The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-23

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We have Tefrained, several days, from
publishing an aggravated elopement case,
the scene ofwhich was laid in Elyria and
this city,-because the police here had plans
and purposes in view which would have
been frustrated by giving the affair public
ity. The facts in the caseare briefly these
On Tuesday night, the 18th inst, Richard
Hodshon, of EIyris, drove a daughter of
Thomas Collier, of that village, q girl
about sixteen or seventeen years old, to
Rocky River, where they we're to be met by
Samuel Pinkett, a butcher, and longtime
resident of hat place. The driver took the
wrong road, and as consequences the parties
did not meet at the appointed rendezvous
The couple pushed on to this city, and
about eight o'clock next morning found
Pinke.t at q certain hotel on the West Side.
Taking breakfast there, Hodshon left the
party and vent back TO Elyria, while Pin
kett took he girl over to the establishment
No. So Orange street, kept by DR.. Judsou.
1t may be stated here that Pinkett had
come out here a day or two previous, and
engaged accommodations for this girl whom
he had seduced, and who was enceinte,
and that he had engaged his friend Hold
shon to drive her TO the rendezvous afore-
said.
OF course there was great excitement in
the Collier household next morning, when
it was discovered that the girl was miss
ing. and also a lot of silver ware, jew
elry, clothing, &C., &c. The news spread
abroad. and when Hodshon returned about
three o'clock Wednesday afternoon, he was
suspected and arrested on a warrant issued
by Justice Metcslf, on charge of grand lar
cony, and lodged in Jail.
Meantime the father of the girl, with
deputy Sheriff Wilson, came on to this city,
and the police here took the matter in hand
and two days were spent fruitlessly in the
search for the guilty parties. It was feared
at the time that they had eloped for good /;
that Pinkett had deserted his wife and four
children, and taken, for better, for worse,
this weak child, and had made for Canada.
Mr.. Collier, wearied out with O~ver-excite-
ment and terrible suspense, had gone home
in the Saturday morning train, but a dis
patch from Marshal Schmitt, that afternoon
announcing that the girl had been found
here and was very sick, recalled the snx-
ious father that evening. He proceeded at
once, on his arrival, to the house above
mentioned, and staid with his erring child
that night. Sunday morning Marsha
Sehmitt called at the establishment, and
satisfied himself from the doctors" own
admissions, that the girl hsd been put IN
der treatment for effscting an abortion.
Pinkett was arrested here by the police,
but escaped. He passed through Ridgeville
about Two O'Clock Sunday morning, was
seen and identified, and followed 10 Elyria
by q man who informed Sheriff Hitchcock.
About nine O'Clock that evening the sher-
if, with four assistants, proceeded to Pin
kett's house. one of the party told us that
there was no light in the dwelling; thai
two of them guarded the front door, while
the Sheriff and the rest of the braves wen
around to the rear of the house, k.ocked
entered, called for a light, but were told BY
Mrs. P. that she had no candle. She pro.
tested, over and over, that Mr.. Pinkett wal
Dot at home. The Sheriff happened t.
have some matches in his pocket, and he
soon struck up light enoughto guide him K
the bedroom door. He entered, looked il
and under the bed,-no Sam was there
He pushed the door back, when 10 itwoulC
not go clear back without reducing to pull
and pumice the body of PinksttI He hsC
got out of bed, and was hardly presentsbl'
in mixed society. He took the discovery
in quite jovial mood, and, like Mrs. JEFF
Davis, wanted time to dress. The Sheriff
managed arfafrs until he had got Irons OF
the wrists of Samuel, the butcher. He We
soon encased in breeches, and marched OF
to Jail.
The girl is still here at the "Doctor's,'
and is now much improved. She will
shortly bear removal to the home and fam
lily which she has disgraced. We do no
know as to the degree of her guilt. She i
young, and doubtless yielded in a momen
of weakness, to the base importuniDgs O
this married wretch, who deserves, if maj
ever deserved the infection of the hesvies
penalty known to the law. We trust tina
both these scoundrels, he and his friend
will have the chance of soon seeing the in
side of the Penitentiary, and long may the,
wave there.