Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-03-20


Married her Fathers conchmnn.
Mr.. John G. Boxer Is rather promi-
ncnt importer Of wines and liquors. doing
business ut No. 90 Front street. Mr.. b.
Iser's residence Is in Tanytown. where he
keeps turnout and coachman. He
spends the Winter in the city with bis
son-in-law, Mr.. Louis Fnnke. jr., at his
residence, No. 1876 West Twenty second |
street, Mr.. Boxer has daughter Mary
Ann, twenty-five years old, aud for two
years past has had an Irish coachman,
John Dean, with very red face, an hon
estbrogue aud a hearty, simple manner
modest. too, for an Irishman. Il must
have boon rather lonely in TarIytown;
they lived there only three in the family
Mr. aud Mrs. Boxer and Mary Ann
Naturally enough, Mary Ann liked to
ride out with tho coachman, liked to take
The ART was necessary to her health
liked to SEQ tho country. and finally in
cludcd the coachman in her liking. On
Saturday evening John came to tho Office
Of Mr. Charles 5. Spencer in Broadway.
70 get his wife. lie told his story in this
wise:
"I'd been his coachman for nearly two
years. In December he come to live here
IN the city, and stopped in Tsrytown
taking care Of the horses. lie advertised
fora coachman two weeks fore he como
up. and then he discharged me because
he knew that tho daughter kept my CON-
pany and | kept her company. Ito asked
mo il III resign her company, and l said
not, and she said not; aud no wanted me
to 90 to California. And so when l
come away | stopped hero, and I address
cd her few lines. and ho found ID OUT
She answered three or four letters, and
she got out on wednesday; she slipped
ont. and we went to tho Rev. Mr.. Hat
icld's, In Thirty-fourth street, and he
married us about half-past IL o'clock In
the daytime, then she slipped back again
right of. She though. they wouldn't
know anything about Il Cor Tow days
ard she'd get her clothes and we'd live
together Mr. runkc discharged one oil
the girls; he suspected that twas she that
givo the leiiers. Mr.. Boxer told her Ma.
ry Ami that he'd shoot mo. He won'l
let her out Tho day she was goin' to be
married she told him she wanted to 60
out in company with another lady, but
he wouldn't let her. She Is over twenty
two. She told him that she didn't wan,
to DO led Ike dog, and when her fathcl
went 10 his business she slipped out; and
she's got right to be married. He told
me once he didn't blame me for getiln
married to her If got chance. told
him ! didn'l want bis money nor hers
(, Hc said he'd see her dead and under tn,
sod before sho was married 10 me.
have been keeping her company about {
. lcstt t1A ioiis Alc'c cNtu tftt thitiS =,
her to make her resign me. When
come away he said: sec the rascal, how
he run away You couldn't see his fac'
!, goin' through Tarrytown.' She told M
so. understand as how he would Civ
= her anything at all il he could get he
off from here. He was thrcatenin' q
= send her to Germany to get mo out o
her head; but / wouldn't plazc him.
She's shut up there and he won't let he
ont. She hasn't ate anything now 70
these thray days. feel bad to have he
:. a cryin' there all night and they all enjoy
: in' themselves. The wust OF II Is on &C
:. count OF my bein' Irish; but I'm as goo'
a man as he is, if no is rich"
John was assured that his wife shout,
be restored to him; Mr. Spencer at ono
drew up petition for writ Of habca
corpus, and before to-morrow's sun tn
" romantic bride viii doubtless be restore
~ to her sturdy husband.