The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-26


to have followed the gallant Captain to
New York, bringing with her large sum
of money, and posted letter to him in
Toronto, requesting him to come down.
This, however, he appears to have declin-
ed, and the lady returned to England in
dignant and chagrined. Has ai. f.,
Meanwhile he was frequently in tae
company of the Highland lassie, who is
tall and fair, and reported to be worth in
her own right about 915,O0O sterling,
which she will get when she comes of age,
but in the meantime is ward in chance
ry. She is the daughter of the old nor
wester, Mr.. McTavish, who built the cele-
brated "haunted house," on the noun
tain, above Sherbrooke street Montreal.
Although every one observed the intima-
cy existing between the pair, few seem to
have expected an elopement. "
About month ago, Captain Massey
transmitted his papers to the regimental
agents in London, stating that he wished
to sell out, having made an arrangement
with Lieut.. Glascott for the purchase of
the Captaincy. Several of his brother Off
GERS expressed establishment at his leaving
the regiment, when he replied, archly,-
that they would hear something more as
tonishing in few days. AS he was in
the habit of speaking in free and easy
manner, no attention was paid to the re-
mark. He visited the race course on
Wednesday last, and while roaming about
the field he encountered Gipsey fortune
teller, and crossed her palm with silver.
She informed him that he was general
lover, and that he loved lady tall and
fair, but there was great impeachment in
the way. He asked the girl when she had
last had a conference with his Satanic
Majesty. He was the life of the paddock,
and appeared during the day to be in the
highest spirits.
On Thursday night large ball was Civ
en- to celebrate the marriage of an officer
OF the 3Oth to a fair daughter of Toronto.
and Miss McTavish was present. She left
early on plea of illness, and went direct
ly from the hall to the railway station.
She was missed of course, and it was also
discovered at once that the gallant Can
tain was non est. Inquiry was made at
the Union Depot next morning. when #
was found that Captain Massey had left on
the previous night by the quarter past ten
O'Clock train on the Great Western Rail-
way, accompanied by tall young lady.
AT two O'Clock in the morning. they
went on board the "night MAIL" and en-
tered sleeping car at Hamilton for the
Suspension Bridge. To prevent suspicion
the young lady it appears purchased the
railway tickets. At Suspension Bridge
Captain Massey handed a fve-dollar bill to
coiored boy to purchase couple of tick
cts for Rochester, and presented him with
the change. The couple left by the after
noon train on the New York Central Rail-
way, and on reaching the "Flour City -
they took up their quarters at Congress-
Hall Hotel (Mr Scranton's), where their
names were entered as "Mr. and Mrs.
Moore"
Ut course "the elopement has been
the general theme of conversation in the
city, and yesterday some person set a ru-
NOR af1oat that cousin of the young lady
ha met the seducer in New York and shot
him dead on the spot. There is no foun-
dation for the report.
The friends of the young lady are much
grleved at the unhappy step she has taken,
by which she has ruined herself for life.
1t is said that Mrs. Massey is a lady of
large fortune and of estimable character,
now living in Jersey or Guernsey, and that
she is willing that the divorce should 90
on, but desires that none of her money
should go into Massey's hands, while he is
anxious to receive some of it as the price
of liberty to his wife, There is a report in
circulation that Massey went through some
form OF marriage with Miss McTavish at
Niagara Falls, and it is possible, since she
Will be wealthy, that he intends to marry
her more regularly when he obtains a d.
vorce. In the meantime he has laid him
self open to imprisonment in England by
carrying off Ward in Chancery, and will
probably cOnfine his operations to Brother
Jonathan's country for some time
LATER
We learn from the Rochester papers.
that MIR. CAMERON, the guardian of Miss
MoTAvIsH, accompanied by counsel, over
hauled the guilty pair at Rochester, and
made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain
possession OF the person of his ward She
refused, however, to submit herself to his
control, and while negotiations were pend
ing, managed, with her paramour to leave
the city. What followed, lin the gallant
Captains arrest and imprisonment, is mar
rated by the Rochester Democrat, of the
18th, in the annexed account:
At late hour last evening, we learned
that Capt. Massey, the ''abductor' of Miss
McTavish, was arrested at about 7 p. NJ,
at the United States Hotel, Avon, under
the following circumstances
The police authorities received intelli.
gence from Avon yesterday forenoon, an
nouncing gentleman and lady answer
ing the description of the fugitives, had
just arrived at that place in hack from
this city. Deputy Sheriff Wilson was al
once notified, and having in possession ar
order of arrest issued by Judge johnson
procured a conveyance and drove to Avon
On arriving there he was unable to fine
any Deputy Sheriff Of Livingston county
and was compelled to telegraph the Sher
if at Geneseo. Meantime the Captain anl
Miss McTavish were at the hotel, making
preparations to leave by the Afternoon
train for Elmira. Massey had employed
Rochester porter to stand as sentinel OF
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