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Show WRIGHT CASE SEQUEL. Divorced Wlfo of the Pelican Point Suspect Rc-Marrlrd. The Tribuno nf Thursday publishes the following story which will bd of Interest In-terest to our readers: A marrlrce with an Interesting romance ro-mance behind It was perfoimed in the city and county building yesterday forenoon by Edward L. Sloan. The parties wero Jennie M. Jennings and Frank T. Storm. Tho bride was form orly Mrs. Wright, wife of the man who Is now supposed to hve committed tho Pelican Point murders, and the groom is a cousin of Sheriff Storrs of Utah count v. . When Sheriff Storrs wont to Gouve-nir. Gouve-nir. N. Y last spring for Mrs. .lennlo M.Wright, wife of George II. Wrluht, the Sheriff littlo thought he was ifolng after n wife for his cousin, but Cupid plays queer pranks. Mrs. Wrlcht was brnuRht bnck to Utah last May to appear before Hp-State Hp-State of Board of Pardons, which had taken up Hurry Haves's application for paidon in the light of new develop, men's mAde by Sheriff Storrs, tending to convict Gem-go H. Wrluht wtih the crime. Tho Staio Board of Pardons evidently believed Wright guilty and pardoned Hayes, who was serving a life sentence lor one of tho murders. Mrs, Wright came willingly to Utah for alio wis afraid of her life In New York after the story hud been publish etl of what she knew of Wright's connection con-nection with tho terrible triple trago-dy. trago-dy. She feared her husband or some of his emissaries would seek to cut shoit her existence. Even in the protecting pro-tecting household of Sheriff Storrs she was not entirely without fe.ir, believing believ-ing that her husband or some of his friends were after her there. A little before Mrs. Wright returned 1 1 Utah, Frank T. Storrs, a cousin of Utah County's Sheriff, came to Provo from Williams, la., and took up his abode temporarily with Sheriff Storrs. He sympathized with Mrs. Wright in her apprehension. Ho was playful with her Utile girl and soon won tho admiration of the mother. Mrs. Wright commenced suit for divorce, di-vorce, in the Fourth Dlstriot court, which excited no suspicion however, of the coming marriage. The reputation reputa-tion her husband had obtained made divorce seem a matter of course. She alleged in her enmpl tint dosertlon and allure to provide and as alio was without with-out funds, Judge Booth oidered that all filings and official papers should be without fees. Tho divorce was granted grant-ed early this mouth, and Mrs. Wright was given the custody of her little girl and her maiden name of Jennie M. Jennings. She and Frank Storrs came up to Salt Luko yesterday morning, and proceeding to the city anil county building obtained a murrlago license and were straightway married." Tho writer and many of the citizens of Utah cnuuty aro acquainted with tho groom, Mr, Storrs. and wherever known he Is most fayorubly regarded. Tho bride, formerly Mrs. Wright, ,1s also highly spoken of. This Demo chat extends congratulations. |