, 1875-02-27
4 Romantic Elopement.

THE New York Mercury tells this
pretty little story:
About two miles northwest Of Newark,
y. ! is located the little village OF Was
sessinC, and here an elderly couple took
up their residence last May giving their
names as Steinbrenncr. Some two months
ago a young lady Of some twenty years
was seen in and about the neat little cot
taCc. but she never appeared on the
street. nor did she visit any Of the two or
three stores that form the business part
Of the town Several times a coach was
seen standing IN front of the cottage and
tall. fine lOOkin" man was noticed get
ting in and out of the same, visiting the
Sicinbrenners. Who the old people, the
gIri and the strange man were seemed a
mystery, notwithstanding all the efforts
made BY the inquisitive neighbOrs and
the Cossipers OF the town. Last Mon
day another strange man appeared about
the town. and during the week 1t was
discovered that he was watching the cot
tagc and the mysterious Steinbrenners
This man always left in the evening by
Conductor Moorc's train, which goes
only as far as Newark On New ear :
morning one OF the ncighbOrs heard loud
o talking in the cottage, as if parties were
Guarrcling. and noticed the coach stand
ing in front Of the door Presently they
saw the Young lady come out, sCcompa-
nicd hy the gentleman who had been
making daily visits 10 the cottage and
the man who had been lettering about
the town for the past week. They drove
of rapidly toward Newark, and this was
the last seen of them by the WaSscssiug-
ties. They crossed, il seems, over into
Hudson County and 10 the residence Of
Squire Hall. where the young gITi and
the regular visitor were hastily married.
And now for the explanation of these
mystcrluGs movements. The gentleman,
it subsequently tran,pired, was Gen. Al
fred storms of Philadelphia, AMI the
Young lady a Miss Otto Louisa Kellogg,
Of the same place, the daughJcr Of Il
very wealthy old Quaker family. Il
seems that the parents of the young girl,
objected to her marriage with Storms
because hc was not q believer in their
faith, and the two finally agreed to elope,
hut Miss Kellogg WAS to keep her mar
Tiagc secret
Storms found the old couple, Stein
brcnncrs, and they agreed 10 board the
girl The girl informed her parents by
note On her departure from home that,
- they would not let her marry Storms,
she intended 10 enter convent, and
that they need never expect to lay eyes
on her again. .s friends had agreed to
yet her in an institution under an as
sumcd name Nj Kellogg, aS soon as
Il. Z Z. L.. a
Vclrcd. put tWe private detectives OF
Philadelphia on her track, and all the
converts in the Eastern and Middle
States were visited, but no clew TO The
missing girl obtained At last one of
the officers, Detective Lcary, with the
aid of Detective Hurley. got on the track
OF Storms in New York, and followed
him on several occasions. They traced
him to WaSscssing two OF three days,
and watching the SteInhrenncr cottage
they became satisfied that they had dis
covered Miss hcllogg's mysterious CON
vent. So, on the above day, when Storms
had been in the cottage about half an
hour, Leary put in an appearance, and
Immediately made known his business,
producing warrant for the arrest of
the young lady issued by Justice
Hall Gen. Storms Immediately
claimed her rs his wife, but Leary
would not heed it and told
the poor girl She must 90 along with
him. Storms, seeing that there was no
alternative, rendered his coach and asked
10 he allowed To accompany them. This
request was aCCcdcd tn after some words
had pusScd between LpaTy and himself
The latter then whispered TO Miss kel-
loCE and in Jitty she was ready for the
Journey. They were not long in reach
ing Justice Halls, when Storms asked
the Justice il he could speak in private
with him This the Squire agreed to,
and after Lcary had returned his search
warrant Squire Hall said he would hold
private interview with the Young lady.
They retired TO the 'Squire's private
office, and soon Gen. Storms was asked
10 step in the room foT moment. Leary
suspected nothing, but while ne was
pacing up and down the room COngratu-
lalng himself, no doubt. over his success,
and big reward Tor his services, Miss
Kellogg vas being made Mrs. Storms.
soon the party returned 70 the main
Office and Squire Hall stated that the
lady would have to be given over to the
custody Of Gen Storms, as he had proven
20 his full satisfaction that she was his
lawful wite-he held the cyidcnCe-and,
besides. she was of age twenty, her
parents having by law lost their legal
rights over her for the past two years or
more. When Leary ascertained the
facts h. was compelled 10 take his de
parture without the lady, while Gen. and
Mrs. Storms and the Squire drove ever
10 Newark.