Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1908 — Parmenas Browning Went to the Bad [ARTICLE]

Parmenas Browning Went to the Bad

Some Rensselaer people will remember Parmenas Browning, a young man who came into Rensselaer rather mysteriously almost a year agot and clerked and did porter work sos some time at the Makeever hotel. Those who remember Browning may also remember that shortly after ha left Rensselaer and went to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the Republican coalman ted about his mysterious appear ance and his abrupt departure and also about his reticent attitude about id» previous life. At that time: Browning was working for the Hallet, Okia., promoters at Bartlesville, and some one mailed him a copy of the* Republican with the article about j him. He took great umbrage at the article and wrote back here to aa | acquaintance and proclaimed his intention of some time returning here i&nd snowing that he was all right j 'fhe paper Had not said that he was not all right, and in fact the article was written with no intention of in* juiing the lee lings or diminishing the friends of Browning, and a subsequent article so stated. And now it is said that Browning has cut a wide swsth at Bai tiesville. Some weeks ago he married the young lady court reporter at j that place. Her home was In Missouri, and Browning procured a 11- ! cense at Bartlesville and had the marriage ceremony performed by a minister at Coffeyvllle, KA&a. Later Mrs. Bi owning went away, presumably to bar home and after she been away about three weeks Browhlng told friends at BartlawUie tint the was very sick and that he wanted to go to her but did not have the money. He told the same story ito each person and made a loan from each,borrowing, U is estimated about 8126. He also wrote a check' 'on a bank where he had no money ;sad succeeded in getting it and he also is alleged to have forged an order on Brock, the Hailed promoter, for $29. And then be made his get away, and it Is thought that bs did not go to his wife ad 'all, but skipped out for new psst- | urea. Ami mam Mace Browning hnn gone the marriage license was issued in Oklahoma and the marriage was performed la Hanses Invalidates the juarrlsge and that probably Browning purposely did this. And now since Browning hnn gone wiong nt another place it In learned that his financial record while In Rensselaer was not altogether shove atticism.