The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-03
A Canadian Elopement.

wants Of the living Major Ben NJ Piatt
L. 5. A.,
A Canadian Elopement.
From the n. y. Herald: Jan. %
\ genuine sensation of the kind most eagerly
devoured by all glasses of both sexes was crra-
ted throughout the entire city last evening by
the announcement in the afternoon papers Of
the elopement from Montreal and arrival in this
city of the wife of Mr.. Henry Mackenzie, Il
prominent and widely known ship-owner and
millionaire of Montreal with Frederick ii.
Bridges, a dashing young English blood. There
is in this little morse! Of domestic seant!a! I'll the
ingredients of Il first class romance although it
is doubtful if the deserted husband considers
| the escapade as Il very romantic affair. fhe
lady is young beautiful, comely of person and
wealthy, and comes from the creme de Ii cFehlc
of Montreafs most aristocratic circles. Mr. Il.
is also young, wealthy. travelled, and, withal
dashing.
Early in the autumn months of last wear
Frederick Ii. Bridges arrived III the Canadian
metropolis from Europe. Coming from Il good
family in England, he experienced no difficulty
in gaining access to Montreal's aristocratic CO.
terle and at once became Il lion with the fair
sex. Among scores of others he was introduced
into the family of Mr.. Mackenzie, and at once
became enamored of the manifold charms Otthe
mistress of the house. His feelings We're ardent
ly reciprocated, and ere the flight of many weeks
clandestne meetings between the two painting
young hearts were of almost daily occurrence.
Mrs. Mackenzie although but tWentv-three
wears of age, is the mother Of four chubby little
MackenZes, and therefore, certainly should
have known better, but she didn't: or, if She
did, was careless as to the consequences. At
last the guilty loves of this errlng pair became
so ardent that Montrears ''pent up Utlca' was
quite too circumscribed for them, so they de-
termined to seek new fields. Accordingly an
opportunity for flight was impatiently awaited.
Taking advantage of her husbands temporary
absence from The city. Mrs. Mackenzie packed
up her luggage, and, with her two Youngest
children joined her festive Don Juan in trip
to the States.
1t was on Monday last that they babe adeu to
their Montreal homes \ ride OF Il few hours
brought them to st. Adams. where, having
passed beyond the dreaded Jurisdiction Of Cana
dian justice, halt was effected. Amid the
prosaic surroundings of this little New England
town. the lovers fingered three davS. while, if
not all the world, certainly
ALL MONTREAL WONDERED.
Rumors of the arrival Of brace of Montreal
detectives interrupted the billing and coong Of
the fugitives and in haste they boarded Il south
ern bound train and sped away to New York.
BY this time, however, friends of the parties in
Montreal had ascertalned their whereabouts,
and message was telegraphed to Superintend-
ent Waiiing requesting their arrest. The Ines
sage was signed W. III. Penton, Chief of Police,
and reached the Central Office, in Mulberry
street, at three O'Clock Friday morning.
Through the inadvertence of some of the clerks
Mr.. Wallng did not receive it until eight O'clock
Just one hour later than the arrival at the Grand
Central depot, of the train bearing the errant
lovers. Detectives Reilly and Williamson We're
detailed to find the truants and a difficult task
they had, for no one seemed to know whittier
the party had flown after alightng from the
train. At last, however, the officers traced
them to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where greatly
to the CONSERVATION of the false Wife. both We're
arrested. They had registered as Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson, of Philadelphia. A carriage was
called, and, without any unnecessary commo-
ton, the entire party, including the two chill
| dren, We're driven to Police Headquarters. 1t
was now nearly five O'clock, and, as the police
| courts were all closed, Superintendent Walling
considered himself justified in OBTAINING the
runaWavs until morning Comfortable quarters
were provided for the lady and her children,
but the gay Lotharo was left to the contempla-
| ton of the inner decorations of cell. This
sort OF thing was
SOMEWHAT UNROMANTIC,
but our hero bore himself with becoming stoi-
cism lie sent for MIR. William f. Howe to
come and extricate himself and "trayelling
companion from their perpleXity. At eight
O'Clock yesterday morning the lawyer appeared
| ut the cell door, and after somewhat prntrart-
| ed conference the prisoners and counsel were
| driven in close carriage to the Tombs Police
Court. Here they were shown into the Judge
private room, the children, however, being
| left in the carriage. After Il disposition of the
cases of the more vulgar class offenders, Justice
BiXbv called Mr.. Bridges before the dock. The
| detectives who had made the arrest stated the
facts, whereupon the magistrate promptly dis
! charged the prisoners, remarklng that there
was no crimina! charge against them. The la
| DIV was escorted in the most gallant manner
| possible to the carriage by young Bridges, and
with a kiss of the hand, the fair prisoner that
| was, disappeared in the direction of Broadway
and proceeded directly to he Windsor. Before
| leaving the court the party was joined by Mrs.
| Mackenzie's brother and brother in-aw, both
| of whom used their utmost endeavors to per-
suade the erring fair one to return to her grief
I stricken and hcartbroken husband and children,
| but to no avail. She would
| .sNEvER LEAVE HER DEAR FREDERICK"
she said, and as for returning to Montreal, why
! she could not for Il moment entertain the prop
ositiOn
| Bridges went to the Hoffman House. where
he registered as f. III. Bridges, of Philadelphia.
| AT eight o'clock last evening he took carriage
| and drove to the Windsor, where he again
Joined his loye and her lambs. Here he pur-
chased tickets to Philadelphia, and as he low
| ingly handed his Venus and the little ones
| aboard a lsleepng coach attached to the 9.2O
| train from Jersey City he presented genuine
| fatherly appearance.
| Nina Mackenzie, for that is the heroine's
name, is the niece of Sir Hugh Allen, President
| of the Bank OF Montreal, and heavily interested
in railway enterprises. She is a brunette, de-
cidedly handsome and engaging in her appear
ance and manners, and bears every evidence OF
good breeding. She was very richly, but by no
| means gaudily attired, wearing a long black
silk cloak lined with ermine, black velvet
bonnet, and carried sable mutf.
| Frederick H. Bridges is twenty years
of age. He has very florid complexion.
chestnut hair and mustache and side whiskers-
very light-of the blonde type. He evidently
has plenty of nerve, and declares he will not
give up his prize come what may.
1t takes touch of adversely to show
whether man is a man at all, just as it
needs the touch of frost to bring up the
glories of the trees. Even on dark day
in October how royalty the woods flame
out Under what glorious banners they
march to meet the winter! What un-
matched splendors, rich as sunset skies,
tender as the rainbow, shine out over the
earth! These splendors are treasures that
the trees we've silently laying up when the
summers sun flooded them all day long
And shall man in his time of prosperity
lay up no store of sunshine in his inner sell
whereby when darker days come he shall
be luminous with courage and good cheer
Lying is trying to hide in tog-if yor
move about you are in danger of humping
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