Carthage, Dec. 20—Another chapter has been added to the Tucker-Simpson romance when today the youthful groom and elderly bride from New Jersey were again married by Squire Jesse Fry at Carthage in the office of U.L. Spence, esq., their attorney, in the Page Trust company building, only the necessary legal witnesses being present.
This culmination followed a lengthy conference by the couple and their attorney, and no bought is a move in the direction of resisting extradition to New Jersey.
The license was issued by E.C. Mattheson, register of deeds, this afternoon, the bride giving her name as Susan Simpson, age 48, and the groom giving his name as Burton S. Tucker, age 17.
As no permission of the parents of the young groom was filed, it is understood that they made a deposit with the register of deed of $200 in case he should be sued for the penalty allowed in such cases under the state laws.
The bride, who has bobbed hair and was dressed in the latest style, hardly looked half her admitted age, and the groom looked like a high school boy. They drove over from Southern Pines in their Pierce-Arrow automobile, driven by the same chauffeur who figured in the first marriage at Union Hill, N.J., who drove them back to Southern Pines after the ceremony.
Squire Jesse Fry, who united the couple, is Moore county’s marrying justice, this making his 280th couple.
Among other couples united by him of note was Nat Hurd, Pittsburgh sportsman and multimillionaire, and Miss Pullen, daughter of the late W.W. Pullen, who several years ago drove over from Pinehurst for the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were first married at Union Hill, N.J., early in October. Shortly after this wedding they came south to spend their honeymoon, but this did not become generally known until day before yesterday, when they were discovered at Southern Pines.
They were informed yesterday by the Associated Press that indictments had been brought against them in New Jersey on charges of conspiracy to violate the New Jersey marriage laws and of perjury. Their reply was that their attorney would take care of the indictments for them.
Evidently, the reported indication of a Jersey City, N.J., assistant prosecutor that leniency probably would come into court, plead guilty to the charges against him to have his marriage annulled had little effect on the youthful husband.
From the front page of the Mooresville Enterprise, December 27, 1923
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