Saturday, February 24, 2024

Shiny Objects along the way #5 - Marry or Go to Jail

I ran across this gem from the May 5, 1925 edition of the Pallidium Item, Richmond, Indiana.  It appears that Robert Emerick traveled from Pennsylvania to Michigan to get married to a Michigan gal. He brought some whiskey with him to celebrate his nuptials.  Unfortunately, it was Prohibition.  Robert was arrested for possession of illegal liquor.  He was brought before a judge and the judge said, "Six months in jail or bring your prospective bride and a marriage license tomorrow and get married."  The paper doesn't say which one he picked but I bet he got married.