New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-10
IN AL0rEuENY INITIATED.

A PROMINENT LEATHER MERCHANTS WOuING,
CITY Hall Park and its vicinity were thrown
INTO % statc-o OF commOu0n saturday by tAe cries OF
Young man after rapidly driven carriage. the sudden
stopping OF the vehicle, and the arrest OF IFS inmates-a
wci-Jrcssed Young Of twenty -esht and handsome
Young lady of twcujy-3ua. The affair was looked up'n
by tie bystander g.. an attempted elopcment. and much
sympathy was expressed for The yoaug couple they
marched between the police officers 20 the station mouse
u fhc cry Hail. The story, told by the young ladys
relatives, however Invested Ac affair OF every tn2c OF
romance. The man was David Gcor-c Nroom, a young
athermeIchaut OF the Swamp" The young woman
wa, Miss Fanny Youu, daughter Of Dr. loulin Pros-
q.c details of the case as given at The Tombs Police
Court AND by Miss Toulu's friends, are substantially as
follows: Young Vro9m became acquainted with Miss
Youth about yea. ago, ANA 200 tN months ID was an
a1ruced that he aui the young lady were engaged.
Uli. uayiu. his attentions to Miss Noulu, Nroom
pears also 90 have been uainta hns the lcdiuh' Oh
lower to n Miss Marsh Mis-. 4larsd mere girl OF
.if,cu ana ViOOm succeeded iu completely winning her
affections. the father of PIE gil ci mot learn oi me re-
lons existing hctWceu Dds c4usht'r ana room t"t re-
gently when called uuOn NIoom az the laters Office
in ~prucest. n company Win foict Ctp. saunders
and compelled hntO 90 Win hih ana ash lhc gi 10
marry MIN OF once. They were married at -. Pauis
Episc0sal Church Wednesday as ne marriage wiki
Miss Marsh was unknown 10 uic Aouiul', anu NI",rn
ylsi ed The house on the following evening On FRIDAY
night Miss Youth, who had spent portion
ol t1t day 40 NI0nm's house. came nome ana t0d Der
father that tie engagement with NlO0m was broken. On
SATURDAY morning Miss Gouh suddenly let nome aud
her fathers suspicious We're afoHscd' L@ttefs rom
Nroom were found ia the house which gave rise TO the
belief that eioueucnt had been planned Dr. fouln
request several friends To- Keep lookout Tor the MISS
ing Young lady the city, aud the result was the dlscoy-
cy of NrOOn and Miss NOun, as Gu0'c stated, in Print
ing House Square, by the young adls cOuslu Henry C.
Day. As NT0OIn aud Miss Youth entered thc police
station the young lady slipped an tlSageh NJ IlnS rom
her finger and handed II TO Ni0on. lhf examination
before Justice DAM the Io0mus Police Court resulted
i'm Miss Youliis cOnsentug 10 return TO her fathers
house. VIoom WAS discharged from custody, as no
charge against him could be- sustained.
Both VrOon and Miss Youln dene in the most posi-
tive manner that eOpemeut was mcditaicd Miss
Youn sand that she came 10 NewIOrk 20 see NrO0m on
bu.iucSs-DAtY TO surrender the engagement rmg and
i'm part warn nm of rr fathers wrath toward him.
SAID tnat she bad intended 10 20 nome amer seeing
VTOom. NroOucdius tia; he WA forced int the mar
rage with Miss Marsh and that the ceremony was VOID
Ills brother tnat hs intentions were hOnodDlr 10
ward Miss YOulu and that he intended TO marry her
when had decided his previous marriage To he
ILLEGAL Miss Marsh has remained at her fathers house
since her marriage to NrOon, and, although the latter
lives i ii adjoining nCusc, he has not her since she
became his WIFE, The whole affair has caused great
row in the families involved