Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-25
ACCEPTING THE SITUATION.
The Marriage OF Mr. william A. Town
sends Daughter Acknowledged to
be a Fact, and the Groom Ae-
corded Permission to
Take her Away
GrOmiHOme,

New York Herald, 23d: A crowd was as
sembled on the platform of the Erie railway
station at Nyaek yesterday morning when
the Sunday train arrived. Ali were waiting
for the New York papers, AMI the Herald
was quickly sold out at ten cents a copy to
those eager for the news of the Townsend
elopement case, which is still the talk OF the
village. Notwithstanding Mr.. William A.
Townsend s declaration to a Herald reporter
that he should not move In the matter OF his
eldest daughters marriage with his coach
man until this morning, the storm broke i'm
mediately upon his arrival at his residence.
He pledged those presentto secrecyas regards
the press, but the facts have been learned from
those in the confidence of the parties inter
ested The, family conference lasted until
midnight, and resulted In an amicable settle
ment of the difficulty. Proof of the mar
rage was shown Mr.. Townsend, who at once
demanded to know why he had not been IN
formed Of it at the time, and before the news
had been given to the newspapers, from
which he first ascertained the fact. Mr..
Weeks informed him that it had been his de-
sire to inform him of the fact, but that he
had yielded to the desire of his wife, who
wished the secret kept. Miss Townsend, or
Mrs. Weeks, as she will hereafter be called,
corroborated this story, and took all the
blame of the concealment upon herself, say
ing that she had desired to keep the matter a
secret until her husband had obtained en-
pIoyment elsewhere, which he had been
promised.
ARRANGING FOR THE FUTURE.
Mr.. Townsend then acknowledged Mr..
Weeks as his son-in-law, and it was agreed
mutually that that connection was incomp pa
tibIe with his position as an employe. The
father then told him that whenever he was
able to support his wife, he could came and
take her away; in the meantime he himself
would take care of her. Mr.. Weeks desired
that she should go with him to his mother s
house at once. To this Mr.. Townsend de-
INJURED, and, after discussion and consulta-
| ton with his wife, it was arranged that Mrs.
Weeks should remain with her father, and
have full permission to receive her husband g
visits at home, and visit him at his mother s
house. At midnight Mr.. Weeks left for his
mothers, where he remained all night and
yesterday, the only communication he re-
ceived being a message from his father-in-
law that reporters were in the village and to
beware OF talking to them. At Mr.. Towns
ends, his married daughter from Brooklyn
and number of friends from New York, who
went out by the morning train, spent the
4 day. The married son, who resides at home,
is said to have welcomed Mr.. Weeks as his
brother in law with great cordiality.
Later in the day the reporter met Mr..
Weeks, who declined TO say anything in re-
gard to the occurrences of the previous even
ing. He is bright and Intelligent, has very
progressing manners, and is undeniably
good-looking.
al love my wife, he said, land intend to
stand by her and take care of her like man,
and know that she will stand by me always.
regret that my education is deficient, but
will remedy that by hard study and applica-
| ton. l have had common country school
| education, and that is foundation. / am
willing to work. and will soon have home
of some kind for my wife. Her ageP l don't
know and | don't care. | should love her
just the same if she was forty. l am rising
twenty-three." Mr.. Weeks's manly bearing
so far has made him friends, and several in
| huential residents have offered to inter- ST
| themselves to obtain him position of some
kind. 1t was said that Mr.. Townsend was
| opposed to his eldest daughter marrying
| anyone, and that he has frequently declared
that Libby would always remain at home
with her pa and ma" 1t is said that it is
for this reason that Mrs. Weeks had refused
several eligible offers Of marriage. The mu-
tual affection of the young people dates, it is
| said, from the time when the coachmau
| went to live in the household, where he was
always general favorite.