The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-05
DOUBLE ELOPEJfENT--TIIE BOXER AND DEAN
CASE OUTDONE
from the Cleveland Plain tJcelcri Sept. 90

Mr. Lloyd highly respectable farmer of WiGkllne,
arrived in this city last evening in excited state of
mind He sought out Marshal Gallagher and told him
that his two daughters had eloped Monday night with
two hired men, brothers. and named respectively Chaun
Gey Lewis arid Watson Leyis Mr. Lloyd said he thought
they in this city Tic niaria1 put his seven
league boots and commenced walking farfdly round the
city He found the enteprising parties at last at the
Franklin House, Pearl street Watson Lewis had al
ready married Of the sisters and retired for the night
Chauncey Lewis making arrangements to marry the
other sister when the marshal appeared and took him
and his intended to the police station Locking Chaun-
cey Lewis up in the watchhousc, Mr.. Lloyd took his
daughter to the Commercial House and locked her up in
q roeni. g4 sa sL. M4@.
Mr. Lloyd in addition to taiss On extensive and -four
shng farmer keeps tavern in Wickgt; which is very
fvoraby known through this section It is located
the lake shore, and where the i'll fated steamer
Griffith was burned some years since, Mr H. owns some
four hundred and fifty of land in Wickle and is
dite wealthy His daughters are named Mary aud Laura
Mary is about twenty Years old and Laura about sixteen
They are splendid looking Gtls and are hslonably and
richly dressed They are both well educated, having
enjoyed superior advantages in this respect
The Lewis brothers uncouth, uneducated, and oer
grown specimens of humanity, and neither read
write They hired out to Mr.. Lloyd some six months
ago He paid Watson the eldest one $l3 and Chauncey
sO a month. Chauncey Lewis, the young man who
diin get married and who passed the night in the
watchhoe Is very sleepy and stupd-appearing young
man We doubt If lie knows enough to exercise the
gacity of common Shanghai chicken and go under cover
when it rains He released this orting at the sg
gestion Of IIr Lloyd and requested to scoot, which
he hastily did. He promised with tears in his eyes,
never to come within ten miles of Wicklife again The
married brother, of course, cannot be nsrtered with
The parties eloped atabout IL o'clock Monday night
and not missed until yesterday morning The broth
hired horse and buggy at Willoughby and went to
Mr. Loyd's house, where the girls awaiting them
with their trunks all packed. The girls left the house
noselessy and got into the buggy and the parties moved
slowly towards Cleveland. One of the brothers walked
nj he
and drove Arriving here they stopped at tlc CONNER
cial House In the evening justice was called in and
Watson and Mary were married. Chauncey and Laura
concluded to postpone being united until this morning.
which conclusion fortunately enabled Mr.. Lloyd to pre-
vent the ceremony. The parties all moved from the
Commercial to the franklin where they were found
above stated.
This is the most remarkable of eopement that
heard Of 1t utterly eclpses the Boxer and Dean
case What two handsome and cultivated girls the
Misses Lloyd certainly were could find to admire in two
such fellows the Lewis brothers. is more than we can
imagine. Mr.. Lloyd and his wife overwhelmed with
grief by this inexpcable conduct of their daughters