Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
lad REFUSES To
NARRY>PURSUER
Arraiqned With Mrs. Mc|Vet,"
Young Pinkston Scorns the
Courts Offer to Aid Cupid.

r Pinkston, of % Conley street,
-. aa-year-old railroad clerk whose
,,rsnrs say he is being pursued by
Mrs Lula McIvet, who denies she is
.r, wife of an army man in the Philip
:,as today would be a benedict had he
..aoted the punishment offered him
y, Recorder Broyles.
.\Tatrimony is the proper punishment
,r this kid-he ought to have to mar
-, this woman and support her is the
,,,,. the recorder put it when the couple
..rs arraigned by Chief of Detectives
srford on complaint of the young
ans parents that they had grown
tired Of him being Grounded" by the
woman's love,
The PROPOSITION that Cupid be per
,,i.ted TO take the recorders seat and
s.,t,a the controversy was made by At
.o-nev Sam d. Hewlett. counsel for the
noman who announced that MIS-. Nc
lrs- who denied she has a husband,
stood ready and willing to marry the
rorno man. Judge Broyles promptly
,raed VITA his suggestion that the
sdr ought TO be punished with matri-
amy but a snag was struck when
voung Pinkston positively refused to
8ake the woman as his wife.
Wouldn't Marry Any Woman"
~ 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
IF ia be done is to build a barbed
wire fence around this young man to
8keep this woman away from him.
commented the recorder.
Mrs McIyet's denial that She is mar
rod came as a great surprise to CHIEF
sTanford and the court. as she previous
4 v had told the chief that her husband
/ IVA, in the army and was on duty in
he Philippines. On a former occa-
syIon. when arraigned for her alleged
&attartions" to young PingSton she eX-
&rafned that her husband regularly
4 bent her money from the Philippines
Hand that she intended joining him
8Nhere.
Y This unexpected turn brought on a
1saarp bit Of repartee between Mrs. Nc
EIvet and the court. Asked how she
$ame in possession of the name, Mrs.
RDlcIyet," she said she met a friend Of
#hs name in Birmingham and that
&hey fell in love
4 just picked up this name" she
Bad, in apparent anger. This man
Bowed me and ! loved him, and it was
zpur purpose to marry, but he had to so
&Nay
And / still love him-ioye him bet
IT, than anything in the world she
4 Exclaimed dramatically.
Il Pinkston didn't even vince.
Sharp Repartee in Court.
"Wehgc is this man that loves you so
Eea.'y-n an insane asylum" queried
e he court
The woman turned up her nose and
snapped back:
no. he's not in an asylum-hc's IN
IA position where he makes more money
a han you do"
Il oh, well, that may be-a pickpocket
Ran easily make more money than l
H.. sarcasticaly rejoiaed the recorder.
II Mrs Pinkston, mother Of the young
+ pan, was in court ana declared that
pm McIvet had annoyed her for
&nonths by her attentions to her boy
Despite objection On the part of At
#oney William NJ. Smith, coGnsel for
EnHSton, Judge Broyles, after hearing
II 'om several witnesses, continued the
Nase until Friday afternoon, on the
statement of Detective Rosser that he
I produce other witnesses who will
#ye additional evidence as to the con-
VI lc. of the couple.