The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-28

- IDoUA. Il NAOhlN LINZ, a.
Romance and Realify-A wedding
dely Interrupfed-The Rough
Course OF True Love.
A chapter of romance, the opening scene
ofwhich was laid among the mountains and
glens OF our neighboring county of Ander-
son, was made interesting by some sharp
shooting on the streets of Knoxville yester-
day. AS usual in such cases, especially
where! the lady Is more than lovely, the
course OF true love never does run smooth,
and stern parents often intrlde, to the Bit
ter discontinue of the young folks.
Everybody in the mountain counties, and
most everybody In Knox, knows Dick
Dowell. A short time since Mr.. Dowell
met young lady over whose head sixteen
springs had not passed, and Immediately
fell in love with the Daisy of the mountains.
This passion was Teeiprocated by the object
of his choice, Miss Ida Bowling but her
f;ther, Mr.. Geo. W. Bowling, in consequence
Of the age of his daughter, or for other rea-
sons, interposed objections, and eDdeavored
to prevent any meetings between the lovers.
But love laughs at locksmiths and stern
clergyman was found, who, at n neigh
boris house, and in the presence Of friends,
made of the two lovers one. The ceremo-
ny had not been completed five minutes and
the congratulations were not all over, when
the father of the bride appeared on the
scene and directed bis daughter to 60 TO
her home. The bridegroom vigorously
protested against any one, even her own
father, interfering between him and his
lawfully welded wife, and probably became
excited on the subject, as he would natu-
rally be likely to do, and the result was
the father lost his temper and rubbed of
his new son-in-law for few minutes,
spelling his beauty for the time be-
home, taking his daughter with him. 1t
was agreed, however, before the parties
separated, that if, after spending the night
at her own home, the bride desired, she
could return to her husband next day. The
next morning the anxious husband re-
paired to his father-in-law's house to have
an interview with his wife. 1t is alleged
that when MIR. Bowling saw him coming he
met him at the gate and forbade his enter
ing his premises. Dick considered this as
very unfair treatment-he had lost his
wife, got a beating, and now was
deprived Of the consolation of seeing
her-so he dete, mined to invoke the strong
arm Of the law, and for that purpose
came to Knoxville, where he obtained
writ of habeGs corpus, commanding Mr.
Hall, Judge OF the Criminal Court, and
show cause why he detained his (DowelPs)
wife in custody. Mr.. Bowling accordingly
arrived in Knoxville, with his daughter,
Yesterday morning. While passing down
Gay street they met the husband, who en-
braced the opportunity to speak to his
wife, endeavoring to persuade her TO 60
with him. OF course, the father OBJ
jected and while the two men were
arguing their claims to the bride, the
young lady stepped into the store of
Mr.. McEwen, adjoining the Press and
Herald office, to avoid witnessing scene
| between two who were SO near and dear to
her. The father and son-in-law disputed
over their respective rights for few MIN
| utes, and at last, as we are informed, both
| drew Distols-Dowell firing two shots, the
second Of which lodged in the right hip OF
his father-in-law, making a severe flesh
wound, after which Dick ran into the store
where his wife was, and Mr.. Bowling was
taken to the room of Major Thos. O'Conner,
where his wound was dressed.
| DEPUTY Sheriff Gibbs and one OF the po-
licemen entered Mr. McEwen's store, by
the back way, to arrest Dowell, and they
reported that the young couple seemed to
he very happy in each others company.
| The yotlng wife was afterwards taken to
see her father, and manifested much natu-:
| raj feeling at the unhappy turn events had
taken. At the request Of Mr.. Bowling,
Judge Hall came to Maj. O'Couner's room,
at 2 O'Clock, to hear the habeas corpus case,
| as he was not able to 60 to the courthouse.
| Mr.. Dowell and his wife were examined
by the court and the counsel on both
| sides. The question was whether
Mr. Bowling was depriving Mr.. DoWell
| of the company Of his wife. Mr.. Is. denied
that he was exercising any restraint over
his daughter, except advising and endea-
voring to persuade her to remain with her
parents. AS it was not shown that MIR.
Bowling was exercising any restraint over
| the young wife, Judge Hall dismissed the
case, and stated that the wife had the sole
| right to choose between her father and huS-
| band for protector. Mir. Dowell said that
he should leave his wife to decide for her.
self where her home should be, and had rea-
son to believe that when the excitement OF
the affair was over, she would come to him.
The officer who arrested MIR. Doweil for
shooting cited him to appear before Squire
Jourolmon, at o'clock yesterday evening,
but Mr.. Bowling declined to appear against
him, and the case was dismissed.
Mr.. Bowling and his daughter left fol
home last evening. Mr.. Dowell remained
in town last night. and will have hearing
before Recorder White for violation OF city
ordinances this morning, when this true
tale will come to an end.-Enoruille Herald