Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-06-15 | Page 5 | Man, 74, Marries after Effort to Provo Him Insane

Man 74 Marries After Effort to Prove Him InsanI Insane Insane PAULSBORO N N. J J. June 15 AP I Dr Dr William H H. Pounds 74 a former former former for for- mer mayor major oJ a Paulsboro and his bride 52 today were receiving congratulations congratulations congratulations con con- from townspeople after he had blocked efforts to prevent his marriage e by having him committed to the state hospital for the insane Dr Pounds and Miss Jennie Stiles were married shortly before midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night after two score indignant citizens had driven to the hospital in Trenton in motor cars and convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced the authorities that Dr Pounds was of sound mind The aged man was torn from the side of his Intended bride yesterday morning by two unidentified men who displayed ed papers calling for his hia commitment to the Institution Dr Pounds asserted that his son I ICharles Charles who lives in Newton I Square Pa was responsible for his treatment The action aroused the populace of Paulsboro Nearly fifty citizens went to Trenton to obtain Dr Pounds' Pounds release and when they re returned returned returned re- re turned with him the entire town turned out Factory whistles shrieked and church bells sounded a welcome that brought men women women women wo wo- wo- wo men and children to the streets At first Dr Pounds and Miss Stiles demurred at an Immediate wedding saying they were not quite prepared but friends were Insistent and they finally consented A clergyman the Rev J J. W W. Lynch was hastily summoned and the ceremony was performed in StPaul's St St. Pauls Paul's Methodist 1 Episcopal church w which was crowded Mayor Don of Paulsboro acted 3 as best manDr man Dr Pounds' Pounds first wife died last year and his marriage to Miss Stiles was said by the latter's mother to have been the fulfillment of a dying wish expressed by the former Mrs Irs Pounds I