The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03
MARRIED WITH MUCH HASTE
MISS mi CLtRKE'S ELOPENENT WITH
DIR. LOUNSBURr or BEDFORD.
How One Engagement was groken nnd An
other Made by IA Young Ucniist-Fostpon-
Ing khe Wedding from I.nst thristmns.

About two years ago dcntlSt callnS
himself T.. Il. Lounsbury rented an Office in
Bedford. Wcstchcstcr county. Although not
moro than SO years Of age. his hair was per-
fccty white. He said that IL became so when
he was ~ years Of age. but he never told the
cause. His big red moustachc made striking
contrast. Although rather bizarre in his ap-
poarancc. Lounsbury was by no means bad
looking. and it was voted that he was capital
company by both his own sex and tho opposite.
At the timc of his arrival in the village. Miss
Ida Clarke daughter of a farmer who was for-
merry lumber merchant in this city. was
engaged To- William Lyon. son ot n we'll
to-do farmer living just out OF Bedford.
Miss Clarke was accomplished and young.
Lyon WIS Intelligent and had good habits
From the first. Lounshury -wus actuuted 10y
d'~irr TO- scparnt" them. ana ne openly an
unuucrd that ne intended tO break the engage
mont LYON finding that Miss Clarke. on moro
than one necasion. WAS inclined to show Lpuns-
bury arrcicrrnr" that belonged - hlm,t tYn icr
that she must choose between them. 1hs de-
mhnd resulted IN rupture 3i the engugrmrnt:
and Utorwnrd l.ounshury becams holropuent
visitor at Miss Clarke's house. The first year
that he was in Bedford he WIS succossiul but
he spent his earnings as fnst as he made them,
| and hrcumr heavily in debt. He wnS the sub
lcot af much gossip. but for all that hc was well
| received at the Carkcs. and became friend
Mr. Clarke opened n small store in Yorktown
| last fan. and. when he moved his family there,
/ Iuui~Nury WIS UciiNe IN nelplnE llrll 10 It.hs
| lie stil kept un his intimacy with ldn despite
| the removal. They intended to Lee married in
| Christmas week.. Miss Ida had since hoast,d
! that she would have married INN then II ne
| had not asked TO hnve the ceremony postponed.
| On Tuesday of last week VI iss Clarke took tea
witl,a friend in Bedford and atterward went to
| a relatives house. The same afternoon Louns-
| bury went hy train to- Mount kisco; where he
| hired a toankand called on Miss Clarke. saying
| that he wished TO have her ride Win MN MN
| They went 70 Armouk. whore thcy wore mar,
| ricd hy the Row David DAVIS. in the housrr ot
| Daniel Sutton. n friend OF Lonnsburv's. The
| ncNt afternoon they drove 10 Mount Nlsco.
In .he mean time Mrs. CLARKE. lda's mother.
| and Mortimer Clarke ncr brother. had gone on
| "Wednesday TO n funeral In knionah., where
lea. They asked. Where is 1daV Her nh
s.nce WAS only partly cNrlainrl. ana Mr;
walden Fowler family friend was rrHues'nd e,
| found Miss Clarke with her huSnand Mr.. ana
| Mrs. Iounsnury then 81 rted Tor lorStowii;
On the way they met Mortimer Clarke. who had
heard from Fowler Nhcr. they were. Mortimer
! snid that they would not he received IN ms
fathers house. islt loun.bury persisted, ana
! all three went to Yorktown. There Mr., clarke
| consented to admit his daughter but shut his
| doors against her husband. Ioun-hury went
| back To- Mount X i-eo The next day ne again went
| 70 NurNtown. hui again Was refused Hdnitthn't
! Ia his futh"r-in- : house. On Friday he was
seen again IN Bedford. where he boastcd that
H. would regain his wife II he had To- appea
10 the courts. That evening he went away t.
| parts unknown.
Mr. and Nlrs. Clarke are overcome with grief
Although they knew Lunsbury's character
they had 50 mucn confidence in Ida that theS
feared no lil consequences from her intimacy
with him. Ida. IT IL said, ~ repentant and
/ sorry for her marriage. ana she refuses to see
any callers. She is a member of the Baptist
Church IN Bedford, having been baptissd less
than two years ago Her intimacy WIN Louns
DOc.' as Lounsbury il called. Is said to have
had two wives lie was seen in White Plains
relative to recovering his wife by recourse u
law.