Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1898 — MUST PASS TO WED. [ARTICLE]

MUST PASS TO WED.

EXAMINATION FOR THOSE MATRIMONIALLY INCLINED. Novel Bill Introduced In the Legislatnre of Ohio—Proposal to Restrict Marriage-Man Charged with Murdering His Brother and Sister. For Race Regeneration. Representative Parker of Cuyahoga County has introduced n bill in the Ohio Legislature which is .meant to prescribe who may and who may not marry. The measure provides for a State board of three examiners, to be appointed by the Governor, and a board in’ each county, to be appointed by the Probate Court. Men and women who apply foryfnarriage licenses will be required to submit to physical and mental examinations by the boards of the counties in which they live. The presence of any transmissible disease or hereditary diathesis- to or physieial disease or defect, or any criminal history or bins, will bar an applicant from the right of marriage. A fee of $5 a couple will be authorized, which will go to the examining board. In case persons are not satisfied with the findings of the county board they will have the right ,to appeal to the State board, but will have to pay a fee of $25 to that board. No more than one member of the same school of medicine can be appointed on the comity or State board. Mr. Parker says that this plan alone will put a stop to the alarming increase of insanity, crime - and degeneracy. He expects to have the support of medical men. V Brother and Slater Slain. Frank Bellew lms been lodged in the county jail gt Suisun, Cal., charged with murdering his brother and sister by poison. Lewis and Susie Bellew lived together in a cottage in the outskirts of Elmira. When the victims were taken sick Frank was almost the first person to come to their house. He helped the nurses to make gruel, using water from the tea kettle in which he is alleged to have placed poison. The day before the crime Trank called on his brother-in-law, John ,W. Bird, a photographer, and complained thut he had not received enough of the property of his parents, who had overlooked him in their will. He added: “Bir<j, I’m going to commit a terrible crime to-morrow. I’m going to commit a tragedy that will shock the whole community.” After the crime'Bird had reason to believe that Bellew intended - so kill him, and made the statement which led to his arrest.