, 1870-08-03
LOVE AND HORSE-STEALING.
an Angry Father nuu n Long Clansc-
The Cuurac OF True Love AouKh.

F4psn The .sr.aoaate lJnd,> Costrisr.
On Monday there waa big sasasasaobIE town
cAnsed by the report that William u. baatu,
the Gay Lothatio, who ran OF With u daughter
Of Ghatles Slater about eWo weeks Aiuce, TAX
isc With him one oi his best horses, ha4t been
caught and would b. tsken through town TO
jail Beard MAS pretty well known to every
bo&lx, aEd there was general rush to see how
he we1la car1y himself With visions Of 3 resi-
dence i'll the peEitet:iasy before hiu- ao
bore the inspection well and didn't seem 70
regret ans thing but being caught He had
esSdentlv counted without his boat when he
stole the affections OF Ieniaas Sia,ter, and
the horse II her father. The old man has fol-
lowed tie psit with pluck aud perseverance,
that shewh hs j. aos naaa TO IT, fooled with-
and be probably would have followed them un-
tl the day Of Judgment il be bad not como
up with them Lclore-
Ills Beard, VINO has wife ana child living
wifI,i:. tL,.., niles OF town. has been working
for slastrr ibis summer. driving his tenn anil
working Oh the fatM. Ihose WHO s2w the blttss
tt1m which passed through town scveta1 weeks
aso - iln=tFatta~ with sketches OF Thosrtons
TURNPIKE, viii remember Deard ~ the driver
ties IS member Of Slattcr'H household aud
Won tue affections OF hts daughter Ienlima,
and July 5th the two eloped, taking = horso
and saiLe. The angry father got his hossa
ehad aud started iu pursuit. Tllu couple trAv-
elleG we'll Jemlma having tlcnue.l u s,lit Of ma1o
apparel, meeting with lew adventures until
t1cy reached Nab4sli, where Jenliu1a wss AZ
rerIcd and hneA $40 for wearing breeches,
Not laying the whereml.h 10 pay that sun-
the horse rar lett. and the rouple went on foot,
generally passing IL msu and wife.
I:eacLjuE Marshall County, thcy found no
rest for their feel as tho father was still in
hot pn1suit, snd they started directly SOUTH
going beyond Ierre Haute, aud, thinking to
etcape tneir puIsuer lnpre EASILY, turned
north again anu welst back to 1Earsha!l County.
| Believing themselves safe At last, they struck
| into the COUNTRY, thzso nl.cs from plymouth,
| and hirt to = afairier-Eea1t! in the harvest
! who WAS not at any tinle mure than o1e day
behind the fus,tiycs, came up with tle1n 2ut
| spoiied their dream of 1Iraa happiness Beard
! who uas barefootctt, WAS provided with shoes
| AID stockings. aud with the faithful Jemim1~
| who had walked u.le hundred aud fifty uai1ea
| during their light and had shown devotion
| Horthy Of \ better man, was brought on rail to
| this place
Tie preliminary trial WAS calle,l before Squire
Enrr. Monday, but tle State .Waa not ready,
ard, III defanl. OF b4il, the irisuuer WIS teat
| to Jail, Jemlua making . special Ie1uest to
accompany him. Gu "Wednesday hls case w1&
taken UP again and be Was bound over tor frial
before the Circuit Court, ne1t tera1-
| On Thursday morning A1r. SIaeter had his
| daughter arrested for hJlse-HtealiEE anil the
preliminary trial naa held before Squire Burr
As there was eyidcuce tp sustain the charge,
Jemirua WAS released, and in turn brought suit
zgainst her father to prevent lis coustraiuing
| her liberty sha Icing Yet siL mouths under
| age The matter: was tinAllg Compounded By
Slater agreeing to allow her freedom Sho
states that she will die before she will go to
Sl1t,er uill.