The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
CROWD WANTED
TO DUCK NEWLY
WEDS IN RIVER
FEELING OVER SUICIDE OF
SECOND WIFE AND TALKED
OF REUNION STIRS TROUBLE

When L. r. Weed and his first wife
from whom he was divorced last
summer and who has been acting as
his housekeeper since the suicide OF
his second wife, went to Ionia Thurs
day to see about the matter of what
they would have to do in order to
keep the little girl whom Weeds
second wife had with her, talk spread
that they had gone to Ionia to get
married and when the train back up
from lonia was due here there was
good sized gathering of angry threat
ening citizens at the station with the
alleged intention of taking the couple
down to Flat river and giving them
a ducking.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Murray,
Marshal Meginley and Special officer
Cook were on hand and warned the
assemblage that there must be no
disorder and that they would protect
the couple at any cost and many left
for their homes as the train was
about an hour late. A good sized
crowd, estimated at 200 people was
present when the train pulled in,
however, but no demonstration was
made and not word was spoken
when the two much talked of people
alighted rom the car.
Weed and his former wife walked
up through the crowd and were una
ware of the intent of the gathering
until told of it by reporter for this
paper. When he learned what the
spirit of the people was he found no
fault with them nor made complaint
in any way. He said that he had al
ways tried to attend to his own af-
fairs and that he had never troubled
anyone in this city. Weed was car
rying little plant at the time he
/ alighted from the train and he said
that he had bought it for the chill.
dren while in Ionia and remarked
I further that in case anything had
i started at the station undoubtedly
the plant would have been ruined.
4 The couple had secured license to
marry while at Ionia but were not
married there and at the last report
which we were able to get they were
not married as yet. The officers
thought that the best thing for Weed
and his people to do was TO leave
town, stating that in case mob VIC.
lence was attempted it would be bet
ter if they were away. Weed agreed
with them ind intended to leave Fri
day night. Some of his friends, OF
which he has a great many who have
implicit faith and confidence in the
man and much sympathy for him in
his time Of trouble went up and adj
vised him to remain here for a time
and he finally agreed to this plan.
Complaint was made to thes probate
court by Attorney Fred l.. Warner
of this city against Weed keeping
the little Green girl and an order
was issued and served by officer Cook
and the child is now with Mr.. Cook
and his family awaiting final dispo.
sition of the case.
The whole matter is to be greatly
deplored. Mr.. Weed realizes. thai
there is undoubtedly cause for much
of the talk but on, the other hand he
also realizes that the one best way tc
do is to bravely face the future anc
do whatever he and his can to have
things amicable and all right. He
bears no i'll will or animosity towarc
any of his critics and thought that
the marriage of himself and for.
mer wife would be the best plan out
of the trouble.
Weed has hundreds of loyal, warm
friends here who will do and have
offered him anything in the way OF
assistance and who are stubbornly
confident that he is one of the mos
honorable and upright fellows whC
ever came to this city and who thinl
that the suspicion and talk against
him is unjust, un-Christion and en-
tirely unwarranted.