The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-15
WEDDING DAY
FULLOF THRILLS
Mary Micale Webs Bruno
AndreoIi and Then Big
Troubles Start.
SHE CHOOSES HUSBAND
Mother Of Bride Charged with
Seeking to Kidnap Her
Threatens to Kill Herself.

This was Mary Micale's wedding day.
Mary IS just sixteen and one Of the
prettiest little girls over in the New
ell street "Little Italy" and early this
morning she arrayed herself in her
wedding finery and with Bruno Andre
oil, her sweetheart, one of the Kenosha
boys who saw service over in France.
she slipped away to the Office Of Judge
Taylor and they were married. The
mother of Mary, Mrs. Sam Micale had
grudgingly given her consent to the
marriage and all the demands of the
law had been met but when the cere-
mony was about to be performed the
mother changed her mind. Andreoli
told the police that before the girl
got away for the wedding ceremony
her mother had choked her and had
threatened her with dire punishments
if she went on with the marriage cere-
mony. That's why Bruno and Mary
slipped away from Little Italy for the
wedding.
Feast Is Interrupted.
After the wedding was over Bruno
took his bride and they went back to
the AndreoH home at 262 North New
ell street. In the second apartment Of
the house he had furnished up the
home. There was a wedding feast set
and there was rcd wise and cake and
green liquer and candy and every
thing else that goes to make a we'd
ding celebration, but when the bride
H.
that she would not be allowed to go
to the home which the husband had
prepared. There were bitter words
and the weeping bride was caught
in the arms of the mother and hidden
away in one of the back bedrooms of
the house The mother threatened to
kidnap the bride and take her away to
Detroit where the father Sam Micale
former Kenoshan was declared to
have a boarding house. The mother of
the girl declared her willingness to
commit suicide if she was not allowed
to take the girl back with her..
Crowds at the House.
Then people began to crowd into
the house. All the women and the
children of the neighborhood came I'M
hidden to Mary's wedding feast and
watched the struggle between the
mother and the husband for the hand
and the heart of the little girl. There
were threats of violence on the part
of the mother and it was just about
this time that the police were called.
Detective Rock and Police officer
Kautenburg answered the call. They
found Bruno waiting at the door and
they found the child bride in tears in
the back bedroom with her mother
standing guard over her.
Forces Child to Choose.
you must choose whether you are
going with your husband or stay with
your mother" the police officers told
the weeping girl. Mary looked long
ingly at Bruno in all his wedding fin
cry and back again at the scanned face
of the old mother. She heard the ar
guments Of the husband and the plead
ings of the old lady and then after
waiting for fifteen minutes and sob
bing audibly she put out her hand
she drew it back again and looked over
mother and husband again, and finally
told the police officers II want to go
with my hus band.'
Then the mother tore her hair and
fell on the floor and threatened to
cut her throat but the child bride re
fused to change her determination.
The police officers told the mother
that she had given her consent to the
marriage and that she must remember
that under the law Bruno had the right
to claim Mary as his own Mary smil-.
ed through her tears and nestled up
close to Bruno.
"Better kiss and make up Mother"
was the advice Of officer Kautenburg
as he climbed into the rumbling pa
troll wagon. "You gave her to Bruno
and you can't change your mind"
"Mother" showed no signs of kiss
ing and all the making up was being
done by Bruno and Mary as the pa
troll wagon pulled away.