The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-07
NJ MBER 333.

{ relative of the hotel and livery keeper,
and had departed no one knew where
Mr.. P. started Immediately for Column
bus, sent the constable to guard the road
at Crestline, and left Judge Mills on the
watch at Bellefontaine. Miss Martin ID
her haste had left a satchel at the hotel,
containing daguerreotypes of herself and
Boyd, some money. DC.
A brother of Boyd had been dispatch
ed for its recovery, but found it in Judge
Mills possession He would give no in
timation, however, of the &C urse taken by
the fugitives. Arriving at Columbus.
Mr.. Poague detailed watchman to guard
the Xenia road, 20 prevent the fugitive
lovers escaping to Wheeling, or into AL
exandria, Washington county, the Gret-
ma Green of all enamored under difficult
ties. These arrangements being COM
pleted, Mr.. Poague went on to Crestline,
where he was joined by Judge Mills and
the constable neither having heard any
tidings of the escaped pair. They were
seated in the telegraph Office in that place,
talking over the plans already perfected.
and devising others, when gentleman
calling Mr.. P. aside, informed him that
the operator was in collusion with the
one at Bellefontaine-that he knew all
Beyd's plans and what they (pursuers)
had done, and where they had stationed
look outs. A new movement on the
board was therefore necessary. Itseems
ed as though Boyd had every official in
the State interested in his success. Mr..
P, in company with the Judge and his
informant, then took the cars for Mans
field, and quietly stationed constable
there. A decoy was sent over the wires
to the operator at Crestline, stating thar
the Judge and Mr.. Poague had gone on
to Pittsburgh, and that the coast was
clear. Judge Mills then went on to Steu-
benville, and Mr.. Poague arrived in this
city Wednesday night, telegraphing to
Bellefontaine to have lookout at that
post.
Here our worthy Mayor and his police
were enlisted in the drama. Information
was made, before him, Thursday eye-
ming, by Mr.. Poague, to the effect that he
was the lawfully appointed guardian of
Sarah P. Martin, minor, and that on
Tuesday, the 21st, Boyd did abduct and
carry her away from the place where she
had been left in accordance with her fa-
theirs will this abduction, as he believes,
being designed by Boyd as the means of
coming into possession ofthe estate of her
father.
Mr.. Poague has telegraphed to have
the daguerreotypes which were left in the
satchel, forwarded to his Honor the May
or. 1t having occurred to him that the
parties might have escaped by the way
of Toledo to Erie er Dunkirk, he has adj
vised the authorities there to examine
the register of all boats putting in at those
ports, and detain the parties should they
arrive there. A guard has also been
placed at Crestline, and various other
points. 1t seems impossible that the ena-
mored pair should escape their pursuers,
so closely has every avenue of travel been
guarded. Up to ten o'clock Friday, no
tidings of the heiress and her lover had
been received.
Mr.. Poague is gentleman who ap-
pears every way worthy of the RESPONSE
bility confded to him. His solicituae for
the welfare of his ward will commend
him to the wishes of the community that
he may succeed in snatching a thought
less, impassioned girl from the designs of
one whose professions of affection are
based upon the amount of her fortune.--.
He says he should have no objection to
her union with Boyt, Sowever poor or
pennyless he might ba, were his charac~
ter unsullied, and his reputation spotless.
EIe cannot bear the thought of her being
the wife of man who stands convicted
in public opinion. where he is best known,
of total want of integrity.
Postscript-A dispatch was received
late last evening. announcing the arrest
of Boyd. in Springfield, Ohio. They
were on the immediate eve of marriage.
when an unwelcome party interfered and
forbade the banns. The marriage is pro-
badly postponed. The jig's up. This.
time " the locksmith laughs at love-
The Pittsburgh Journal of Saturday
95th, says:
Last night Mr.. Poaguc received tele-
graphic dispatch from one of the police
officers of Springfield, stating that they
had been arrested near that place, and
were then in custody, but had been mar
ried some days, the ceremony having
been performed without license, and
hence illegally.
On the strength of this intelligence.
Mr. Poague will proceed to Springfield
to-day, where measures will be taken to
reclaim the deluded girl.
The Journal has queer idea of the
law of marriage in Ohio. The law pro-
vides that license shall be issued, and
Furnishes any clergyman or officer who
performs the ceremony without such IL
cense. But the marriage contract thus
made is good, and the knot is tied just
as tight without license, as with. II
would be a wretched law in its results
that held a marriage without license
to be null and void. No, no, we are moi
so bad in Ohio as that comes to, although
the stringent law which guards the por
tails of Hymen, is in most sad contras
with the loose and fimsy one which open,
, the door of escape to uneasy husband
and wives by divorce.
Xenia is in a ferment of excitement up
on the subject. as Miss Sallie Martin i
} worth $4,000 in her own right, an,
, Boyd is man os at least doubtful cha
) racter. An incidental remark in the Gin