Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-22
Elopement, Free Fight, sc.

On Tuesday Of last week while standing on the
platform of the depot building at Crcstline, wait
Ing for the train to start eastward train arrived
from the east. The first persons We recognized,
getting from tho train, were W. K Scott aud the
wife Of Levi l.. johnson, of Marlboro, Stark
county. They readily recognized us, came up to
where we were, aud after the usual salutations
inquired when n train would leave for Beilefoun.
taine. We answered as well as we could. Know
Ing both the parties to be the strongest Kind Of
freelove, niggerworshipping Black Republicans
We concluded there was an elopement on hand but
did not express this conclusion to the pair
Mr. Scott was expressing his dilight over the eiec
tion Of Lin,oln in the strongest kind of terms
when who should come up but LeSi l.. johnson
and the wife Of w. X. Scott. The women in
stantly recognized each other, and without utter
ing word ''ptched into" one of the livcest free
fights we have ever been called upon to witness.
The way the ribbons, bonnets golfers and fancy
6xens flew was refreshing to milliners and man.
tuamakers. This excited Scott and johnson,
and they we're sorely grieved at each other 70 r
running away with their respective wives that they
went into pugilistic exercise with hearty good
will. The claret flew delightfully."-, the store
clothes were rufiled and the swearing went on in
fine style. A great many persons were gathered
around but no one caring much which of the par.
ties whipped, they encouraged the fight and laugh.
cd at the sport, Our train left while the fights
were progressing but before it was fully under way
we noticed constable Smith coming to the scene
of action rs fast as his ducklegs could carry the
portly proportions of his body We have since
learned that he stopped the fighting, and took the
parties before the Mayor, and his honor fined each
of them five dollars and costs for breaking the
peace.
Since tho occurrence Of the above we have
learned full particulars of the elopement, from DR.
P. r. Hanes, of Marlboro. Scott and Mrs. John.
son, who have for some time been suspected of be.
ing guilty of lcentious intrigues, had planned an
elopement, and strange to say, Johnson, who it il
supposed has not resisted the approaches of Mrs
Scott as did Joseph those of Poti piers wife, had
also, planned an elopement to be carried out on
the same day with the other parties Both guilty
couple had clandestiney slipped off from Marlboro
OH the same day; one pair took the cars at Ali
ance, and the other got on the same train, though
in different car, at Louisville station. Neither
couple suspected the other until they met at Crest
line, when the feelings they enjoyed may be i'm
agined but cannot be described on paper.
After paying their fines, which satisfied then
that fighting was an Improbable way of settling
the difficulty, they indulged in the application o
goodly number Of hard words and names to eacl
other, and finally separated; Scott and Mrs John
son taking the B. & I. Railroad and Johnson AM
Mrs. Scott the P. TT. w. 4 c. Railroad Sine
then nothing has been heard of their journey
ings.
Marlboro is little town in Stark county, con
tanning about 300 inhabitants. 1t is young Ober
lin, where frec-love, abolitionism, spiritualisn
and all the fanaticisms of the day are preached
and practiced. These parties have for years bee
head devils in these heresics. They cleft thei
country for their countrys good" but it is feare
they will not improve the morals of the commu
mites in which they locate.