The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-28
+ From the Warrington Star, of tuesday,
Baltimore Elopers in WASHINGTON.

About six O'Clock yesterday afternoon Of
fcer Roderck of the Seventh Police Precinct,
noticed at the Baltimore and Potomac De-
pot woman neatly dressed, but evidently
troubled in her mind. He CALAMITY offered
his assistance and protection, if she needed
either and learned from her that she came
to this city to be bride, but that the pros
pective bridegroom had borrowed some mon
ey of her and gone off with it. The officer
procured from hera description OF the desert
err, and promised to look out for him. Sub
sequently, as the hours passed on, the woman
wept piteously, and added to her original
statement that she left Baltimore with the
missing man, int nding to go with him to
Lynchburg. AS The train would leave In a
few hours, the officer determined to hunt the
absentee at once. 1t was then about 81
o'clock, and just as the officer was leaving
the building the mourned-for bridegroom
whole sidewalk for his 'meanderings He
finally managed to find his MARY" whose
other name was Marea pronounced Marrar),
and she ask him how he could treat her so,
and what he hac done with her money. He
tried to explain that the tickets to Lynch
burg had taken the greater part OF this pile,
| and the couple got into an alteration, Which
caused Officer Roderick to take the man into
custody and escort him to the police station,
| whittier Mary followed him. On their arrl-
val detective Coomes took charge of the case,
and after considerable questioning came to
the conclusion that it was an attempt to de-
fraud, although the man, who gave his name
| as Alexander Delevie, protested that he had
been led estray, and had lost the money at
the gaming table. He claimed that he was
honorable in his attentions to Mary, and that
| the only reason he could not marry in Baltl-
| more was that his mother was wealthy, and
would try to stop it, and he would marry his
COMPANION as soon as he reached Lynchburg.
Mary said although she had been domestic
in Mrs. Delevie's house for four years, she
was las good as he was" and while she
would not go any further with A.eNan-
/ der, she would not return to Baltimore
unless she was married. A bystander sug-
oested that a legal marriage could Us we'll be
performed here as at Lynchburg, and the
groom came to terms by saying, get Ii
cense-get a minister, and I'll marry fel
rioht at this table-any where ~ Mary said
ssWell.:' and about 10 o'clock, the necessary
license having been procured from MI. Meie
the clerk of the court, and also a minister. ii
the person of Rev. Philip Graef, OF the Lll
theran church, the party at headquarters ar
ranged themselves to witness the ceremony
Detective Cooms took Chief Cllrvoes cnai'
Officer Roderick, in full uniform, Was IN
prominent position, while in semi clrcl'
we're ranged the representatives of severa
newspapers. The groom tried to put on
face in keeping with the solemnlty OF tin
occasion, after suggesting to the minister t.
sscut it short'' and in answer to the usua
questions as to whether he took this woman
, to be his wife &C., answered firmly, II do.
! The II e ceremony being over, the groom sug
gested that Mary take the license as SHOWING
her title to him, but the minister saidhe woul
! send her certificate. 1t was suggested t
. him that he should kiss the bride, when h
replied, ssWhat do want to kiss her for
, She's too ugly Mary made no reply, an
he asked, "Mary, amt you glad you arc mai
: ried? 1 amt, if you are After settin
. with the minister and thanking officers an
all for their attention, he babe goodnight I
' al! and left, saying, "Come on Mary, we
:. go to Iynchburg."