The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-24
lifted by Charles Magness,
Girl Mozu ReUileS His Name

married Miss German anyway, so I
anu glad 1 did not get him.
"JOe" a mice Boy"
''waen Joe and I worked in the fac
tory he was nice boy and 1 always
lied MIN. Then our engagement fol-
lowed. and 1 have plenty OF letters 10
prove that we were engaged. but when
he was married l kept the newspapers
from my father l was afraid 10 let
my father know Joe had treated me
so. for 1 feared he would 90 after him.
1t was not until his arrest tnaJ my
father knew OF 'JOe's' marriage, anu
telling me he had something that would
surprise me. but l Admitted / had known
OF the marriage some time. As for
sueing Joe for breach Of promise l
have not said 1 would. do not know
what ne Will do, and. I do not feel that
] can walk upon the streets. But you
know = takes money TO sue people, and
what chance would a poor person
haVe?'
yes" chImed in Mrs. Happier, both
OF my daug hters have been out Of work
several weeks now, and times have
beer right nard-"
Mother Grows Suspicious.
When asked If she had not become
suspicious when Magness displayed 30
many things which ne said were pres
ents from Miss German, Miss Happier
declared she had not, because the
musician had always said Hiss German
was a married woman. But Mrs. kap-
pier signed heavily and remarked that
she had scented something wrong when
Joe" began leaving her home much
earlier than had been his custom.
well" added Miss Happier, when 1
heard he was married merely said that
God is good, and tnat perhaps Joe
would be punished. He is getting some
Of his punishment now. He richly de-
serves Il. and he should get more. His
wife's money, however, may save him
Letters Stir Magness' Aunt.
Mrs. Laura Glass. OF Baltimore. an
aunt OF Magness. or HarIlOvo, is much
exercised over the making public OF her
nephew's love letters 70 Miss Happier.
She says she don't believe Joe" ever
wrote such foolish missives. She called
last night 10 interview Miss Happier
but the latter was mot at home" so
she threshed out the matter with Mrs
Why, 1 don't believe that a word OF
them IS true she exclaimed i con
believe that our Joe would write such
foolish things
on being told that Miss Happier seem
ed to have some two hundred Of the
| tender epistles. she sighed and said:
We'll, l don't know where she got
them I'm pretty sure Joe didn't Write
The meeting between the aunt of Mag
ness and the mother OF Miss Happier
I was at the instance Of the former, VINO
desired 10 know II Miss Happier intend
ed 10 talk any more for publication, and
also II she would bring suit for breach
: OF promise. She obtained little salts
/ faction on either point.
Proud of Nephew's Match.
! Mrs. Glass talked proudly OF her neph-
CIV and his wealthy bride. They spent
several days with her and promised TO
= come back Christmas, she said. Nv hen
Z they visited our house, Mrs. Glass says,
4 AIagness and his bride. the latter twice
. the age OF the former, were Just as
happy as a pair Of baby dolls"
/ Did Mrs. Magness seem 10 love hei
/ young husband2'
! Did she2' responded Mrs. Glass
! We'll, / guess yes 1 heard her tell
3 him she thought so much OF him thai
he wouldn't have 10 work for a long
time. that she had money enough FOR
both Of them"
I Stiu. the aunt has raised the question
Of the legality Of the marriage between
the two by saying that her nephew i
only twenty years old. The laws OF
I Kentucky, in which State Miss GormaT
and Magness were married, require thai
the man shall be twenty-one- Should
Mrs Glass be correctly informed as e
Magness' age, IL is possible that still
other complications may beset the young
musician.