The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
NO. B..

Previous to Tuesday last, there dwelt fair maiden In the quiet and staid town of Xenia, sulio"hueu 0y all the appliances of wealth and iuNuFy-ahd-in additou-the untiring vigil lance oi two maiden aunts and a gar. deeni'' These parties administered carefully, 10 doubt, to every possible want of the maiden, except that oi the society ot young persons of the other sex. Against the naughty men' the little charmer was as carefully guarded as if every male human was bloody Camanche--" armed to the teeth," and caunibal at that. The guardian and the elderly madens, however Ooun!iuiiy they may have bestowed their fa- vorS m other respects, reported to have kept Mss Sarah Martin in Eun-ke seclusion. but chaH5e--a radi cal one at that-came over the dreams of the maiden
 In some manner, Miss Martin so euded the WatcAtuIneSs of her friends as to make the ac- quHntance ot one ot the sterner sex, by the name of Boyd, who was no doubt, primarily attracted by the rosy cheeks and large, spark ling "orbs' of the laiy--and secondarily drawn on" by the brilliant pile of 'S75,0OO, in her own right" It IS Surmised that the young gentleman-who Was 'ather {" fast" spending hls money free" and eujoying oc- caSlonalIy a general good time in company With number of last young men-at once ln- cured the dIspcasure of the malden's friends, and Was therefore compelled--at least openly ito keep at proper distance.
 However, young love-" impetuous creature that he IS, knows no bounds, and on the self same Tuesday referred to, the two young "lov- yerS,' mated In spirit and in person, broke down all the barriers and fled from the lovely pre- ciucts of 'Xeuia," Pursuing their way north- ward, they endeavored to procure a marriage license at Bellelontaine, but failing and being pursued by the vig lant police of the aforesaid Aenla," they hired with $23, Cit is sad," cefta'h charIoteer to convey them with extraor- dlhary feetness to parts unknown" at least to then pursuers.
 The next place of stopping was somewhere else" Where d bona fte license was ill some manner procured, and where by justice of the peace, the marriage rite Was performed accOrd- ing to law. But the hounds were heard paying at a distance, and "diStance lent en- chantnent 10 the view usual; aud they, deem.ug all the while that increasing the dis tance would increase the enchanting felicity of the occasion, started again on their "chevy chase' for matrimonial sweets, and arrived in due time at North Lewisburgh, in Champay yn county. Here they were married according to law and to fact, at seven o'clock in the evening on Thursday. Next morning they were dis turbed by the officers of justice, among whom Was the lively "sherff Of Logan county" with warrant for the quasi husband on q charge of false-swearlngin in attempting to procure license Ill BeIleiontaine, to which place Mr. Boyd was taken and detaiued
 The Iady-Mrs. Sarah Martin Boyd-was then brought to our city of Springfield and on Friday evening, appeared before our Probate Judge, Hon. J. l.. Torbtt under writ of hg- 6edS corpus. Here, those who were present saw young girl of scarcely seventeen summers. with fair ha,r, large blue, but sparkling eyes, full, rosy cheeks, and fine, symmetric form, all ot which rendered the possessor richly worth running away with-even if she were without copper. But the fact that her father. the late Dr. NJ lrtin of Xenia, had left her tho use oi hiS large property, cast a halo of TO- nance over the affair, that increased a hundred fold it's interest. The guardians of the girl were represented before the Probate Judge, 0y" LsI. Wlnans," q cute legal specimen from Aenla, while the girl, herself, was legally sustaued'' by lchabod Corwn, esq., (not the "JudSc,') as heretofore stated--aud for which statement we heartily ask IchaUod's" pardon. During this hearing Esq. Wuans" represent ed Mr. Boyd as one "graud scoundrel," ." pos- sersin5, ii any, not more than five or six good traits m thc world. If the picture was a true one, then indeed Sarah was in a sal fix. But the hearing was coutiuuel until Saturday morn- ing, of last week, when Mir. Corwin. to q cousi- derabe degree, modified the impression pre-
 
 the girl was not legally held in restraint, and that she ought to be freed at once.
 In the meantime young Boyd, who, let us say here Is under -wenty ore and is also under guardianship, arrived from Bellefontaiue, bring ing the sheriff with him for fear he might not see him again, and put up at the crack hoten of our friend Dr. Aiken.
 The probate court was again adjourned un- til 2 o'clock ou Saturday afternoon, when both parties, represented by their lawyers male their appearance Ill the courtroom.
 MT. Boyd is quite good looking young man, with tiue form, light hair, hanging ;n curls, fair and intelligent countenanCe and apparently just the man romantic young lady would pick out as a party in an elopement.
 The young lady has been deScribed and 1t may be well imagined that even the additional $15,OOO' would not be required to make her an acceptable party.
 The lawyers made the most of their oppor- tunity, and had long wrangle in which they displayed an awful quantity of learning and acuteness. We quote some of the testimony otfer4d.
 The testimony was proceeded with. The Will of the late Dr. Martin, without the journal entry, was introduced
 The will stated that Robert D. Pogue was appointed guardian, and Robert D. Posue and Wm. NJ Ills, executors and trustees of the es- tate
 Mr. Harper, Probate Judge of Greene coun- tv, sworn. Was acquainted with the parties Had not issued license of marriage to them. They are both citizens of Greene county; Miss Martin was native. Mr. Boyd had said he was uncertain as to his age, that he was either twenty past or twenty one past"
 Mir. hiteman, sworn. Had heard Mir. Boyd say he was not of age, but would be in b-,l Il be seventeen in October.
 The counsel on the part of the defense offer ed as evidence the certificate of marriage, sign- ed by Aaron Winder, of North Lewisdurg, Ohio, copy of the marriage license from the Probate Judge of Champaign county.
 A copy paper of the resignation of Aaron Winder as justice of the peace in March, '57, as certified to by the clerk of Champaign coun. ty, presented but was objected to on the part of the defense.
 Mir. Corwin claimed that it was no evidence Whatever, as the resignation was a private pa- per- and could have no force The marriage was legal because Justice did act. From the certificate 1t Is presumed that he was Justjce de facto. (Mr Corwin quoted third and fifth Ohio reports and other sources to sustain his position)
 At this point the court adjourned Ofcourss the young man will get his wife. The Non- parel concludes It's report, which for country paper Is remarkably well done, with the para graphs annexed:]
 CORRECTIONS, INCIDENTS ETC.
 We understand that Mir. Boyd is not with. out visible means of support as heretofore stated, but that he has a competency. We have no doubt as to his facility for supporting both himself and his wife in comfortable and genteel style
 A great many reports concerning the gentle mans personal character and habits are in cir culation, which are totally untrue, and have