The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
WERE MARRIED
ONLY in THOUGHT
STATE WAS REVEALED BY
FAMILY QUARREL-GIRL'S
FATHER TOOK ACTION.
Couple Had Been Married, Were
Divorced, Lived Together Again
Unwedded.

A bench warrant was issued by
Judge Bernetha Tues lay afternoon
for the arrest of George Mite her
aged sc, upon charges OF fornication
preferred by Daniel Cole The aft
davit alledged that Ion or about
November s, 1908, George Nitcher, a
single mar and Almira Nitcher, a
single woman. did then and there
and at divers times and days, UNI
lawfully live and cohabit in a state
of formcation. they not being legally
married"
A family quarrel between Nitcher
and his supposed wife was the cause
which revealed the awful condition
unknown to the, relatives or friends
of the woman, who supposed the
couple married. The case is one OF
the most deplorable in the history o!
Plymouth. According to admissions
of the culprits. the couple have been
guilrily living together for five years
"a child was born three years ago
to the illegal union. and the woman
is now in a precarious condition
which is also partly the cause OF the
persecution OF her mate
Daniel Cole the father OF tn
woman, is a resident of Walnut, Is
miles south OF this city To rep
resentative of the Tribune he recfted
the unhappy tale OF his daughters
dehlement "My daughters name
was Almira Cole" said he, "and she
is now IS years of age Twelve year
ago she was united in marriage to
George Nitcher, in Fulton count
Three children were born to the
union, two of whom died They
lived together as man and wife TO
five years, when the wife applied for
and was granted divorce, on the
grounds of cruelty and drunkenness
They lived apart for about one year
when they told relatives that they
were remarked and reunited, living
together until a few days ago. Dur
ing the past FIVE ears they have re
sided in Kosciusko county, Franklin
Ind, and finally moved to Plymouth
where they rented house in the
northeast end Of the city. A few day
ago Nitcher and the woman quarrel
ed, and he left her Henry Hite, a
brother-in-iaw, went to Nitcher and
told him that he was not treating his
anily right Family HI, said
N;toher. 81 haven got any family
Asked for explanations he said TIA,
he had never remarked the woman
with which he was living, since the
we're divorced This was the first that
was known of the condition of af
fairs. The father OF the woman, wen.
to Nitc.ler and demanded that he
marry the woman. The latter replied
that ne would If he had the money
FOR a marriage license. Hike offe.e
to buy sewing machine OF Nitcher
70. enable him to secure license
Nitcher then declared that he wasn'i
married to the woman, and he'd g
to TIE penitentiary before he would
do so. Cole then swore ont a var
rant for his arrest on the statutary
charge
NitcIer was arrested by Deputy
Fred Schroeder Tuesday evening and
brought before Judge Bernetha Wed
nesday morning He entered plea o,
morning. He entered a plea al
guilty to the charge The court
fined him $40 and sentenced him 10
months in Jail, but suspended sen
tence on good behavior, which i'm
plies that Nitoher must either marry
TIE woman or discontinue This rela-
tons with her.