The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-04
A Double Elopement-John Dean
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The Cleveland fOaio) Piaindealsr Of the 9th u'f,
relates love story of decided interest. 1t tails
the tale as follows;
Mr.. LLOYD, q highly respectable farmer Of Wick.
life arrived 10 this city last evening 10 excited
state II mind He sought out Marshal Gallagher
and told him that his two daughters had elopea
Monday night with two hired men, brothers,
and named respectively Chauncey Lewis and Wat
son Lewis. Mr. Lloyd said be thought they we're
10 this city. The Marshal put on his seven league
boots and commenced walking rapidly round the
city. lie found the enterprsing parties ut last at
the Franklin House, on Pearl street Watson
Lewis had already married one OF the sisters and
retired for the night. Chauncey Lewis was MAKING
arrangements to marry the other sister when tbe
Marshal appeared aud took him and his intended
TO the police station. Locking Chanpcey Lewis
MP in the watch house. Mr.. Lloyd took bis daughter
to the Commercial House and locked her up In
room.
Mr. Lloyd, In addition to being an extensive and
hourishiug farmer, keeps tavern 10 Wickiihe'
which is avorAbIy known throughout this section
Mr. L. owns some four hundred and hfty acres OF
land in Wickliffe, and is quite wealthy. HIS
daughters are named Mary and Laura. Mary IL
about twenty years old aud Laura about sixteen.
they are splendid looking girls and are fashiona
bly, add richly dressed. They are both we'll edu-
| Gated, having enjoyed superior advantages IN
this respect
The Lewis brothers are uucouth, uneducated
and overgrown specimens of humanity, anu can
| neither read nor write. They hired ont to Mr.
| Lloyd some six months ago. He paid watson, tue
| eldest one, sl3, aud Chaunsey $40 month.-
Cbauncey Lewis, the young man VINO aioh ger
| married. and who passed the night in tne watch
| house, is a very sleepy and stupid appearing
Young man. We doubt If be knows enough 10
| exercise the sagacity OF common onang9ai
| chicken and go under cover when u rains. ne
| vas released this morning at the suggestion OF
Mr. Lloyd and requested to "scoot, when ne
hastily did He promised, with tears in his eyes,
never 10 come within ten miles OF Wiekilfe again
The married brother of courDe canuot be lnter1er
red with
The parties eIoped at about II o'clock on Mon
| day night aud we're not missed until yesterday
morning The brothers hired a horse and buggy
| at Willoughby, and went to Mr.. Lloyps house,
| where the girls we're awaiting them, with their
trunks all packed. The girs left the house noise
| lessly and got into the buggy aud the parties
moved slowly towards Cleveland. One OF the
| brothers walked all the way here (about sixteen
mies) and the other rode and drove: Arti'iIs
| here they stopped at the Commercial House I'D
| the evening Justice was called In ana watson
| and Mary were married. Chsuncey and Laura
concluded to postpone being united until this
morning. which conclusion fortunately enabled
| Mr. Lloyd TO prevent the ceremony. The parties
ALI moved from the Commercial to the Franklin,
where they were found as above stated.
This 10 the most remarkable case of elopement
that we ever heard Of 1t utterly eciipses the DO
ker and Dean case What two handsome and Gull
tiyated girls. as the Misses Lloyd certainly were,
could and to admire in two such fellows as the
Lewis brothers, Is more than can imagine, Mr..
LIoyd and his wife are overwhelmed with grief by
this inexplicable conduct Of their daughters.
CALL AccEpTEp-The Washington Union of yes