Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-08-15


lErOm the Cannelton Ind Reporter.
hIog'ement-P Parties Pursued by an
S-nrased Parent-T The WOuId-be
bride Escapes Disguised in Gents
Apparel, dc.
Quite an interesting scene occurred in
town last Sunday evening, the particulars
OF which, as far as we could learn, are as
follows:
Some time during last week a Miss
Martha f. Connect, residing at Tell CITY,
received a letter from u gentleman pro
posing for her hand in marriage, which
the mother of Miss c. opened, and after
reading, handed to her daughter, with the
advice of command that she should answer
it and accept his offer. Miss G. informed
her mother that she was engaged to be
married to a Mr.. Pleasant Munroe. who
also resides in Tell City, and whom she
intended to marry; whereupon an angry
alteration ensued, resulting in the daugh-
ter leaving the house and proceeding to
the residence of her betrothed, where,
after full explanations, it was decided that
they Immediately proceed TO Cannelton
and be married, without the knowledge of
Miss C.'s parents, and before they could
place any impediments in the way. Thus
began the elopement. Procuring q suit
able person as a witness, to make the ne
cessary affidavit, the two proceeded to the
Clerks otiice, where they were not long
in placing themselves in possession of the
necessary, and, to them, the valuable
document.
The devoted couple had scarcely reached
the Courthouse gate, on their way to be
united in the holy bonds, when they were
met by the indignant and angry father.
The angry words between father and
daughter soon drew a crowd of about two
hundred men, women, children and dogs.
To give all the remarks of the by-stand-
ers would require more space than we can
devote to that truly interesting but alto
gether disgraceful affair. Here We must
say, however, that the advice given all
parties by Gabriel Schmuck, Esq, the
County Clerk, was good, and if the father
could have been induced to follow it.
much of the disgrace attending such a
scene would nave been avoided. Mr.. S.
told the father that as the daughter was
of age, and had procured the proper IL
cense, no one could prevent her marrying
unless the young lazy was willing to
abandon her purpose, and as she said, in
language snd manner not to be mistaken,
that she would die rather than marry u
man she did not love, he thought it but
making the matter worse by OBTAINING
her in the street or elsewhere.
From the Courthouse the bridal party,
numbering in all over two hundred passed
down Washington street to Fourth, across
Fourth to Adams, where they met the
Reverend Mr.. Russell, but he, thinking
that tle father was, as he expressed it,
"a crazy man followed by "a crowd
escaped up Adams street as best he could.
From thence they passed down Adams 10
First street, and up First street to the res
idence of n. Vaughan, Esq, in the upper
part of the town, where the devoted
couple eTaGeG the Yigilant father, and
with a few of their friends became vulun-
tary prisoners in one of Mr.. VS. sleeping
apartments, the father in the meantime
placing himself in such a position that the
daughter could not leave the house with
5uS being seen by him. The groomsman,
every young gentleman present eonsid-
ering himself one) then considered it
would be necessary for the couple to dis
tinguish themselves and pass from tho
house iacoq. Captain B., with his usual
sympathy for the troubled fair sex, placed
his whole wardrobe at their disposal, and
in a very few minutes, with the assistance
of the ladies present, the blushing damsel
was arrayed in 9 suit of the Captain $
bsst.
Before leaving their hiding place, it
was agreed that Frank H. should escort
the Young lady to the house of Mr.. Benes,
that VIII D. shonld escort the young gem
tleman by 8 different route, end that Sam
J.. should bring the ladys apparel by .
third. Sam, in making the start, thought
it best to place tho Gid gentleman upon
the wrong track; 60, quickly DOMINIC the
bridal vail, with the rest Of the lady's ap-
parel, proceeded from the house in a run,
followed By the excited father and most of
the crowd. In the meantime the young
lady, with Frank as an escort, passed
thh4 z9a 5uf fge S BSst G 81 the crowd @hFeeGg-
shouted, Here she goes in mems clothes;
see her waterfall unaer her hat; " which
remark, however, was unnotieed, ana TAG
happy pair arrived in safety at the resi-
deRce of Mr.. Benes, where they were
quickly made "hone of one bone and flesh
of one flesh" Squire Bickler performing
the ceremony. Thus ended the eiope-
ment.
We do not approve of ~elopements, nor
the course they took 70 effect their mar
rage; but when a young lady arrives at
full age she is supposed to be competent
TO select her own husband-at least Miss
c. thought so, and, like the brave girl that
she was, succeeded where many you'd
have failed.