The New York herald., 1878-03-28
A sHERIFF'S DAUGHTER.


GREATLY ExERcIsED OVER THE EVENT.
genuine old-fash,oned romance, in which a stern
father. yellow haired, sel-wiIed daughter coach
man, "A clandcs'nc MARI age and a disnhcritance
have been developed Ia duo order, has tho quiet
Jersey village OF Hackcnsack aeog with cx-
element, and the gossips and scandal mon ngers
OF the Town have boon furnished with material
enough 70 last Tor months. That C6lostin Fournier
should have married Sarah Hering would have IN ado
talk OF itself but that he should have married her
without the knowledge Of her parents on Monday,
and should have taken hor homo on Wednesday a
happy bride, TO all appearance, but disowpod
daughtor made up story hat will be more than
nine days. wonder IN Hacscnsack.
rnE BRIDE GROOM
Sheriff Garrett H. Herring, OF Bergen county, N. j.,
has held his lucrative onoo nearly four years aud
before bis election was known In the county we'll
to-do farmer. Since he has taken possession oil the
once OF Sherin he has rented his farm In Pascack
and has lived In tho apartments provided by
the county 10 tho old tnshoncd building that
serves for court house, Jail, the county
Offices and tho Shcrin's residence Tho duties OF his
ollce have tax on him away from homo great deal
his family, consisting OF wife, daughter and son,
have lived quietly going ite into society but driving
OUT frequently In Mr.. Herine's handsome turnout
Mrs. Herring IS a midde-ageu woman o. mild dispo-
sutton, and was unable TO maintain The discipline that
his daughter. Tho son Is a lad OF about hifieon
years oil ago.
Sarah Herring, tho daughter, Is a young lazy OF
twenty-one years. She is rather tall slender and
grscciu 10 her motions. with quot manners and low
anu musicaliy modniatcd VOICE. Her lace whilc u
cannot be called strictly beautiful very pretty and
pleasing, aud OF decidedly blonde type. AL.
though gossip has been busy with her name
this wcok yot during tho four years that
sne has lived In Hackcnsack she has not
until now made herself IN any way conspicuous, sol
dom gong out 10 church excepting IN company
sal Va
qnet TASTE IL Is said that wthsisnding her quiet
and somewhat reserved manner she is possessed OF
small amount OF pluck. al her once - -aid a man
the bar OF the Mansion House. where the story
was told aud retold again aud aga'n; ~ saw her
once do mighty nervy thing There were four
stables bringing fellow into the jail day, aud II
was all they could do TO hold hi.n. ho dcspe-
rate sort Of fellow. and had made ono break already,
and they thought he would try 10 make another Sho
them coming. and jumped 20 tho door and held II
open for them 10 come IN, aud then slammed It 10
| and bolted 1t US quick as a FASH"
Cclestin FourDcr, who has won the hand aud evil
good looking young Frcnchmsn OF about her own age.
He came to this country with his athers family about
eight years ago, ana since his iather's death has
Tnomn, a manufacturing jewcIor in HacKsnsack,
the people there. and EFF. lie then got employment
| as coachman Tor sheriff Hering ana thu mado tho
that tho cause 81 his leaving this position was the
feeling shown by Sheriff Herring in opposition
intimacy ina; spsang up between mo Two II Is SAID
voluntarily. However that was, he lett about two
months ago, and since then has been employed in
MODEST WEDDING.
| On Monday morning last tho Sheriff was obliged to
| Mrs. Herring and her daughter went out together,
and, whic on the street, the daughter lott her
mothermgoss,p says sho slipped away--and Joined
| whom she had correspondcd ever sinco'he left her
iaihsr's house. The Two walked quietly TO the house
| OF tho Rev. G. Is. Durand, pastor OF tho
| Second Dutch Reformed Church. and asked him
to marry them. He Questioned them as to
| their ago. and as they both swore they wcrc
OF full age ing tho oath prescribed by law,
| RED Them without demur, Mrs Duraud acting tho
only witness 10 the ceremony. The groom. salutod
his bridc with noticeable warmth at the conclusion o
the ceremony, received from the clergyman the usual
certificate, handed him So as wedding foe, anu de.
parted with his wife. This was about tour O'Clock IN
tho afternoon. ana half an hour aitcrward Mrs.
