The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-17

Romantic, though somewhat humil-
iating, was the beginning of the mar
ried life of Mr.. ana Mrs. Wade Smith,
who were married in Mobile yesterday
afternoon, coming to Pensacola on the
$50 tram to spend their honeymoon
and Registering at Pensacola hotel,
only to be disturbed a few hours later
by an officer of the law and taken -
the police station, where they spent
the night The whole cause of their
trouble was parental objections on the
side of the pretty and petite young
bride, and although Cupid outwitted
the old folks at the first stage of the
game, at last accounts the old folks
mad he best of it and the newly weds"
were very much inconvenienced.
The young couple came from Mobile
and, as stated, were married in that
city, after obtaining license there. A
little after 10 o'clock last night Chief
of Police Sanders answered long dis
tance call from Mobile, and a, man who
gave his name as Sherman told the
chief that he wanted a man named
Wade Smith and girl named Bessie
Sherman arrested. When Chief San
ders asked what the trouble was he
said they had run away to get mar
ried. Chief Sanders told the man he
could not interfere and advised him
to take the matter up with the Mobile
authorities, which he evidently did, as
d 1eW minutes later CnleI o.
the Mobile police department, called
Chief Sanders and gave the particu-
lars. He said the couple were both
under age, the boy being IL years old
and the girl Is. He said they We're at
certain hotel here and asked Chief
Sanders to detain them.
CAPTAIN Gilmore went to the house
and found the couple, who salts
fed him that they were married before
leaving Mobile, after which the Mobile
chief was again communicated with.
He said, however, that the father Of
the young bride had ordered them ar
rested anyhow and would make a war
rant against the young man for per-
jury, in having represented himself 10
be twenty-one years of age, when he
was only seventeen
WANTED BRIDE ARRESTED TOO.
Chief Sanders suggested that the
groom be detained st the police station
and the bride be allowed to remain at
the hotel, but the Mobile chief insisted
that both be placed in jail here, where
upon Chief Sanders had both of them
taken to te police station.
At the police station the young man
did not deny that he was under q
mothers consent when he procured
the marriage license, and said that IL
the matter were investigated in Mo-
bile this would be shown.
NICE LOOKING COUPLE.
The couple are very neat looking and
their appearance shows that both of
them are evidently of good families.
Both are very genteel and polished in
their manners and bearing.
The bride is an exceptionally pretty
little brunette, with dark brown hair
and brown eyes. She is about five
feet, four inches tall and weighs about
105 pounds. She was neatly dressed
in a blue serge travelling suit and blue
beaver hat, trimmed in white. The
groom is a decided blonde. He is
about five feet seven or eight inches
tall and weighs about 115 or 120
pounds.
Both Of them appeared much em-
barrassed when taken to the police
station, but, under the circumstances.
both behaved very gracefully. The
young man asked If his wife could not
remain at the hotel, saying that he
was perfectly willing to remain in jail
himself but disliked to have ber spend
the night there, but when informed of
the instructions from Mobile, he sub
mitted calmly, while the little wife
sun '' FoReoT NAME. 81
When the desk sergeant asked the
bride her name Gas is customary WITH
all prisoners) she replied: "Shers
man." but her youthful husband quick
ly corrected her, saying: It's Smith
now" at which remark both of them
laughed. I'm spite Of their unpleasant
predicament
Although it was evident that the
couple had the sympathy Of the Of
ficers at the station, the prison rules
had to be enforced and the couple We're
separated before being locked up, the
bride being placed in the sick ward.
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