Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-10-08

ElOpement-TheB Boxer and Dean Case Eclipsed
Two Brothers Run Away with Two Sisters of the
Upper Ten Circle.
Mr. Lloyd, highly respectable farmer of Wicklffe
arrived in this city last evening in excited state Of
mind. He sought out Marshal Gallagher, and told him
that bis two daughters had eloped on Monday night
with two hired men, brothers, and named respectively
Chauncey Lewis and Watson Lewis. Mr. Lloyd said
he thought they in this city. The Marshal put
his seven league boots and commenced walking rapidly
around the CITY, He found the enterprsing parties at
last at the Franklin House, on Pearl street. Watson
Lewis had already married of the sisters and retired
for the night. Chauncey Lewis was making arrange
ments to marry the other sister, when the Marshal APP
peared and took him and his intended to the police
station. Locking Chauncey Lewis up in the watch
house. Mr.. Lloyd took his daughter to the Commercial
House and locked her up in a room.
Mr.. Lloyd, in addition to being extensive and
Ourishng farmer, keeps tavern in Wickife, which is
very avoraby known through this section It located
the lake shore and near where the Inflated steamer
Griffith was burned some years since. Mr.. L. owns
some four hundred and fifty of land in Wckfe
and is quite wealthy His daughters are named Mary
and Laura Mary is about twenty years DID, and Laura
about sixteen. They splendid looking girls and are
ashionaby and richly dressed They are both we'll edu-
Gated having enjoyed superior advantages in this
spect
| The Lewis brothers uncouth, uneducated and
oyergrown specimens of humanity and can neither read
write They hired out to Mr. Lloyd some six months
ago. He paid Watson the eldest one, $l3, and Chaun-
cey $40 month. Chauncey Lewis the young man who
didn't get married and who passed the in the watch
house, is very sleepy and stupid appearing young man.
We doubt he knows enough to exercise the sagacty
ola common Shanghai chicken and 60 under cover
when it rains. He was released this morning at the
suggestion of Mr.. Lloyd and requested to scoot,''
which he hastily did, He promised, with tears in his
eyes, to within ten miles of Wickfe again.
The married brother of cannot be nterferred with
The parties eloped at about IL o'clock Oh Monday
night, and were not missed until yesterday morning.
The brothers hired horse and buggy at Wiloughbys,
and went to Mr.. loyds house, where the girls were
waiting them, with their trunks all packed The girls
left the house nosessy and got into the buggy and the
parties moved slowly towards Cleveland. One of the
brothers walked all of the way here (about 16 miles
and the other rode and drove Arriving here they stop
ped at the Commercial House. IN the evening JUS
tice called in and Watson and Mary were married
Chauncey and Laura concluded postpone being united
until this morning, which conclusion fortunately enabled
Mr.. Lloyd to prevent the ceremony. The parties all
moved from the Commercial to the Franklin where they
were found as above stated.
| This is the most remarkable case of eopement we
heard Of 1t utterly eclpses the Boxer and Dean
case What two handsome and cultivated girls, as 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 are overwhelmed with
grief by the nexpicabe conduct of their daughters