The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-06-29
An Extraordinary Scene.

Il recent issue, says Wnen tne nlBnt
express train on the Ohio and Mississip-
pl railroad which left Cincinnati at $3.50
last night, reached Milan, Ind, an hour
and a-half later, an exciting episode oc-
Cured which revealed sensational
elopement TO the crowd Of passengers,
and aroused very intense feelings among
them. Two ladies' had been occupying
seat together In the ladies' car and
seemed to be In great trouble. One was
lady Of some thirty years or more,
while the other was beautiful young
girl not out of her teens. As the train
stopped the elder lady rose excitedly and
Selling the young girl by the arm said
to her
"Come, we must get of here"
The girl declined to move, and said
she was not going to get of the train
Both became excited and attracted the
attention of the passengers and the con-
ductor, who came along at that moment.
TO this official the lady appealed say
ing:
= This girl is my sister, and she Is
running away with married man who
is on the train. I want her to go to my
father who lives here"
This announcement created decided
flutter, and the passengers crowded
around. The girl still refused to get Off,
and the conductor said he had no au-
thority to compel her, as q man in the
next car had ticket for her through to
st. Louis.
The elder lady was almost frantic with
excitement and despair. She said she
was Mrs. Schultz, of Cincinnati, and
the girl was Louisa King, who had been
living with her for year or two, and
had been intimate of late with Walter
Chamberlain, the man with whom she
was eloping. Mrs. Schultz suspected
last evening that they were going to
meet and run Off, and determined to go
with her sister and prevent 1t if possible.
While this was being related the listen
ers and the participants were wrought
up to pitch of great excitement. The
girl laughed at all advice from the pas
sengers, and her sister appealed again
for assistance to compel her to get off,
At this moment Chamberlain himself
walked in from the other end of the car
"a big, fine looking, dashing fellow, un-
der middle age. Going up through the
crowd he told the girl not to get off but
stick to the train.
You are q married man and you
know it," said Mrs. Schultz, " and you
are dirty scoundrel to take this girl
away"
The crowd pressed up, and some one
suggested that the conductor send for an
officer to arrest the girl and take her off.
AT this Chamberlain put his hand in his
pocket and, drawing revolver, passed
1t to the girl with the remark: "Take
care of yourself with this If they try to
force you"
You scoundrel," screamed Mrs.
Schultz, and raising her parasol she hit
the fellow q full blow in the face. AS
he recovered himself he raised his hand
as If to strike her, when big Indianian
who had crowded up among the excited
passengers, put his hand on Chamber
lain's arm to prevent the blow, and said
coolly:
" You wouldn't strike lady would
you 2"
eyes," said Chamberlain, :" and you
too"
6 You will, will you," shouted the gi-
gantic Hoosier, as he put his hand on
his adversary's shoulder, and, wheeling
him about caught him by both arms
from behind and held him as though he
was ia wise.
AT this juncture Mrs. Schultz, almost
crazed with the turn of affairs, dropped
her umbrella, and using her fists struck
Chamberlain in the face, blow after
blow, calling him thief, gambler, ruff
fan and scoundrel" The passengers
watched the beating with interest, and
urged her to her utmost, until Chamber
lain cried out " Enough" and was re.
leased by the big Hoosier, with the
quiet warning that he had better
behave himself and let the girl co.
Chamberlain doggedly declined to give
up his prize. The crowd grew furious
and it was proposed to take him off and
apply coat of tar and feathers. The
conductor had quietly gone out, at the
suggestion of some of the passesgers
and telegraphed for a policeman tc
meet the train at North Vernon. Hear
ING the threats of summary vanpeanne