evening star.l

JERSEY CITY, Nov. 27.--Married for
more than two and half years to a
man whom she has not seen since the day
the nuptial knot was tied, and whose
name she can scarcely remember, is
the experience of Mamie Buffano, now
in the county Jail on a charge of being
incorrigible. She claims the charge
was trumped up against her by her
father, Vincenzo Buffano, because she
would not marry another man he had
picked out for her.
The Buffanos now live in New Dur
ham, where the father Is barber. The
daughter has attended the public
schools and associated with people of
higher social plane than her own fam
ily, and this Is given by the father
as the cause for her rebellion against
his wishes She is 1s years old.
On July %, 1905. she was married to
Salvatore Russi, of Passaic. The Buffa-
nos at that time lived in Hoboken.
Although Mamie hardly knew the
man in that instance, she thought little
of the affair until after the guests had
begun to depart, and Rossi, coming to
her side, whispered, "Come now, sweet
heart; everything is over, and we will
go to my home in Passaic and there
be happy for life"
A chill struck the girl as she tore
herself way and flew to her chamber
An instant later the man and her
parents, with many of the guests, were
searching for her, but she had barri-
caded the door. While the crowd
pounded on the door she screamed in
terror. Then, unable to reach her, they
went away, the bridegroom going to
his home.
Time and again the bridegroom sent
missives to her, hoping to induce her
to come to him, but these were never
answered, and after months the mat
ter was allowed to drop.
For two years the girl has lived hap
PLY among her young friends, and all
seemed well until q few weeks ago.
Then her father came to her and said
he had picked a husband for her. ac-
cording to her story.
you see," she said, 'I was never
really married to that man. Why, I
never lived with him, so how could l
be married to him. He went away and
/ have never seen him since. / have
many friends and after a time / began
to have company at the house, and
after the two years had passed almost
forgot the whole thing, when my father
came to me and said Mamie. 1 have
picked just the man for you and / want
you to marry him without any trouble.
He is a good fellow and makes lots of
money. He will make you happy
"'Why, papa 1 said. I don't want to
TbRea II. 4
there's lots of time. Let me wait
awhile and then maybe I'll marry him.
mo said my father. you will have
to marry him now and you mustn't t
make me angry.
II was so scared didn't know what
to do, for there was one friend of mine
/ thought very, very much of and
the thought of giving him up for a
man I had never seen couldn't stand.
cried all that day and when night
came on my father said;
"'Now, Mamie, you must dress your
self and look pretty, for Tony Is COM
Ing tonight to call on you
IAN hour later he came. He was a
big man, with heavy bearded face and
awful eyes. His hands were big and
rough and his breath smeIled of whis-
key. He said something about we
going to he happy together. Then I
went on an errand out of the room
and, rushing to my room, pulled a
shawl about my head, and ran to the
home of my aunt, where l have been
living until the policeman came and
arrested me, telling me my father had
said was incorrigible. I have never
seen the man since that night he came
to the house in New Durham.
Why the thought of marrying that
ugly brute and living alone in house
with him, where could look out of the
window and see nice-Iooking people
passing all the time nearly set me
wild, and would rather die than marry
him"