Settled
The bastardy case of the People upon complaint of Miss Rebecca J. Peve
against Joseph M. Dunn of West Jersey, pending in the County Court, was
brought to a sudden and unexpected termination Monday evening. The
defendent was required to give a new bond for his appearance at the next
term of court and started off to get it signed. One of his bondsmen in the
meantime, procured a certified copy of the original recogizance and with an
officer, started after him, with the intention of arresting and
surrendering him to the sheriff. After a lively chase Dunn was overtaken
and returned to Toulon. There was a fair prospect of his going to jail and
the young man flinched. He had heard bad stories of the Stark County
prison pen and disliked to make its aquaintance. There was but one way out
of the dileman. The County Clerk was sent for; the girl was willing and at
8 o'clock they stood up together in the Follett House and Judge Wright made
them husband and wife in due form of law. Two souls were made happy and
the third saved from disgrace. The best thing ever done by Dunn was when
he made this girl a Dunn and gave her little Dunn a legal right to the name
of her big Dunn.