Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-02-28
LOVE, MARRIAGE AND SHOOTING.

IuS5 yOuAS hoCl HoAAOU 0
Jones, ran off with Miss Emma
Blanchett, his daughter, who was
under age, and married her. 10
accomplish his purpose, Jones COM
mitted a most nefarious, but sim
gular fraud. By his procurement,
his uncle and aunt went to the clerk
of the Owen county Court, and
represented themselves, the one to
be Peter Jones, and the other to
be Miss Blanchett, and asked for
license to marry, 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 a Rev. Mr.. SpjrroM
who married them. The Health
and spirits of Mrs. BIanchett, lthe
mother of Miss Emma, as socrlds
she heard what had occurred, be-
came deeply affected. To give
her beautiful and lovely daughter
up to such wretch as Jones, seem
ed to her worse than consigning
her to the grave. She thought if
Mr.. Blanchett would only return
home, she would be satisfied, and
that he would soon make all things
right again. A kind neighbor ac-
cordingly volunteered to go after
her husband, and in a few da,s
brought him back to his family
He Immediately went over to
Jones' house and accosted both him
and his daughter in friendly man
ner, and told the latter that her
mother was very unWell and deep
ly distressed, and that if she would
come and see her, thought it would
restore her. As for himself he said
he had no objections to the mar
riage, but it was preying on his
wife's mind making her very un-
happy. If Mrs. Jones would only
go with him and stay a few days,
he would satisfy her mother with
her conduct, and she could then re-
turn to Jones again. Well pleased
with these representations, Mrs.
Jones went with her father, but re-
manned several days longer than
had been agreed on, and her hus-
band therefore, went over to Blan-
chett's house to see what was the
matter, but Mr.. BIanchett 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
those cheerful smiles, beaming on
her countenance, as were seen
when they parted a few days be-
fore. He requested her to go home
with him, but she refused, and in
formed him that she would have no
more to do with him.
las for the rarity,
Of Female charity,
Under the Sun.
exclaimed Jones, when he found
his bird would not be caught. But
he was determined not s'to give it
up So" He then went away and
came back the same night with a
gang of rufians, mostly his rela-
tives, and attacked Blanchett's
house, he and his wife having re-
turned. 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.. BIanchett was
struck over the head with the butt
of a hOrsewhip, which knocked him
senseless and bleeding to the floor.
The Jones party supposing they
had killed Blanchett, retreated in
haste, without carrying away with
them Peter Jones' wife, the object
of their visit. The persons injured
are recovering. 'Tis said Rlat
there was as many as twenty OF
thirty persons in the crowd Nho
attacked Blanchett's house. sAs
many of them as could be identified
were arrested the next day, and
held to answer at the next term of
the Grand Court to the charge of
attempt at assassination.
1t is a melancholy thing to see a
lovely and accomplished young lady
as Miss B., seduced from her home
by the arts of an idle, worthless
fellow; and her parents merit and
will receive the sympathy of every
generous heart. Their daughter,
it is said, has determined not to re-
furn tO IOnoc Tho Ria nchattc oro