The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-25
Eiopement Extraordinnry-Its Re.
mnrkable sequel

| The New York Commercial IdrertiseT
says: There is always-that is, most
always-something spicy in an elope-
ment, particularly if it has an aroma
of romance about it, and be conducted
in genuine chivalrous style. 1t GER
tainly requires pluck in the hero, and
quite as much courage as love in the
heroine of an elopement to make the af-
fair successful, aud to win for the actors
in it the sympathy and applause of the
world.
Sometimes, however, elopements are
conducted in style not calculated to
create much public admiration for the
elopers, and of such is the elopement of
which we are about to write.
The parties to this expedition of love
are John MOrehead and Mrs. Aida
Burgess, both of EastOn, Pennsylvania,
and the latter the wife of Mr.. John W.
Burgess, of that place, who awoke one
fine morn to find his little bird flown
from her nest, and to realize the truth
of the maxim that "the course of true
love never does run smooth" What
pangs ut once seized his breast can well
be imagined. Mortified at the thought
of elopement or abduction, or something
of that sort, he was rendered trebly
miserable few moments afterward by
learning that his Aida had run away
with a young 70 low named John More
head. Rage now filled the bosom of the
husband on whom this robbery had
been practised. There was no time to
lose, however, and straightway he came
to this city-the Mecca of many elope-
ments, h
For nearly day he rambled- about
the city, looking for his fugitive wife
whom he still loved, and was willing
to forgiye-and the thief who had
stolen her from her husbands arms.
Success finally crowned his effsrts He
found the runaways. He called on the
police. He visited the Twenty-ninth
Precinct Station House, and in a much
cooler manner than might have been
expected, under the painful circum.
stances surrounding him, made clear
statement of the case to Sergeant Gun
ner: IL have traced them" he said, "tO
the Hoffman House, and / want You to
20 there and arrest them both"
This request was no sooner made than
the Sergeant, who showed by the celer-
ity of his movements that he was not
slow to sympathize with the wronged
and distressed husband, proceeded, ac-
companied by officer Rowland-whose
sympathies were also enlisted-to the
Hoffman House. The uniformed and
duly qualified champions Of the law and
n husbands rights marched on double
quick to the hotel, where, on the regis
ter thereof, they found the names of
john Morang and sister. Now, these
were the fugitives, and as the fugitives
must be caught, the officers proceeded
to the dining room, where the unsus-
pecting and "happy compile" $50 says
the police returns) were engaged i'll
partaking of dinner.
The sergeant took one and the patrol
man the other, and the quartette imme-
diately went to the station house, where
the naughty wife and the naughty More
head, alias MOrang, were confronted
by the man to whom the injury had
been done. The scene which followed
did not beggar description. Mr.. Burgess
was remarkably calm. He did not rage,
did not foam, did not tear; but he
did look pityingly on his wife, and
asked her why she had done so.
She explained. She said that she de-
sired to visit her sister in Vermont, and,
not wishing to 60 alone, had requested
Morehead, alias Morang, to accompany
her, which he had very kindly consent
ed to do. "But you went off in such q
way," said the husband, "and to make
the matter worse, why did Morehead
steal $500 worth of jewelry from me and
take it with him."
The female runaway now became ex-
cited, and told her husband that mo
harm had been DONE" IF that is so.
then" said he, "cOme home with me-"
But this she would not do. She per-
sisted in going to see her sister, and she
seemed determined to have Morehead,
alias Morang, accompany her to Yer
mont. This saddened the unluoky hus-
band to deep degree. He urged her; he
petitioned her; he reminded her of the
happy home she had left: told her how
much he loved her still-but this was of
no avail. She clung to Morsng, and
with Morang she left the station house,
her husband having refused to make a
charge against either of the parties. Ii
was a trying moment for the outraged
husband, but, with an exhibition of
truly moral heroism, he departed from
the station honse-the guilty couple
going one way and he going another.