The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-12-05
An Elopement. Rescue &c. The way
they make Love in Louisiana.

nary series II events, which is Published
under the heading, "E!opemen,, mar.
rlags, civil commolion, and bloodshsd,'
and OF which the following is conden.
sation:
About four or six weeks ago, there elo-
ped from Terryvilie, IN Clalborn parish,
one Dr. Clement and one Sarah 7. Wa
Ter an orphan relation Of a wealthy Lou
lslana lan,er, being at the time in school
at Terryvlile. To Arkansas they pro-
ceeded with the utmost despatch, where
the nup,al ceremony was duly pc: formed.
On the return Of the parties home
ward, they were met by brother OF the
bride, James 7. Wafer, jr.. who proceed.
ed, as the story goes, at once TO dlspos-
sess the bridegroom Of his seat by the
side Of the fearful wife bu, he was af.
forwards allowed TO accompany her to the
residence Of the said Wafer, near Terry.
Vile.
The bridegroom and bride remained
but short time at the las, mentioned
place, and were then allowed TO proceed
to the home Of The doctor, Arcadia. a vii.
lage in Benville parish. In this village,
DR.. aud Mrs. Clement had lived, SO Tar
as we are advised, in the comfortable en-
joymens Of about one-halt the honey
moon, when the bride was suddenly sum
moned .e the bed-ads Of a sick sister,
Mrs. 5. then al the residence OF her
brother, the Aforesaid Wafer.
The youthful bride, at the house OF her
brother, signed a letter written by her
bro,her.in-law, Mr.. 5. in which she &C
cused the doctor Of having bassly imposed
upon and deceived her; said that he was a
coward IN allowing himself,o be chas,sed
by her brother; that he sas old, ugly and
no physician /; that she could 10. love him
and never did, and tina, she could never
consent again to live with him.
Mrs. Clement soon after accompanied
her sister. Mrs. S., aud other relatives,
10 the home OF another sister, Mrs. d.,
| who resides on the banks Of Red river,
IN the parish oil Bossler.
DIR. Clement. followed in pursuit, as.
conpaned by fifteen or eighteen stall
wan friends, from about Arcadia, all
armed cap pie. Arriving at the house
OF Mrs. d., they dena nded the person OF
Mrs. Clement. Amid SUCH warlike dis
play, Mrs. Clement could do no less than
yield, which she did on the condition, i.
seems, tina. she be taken to the residence
o. her uncle, the Rev. James T. Wafer,
one Of our most estimable citizens, who
resides in this vicinity; at whose house
house It was agreed she should remain
unmoles,ed for the space Of two day.-
Friday and Saturday last a, the sxpira-
ton oil which time she should announce
her decision as TO whether she would
live with the doctor in future or no, in
which decision all pariie. agreed to &C
qalesce.
Her brother not being wholly satisfied
that his sister should be deal, with accor-
ding to the agreement entered into on
Red river, Sc; himself about raising
corps OF men, armed in like manner. who
proceeded towards the residence OF his
uncle on Thursday evening last, for the
purpose, i, IS presumed, Of rescuing his
sister. On approaching the house, the
sudden clicking Of dozen or more dou-
be barreled shot-guns warned the party
Of the danger, and they retired.
The brother then cams 10 Homer, and
gave the information. upon which the
Deputy Sheriff, Gentry Warren, pro-
ceedcd a. the dead OF night, with some
twenty armed men, summoned for the
occasion, to the residence OF the Rea
Wafer, 10 make ares, Of DR. Clemens,
and party, fof the forcible abduction and
Imprisonment. Of the lair heroine. The
deputy and his party narrowly escaped
bein. sho, a. they approached the house
and would certainly have been fired upon
had no. the official mission been plosnn,-
ly made known.
Nsxtmornlng, Friday, abou, o'clock,
our peaceful town was ,ntown into violent
conmoiion BY the sudden appearance in
our midst, on horseback, and with double
bauelel guns, Of th- entire tody q men,
some sixty IA number, thrown together
as ABOVE stated, on the nigh, previous.
and IL Inc center Of the coneourse, mira
bls dIctu! the hero and heroine seated
side BY side In buggy.
Very soon after the arrival, d gun Of
one OF the armed party was accidentally
discharged, the contents passing through
the window Of the law office Of our Is.
teemed fellow citizen, ]. NJ. Tonason,
who, standing a. bis library at the time,
received glancing sho, JUS, above the
LEI. hip. Ii inhic,s bad wound, bu, we
are happy to state 1t will not he attended
by serious results. (Abou: the same
time we understood, foreigner had
part OF his thumb sho, off. bu, how thi.
occurred. we are no, accurately advised
The trial Of the Ciemen. party for alb
ducuon, Imprisonment, Sc, was post.
poned BY Justice MIll!can. until Mou-
| day.
4 VII, Of habsas corpus on The affida.
vi. Of James I. Wafer, Jr., was also is
sued by the Hen. Harmon A. Drew,
Judge Of on. Di.,fis. Court, which was
served upon DR.. Clement, commanding
hlta 10 produce the body Of Mrs Sarah
L Clement, amt show why he deprived
Der Of her rights and liberue.. Tie de-