Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
Called Him Dear;
What Could He Do

During the latter part of yesterday
afternoon John p. Bonadio edited
Courtroom No. with quite tale of
how pretty Mrs. Lillian B. Hardesty
called him dear heart. slipped her arm
around him, urged him to marry her
and incidentally kept him a trifie on
edge with laughing, though pointed,
references to the possible danger to
both of them from jealous lovers she
had spurned.
Bonadio was acquitted to-day of the
charge of "unlawfully marrying a
married woman" He was fairly we'll
excited about it. During the trial Mrs.
l1afdeSty, who was exonerated by the
grand jury of charges of bigamy and
perjury added the beauty touch. She
wore a dark blue gown and hat with
gray furs that matched her eyes.
Bonadio had to answer for running
away with Mrs. Hardesty and her four
children from their home in Mary
land. They came to Harrisburg and
got license. Mrs. Hardesty declaring
that she had answered falsely to the
marriage clerks questions as to her
age and former marital relations at
Bonadio's suggestion.
why did you run away with him %
suddenly inquired Judge Rush Gillian.
Mrs. Hardesty dropped her eyes.
That, she hesitated. that I refuse
TO answer -
The judge wanted to know. Mrs.
Hardesty murmured something. 1--WE
can hardly understand you. Suppose
you raise your veil.' suggested the
court kindly, "or wouldn't you want to
do that?"
''Please-,no, sir. your Honor" whis-
pered Mrs. Hardesty.
Well, then, why did you run away
with him?'
"Why-why, because" the witness
blushed. "because"-she finished de-
fiantly-"because liked him."
oh, well, now" gravely nodded
Judge Gillian, that's a good reason,
surely
Bonadio declared he never knew
Mrs. Hardesty was married and never
really suspected it until one time she
was arrested for stealing chickens.
Love and duty called him to the police
station and while he was pleading for
her another man stepped up. Bonadio
demanded the why and wherefore of
his presence. So did the other.
Why | told him." declared the
witness. " I'm her husband
Hah!' said he. but I was her hus-
band first'.n
And the pretty cause of it giggled
delightedTy along with the court, the
attorneys and the crowded courtroom.
IouCtIlCH 1Ct CaiitthFt 1>ay.-MOTe
than $4,000 was paid out to-day by
the city treasurer's office for salaries
of policemen, and the executive and
city treasury departments.
$1,000 For improvements. - More
than $1,000 was paid to-day to the
Central Construction and Supply Com
pany and the Maryland Casualty Com
pany on street and other improve
ment jobs. The Central got $4,000 for
intersections, $4,000 for the "fill'' along
Front street, while the Maryland com
pany which is the bonding company
completing the Paxton creek improve
ment for Karl T. Opperman got a
check for S2,156.
Few Bonds Unredeemed.-Less than
$4,000 worth of the street paving and
grading bonds which We're redeemable
by the city treasury on January / re-
main for redemption. The total to be
redeemed was something more than q
100000 worth.
Realty Transactions Yesterday
The realty transactions in city and
county yesterday included the follow
ing: Rebecca Matter ct al. to N. c.
Matter, Halifax township, $500; Eve
lyn NJ. Elder and Joseph e. Martin
two properties in Ellerslie street, to
the Elder Realty Company, 81 each;
Elder Realty Company and John Ell
der, two properties in Ellerslie street
to c. T. Leonard, 81 each: G. r. Leon
ard to Elder Realty Company, 1886
"a Ellerslie street. 81; Elder Realty
Company, 1850 to Evelyn M. Elder
2344 to Joseph E. Martin, both in Ell
lerslie street, 81 each.