Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-04-25
ELOPEMRNT EXTRAORDINARY -

ELoPENENT EXTRAORDINARY. - Two
No"nt Holy Ladies arrested on their
traoels, The Rochester On, " Dem
ocrat of March 3lst. publishes the follow
ing account of an extraordinary elopement
and interruption of two Vermont ladies
on their Westward travels:
Yesterday forenoon Chief of Police
Sherman, received dispatch from Schen.
ectady 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 the we're about get,
ting on loard the train for Suspension
Bridge, and seemed to be much surprised
when told that their Journey must he in
terupted. They were taken to the pc.
lice office where they related their peculiar
story:
They arc sisters and their family name
is Martin. Their mother and brother re-
side at Mount Holly, Vermont One of
them % years of age and the other IL.
year ago this spring the younger one
contracted marriage with Mr., S. T. Ply-
or contrary to the wishes of her mother
and brother II was. in fact. IA 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. Pryor is now liv-
ing at Big Rapids, Michigan, and his wife
has maintained an occasional correspond
ence with him through the Intervention
of her sister. She finally determined to
rejoin him, and snrreptitiously left home
on Thursday for that purpose. Her SIS
ter accompanied her, intending to see her
safe in the care of her husband and then
to return home. The brother pursued
and at Schenectady he caused the des.
patch to be sent which occasionei 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 they returned to the police office.
On the 9.24 train the brother arrived, fu-
rions with rage and determined to take
the runaways home. He was quietly in.
formed that if he had any legal right to
their custody he could have thom-but he
could show nothing of the kind. One
sister reminded him that she was of legal
age and had right to control her motions
while the other said she had husband
who was her lawful protector, and she was
on her way to him. He attempted to car.
ry out his purpose by "bufiin," but was
checked by the chief of police. He then
said that he lost some money not long AGO
and thought perhaps his sister might have
taken it. The story did not answer the
purpose and then he iusinuated another
charge of theft against them. He had no
papers whatever to substantiate his asse.
u'ns, and 1t soon became evident that he
had come west on fools crrand. The
sisters persisted in their intention Of 90
ing TO Michigan, and got on board Of tho
cars lie followed, and 50 did detectives
Roger and Dresser
mat WIS the last we saw of the mar.
" Inc train went off and the officers
went with probably to protect The Ia
"'e' from The enrsged brother. Our SWIM.