Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-10-24 | Page 5 | Thrice Married; Only 17

THRICE MARRIED; ONLY 17. Was a Brido at 14, and Now Has 70- Year-Old Husband. HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 23. Protty little Ellen C. Robbing la only 17 yoana old, but sho holds the marrying record for her ago In the State of Connecticut Undor a license lscued by Town Clerk King of South Windsor, sho raa married to John G. Miner, a farmer of that town. This waa her third trip to tha hymeneal altai. Ellen wns married at 14 years of age and a mother before hcr lath birthday. She believed that Harry C. Robblns, hcr llrat husband, was killed on the third rail of the electric road near New Britain. Thereupon, after some brlof delay, sne was married to John G. Allnor. Robblns returned not long after tho ceremony and mado trouble. He had tne girl indicted for bigamy, but It la understood that the District Attorney would not push the case. Robblns waa Indicted for blackmail at the September criminal session of tho Superior Su-perior court, but ha3 case was dropped. John G. Miner, to whom the girl In now married for the second time, Is 70 years old and devoted to' her. Ho gives her a good home. Ho Is proud of his glrl-wlfo and of their little baby, a girl now a year old. Tho brldo seems to bo fond of her ancient bridegroom, and -their neighbors predict for them a long life and a happy one.