Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-08-21
ElOping with his Mother -in-laW

Old Virginia is holding her own in the
way of progress. The household tyrant
being unconquerable in one way, she has
conquered her in another-eloped with
her. The Richmond ''Dispatch'' of Mon
dav gives the following account OF the nov
FL proceeding:
Or Saturday morning Detective Will
liam F. Knox arrested at the Virginia
House. on Grace street between Eighth
and Ninth streets, two fugitive lovers
from Portsmouth, known here as MI. and
Mrs Henry Yore, - but really named MI.
Henry Yore and Mrs. Sarah Wood. They
are natives of the State Of North Carroll
na, but for a good while lived III Ports
mouth. Yore married the daughter OF MI
and Mrs. Wood. and lived with her until
about three months ago, when she died III
child-bed. Since that time some sort OF
attachment was formed between the wild
| owed son-in-laW aud the bel eaved mother.
On Monday last they reached the detefml-
( nation to elope from the residence OF ME-.
Wood, and in a private conveyance obtain
ed for the purpose, Y ore, Mrs. Wood, and
her son, six or seven years OF age, rode
from Portsmouth to Suffolk. AT the lat
ter place they left the vehicle and took
! passage Oh the cars ftr this city On tues
! utlN UuGy dDplleu DIV UIlC Ii IIiie'
| for accommodations and were furnished
with ROOM Yore stated to the gentle
men about the house that he came here to
seek work and said he had no trade, but
intended to obtain employment us u labor
er IL lie could get it. His efforts were u1l-
availing, and he had about made up his
mind to leave Richmond when he, with
his companion and her child, were taken
into custody.
A short time before the arrival OF De
tective Knox Mrs. Wood atids Mrs. Y ore
was seated iE the hall in cOnyerSal ION With
the father of the laIdlady and WAS quite
communicative c1, with linn. In the course
of her talk, she remarked that her first
husband" (meaning WOODY was a worth
less sort of fellow, and killed himself
drinking: but her "second husband"
(meaning her son-in-law, Yore) was per-
fectly sober man, and Il mighty good TEL
low, and she had never seen him lntOXlca-
ted but two OF three times, and then it
was Christmas, when she thought such
things not 50 very bad She seemed to
have a tender feeling for Yore, and dis
played good deal Of genuine affection for
her little boy.
At the First Station-house Y ore confess
ed that the woman was his mother-in-law
and the boy his brother in-law, and gave
us the reason why they fled from Ports
mouth together that Mr.. Wood treated
Mrs. Wood very badly. and he could not
bear to see it done, and SO resolved to re-
move her to this city, where he thought
she would live more peaceable and pleas
ant life. However, she brought away with
her considerable amount of Mr.. Wood s
money, and about seventy OF eighty dol
lars of it in currency and eight OF nine
dollars in coin were found in possession OF
Yore, apq Mrs. Wood confessed that she
had given him a portion of it. 4ore is
thirty-four years of age, was bred farm
er, is quite a good-looking man, and has
evidently been accustomed to a life OF Sc
we're labor. Mrs Wood is thirty-nine
years of age and though not decidedly
handsome is not altogether unattractlve.
Soli-in-law, brother-in-law, and mother-ln-
law were confined ut the First Station
house Saturday night and will be brought
before Police Justice White for examina-
ton this morning, and by that time, it is
not unlikely, the injured husband will be
here,
The ''Dispatch' of Friday says, Detec-
tives Baker and Curtis, of Portsmouth,
yesterday carried to that city Henry Y ore
and Mrs Sarah Wood, who were arrested
at the Virginia House in this city Satur
day. Mrs. Wood was charged with adul-
terry and Yore was charged with stealing
about $500 in money, the property of Mr..
Wood. Mrs, Wood expresses her perfect
willingness to GO to jail if Yore is sent
there; and Yore reciprooltes the sent1-
ment. and declares where she goes he will