Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-03-16


not run smooth, was again demon
strated yesterday whep a Japan
csc and a white girl made the
rounds of the different judges Off
ces at Goldfield, seeking someone
who would perform wedding cere-
mony. The pair, George Nasaki
and Juliet Schawm, arrived on the
noon train from Los Angeles and
Immediately proceeded to the coun-
ty clerks office where they secured
marriage license The prospective
groom gave his age as 80 years
while the bride admitted sc sum-
mers. The two entered Judge Som
ers' court room and after a short
discussion were informed that the
honorable court refused to tie the
hymenial knot Judge Stevens was
appealed to, and profiting from his
last experience along this line,
cruelty escorted the lovesick cou-
pie to the door. Justice Barnes
emphatically declined the honor
Deputy County Clerk Ben Rosen-
thai, who had issued the license,
rendered the couple the original
price, and confiscated the paper
The sheriff informed Miss Schawm
that it was useless to apply to the
ministers of the city and suggest
ed that they proceed to Tonopah,
where in all likelihood no oblec-
tions would be met with. So kind
was the sheriff that he provided a
carriage for the Jap and his white
affinity and escorted them in per-
son to the depot.
When the train arrived her
last evening Nasaki left the coacn
ahead of his ride-that-is-to-be. He
started up toward town as if he
was only a casual visitor in our
midst. After passing the Witten-
berg warehouse, he appeared to
have forgotten something, and in
roundabout way returned to the
depot. The lady was waiting foi
him in the waiting room, and af
ter short conference Nasaki walk
ed slowly up the street The wo
man followed at a distance O.
about hundred yards. When op
posite one of the Chinese noodle
joints on lower Main street Nasak
halted and when the woman cam,
along the two entered and dine(
on noodles. At the conclusion O
the evening meal, which original
ly was intended to be the wedding
supper, rooms were engaged a
the Capitol lodging house and Mr.
Nasaki and Miss Schawm retired
to separate rooms during the night
Later in the evening a Bpnanz;
reporter sought an audience will
Miss Schawm and was informed
concerning the true state of affairs
She is by occupation a chamber
maid, and was employed at. thu
residence of J. c. NJ Marble, ;
prominent attorney of that city
The Jap was employed as gardne
at the same place. After an &C
quaintance of two years the son o
the land of the MikadoN poppet
the question and was accepted OF
the spot. Legal advice, as fur
nished by their employer, was tina
the two should come to Nevada
ceremony could be performed an,
no questions asked. Hearing o
the success of the Japanese an
white girl, who were successful i
being married at Goldfield abou
two weeks ago, they procured tick
cts and landed at their destinatio
with the success as above stated
Everywhere We went the pee
pie laughed at u.s." said Mis-
Schawm. Il was told that ther
was no law prohibiting a marriag
between a white woman and a JaI
anese in Nevada and don't under
stand why they refused to pei
form the ceremony. / would ne
be misalliance. am a natiy
of France and in that country tn
girls marry Japanese. AS it is al
right there why isn't it alright |
Nevada? We are determined I
get married and will continue I
try until we find someone who wi
perform the ceremony. After "
succeed we will return to Ii
Angeles and live. The Jap has
good situation as gardner and il
tends to enter the florist bushes
eff we had the money we woul
go to France, but as we are NJ
rich / suppose we will have
try some of the other towns
Nevada If the judges of Tonopa