Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-01-22
Love, Marriage and Shooting.

In November last, while Mr. Blanchett of
Grant County, Ky, was in the mountains hunt
ing. Young man named Peter Jones ran of
with Miss Emma Blanchett, his daughter, who
was under age, aud married her. To accom-
plish his purpose, Jones committed most ne
farous but singular fraud. By his procure
mcnt. his uncle and aunt went to the Clerk of
the Owen County Court and represented them
selves, the one to be Peter Jones and the other
Miss Blanchett, and asked for license to mar
ry and they being both evidently over age,
the clerk issued the license without asking any
questions.
They then left and handed over the license
to Jones, who, in company with Miss Blan-
chett went to Rev Mr. Sparrow, who mar
ried them. The health and spirits of Mrs.
BIanchett (the mother of Miss Emma !, as soon
as she heard Of what had occurred, became
deeply affected. To give her beautiful and
lovely daughter up to such a wretch as Jones
seemed to her worse than consigning her to
the grave Mr. Blanchett went over to Jones'
house and accoSted both him and his daughter
in friendly manner and told the latter that
her mother was very unwell and deeply dis
treSsed, aud that if she would come home and
see her, he thought it would restore her. As
for himself, he said he had no objections to the
marriage, but it was preying upon his wifes
mind and making her very unhappy. If Mrs.
Jones would only 90 with him and stay a few
days, he would satisfy her mother with her
conduct and she could then return to Jones
again.
Well pleased with these representations,
Mrs. Jones went with her father, but remained
several DAYS longer than had been agreed on,
and her husband therefore went over to Blan-
chett's house to see what was the matter but
Mr.. Blanchett and family had gone visiting a
near neighbor that day. Jones found where
they were, and his wife, who, it seems, did not
meet him with as cheerful smiles beaming on
her cOuntcnance as were seen when they part
ed a few days before. He requested her to 20
home with him. but she refused, and informed
him that she would have no more to do with
him.
But he was determined not to give it up
So" He then went away and came back the
same night with gang of rufiiaus mostly his
relatives, and attacked Banchett's house, he
and his wife having returned home. They
broke down the door and rushed in, and then
a fight commenced. In the melee one of the
Jones party was shot in the back and Mr..
Blanchctt was struck over the head with the
butt of a horsewhip, which knocked him sense
less and bleeding to the floor. The Jones par
ty, supposing they had killed Blanchett, re-
treated i'll haste, carrying away with them Pc
ter Jones wife, the object of their visit. The
persons injured are recovering.
1t is said that there were as many as twen-
ty or thirty persons in the crowd who attack
cd Blanchctt's house. AS many of them as
could be identified were arrested the next day
and held to answer at the next Term of the
Grant County Court to the charge of an at
tempt at assassination.
The Blanchetts are in humble circumstances,
but are people of the highest respectability,
and their daughter is one of the most beauti-
full and accomplished young ladies in Kentucky.
t-Cgnihiana Ncws.