Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-02-27
Romantic---Runaway Lovaxs =
suing Parent, with sbat
and Pistois---Fino, hGa

snn pla, win Shot en-
ABOUT week ago, Roher. a.,
White Plains, met Miss Kate 4Eisa
Kensico, on the train from H HoRe,
They chatted until the ihaeFT,
White Plains. Here Robert 10" vi fea
drive her home in sleigh pgt5gpo;
consented, and before thew r a,lss
fathers house had promise lSae east.
Wilson. The church clock ~ I,99&
if there had been one, would ~ NJ
two in the morning before W;I naSet
drew up at old John Lowery's e sat
There was an ominous Foop%.
house, and as Kate approache5@ =
flew open, and her father, with tlt
inch rope in his hand, asked HI. E7
who her companion was, and V ~
had stayed out until the cb;o.@
crowed. Wilson told the old nSS
to bed, saying that his daught@-5
panion was her future hosbsrs'
Lowery forbade the nuptiaIs, ir1
and hustled Kate iuto the ho1sa' "''''
On Friday last Wilson, Sam C..-
DIETER known as ":Swearing sar3
James Johnson drove to Kensieo :
sist Wilson in abducting the rjrj :.
eight O'Clock at night the lea, u
secured the assistance of N d,
(Kate's sister, and Miss 10
Sweeney, drove up to the Log.,--,2
sion, and sent polite invitation
Kate to Join them in a sleigh ,is. +,
venerable Mr.. Lowery, suspeC+,.
conspiracy, raised no objection A.,
went. Carpenter, who was driver :
his horses toward Tarrytown. h.
programme to go there and get 8 n.
to marry Wilson and Miss Lower
After the party had Travelled abor-
miles, and while they were drivin-
at leisure, they were startled by ther
of gun, instantly followed 6yaa
of buckshot, a quantity Of which :,
the sleigh and frightened its inmat"
"Stop, or I'll shoot again. was
from behind.
Carpenter, the driver, leaped Ont
climbed an apple tree, and the r
the party awited events. The
father rode up beside the sleigh T
double barreled shotgun on his sbs
and ordered the party to turn ag3
back to Kensico. Spying Carpens
the the apple tree, LowerY levt..
gun and ordered him down.
Don't shoot, Mr.. Lowery.' scr
Carpenter, "and I'll come down
"That marriage shall not take
said Mr.. Lowery; $50 just drive b.
Carpenter took the reins. J.
seized the whip, and giving the b.
sharp cut, they dashed off towa1. /
town, leaving the angry fathef
road. He gazed an instant at TIM
ing sleigh, then raising his gun :
away with the other barrel, ana i.
his horse on a run after the f..-
The father loaded and fired fire
times, but each second the 6istaD,
tween him and the sleigh WIS length.
CARPENTER turned into the S.ng SING
throwing Hiss Lowery's father d
trail, and after travelling a nile 0.
took a short cut for Tarrytowa.
father went to Sing Sing, but did1e
his daughter. The elopement payr
arrived in Tarrytown about one
a. NJ, and put up at the Briggs Z
Search was made for a cleFgyma.
none could be found. The
stayed at Tarrytown all day Frl5s
drove to Kensico at night, stop.
Miss Sweeney's.
On Saturday, at dark, Wilson.
son, Carpenter, Miss Sweeney
Kate started for White Plains, L
Mrs. King behind, because-hay:-..
her father-she had changed be-
about the marriage. Learning Il
sister had started for White Pr
on marriage, Mrs. King and herr
Dan took the night express train
rived at White Plains just as IL IL
ing party drove up TO the CZ&V-
Hotel.
Here the sisters met, and 81
words followed. Mrs. King said L
father was on the way with two u
three pistols, swearing that be
shoot the whole party. At this 4.
Wilson broke away, entered a sle..@
were rapidly driven to the resi41
the Rev. Mr.. Van Kleeck, where L
was tied just as the infuriated siEE
brother drove up to the door
that they were too late they ma~
best of it, and the party went to y
rant for the bridal feast; after WI
bride and groom drove to Tarryt5T
On Saturday night the T@
MIR. Lowery arrived in White Piai-
his artillery; but learning that Ii:
had married in spite of him, he
marched in good order, mutter-
he would shoot somebody. But /
old man failed to keep his vi
time.-Neao York San.