The Detroit times., 1908-05-20
GIRL IS ARRESTED
ON WAY To HER
WEDDING
MARY eOROWSkl. WHO CAME
FROM PiTTSBUR0 TO MARRY
LOVER OF CHILDHOOD DAYS,
ACCUSED OF THEFT.

"Snatched from the altar" would
not be an Inappropriate title for
little romance which began in far
away Poland more than dozen years
ago and Just as IL was about TO reach
It's fulfllment in marriage, Tuesday
morning, was ruthlessly shattered by
pair OF unromantic police officers,
who arrested the bride-about-to-be on
a charge OF grand larceny.
The girl is Mary Borowsh, Fl years
old whose home is in Pittsburg. She
loved Frank Pifarski. "A hard-working
young Pole OF "a years. employed in
the Solvay Process Co.'s plant and
living with his brother al No. l20 Port
land-st., in the Eighteenth ward. They
are natives of the same village in
Poland and as children they played
together and learned 10 love each
other. When Mary was still young
girl she came 10 America with her
parents and they settled in Pittsburg.
Four years ago Pifarski also emlgrat-
ed, joining his relatives ia Detroit,
Through friends he learned thar Mary
was In Pittsburg and he opened cor
respondence with her. There could
be but one result, a proposal Of mar
riage, and though Mary had many adj
mirers in Pittsburg she was true 10
her childhood lover and accepted him.
But Mary's mother was opposed 10
the union and put her foot down
You shall not marry him." she de-
creed
We'll see about that" said Mary.
SO when Mary mysteriously disap-
peared from Pittsburg last Saturday
the mother concluded, rightly that
she had gone 10 Detroit TO be married.
and sent her husband. Piotar Stas-
zowski. who is Mary's stepfather TO
investigate.
Accompanied by Constable 7. J Lar
kin. Of Pittsburg, Staszowsh appeared
in police headquarters Tuesday morn.
ing and demanded the arrest OF Mary,
whom he had located in her lovers
home on Portland-st. He alleged that
on leaving Pittsburg she had taken
with her 5000 belonging TO her
mother, Detectives Kunkcl and Nc
CaThy We're detailed TO the case
The party had just started for Delray
on a street car when StasZowski look
ing out the car window. caught a
glimpse OF Mary and her lover on Fort
ST., In front Of the Hammond building
They were headed for the county
building, and, as IL transpired later
were on their way 10 get a marriage
license. They had just come from
the Peoples State bank. where Mary
had deposited the money In a joint
account
Staszowski and the detectives
jumped OFF the car. corraled the couple.
and took them over to police head
quarters. In registering Mary, Lieut..
Lewis asked what occupation she fol-
lowed, II any.
Ssh 8 corker," spoke up someone
In the crowd
Yes. | work in a cork factory" ex-
planned Mary when the laughter had
subsidized
Mary admitted taking 5000 with her
from Pittsburg but insisted that ii
was her own, money and that she had
been saving IL up for months out OF
her earnings TO purchase her wedding
outfit and TO assist in fitting ont the
home. The step-father insisted. how
ever. that the money belonged 10 his
wife However that is matter that
must be settled by the Pittsburg au-
thorities. In the presence or the de-
tectives Mary withdrew the money
from the bank and turned ii over to
Constable l.arkin. whom She accom-
panied back TO Pittsburg. When she
has squared accounts with her mother
she will return and become the wife
Of her childhood sweetheart.
Pifarski was not detained, as the pO-
lice have nothing against him.