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MATRIMONY OR PRISON.Mr. Kemper, of Westport, Marries HisBeautiful Victim, to Escape Serving aTerm in Jail—A Sensational A flair.WESTPORT, Conn., Dot*. 15.—Great excitement prevails over a scandal in high society circles. The principals in the affair aro Brin ton M. Kemper, the youngest son of the Hon. Charles H. Kemper, and Miss Thomar J. Weaver, the beautiful and highly accomplished daughter of William Weaver, a retired manufacturer. Young Kemper has always been of a rather wild disposition, but his good qualities have so much more than offset his bad ones that the latter have l)een overlooked. The young man is possessed of a splendid physique, is athletic, well educated and handsome.Miss Weaver is very attractive in appear-! ance, has a beautifully moulded figure, is a brilliant conversationalist and an acknowledged leader iu the most select society. The young couple became acquainted about one year ago and seemed so admirably suited to each other that other young men in tfie town, who had been basking in the light oI Miss Weaver’s smiles gradually dropped out, till the pair of lovers were left almost entirely by themselves. Not long ago their engagement was informally announced, but the time or the place lor the ceremony had not been positively decided on.Everything with the young couple went on smoothly until early last November, when n suspicion arose that an early marriage would ^ be advisable. The plan did not meet the hearty approval of the prospective groom. In fact, when pressed for an explanation he made the astounding declaration that nothing was further from his thoughts or intentions than marriage.Matters came to a crisis on Tuesday oven-3 iug last, when young Kemper made his usual call. It was his purpose to announce his intention of going south for the winter. As hoI entered the drawing room the young lady pleaded that marriage was absolutely neces-0 sary in order to preserve her good name, but her pleadings were useless. Meanwhile an*II other scene was being enacted outside on the ^ lawn. Chief Constable Frederick Kemper1 and a posse of assistants were surrounding ; the house, and just as Miss Weaver wasP about to give up all hope the officer, in com- | 3 pany with a justice of the peace, the town 1 s clerk and several lawyers, tiled into the J 0 room, and the young trifler with woman’s 11 affections was placed under arrest.10 The laws made and provided for such cul-11 prits was read, and the prisoner was given 11 the alternative of serving out a term in jail l* or consenting to an immediate marriage.After a good deal of argument the lattor y course was adopted, and the ceremony was quickly performed.Since Tuesday evening young Kemper n s 'cins to have become a changed man. On y Wednesday evening he called at the Weaver ls mansion partly intoxicated, and in a fit olt; 11 anger at all that had occurred snatched a blooded pug dog from the arms of its mis-“ tress and killed it on the spot.
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Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, Connecticut, US
Sat, Dec 15, 1888
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