The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-27
From the ". Y. Sun, 25th.
TWO CANADIAN ELoPERS.

From. the ~ Y. sun, 25th.
TWO CANADIAN ELoPERS.
THEIR FLIGHT TOPHTLADELHHIA
AND RETURN TO NEW YORK.
The Arrival of Mr.. Andrew Allan, the
Father of MIR. McKexzie's Runaway
wlfe--Mrs, McKenzie's Sad Ride
Back to this City--What Happened
after Her Arrival.
Said Superintendent Walling yesterday
when questioned about the second elope-
ment of Mrs. Mckenzie of Montreal with
j. III. Brydges Il don't know anything
new about them, and | don't want to hear
of them again" He added that the police
had had nothing to do with the case since
the runaway lovers had been discharged
by Justice Bixby, and that he knew
nothing about the movements of the rela-
lions Of Mrs, Mckenzie and her paramour.
The second elopement, which took place
N Saturday night, seems to have been
,unningly arranged by the lovers after
their arrest at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
They found some means of communicating
with each other, both being plentifully
supplied with money, and before Mrs.
Mckenzie was taken to the Windsor
Hotel, on Saturday by her brother G. f.
Allan, and her cousin W. N. Benyon, she
had arranged place and time of meeting
Bridges. She refused to return to Mon
treal with her brother, but when told that
her father aud mother were coming to
meet her said that she would go back witch
them, aud promised not to attempt to es-
cape from the hotel before their arrival.
Her seeming sincerity, her exhibitions of
love for her children who were with her,
and her apparent remorse partially allayed
the fears of her relatives, and, although
they occupied a room adjoining hers in the
Windsor, they seem not to have watched
her movements very carefully.
After the separation Bridges pretended
that he was going to return to Montreal,
but instead of leaving the city he went on
Saturday to the Hoffman House and reg
istered as j. Fl. Bridges of Phenlxville.
At night he hired cab and drove to the
place where Mrs. Mckenzie had agreed to
meet him, but not finding her, he drove
about the city for time. and then re-
turned to the trysting place, which was
somewhere in the vicinity of the Windsor
Meanwhile Mrs. Mckenzie, who had been
detained at dinner, succeeded in evading
her brother and cousin, and hurriedly
putting on her bonnet and cloak. was seen
TO leave the hotel by the southern en-
trance. She met Bridges, and they drove
to the Hoffman House, where Bridges
stopped to pay his bill and order his bag
gage out.
1t was 20 minutes before O'Clock when
the lovers quit the Hoffman House. MIR.
Allan discovered the escape of his sister
Immediately afterward, and he telegraphed
to the police central office for Detective
Phil. Reilly. The detectives consulted
with Superintendent Walliug and he was
told to do nothing, and accordingly no at
tempt was made to pursue the fugitives.
The fleeing couple went to Philadelphia
and registered at the Centennial Hotel as
Mr.. and Miss Bridges.
Mr. Andrew Allan, the father of Mrs
Mckenzie, and G. j. Bridges, the fathe
of j. FL. Bridges, and his brother-in-law
came to New York by special train Of
Sunday Mr.. Allan stopped at the Win
sor and Mr., Bridges at the Brevoor
House. j. j. @. Abbott, q Montreal law
yer, accompanied Mr.. Allan. Yesterda
morning Mr.. Bridges, Mr. Allan and hi
son, and Mr.. Abbott went to Philadelphi;
Mr. Allan and Mrs. Mckenzie returne
from Philadelphia on the 4:3O train The
entered state room in the palace car, an
he sought to provide against the posslbi
ity of discovery of their indemnity. Coz
ductors and porters were feed, and eve
brakemen got their share, and dependir
upon these precautions, the two resigne
themselves to the solitude of voicele
ride to New York. How Mr.. Bridges a
commodated himself to the fckleness
his late partner is not known. He certain
gave up the chase as far as following h,
is concerned, and did not even take Il
sane train.
Mrs Mckenzie leaned in an almost 7
cumbent position in her luxurious chai
She was closely yelled, but even throuI
that screen it could be seen that the tea
were yelling up without cessation. M
Allan sat 10 position that even by act
dent his eyes could not meet those of +
travelling companion. His only recour
seemed to be to gaze steadily upon Il
cherries picture of winter in New Jers
1t was when nearly half the journey W
finished that either of them became co
scious that the other occupants of the C
we're watching them with an interest tn
was anything but gratifying. Their stat
room had two large plate grass window
the blinds Of which Mr. Allan with all |
precaution, had neglected to close.
Just under one of these three men s;
one Of whom was busily engaged in maxi
sketch of Mrs McKenzie's face, VIII
the others were underwriting tn screen I
labors of their co-worker. Mr.. Allan ma
ifested his uneasiDess under this inhicti
by restless movements, but he endured
until the conductor suddenly closed t
blinds, and the stateroom occupants we
freed from their disagreeable surveillant
They were among the first to leave t
car on the arrival of the train in Jers
City. Still almost all who saw them pa
seemed to guess who they were, and tn
road toward the ferry boat was marked
an ever-increasing throng. On the fer
boat, whenever the habitually downc;
eyes of Mr.. Allan or his companion we
raised, they fell again under the conce
trated stare of cabin full of curious nj
and women. They found relief only VIII
they had landed at Desbrosses sire
There they were met by man who look
like miniature of Daniel Lambert,
whom they we're conducted to carria
which was waiting for them, and tn
were driven to the Windsor Hotel. TIL
course thither was as serpentine as (
wit of their Jehu could make it, with {
obvious purpose of avoiding pursuit.
Theywere met at private entrance
the hotel by clerk, who seemed to be
pecially charged to receive them