Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31
RUNAWAY.

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A Georgia Girl Leaves Home and
Comes 60 Nashville with a Young
Man who Ought TO be Her Husband,
But is Not.
Sunday night, the following dispatch,
dated at Chattanooga, was received by Capt.
Yater:
earnest and notify the Sheriff of Chattoo-
ga county, Ga, H.. I. Ovesby, 1--WE feet
Six inches, weight 140, dark skin, blue
ewes, black hair and moustache, wore dark
red velvet coat, black cuffs and collar, broad
brimmed hat, with girl II years old, five
feet five inches, dark skin, light hair, blue
ewes. Left Chattooga county Friday
morning.
[Signed] w HIxi"
Yesterday morning officer Jack Head
noticed a young nan dressed as above de-
scribed, enter Judge Duling's Office, and at
once arrested him. BE claimed that he
was married to the girl referred to in the
telegram, and said he was going to take
| out license to give a sleight-of-hand per-
Torrance in the city. He claimed he was
married about a month ago, and that the
| girls maiden name was Lizzie Gibson;
that he had an aunt living in Edgefield,
that he and his wife went TO her house
| upon reaching Nashville Saturday, and
| that the latter was there yet.
At the request of Ovesby, Capt. Yater
went over to Edgefield yesterday afternoon,
in order to get his watch and his money
thirty-fye dollars in all. The girl bad
been informed of Oyesby's arrest, at which
time she exhibited anxiety and exclaimed
81 WISH I COULD sEE MY FATHER
once morer"
At the time of Capt. Yater's visit he was
accompanied by a reporter for this paper.
The two were shown into the parlor of a
house on a back street in Edgefield, and
the girl entered the room soon after. She
was dressed plainly, but neatly, had beau
tiful brown hair which fell about her shoul
ders, pleasing features, bright blue eyes,
and vas evidently of an innocent, confid-
ing nature.
sWill you please tell me your name,
Miss" asked the captain, as the young
lady sat down.
"Lizzie Cox" was the reply.
allow long have you known this gentle
man you are travelling WITH"
"Well, l hayn't known him very long
care you a married woman?:"
eYes.'
"To whom are you married."
"TO Mr.. Ovesby."
"When were you marTied?'
about a month ago."
"Where?"
81 don't know the name of the station"
"Who married you?"
"Well, | don't know the name of the
preacher, either"
"Have you been to your fathers house
since you were married."
0NO."
"Well," said the Captain, "You must
excuse me for asking these questions, but
l ask them for your good and perhaps / can
be of some assistance to you. Your hus-
band-or the man you call your husband,
has been arrested, as you already know. /
received an order to arrest him, by tele-
graph. He has told his story about this
matter, and it differs from yours somewhat,
and nov -"
"Did he tell you we were marie d?' ask
ed the girl, earnestly.
'Tm questioning you, and not you me-
responded Capt. Yater, ANSWER this one
question:
CARE YOU MARRIED OR NoT?'
The girl hesitated. Her fingers nervous
" clasped and unclasped as her hands lay
idly in her lap. No one spoke, and the
| sound of a clock, with its monotonOus "tic-
1 tao .'tic-tac,' could be heard in an adjOin-
ing room. Who can tell the thoughts
which filed that unfortunate girls mind
| during these few seconds? Far from home
with no one to counsel her, the man who
had taken her from her parents, under ar
rest, and she called upon to answer a queS'
ton. which, if answered in the affirmative
would proclaim her shame, and if answered
in the negative, might drive from her one
who had announced himself her friend, and
if he were turned against her, where should
she look for help?
At last she turned to the officer, and witt
flaming cheeks and eyes filed with tears,
replied:
'IIl tell you the truth: We are not mar
ried. He came to our house, near Sub.
ligna. Friday morning, Just before day. He
promised to marry me just as soon as We
crossed the State line into Tennessee. He
said he'd get a license and marry lie. Ay
parents didn't know l was going. / ran
away from home. We went in a buggy Is
far as Rome, Ga, and there we took the
cars about Z or s o'clock Friday evening
He sold the horse at Rome and left the
buggy with a man. He couldn't sell the
buggy. We got to Chattanooga about
o'clock Saturday morning, and we staid al
a hotel together until the next train came
along. We occupied the same room. He
wanted me to, and said he'd marry me jus
as sOon'as he could get a license. We cam'
10 this house Saturday evening and have
been here ever since, living as man ant
wife. l asked him last night about the
license, and he said he'd attend to it to
day"