Harried m Court.
A romance m real life was completed at Minerville, Pa , on January 8 by a wedding m Court. A week ago Susie Bradley was brufcully assaulted and shot by hor lover, Dennis Pike. The you,n£ people wanted to-rnarry. The girl's puenta objected, and L\ hoodwink them, she pretendtd to jilt Pike for another man. The. lover, noc understanding the gi^'a scheme, became jealous, and, m a fit jot ungovernable rage, struck and shot her. fie was arrested and held to awaifc trial. The girl disappeared yesterday, and her friends Were alarmed. To-day she reappeared at the prison. She had been to see a lawyer, and, having learned that a wife cannot be compelled to .testifiy against her, husband, she had determined to marttv her jealous lover forthwith. Young Pike consented gladly, but the Warden declined to permit the ceremony. The girl, then applied to the court, which was m session, and by or<ler of the Judge, Pike was brought into Court, where, after receiving a lecture, the twain were made one. The Court was m doubt whether to allow the weddtnsr, but, upon consulation with another Judge and several leading lawyers, decided to do so and not press the indictment against Pike. 1 Hop Bitters gives good digestion, active liver, good circulation and buoyant spirits. Bead larger.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 130, 1 May 1884, Page 2
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