The New York herald., 1877-03-05
WHAT CAME OF AN ELOPEMENT.
A GuL or srxrEKx TAKEN PROM HER uoxR

A GILL or sIxrEEx TAKEN PROM HER noNR
AND DECEIVED ny FALSE MARRIAGE.
on the morning OF February % the family Of NJ.
Jensen. OF No. 70 Greene street. Jersey City, were
alarmed TO hnd that their daughter Annie, u comely
young girl Of sixteen. had len the house at daybreak
and disappeared without leaving q trace behind
ON Saturday Information was gained tracing her TO
respectable boarding house In East Tenth street, kept
by Mra Ernest Here Annie Jensen was found alive
ana well and INDUCING the belief that she was the
newly married wife OF afecsionass young gentleman
named Frank Wilson, wbo according so his own state.
ment, rs . promising pract's'oaer at the Nsw York
Bar.
Al about four o'clock the morning Of February
~ she hurredy dressed herself aud stole down stairs
None Of the family sxtr, and 80 she able 10
reach tho street, whore Wilson was awaiting her,
without detection. A cab 81 once procured. IN
which the pair were driven 10 the Grand
Central Hotel lie had previously spoken OF
a clergyman who yist them In the Lotei ior The
purpose OF performing the marriage ceremony, but hs
failing To appear sJsstoc tho next best thing. 80
said Frank Wilson, and 90 Annie Jensen vas con-
strained 10 believe
Tho lawyers once vas reached. but, unhsppiiy,
lie was sv.asS.iy a esnsldsrs,e and accom-.
modatlng Official. however, ior, asticspatine
The aa.,v., Of ,ss sssss, a,,. s had s.rs.a,
witnesses attached a netsry's signature and every.
thing quite proper and sccordancs with The require
menss oi The occasion. The girl was rather puzzled
a. this summary way OF inakiax . mStrimonisl
disposition of herself, bus there was = Vet.
ter from the Justiec stating that he
he'd oeen called away BY urgent
engagement and leaving assurances that everything
Was done with . strict regard 10 the lac aud tbs dc
corum 20 be observed u such casa Annls accord.
insIy took the document hzndsd her a marriage
certIncste pledged herself observance w.f~y
duties aud OF sIth FRANK Wilson. mated a. she
thought tor io. The marriage certificate ~ acur.oslty
In its way. Amer the usual formula "a 10 snpoupc<d
that this 10 performed gnder the
Reformed Church Of 81 Vincent dc rsul " frou which
n must be n csred tbat Frank wllson ~ a member OF
church with which public appear - yet
bc unscqusnted The names Appended 40 witnesses
arc q. u. Hoffman. samCel I Dsx. &. wbton
aud Emna Lyona There n aiso the
seal Of no.af, public, Henry stevens.
cssion =" read the eernoste she little sur
priscd 10 md that the of the contracting par
ties were Annie Livingstone and Luke Lock vood
she appealed 20 Wilson, aud he explained this BY 10
suring hnf that % olude her ~aichf1l p2rents pur
suit ~ was not only uecessary 10 travel incsg Doi
they must also be married sass-g
The couple thus mated ien the lawyers once, sss
after sojcufnlng Al he Grand Central Hotel csopi~
days thsy sought the more retired and sc4usstsrs1
abode oi Mrs Ernest, from which Detective fsrse
brought the abducted maiden and gave her Inss
her fathers charge. Frank wihos s'ii. no dsuos,
have occasion before long 10 make expiAnzsicps "
police Justice more satisfactory thas sLsss ~ ssss
Annie Jensen.