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December 24, 1880
South Branch Intelligencer
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Rev. Luther A. Burrell forced 17-year-old Elizabeth Hinnon to marry him at gunpoint in Nyack, New York, last summer. The marriage was later declared invalid by Judge Barnard in Rockland County Circuit Court.
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Making Love With A Pistol.—The story of a marriage agreed to by the unwilling bride at the mouth of the pistol has just been made public. The ceremony was declared invalid by Judge Barnard in the Circuit Court, in Rockland county, New York. The parties to the suit were the Rev. Luther A. Burrell, a Lutheran minister, now living in Brooklyn, and Miss Elizabeth Hinnon, of Ramseys, New York. Last summer Mr. Burrell was pastor of a church at Ramseys, Rockland county, New York. One of his parishioners was Miss Elizabeth Hinnon, a beautiful girl of seventeen. One day the pastor took her to drive and they proceeded to Nyack.—When near that village, the girl alleges, Mr. Burrell asked her to marry him, and when she refused he tried to persuade her with a pistol, threatening to shoot her if she refused again. Alarmed at his determination she went with him to the house of the Rev. Mr. Day, in Nyack, and they were married.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Deception Fraud
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Forced Marriage
Pistol Threat
Invalid Ceremony
Minister Misconduct
Court Ruling
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Luther A. Burrell
Miss Elizabeth Hinnon
Judge Barnard
Rev. Mr. Day
Where did it happen?
Rockland County, New York; Ramseys, New York; Nyack; Brooklyn
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Luther A. Burrell
Miss Elizabeth Hinnon
Judge Barnard
Rev. Mr. Day
Location
Rockland County, New York; Ramseys, New York; Nyack; Brooklyn
Event Date
Last Summer
Story Details
Pastor Burrell proposed to parishioner Hinnon during a drive to Nyack, threatened her with a pistol when refused, and forced her to marry him at Rev. Day's house; the marriage was later ruled invalid by Judge Barnard.