The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-09-16
4 CLANDESTTNE MARRIAGE
NIPPED.

On Sunday the town was agog with a
genuine sensation. something calculated
to deprive maidens of sound sleep and to
set young men Of romantic turn OF
mind into Gen Quixotes. It Is still a
nine days wonder and people discuss it
on street corners, IN stores and III saloons.
1t Is on everybody's tongue and those
| who figured IN 1t are the observed Of all
observers. The facts are about as follows:
About one year ago physician came
to this city from Port Washington and
in short time commanded quite large
practice At the end of about six
months he and his wife separated, she
returning to her friends who are highly
respectable people in Port Washington.
Those who took any interest at all in this
| domestic difficulty, and they were COM
paratively few. were divided in sentiment
as to the party in fault. A divorce was
| procured some time ago, fact not gen.
| orally known until the de7oAeHe3t of
last Sunday. The doctor remained in
the city retaining his large practice, de-
nounced by many and defended by others.
Some weeks ago a dentist, a young
man in years although married and hav-
ing very lucrative practice, visited his
folks in Detroit. On his return here he
was accompanied by lis sister, fascinat-
ing young girl of seventeen. The d.
| vorced physician took rooms opposite
| those of the dentist and formed the ac-
quaintance of the young lady. He was
| very attentive and played the part of the
ardent lover to perfection. Her brother
| aid not approve of the growing intimacy
| as he was not at all partial to an alliance
| with the physician, and demonstrated
with his sister. He was not assured that
his remonstrances were needed and insti-
tuted a watch. His surveillance salts
fed him that the physicians influence
| over his sister was much stronger than
was compatible with her safety.
On Sunday the physician and the
young girl left for Two Rivers and called
| upon a gentleman there, a justice of the
| peace, and requested that he marry
them. The justice is a very dignifed,
honorable gentleman and has good
stock of common sense and intelligence.
1t struck him that it was to be clandes
tine marriage and by judicious question
ing he gathered the facts from the girl.
Instead of performing the ceremony he
gave some excellent advice. They plead
ed very strongly but he was resolute.
The couple then went to the Lake House
where the final scene was enacted.
A short while after the couple left for
| Two Rivers the brother was notified of
their departure. He at once OWNED
their purpose and set out in pursuit. He
entered the parlor where the couple We're,
with a revolver in his hand. He de-
nounced the doctor as a scoundrel and
placed the revolver, cooked, to his breast.
Some persons present took the weapon
away but the irate dentist, though a very
| light man and the doctor a burly fellow,
placed his fist under the would bride
groom's nose and proceeded to give vent
to his feelings by heaping every epithet
which Indignation could suggest, upon
the doctor, who bore it all meekly. The
dentist took his sister away. On Mon
day his father arrived, the son having
| telegraphel to him some time before the
attempted elopement. The young girl
is engaged to q young man in Detroit
who is now in the city. We withhold
the names of the parties out Of consider.
alton for them, although all the facts and
the persons who figured in them are well
known.
The doctor is man about 80 years Of
age. There are some reports in circula.
ton about him which are rather damag.
ing but almost improbable, and doubt.
less would not be heard of but for the
part taken by him in this drama. The
dentist endeavored to prevent the loca
papers from giving the facts, principally
in consideration of the doctor, but the
item was too good to be thrown away.
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