Year: 1867

PIai1tive Statement of Man Who
Didn'f Want 80 be Married or Muir


dered.


The inflicities and frequent separations
Of the married at Chicago seemed to have
caused a horror of matrimony among the
bachelor fraternity in that city, which is
we'll illustrated by the disgracef1l means
taken by one Burkard to break of an en-
gagement made when he was drunk. He
told his own story In court, where he APP
peared to have the "big brothers" of his
afianced one put under bonds % keep the
peace toward him:


Until week ago, your honor, l was en-
gagged to be married to Sally. the sister of
the prisoners. | will not speak i'll of her.
though we are enemies now, for it is owing
to my engagement that took the pledge
and am a sober man. You see. was
drunk, when | proposed and was accepted.
That showed me 10 what liquor could bring
man, and | at once took the pledge. /
was engaged to her for three months. and
during that time | did my duty. visited
her daily, took her to places of amusement,
and told her sweet lies. In fact, did
everything required except to name the
marriage day. In that procrastihated. /
told her she did not know me well enough
yet; that the weather was too warm: that
she had better wait till the cholera season
was over, but it did no good. She insisted
that We should be married at once; she had
sworn she would be married before Mary
b, and she would be. became desperate.
had no intention of marrying her
or any one else. | know what mat
rimony is; | have been whipped by
my father because my mother has
happened 10 caress me. Not knowing
what else to do, 1 pretended to be drunk
when visiting Sally eight days ago. She
had some friends with her in the parlor,
and that pleased me- l kissed her and
tried to kiss them, male and female. Then
told her in hiccoughy way that | had
been unable to get the false hair and palpi-
tating bosom she wished, that they cost too
much. That did the business. Indignant
at thus apparently having her dearest Sc
crets exposed to the young ladies and gen
tlemen there, she angrily told me to go
that l must never come to her again. Be-
lieve me- Judge, | was happy to hear it,
and left at once. | did not visit her, and
three days afterward | received note
AOul A0I lSlllHB me sue WAS SICK anu
wished TO see me. Not being doctor /
stayed away. The next day received
similar note; my answer was the same
Then received a note telling me l was a
f1ithless brute and cruel wretch; that she
had two big brothers Il knew it, and they
would at once avenge her wounded honor
and broken heart by beating me; l be-
lieved, and had carefully avoided the big
brothers. | am a law-abiding young man
and do not wish to fight. They have been
to see me eight times already; made the
servant tell a lie-may God forgive me
and say | was out But | know they will
catch me, and their | shall feel very bad.
To prevent that have had them arrested
| wish them bound over to keep the peace
they can also keep their sister Sally. They
have said they would kill"


Justice" You were right TO have them
arrested They must each give bonds in
the sum Of $500 to keep the peace As for
you, your conduct has been disgraceful.
The name of nay first love WAS Sally, and
no one shall go back on a girl of that name.
You are fined SIS.