Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-12

ELoPEMRNT EXTRAORDINARY. TtgO
Mount Holly Ladies Ayrested on their Trarels.
The Rochester On. " Democrat of
March 3lst, publishes the following &C
count of an extraordinary elopement,
aud interruption of two Vermont ladies
on their Westward travels
Yesterday forenoon Chief of Police
Sherman, received a despatch from
Schenectady requesting him to arrest
two young ladies who were to arrive In
this city on the New York mail train.
They were taken into custody as they
were about getting on board the train
for Suspension Bridge, and seemed to be
much surprised when told that their
journey must be interrupted. They were
taken to the police office, where they re-
lated their story.
They are sisters, and their family name
Is Martin. Their mother and brother
reside at Mount Holly, Vermont. One
OF them Is twenty-five years of age and
the other seventeen. A year ago this
spring the younger one contracted mar
riage with Mr.. S. T. Pryor, contrary
TO the wishes Of her mother and brother.
1t was, in fact, a runaway match, and
the marriage took place in the city of
New York. The newly welded pair
lived together only three weeks, when
the cruel mother and brother found
means to separate them, and they have
not seen each other since. Mr.. Pyor is
now living at Big Rapids, Michigan,
and hiswife has maintained an occas-
ional correspondence with him through
the Intervention of her sister. She
finally determined to rejoin him, and
surreptitiously left home on Thursday
for that purpose. Her sister accompan-
led her, intending to see her safe in the
care of her husband and then to return
home. The brother pursued, and at
Schenectady caused the despatch to be
sent which Occasioned their arrest.
There was nothing in this statement
which could serve to justify their deten-
ton, but they said they were not afraid
to meet their brother, and were willing
to wait till he arrived. During that
day they strOlled about the city, and in
the evening returned to the police Office.
On the 9:34 train the brother arrived,
furious with rage and determined to take
the runaways home n0lenS Uolens. He was
quietly informed that if he had any le-
gal right to their custody he could have
them-but he could show nothing of
the kind. One sister reminded him that
she was Of legal age and had q right to
control her own motions; while the
other said she had a husband, who was
her lawful protector, and she was on her
way to him. He attempted to carry
Outshis purpose by "bluffing," but was
checked by the chief Of police. He then
said that he lost some money not long
ago, and thought that perhaps MS sis
tiers might have taken it. That story
did not answer the purpose and then
he insinuated another charge of theft
against them. He had no papers what
ever to substantiate his assertions, and
it soon became evident that he had
come west on a FOOLS errand. The sis
ters persisted in their intention of going
to Michigan, and got on board of the
cars. He followed, and so did detectives
Rogers and Dresser.
That was the last we saw of the party.
The train went off and the officers went
with it-probably to protect the ladies
from the enraged brother. Our sympa-
thies always run with the course of true
love, and, therefore, we hope that the
young wife will succeed in joining her
husband, and that he will be to her all
that husband ought to be.