Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-12-07
Observation-Disclosures Proceedings.

The Claiborne Ua.) Advocate of the 31st ultimo
has an account of extraordinary series of events
which Is published under the heading, EIopemont,
marriage, civil conmotion, and bloodshed," and of
which the following is condensation:
About four or six weeks ago there eoped from Ter
ryville in Claiborne parish Dr. Clement and one
Sarah L. Wafer, an orphan heile of wealthy
Louisiana planter being at the time at school at Ter
ryvllle. 10 Arkansas they proceeded with the ut.
most despatch, where the nuptial ceremony was duly
performed.
On their return the happy couple were met by the
brother of The bride, who proceeded to cbastse the
groom for the abduction Of his sister Finally how.
ever, they wre allowed to proceed 10 the residence
OF the doctor in Arcadia, Bienville parish WHENCE
few days afterwards. the bride was summoned TO the
bedside OF sick sister. While at her house, Mrs
Clement signed letter written by her brothe-n. law
IN which she accused her husband of deception
cowardce, age and uginess and avowing her deter.
mlnatlon not 10 live with him. She then accompan-
led her sister to Red river, in the parish of Rosster
and took up her residence in the house Of another
sister.
DR. Clement followed in pursuit with fifteen stall
war friends, armed cap ple and demanded the per.
son OF Mrs. Clement, who, under the circumstances,
yielded, on condition that she should be taken to the
residence OF her uncle, Rev. Mr.. Wafer an esIma.
pie gentleman, and be there allowed two daysfOr re-
nectlon as to her future course.
Her brother Immediately raised force of armed
men, and undertook to rescue his sister, but on APP
preaching the house of his uncle found it surround
cd oy the Doctors army, with cooked guns, anG
thought tit to retire.
He Immediately proceeded to Homer, and made
such representations caused the issuance of a war
rant Tor he arrest of Dr. Clement and party for the
1orclble abduction anu Imprisonment of his sister,
Ihe Deputy Sheriff summoned posse, to whom the
Doctors party submitted.
Next morning about nine o'clock, Claiborne was
thrown into violent commotion by the sudden appear
ance IN Its midst, on horseback, and with double
Darrelled guns, OF the entire body of men, Sky
IN number thrown together, above stated, on tns
night previous, and in the centre of the concourSe
m1rt6ate dactu the hero and heroine seated side Dy
side IN buggy. The bloodshed spoken Of above
was caused by the accidental discharge of one OF Toe
gans OF this party, wounding a lawyer who Was
standing in his Office.
The parties were brought before justice for trlah
and habeus corpus issued by the Judge OF 'I0
District Court and served upon the Doctor, comman
ing him to produce the body of his wife. The reSu
OF the trial was that all parties were discharged.
But trouble had not ended here for, while the eA
cltement was going on, our heroine was spIrleu
| away to pats unknown but the general opinion 10
that she has been transported TO Arkansas where ss
is protected or guarded by forty double barreno4
shotguns and a howtzer! And tbither a conSasra
Die part OF the multitude recently assembled IN oa
borne have betaken themselves, EARNED and equip
ped " as the law doesn't direct 10.
IL appeared on the trial of of the writs ' h
Miss Wafer had been engaged to brother OF : ~,
slster-in-faw; but. some person unknown naSiue
forged letter purportDg to be from her anc Wheto
IN she was discarded, her elopement with the md
was precpated, and the unfortunate girl soon mt
that she was linked to a man whom she coul0 -
love, and, in fact, positively dsllked
An ignorant man from the country inquiries wnes.
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