Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-02-06
ROmantic.-.Runaway LOvers-.-A Pur.
suing Parent, with Shot Gun
and Pist0ls...Finale.


White Plains, met Miss Kate Lowery, of
Kensico, on the train from New York.
They chatted until the train reached
White Plains. Here Robert proposed to
drive her home in sleigh Miss Kate
consented, and before they reached her
fathers house had promised to marry
Wilson. The church clock at Kensico,
if there had been one, would have tolled
two in the morning before Wilson's sleigh
drew up at old John Lowery's gate.
There was an ominous light in the
house, and as Kate approached, the door
flew open, and her father, with piece of
inch rope in his hand, asked his daughter
who her companion was, and why she
crowed. Wilson told the old man to go
to bed, saying that his daughters COM
panion was her future husband. Mr..
Lowery forbade the nuptials, instanter,
and hustled Kate iuto the house.
On Friday last Wilson, Sam Carpenter
(better known as "Swearing Sam'o and
James johnson drove to Kensico to as
sist Wilson in abducting the girl. About
eight o'clock at night the men, having
secured the assistance of Mrs. King
(Kate's sister, and Miss Catherine
Sweeney, drove up to the Lowery man.
sion, and sent polite invitation for Miss
Kate to join them in sleigh ride. The
venerable Mr.. Lowery, suspecting no
conspiracy, raised no objection, and Kate
went. Carpenter, who was driver, turned
his horses toward Tarrytown. 1t was the
programme to go there and get minister
to marry Wilson and Miss Lowery.
After the party had travelled about four
at leisure, they were startled by the report
of gun, instantly followed by a shower
of buckshot, quantity of which struck
the sleigh and frightened its inmates.
"Stop, or I'll shoot againl" was heard
from behind.
Carpenter, the driver, leaped out and
climbed an apple tree, and the rest of
the party awited events. The girls
father rode up beside the sleigh with
double-barreled shotgun on his shoulder,
and ordered the party to turn and drive
back to Kensico. Spying Carpenter up
the the apple tree, LowerY leveled his
gun and ordered him down.
"Don't shoot, Mr.: Lowery!" screamed
Carpenter, "and I'll come down"
"That marriage shall not take place."
said Mr.. Lowery; 'so just drive back"
Carpenter took the reins. johnson
seized the whip, and giving the horses
sharp cut, they dashed off toward Tarry-
town, leaving the angry father in the
road. He gazed an instant at the retreat
ing sleigh, then raising his gun he blazed
away with the other barrel, and started
his horse on run after the fugitives.
The father loaded and fired five or six
times, but each second the distance be-
tween him and the sleigh was heightened.
Carpenter turned into the Sing Sing road,
throwing Miss Lowery's father off the
trail, and after travelling mile or two
took short cut for Tarrytown. The
father went to Sing Sing, but did not find
his daughter. The elopement party had
arrived in Tarrytown about one o'clock
a. M, and put up at the Briggs House.
Search was made for clergyman, but
stayed at Tarrytown all day Friday, and
drove to Kensico at night, stopping at
Miss Sweeney's.
On Saturday, at dark, Wilson, John
son, Carpenter, Miss Sweeney and Miss
Kate started for White Plains, leaving
Mrs. King behind, because-having seen
her father-she had changed her mind
about the marriage. Learning that her
sister had started for White Plains bent
on marriage, Mrs. King and her brother
Dan took the night express train, and ar
rived at White Plains just as the sleigh
ing party drove up to the Orawampum
Hotel.
Here the sisters met, and a war of
words followed. Mrs. King said that her
father was on the way with two guns and
three pistols, swearing that he would
shoot the whole party. At this Kate and
| Wilson broke away, entered sleigh, and
were rapidly driven to the residence of
the Rev. Mr.. Van Kleeck, where the knot
was tied just as the infuriated sister and
| brother drove up to the door. Seeing
that they were too late they made the
best of it, and the party went to restau.
rant for the bridal feast; after which the
bride and groom drove to Tarrytown.
On Saturday night the venerable
Mr.. LowerY arrived in White Plains with
his artillery; but learning that the couple
had married in spite of him, he counter
marched in good order, muttering that
he would shoot somebody. But the good
old man failed to keep his word this
| time.-Neoo York San.