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The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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Patrick Egan arrested at wedding altar in Spokane Falls on Dec. 23 for allegedly betraying the 12-year-old daughter of his intended bride, Mrs. Matilda Widler; interrupted by deputy marshal H. W. Cole; Egan bound over.
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Marriage of Patrick Egan Prevented by a
Cruel Officer, Who Put the Groom in Jail.
SPOKANE FALLS, WASH., Dec. 24.-Patrick
Egan, nephew of the minister to Chili, was
arrested yesterday when about to be mar-
ried. He is a cattle king, and was about to
wed Mrs. Matilda Widler, the widow of the
late auditor of the Spokane and Kootenai
Navigation Company. Yesterday was the
time set for the wedding, but when the
clergyman asked if any one had any objec-
tion to interpose, H. W. Cole, the prospect-
ive bride's son-in-law, and a deputy United
States marshal rose and exclaimed: "I have
a warrant for your arrest, Egan," and took
the disappointed bridegroom to jail. Mrs.
Widler fainted. The charge preferred is
that Egan betrayed Annie Widler, the
twelve-year-old daughter of the woman he
was about to wed. An immediate hearing
was demanded, and Egan was bound over.
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Spokane Falls, Wash.
Event Date
Dec. 23
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Patrick Egan, a cattle king and nephew of the minister to Chili, was arrested at the altar while about to marry Mrs. Matilda Widler, widow of the late auditor of the Spokane and Kootenai Navigation Company. H. W. Cole, the prospective bride's son-in-law and deputy United States marshal, interrupted the ceremony with a warrant for Egan's arrest on the charge of betraying 12-year-old Annie Widler, daughter of the bride. Mrs. Widler fainted, and Egan was bound over after an immediate hearing.