Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-10-22
Runaway Marriage and Lively
Chase.
Boston Herald.

HIS name is Denny G. Warren.
His age is in the neighborhood of
twenty-tour, and he is good looking,
muscular fellow. Up to yesterday
he vas employed in the large shoe
manufaetory of J. 3. Kimball & Co.,
and boarded at the Westboro Hotel.
The proprietor of this institution,
Mr.. Rollin X. Sherman, had one
daughter, a good-looking, well-edu-
Gated girl seventeen. The parents
of Miss Ada never suspected, till
within week, her intimacy with the
young shoemaker, so slyly had the
Young lovers conducted things. At
1880 yesterday noon he obtained
leave of absence and engaged team
at II. A. Plympton's livery stable, os-
tensibly to go to Milford. Driving
round to the back piazza of the hotel
which is located in the square, he
waited foE the appearance of his Ju-
liet. The rain kept everybody in
doors, and the streets were, conse-
quently, deserted. Juliet slipped out
through the back door, and in anoth-
er moment they were riding toward
Woonsocket, r. l. Romeo had ar
ranged everything beforehand, and
had sent his own and Juliet's trunks
to his sisters, who resided in Hop
kinton.
Juliet left note on her chamber
table, telling her parents that it was
no use to cry over split milk, OF some
thing to that effect, and this note was
not discovered until shortly after MIR.
Sherman's return, thus giving the
lovers several hours start. MIR. Sher-
man hurried over to Deputy-Sherlff
FAIRBANKS office, and securing his as
sistance, harncsscd fast horse and
and went post haste after the tugi-
tives. Then followed mad race
through the mud and fast-talling rain.
The horse was urged to his utmost
speed, which was far too slow to keep
pace with the fathers anNions mind.
Night overlook pui'suers and pursued
but by dint of inquiry, the former
tracked the runaways to Milford,
where they learned that Romeo had
changed horses, and was again speed
ing onward to Rhode Island. They
procured fresh team, and after n
weary ride of thirty-five miles, enter
ed the town of Woonsocket, to find
that the wary Romeo had eluded
them and was racing back again to
Milford, Mass. In utter despair the
pursuers drove out of Woonsocket at
midnight, and took the road to Mil
ford. Arriving there, they visited
the stable and learned that the inde-
fatigable Romeo had reclaimed his
first horse and was posting it to Hop
kinton. They changed their jaded
animal for a fresh one and struck
the road to Hopkinton, where they
arrived shortly after three o'clock
this morning. Riding up to Phipps'
stable they inquired for the runaways,
and were told that they had put up
their horse and gone to the house Of
Mr.. G. f. Wright. Frantically driv-
ing up to the house they knocked at
the door and were confronted by Mr..
Wright, to whom they stated their
errand. Romeo and Juliet had re-
tired, but Mr.. Wight would call
them. Romeo came down i'll answer
to the summons, and cooIly produced
a marriage certificate, wherein occur
ed the names of Denny G. Warren
aud Ada G. Sherman. Romeo was
exceedingly considerate, and, with
out a word of remonstrance, awaken
ed his young wife, and returned to
Westboro with bis iather.iu-law,