Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
LAD REFUSES To
MARRY PURSUER
With "MrS. MCIvet,"
Young Pinkston Scorns the
Courts Offer to Aid Cupid.

T. B. Pinkston, of 23 Conley street,
the 22-year- old railroad clerk whose
parents say he Is being pursued by
Mrs. Lula McIvet, who denies she is
the wife of an army man in the Philip
pines, today would be benedict had he
accepted the punishment" offered him
by Recorder Broyles.
'Matrimony is the proper punishment
for this kid-he ought to have to mar
ry this woman and support her." is the
way the recorder put 1t when the couple
were arraigned by Chief of Detectives
Lanford on complaint of the young
mans parents that they had grown
tired of him being "hounded" by the
woman's love.
The proposition that Cupid be per-
mitted to take the recorders seat and
settle the controversy was made by At
torney Sam d. Hewlett, counsel for the
woman, who announced that Mrs. Nc
Ivet, who denied she has a husband,
stood ready and willing to marry the
young man. Judge Broyles promptly
agreed, with his suggestion that "the
kid ought to be punished with matri-
mony, but snag was struck when
young Pinkston positively refused to
take the woman as his wife.
Wouldn't Marry Any Woman"
Il wouldn't marry her nor any other
woman in the world" he retorted when
the court asked him if he would con-
sent to marry.
well, then, suppose the only thing
left to be done is to build barbed
wire fence around this young man to
keep this woman away from him."
commented the recorder.
Mrs. McIvet's denial that che is mar
ried came as great surprise to Chief
Lanford and the court, as she previous
ly had told the chief that her husband
was in the army and was on duty in
the Philippines. On a former occa-
sion. when arraigned for her alleged
attentions" to young Pingston, she ex-
planned that her husband regularly
sent her money from the Philippines
and that she intended joining him
there.
This unexpected turn brought on
sharp bit of repartee between Mrs. Nc
lVet and the court. Asked how she
came in possession of the name, ''Mrs
McIvet," she said she met friend OF
this name in Birmingham and that
they fell in love.
Il just picked up this name" she
said in apparent anger. This man
loved me and 1 loved him, and it was
our purpose to marry, but he had to go
away
"And I still love him-love him bet
ter than anything in the world" she
exclaimed dramatically.
Pinkstoh didn't even vince
Sharp Repartee in Court.
Where is this man that loves you so
dearly-in an insane asylum" queried
the court.
The woman turned up her nose and
snapped back:
mo, he's not in an asylum-he's in
a position where he makes more money
than you do"
ooh, well, that may be-a pickpocket
can easily make more money than I
do" sarcasticaly rejoined the recorder.
Mrs. Pinkston, mother of the young
man, was in court and declared that
Mrs McIvet had annoyed her for
months by her attentions to her boy.
Despite objection on the part of At
torney William NJ Smith, counsel for
Pinkston, Judge Broyles, after hearing
from several witnesses, continued the
case until Friday afternoon, on the
statement of Detective Rosser that he
will produce other witnesses who VIII
give additional evidence as to the con-