Fournicr was In hcr fathers house, whore she re-
What happened In the house In the meantime IL
only known outside through what Deputy Sherif
this gentleman last night, but he found halt dozen
persons 70 whom no had told tho story II wat
that tho bride had told her mother OF tho marriage
| immediately on entering the house and that ths
mother had appealcd to Mr.. Boriholi for udvs4 say
that sho could do nothing with her daughter and
asking him to speak 10 her. This no had done,
saying "Sarah, for Gods sake, what have you been
dongY" She had answered that sho had been getting
married, and that thero nothing to bc said.
To servant she SAID Tint her father aud Mr. BerIhol
would have TO get an extra pair OF glasses to watch
! her hcreufier. Sho had been bound to have Four
| nicr, and now shc had got him, and they couldn't
hcp It, In this defiant spirit she awaited the return
OF her father, while the news. Of the wedding
| spread rapidly through the village To those who
knew Mr. Herring best II seemed certain that there
woua be further developuhon,s when no should learn
| the story, but public opinion divided Ia
whether there would DO tragedy he would quietly
disown his daughter, or would endeavor to navo the
| marriage annuled before II should DO consummat ed.
| In tho meantime The bridegroom had gone about
his business as usual, making no effort, 30 far Is
known. 10 communicate with his wife. Yesterday he
drovo hts truck 10 Newark with load oil furniture,
ana his ret urn In tho evening was told by iriond
that his wife had gone 10 her grandmother's house In
| HiIlsdale, about twelve mites from Hackcnsack, on
tho New Jersey and Now York Rairoad, aud that sho
would return on the train that gets 10 Hackensack
| Tho fact OF her leaving her fathers house was
known throughout the village before nigbtfa though
her father did not return I'LL one L. NJ. aud she was
| In the house about Tour hours afterward. II wns
| known that a deacon OF the Methodist Church, oi
which the sheriff Is member, had been sont Tor, and
him, and II known that sne had left tho house,
carrying vaiisc and had walked 10 tho New Jersey
and New York Depot. On this foundation many d,f.
ferent stories were constructed, the HERALD rs.
porter called on Mr.. Herring last evening TO inquire
1I have nothing to say,r said Mr. Herring. with
dignity. ''My daughter is married aud that is oil
thero Is about IT,
| notS"
"Ycsn
lis it true that you have turned her away from
"No, that Is all bosh. she was here all day, and
now she has gone to her grandmothcrs. l have not
about this"
MI Herring then refused to answer any moro qucs-
TONS repeating his words, sho is married and that is
all there Is to It,"
WHAT TIN HAPPY COUPLE sAy
Mr. Fournier was found at tho depot awaiting tho
arrival OF his wife In company with two or ,hrce
trends He was indignant ut the fact that people had
talked so much about hts marriage. 81 married her
opcnly,' no said sand that's all there Is about H.
She coming ihis train, and Pun goins to take her
bomc.'
"Go,ng to take her homo wberc sr asked tho 70.
porter.
40 my homo, In my unclcs house." said tho
young man simply. HIS manner was cniiroIy un-
affected and no seemed 10 think II the most natural
In the world that the matter should have turned
out as IL had.
as IL true that your wifc's father has disownod
hcrS-
al don't know. but will ask her," he replied.
AS tho train stopped he met her on tho platform
ana spoke with her minute, then turned to the re-
porter sbe Gays that her ather told her TO her
clothes ready ana CO." he sad.
Embodcncd by her pleasant smilo tho reporter ad.
dressed the lady "You understood BY that. he said,
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