The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-05-20
from the Baltimore Clipper, May ID.
"A SAD STORY.

r our city named Joseph r. Dreamer, wei
trr around town, hecaszse acquainted will
~. beautiful and telcr.ed daughter of Mr.
George League, n gentlemaE long known ant
,..hlv respected in our community, as com
-;.s;on broker Miss Rosalba League, the la
!. - yber. reference is made, was, at the time
.,,oebed 10 sae choir of one of our churches II
.ho vicinity of Baltimore street, and numbers Of
-...sns wended their way thither every Sunday
. listen to her singing, which all who heard il
.,rorounced almost unequalled for melody and
mass Creamer, as we stated, became ac-
.,o;nted with her, and paid to her marked at
..;oD usual from a man toward lady whom
/. intends to make his wife. The young lady,
,.-.eF loved him dearly-not wisely, but too
,,or-and the consequence was, that after he
hsd been visiting her some eight or ten months,
hsr friends noticed o change in her and anx-
;o,. maternal inquiries elected the fact that she
.s ahout to become q mother, without having
undergone the ceremony that would make her a
wife.
emotion in the family, the members of which
b.d always hitherto maintained an unsuilied
..rr,ation. The father of Miss League at once
vaites upon the seducer of his daughter, and
demanded of him the only reparation IN his
mower to his injured child-to marry her. This
he refused 10 do, alleging that he was minor,
and therefore incompetent to marry without his
f,tber,s consent at the same time referring him
10 his father as the most suitable erSon TO be
consulted in the premises. Of course this was
merely prevarication. and attempt to escape from
doing Justice to his victim. short time after
this the father of the young lady induced Crea-
mer TO 90 to the house and see Rosalba, she be-
ing desirous of having an interview with him.
When he had arrived at the house, preacher
was in waiting, the license prepared, and every
thing in readiness to celebrate the marriage cer-
smony. which the friends and relations of the
lady's family had determined should take place
At that time even if threats and force had to
be resorted to.
The question was then put to Creamer, by
the father, ''Will you marry my daughter" to
which he again evaded a direct answer by a ref
.rence to his father. Mr.. League now became
very much excited and enraged, and pointing a
pistol at the ruiner of the peace of his family,
threatened to shoot him, if he did not at once
marry his daughter, but Creamer steady refu-
sed, and finally was suffered to depart on a
promise that he would do justice to the lady at
some future time. He continued to visit the
house until after the child was born, protesting
q determination to marry her as soon as he be-
came twenty-one years of age. While this pro-
mise was hanging over, he was paying his ad-
dresses to another lady, the daughter, of a
highly respected citizen of Baltimore, still how
ever, regularly visiting Miss League, and ma
his engagement with her.
On last Saturday week, he eloped with the
young lady mentioned-they being married here
on Saturday morning, and starting for Phila-
delphia in the afternoon train. They did not
get off, however, without consideral difficulty,
the family of Miss League having by some
means become apprised of what going oH,
although not to its full extent-they only sup
posing that he was geing off to be married, not
knowing that he was actually married at the
time. Mrs. League and other members of her
family were at the depot, and attempted to get to
the bride, but by some means they were put up
on wrong scent, ald the bridal party succeed
ed In getting off without the Two ladies meeting.
Dreamer and his wife remained in Philade phia
ABOUT week, and then returned to Baltimore,
and took rooms OF the Fountain Hotel, where
they have resided up to the present time. The
father of the victim of the seducer's arts, know
ing that reparation to his daughter by marriage
was now out of the question, determined to per-
sOnally wreak his vengeance upon the destroy
of his family's peace and good name, by shoot
ing him.; and accordingly he has been on the
alert for him ever since his return.
Yesterday morning, about half-past seven o.
clock, he stationed himself at the Mechanic $
Bank corner, opposite Barnum's Hotel, armed
with double barreled gun, to await for his in
tended victim. \ few minutes after Creamer
came along down Fayette street, and passed
MIN. When he had got about ten yards off, the
Nenger raised his gun and taking deliberate
A'in' hred. The barrel was loaded with buck
'nOt' one Of which passed through Creamer's
apparel, and after inficting flesh wound on
'Ae lower part of the breast bone, glanced along
.He margin of the ribs, and passed out without
'HHicting any further injury. The second shot
sEucK revolver which Creamer had in a side
pocket
immediately after this dischatge, the trigger
VIC second barrel was cooked, and the gun
e'eu' out Creamer at the moment, threw him
,'' before some ladies, who were passing at
une' and thus gave time to some citizens to
'''iefe - and wrest the gun out of the hands ofI
his assallant. .
Creana- e.,