The Washington times., 1921-05-31
WEEDS SISTER OF
GIRL KILLED BY
|SAUT0MOB|LE
Highway Tragedy Leads to Mar
rags Of John E. Waters and
Miss Agnes MuIIigan.

A nve months romance, dating from
the bridegroom's accidental Staying
of the brides sister, resulted yestsr-
day In the marriage of Agnes M. Null
ligan. OF '3z07 Northampton street,
Chevy Chase, and John e. Waters, Of
Berwyn. Nd, overseas veteran and
former Inspector of. roads for the
Maryland State Roads Commission.
The ceremony was performed at
the home OF friends near the District
line by the Rev. Thomas @. smyth. Of
the Church of the Blessed Sacra~
ment.
The tragedy in which Alleins W.
Mulligan. pretty 18-year-old sister Of
Mrs. Waters, met her death and which
resulted In the acquaintance leading
to yesterdays wedding. occurred rhe
evening of January 81 last. on the
Baltimore pike near fayetteville.
BLINDED ny HEADLIGHTs.
Miss Mulligan. q student at Mary
land University and former busineas
partner of her sister, was walking
along the road with four other young
women and a boy companion. Waters,
driving past them, was blinded by the
glare from the headlights Of an on
coming army motor truck and struck
the pedestrians from the rear. All
but one were injured. Miss Mulligan
suffered a fracture of the skull and.
without regaining consciousness. died
at the Emergency Hospital here for
ty-eight hours later, on Waters birth
day anniversary. The other victims
recovered.
over the stricken girls bed the fol-
lowing night Waters met his future
wife. On April the grand jury of
Prince Georges county returned an
indictment Of granddaughter against
HIM and II was not until he was
placed on trial in the United States
circuit court at Upper Marlboro a
week later that they again saw each
other.
After grueline two-day legal
fight. during which Miss Mulligan
bent every effort to prevail upon her
family to abandon the prosecution.
the Jury returned verdict Of not
guilty. With the end OF the trial be-
San a swift courtship.
KNEW FATE DECREED 1T.
Ever since that moment In the
courtroom at Upper Marlboro" said
MRS. WHters as she was leaving the
church yesterday, 'twhen John came
to me and declared his innocenoe,
have known that fate decreed we
Isnould meet, although 1t resorted to
drastic means to effectuate the meet
ing There was never any doubt ~
my mind as to the outcome of TIN
trial because there was c.eariy re
possibility of establishing criminal
negligence"
Waters lie twenty-nine and saw
service in the A. e. r.. driving an am
bulsnce for thirteen months on Ave of
the major battle fronts. He IL a
Washingtonian by birth and for sew
eral years has been in the employ of
the Maryland roads commission. He
gave up his position today and will
enter the real estate business with
his bride.
Mrs. Waters Is twenty-seven years
cid and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. @. Muliigan. of New York. Her
mother for some time was the only
woman operator in the real estate
exchange of that city. Mrs. Waters
is associated with Fulton r. Gordon,
specialist in suburban property. with
offices in the Colorado Building. =
Immediately following the cere-
mony, Mr.. and Mrs Waters left for q
honeymoon of several weeks, which
will be spent touring the Cumberland
mountains. -,