The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-11
MARRIED IN A PESiTENTIARY
consiet's Bride Must Wsi, Three
Years for Her Husband

peniten;iary az Philadelphia there
vas shown an unusual evidence Of
young woman's devotion to the
man she loved. With the prison
conyic,s behind tightly locked doors
as guests and several OF the prison
inspectors as witnesses. Miss Kath.
crime Moran OF Boston. a pretty.
dark-eyed girl not more than %
years old. stood before the Rev.
David II. Buel. : J.. and promised
% take "for better or for worse"
man who Is serving a six. year
term for burglary.
The fact that the conyict.bride-
groom. who Is 25 years old. has
served only two years. and that e.
will be az least three years before
his bride viii b. able TO take him
20 her arms a free man. did not
deter her. As she stood by his side
and answered the questions pro-
pounded by the priest. there was
amazemsnt even In the eyes OF the
hardened inspectors. who are accus.
toned to all sorts Of happenings.
The high. dingy walls OF the Jail
seemed to have little power to
dampen her youthful spirits as she
tripped lightly up 10 the gloomy
entrance. accompanied by two faith
ful friends. and gave a smiling rec
ogni,ion 70 the attendant who swung
back the heavy iron door TO admit
her. A few moments sufficed TO
complete her already carefully ar.
ranged toilet.
With the wedding party in its
place an inspector went to the cell
occupied by the prospective bride.
groom and opsned the door. out
stepped a big. broad-shouldered man.
He walked steadily into the little
room whore his sweetheart was wait.
ing.
They held each others hands for
a few seconds. and then Rev. Faith.
or Buel announced that he was
ready for the ceremony.
When he had given his final
blessing and the bride and her hus.
band had kissed each other. thu
inspectors. headed by Warden Nc
Kenty, shook hands with the pair
. Before leaving. the bride. declar
ing that the crime committed by
her husband was his first offense
announced her determination to ap
peal for his pardon. The prisoner
, was arrested two years ago Will,
trying TO rob farm house in Bucks
: county.
Behind the ceremony lies a TO
nance which began more than two
years ago in Boston. Katherin,
= Moran. who was one OF a larg,
family, well known and highly re
spected in the city OF Galway, anC
educated there in a convent, decided
TO come 10 this country to carr
=, her livelihood. She came TO Bosror
and there met the mother OF ne,
= young husband, who developed
marked interest IN her and finally
asked her to come and live with her
When he was convicted and sen
fenced TO the peniten,iary she wal
heartbroken and made desperate at
tempts 10 have him accorded a new
trial
= Firmly believing in his innocence
she would have married him on IN,
day appointed for the ceremony II
February, had not the court beer
In session. The happy day was post
poned for one week, when she hope,
10 have him free, but the decision
OF the court caused another post
ponement, which that time was in
definite II not hopeless. because o
the nervous breakdown of the younl
sweetheart. Rallying once more from
her disappointment. and stll tru,
10 the man 10 whom she had pledg
e ed her word. she began visiting hin
in the penitentiary, and her frequen
calls were soon noted by the war
den and his assistants.
Warden McKenty was taken int,
% the confidence OF the young lovers
r and he helped in the arrangement,
for the wedding