The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-17
Will WE'D TONIGHT
Man and Woman Relieved of
Murder Charge Secure License.
To Be Formally Married Tonight
by Show Boy Evangelist.
BELIEVE IN FREE LOVE
But Expect to Observe Rites of
MatrimOny.
Man Says That He Has Wealthy
Relatives.
BELIEVE IN FREE LOVE

English this evening to keep forever
rightfully in the sight of the law and
all men marking a feature in the
rapidly declining action in the sensa-
tional tragedy of the death of Mrs.
Sandy Short. The little woman, ac-
cused by the sister of the dead, with
suggesting and urging Fred Tanning
to murder Mrs. Short and marry her,
will become the lawful wife of Ed
ward English.
Pastor L. B. Delk of the Mission
OF the Nazarene on lower Kansas ave
nue., will perform the ceremony free
of charge and the romantic trials of
the curious religious couple which
came so near disastrous ending will
be turned into a new channel.
Both man and woman belong to the
sect of NaZareneS, or Holy Rollers,
and one of their pre-eminent beliefs
is free love. They do not believe that
they have not been living right in the
sight of the Lord. Yet the complica-
lions arising in the Short case. have
convinced them that the normal belief
is the safer one
The couple have been held in the
county jail since the arrest Sunday,
the 7th. Lonnie, the 16 year old son
of Mrs. English. was with Mr.. Eng
of the woman has been cared for by
he Foster Humane society.
I'VE haven't a cent said Edward
English today. But we are going to
live right. 1 will get the license this
afternoon and would be married by
the probate judge also if I had the
money. Mr.. Delk offers to perform
the ceremony free and he is ordained
and will make US as legally man and
wife, so we will go to him for a pub
lie ceremony, show the people that
we have always intended right and
live so that we shall be respected |
Jailer Bay1iss has been kind to us
during Imprisonment and now has
come to our aid to get us started
again. Places I have gone to get a
room for Mrs. English I have been
denied although 1 have stated that I
wanted room for her merely and
that 1 was going to work. L wanted
TO earn the money to get married, but
l could not get place for her and
then Bayliss came to our assistance.
L have got an apartment now over a
grocery store at 235 jefferson street.
Mrs. Howard, the lady from whom we
rented at 210 East Fifth street, has
been very good to us, but said she
Mather tormented her so.
I have three of four jobs offered
me now and am going right to work. I
think shall solicit for baking pow
Ger house. My business is a solicitor
and has been for a score of. years.
LN.o NtColthy IlC1dlltCS.
In claiming to know all about me,
Mrs. Mather used her Imagination a
great deal. She did know who my sis
ter near Seattle was, perhaps. My sis
ter there is the administrator for my
fathers estate. 1 have never gotten
anything because 1 had left home and
they had not heard of me for five
years. Next year I will get my share
of the estate now bearing per cent
interest. The principal amounts to
something between SO 900 and $4,000
wv. Fl. English. of the Fruitland Wa
ter company in Utah is my brother and
is rated at 5000, 000." an1 English show
ed a circular from the Fruitland COM
rany showing his brother as president
and another brother as one of the
company. "He has written me to come
and take charge of a fruit ranch eth
er in Utah or California, which ever I
chose but I want to stay here now I'M
til the stigma of this arrest is worn
off,
The former husbands of Mrs. Eng
fish were legal helpElates. She first
married Foster, a carpenter, in Arkan-
Sas, then McCauley, a blacksmith. in
Missouri. His son and daughter she
now has with her. Then she married
Rich, a carpenter. in Kansas City. She
lived with Rich until last spring when
she secured divorce. In April last
she had gone to nurse sick friend,
Mrs. Van Wrinkle. in whose house Eng
fell in love with him. They soon came
to Topeka as man and wife under their
belief and have been here most of the
time since July.
Before the trial and while in the
county jail; Edward English was not
ashamed of his association with the
woman, and told a straightforward
story to the reporter.
ct was always a believer in free
love-" said English, land I believe that
when two persons, a man and woman,
can get together and fix it up to live
together it is all right. But since
met Minnie have found that it some
times goes wrong. I have never had
so much trouble. I met her destitute
III Kansas City caring for sick friend,
Mrs Van Wrinkle. Out of pity for
her and the two children I told her I
would take her and them and make a
| home for them.
ST know I am not an angel but I
have always been very careful around
The children
The ages given in the application for
| license to marry which was granted
this afternoon are. Mr.. English At
years and Mrs. McCauley 80 years.
u0RCE RTTCGV AND RARN RVTRN