The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-01
HAD TO SCRAP FOR HER HUBBY

The following dispatch from Atlanta
reevals the strenuous undertaking a
yong woman of the Gate City found
ahead of her when she claimed her oc-
togenerian husband:
When you're past eighty years old,
crippled with the rheumat fsm and
shaking with palsy, and cookbook
ing woman comes along and marries
you, wouldn't it make you mad if she
came to claim her bridegroom and
your daughters tried to make you
stay in your house?
That's what happened to William
Martin, of Capitol View. But the old
gentleman Is now happy with his
trained nurse bride at her own home
and the daughters say he can stay
there, for all they care. so long as his
new wife treats him right.
1t all came about when the new Mrs.
Martin. who says she is the aged mans
fourth wife, and who for several days
had been at the home of her sister,
228 Central avenue, called at the Mar
tin home to take her husband away.
They were secretly married on July Is
and the news has just leaked out. She
was accompanied by her sister and
woman friend, and the clash came
when this trio came in contact with
Martins four daughters, who had be
come aroused when the marriage be-
came known. The daughters. Mrs.
Jennie Martin Sudan. living in Cap
itol View; Miss Hattie Martin, Miss
Elite Martin, and Miss Mary Martin.
the latter three holding positions in
downtown business houses. were all
assembled at home at the time of the
trouble.
The trouble started. it is said, when
the visiting trio was met at the door
by one of the daughters. and Mrs.
Martin was told she could not go into
the house.
I've come for my husband, and I'm
going to have him. too" exclaimed the
bride. Then. Selling the door. she
flung it open. pushed by the daughter
on guard and dashed into the room
where the aged bridegroom lay prone
on his bed Her two companions fol-
lowed her into the house.
In the mix-up Miss Hattie, who had
been summoned from her office and
who arrived barely in time. attacked
the bride. according TO the latter. Mrs.
Martin says the daughter landed a
heavy right arm swing on her jaw and
at the same time grabbed for her face.
bride says she retaliated by grabbing
Miss Hattie and pulling ont handful
Of hair.
Miss Hattie punched me Squarely
in the face and then tried TO grab my
face in her hand and claw me-. said
Mrs Martin. 1T was then that
grabbed her hair and tore out a great
lot of It, You should have just seen
how much hair 1 did pull out. 1t all
grew there. too"
All the time. she said. the women
were expressing various opinions OF
one another. After the hair-pullins
all four of the daughters attacked the
bride her sister and friend coming to
her rescue.
At this juncture. the aged bride
groom. who is terribly afflicted with
palsy and rheumatism. and who can
barely walk with the aid of clutches
scrambled out of bed and made a dive
for the dresser in an effort to get his
revolver. The effort was too much for
him and he pitched over on the foes
Miss Eta Martin then seized the re-
voiver and held it to prevent any
shooting.
The aged man explained that he had
no intention of shooting any one
MY daughters" he said. had been
threatening TO shoot my wife, and
was afraid one of them might do this
yesterday That's why I wanted 10
get the pistol
The scene was all over within q
few minutes. and when the old man
declared he wanted TO go with his
wife, she was given permission to take
him cab stood outside having pre-
yiously been ordered by Mrs. Martin
and the old man was tenderly picked
up by the three women who had come
for him. and lifted into the cab He
was then driven to the home at 22e
Central avenue