The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-02-20
4 Strange Marriage.
\ WHOEVER or FORTY-FfVE WEDS Ills SfEr
DAUGHTER, AGED TWELVE.

\ WHOEVER OF FORTY-FfVF WEDS Ills STEP
DAUGHTER, AGED TWELVE.
The following was telegraphed few days
ago from Princess Anne, Somerset county
Marvand
Inc residents Of this country are in ar intense
state Of indignation and excitement over the dis
covery made to-day that Sidney Shores, ealthy
farmer. aged forty -nve years, residing near Danes
twelve years, who is also his hrst cousin. Shores
Is reputed 70 be worth nearly Slco 600, and has
lived in good style on a farm Of several hundred
acres near Danes FOR nearly fifteen years. He
was always considered 4 man Of Wild habits, but
has been Of good standing in the county. On the
18th OF last December his wife died, leaving one
child, Gussie. a daughter hy her former husband,
Captain samuel Shores, an uncle OF Sidney. At
ter his wiies death Sidney became moro Irregular
in his habits- This gave rise TO many rumors
hecttng on his character, which have since been
verified.
Shores lived alone with his young step-daughter
and his servants, and 1t was not until a month OF
two ago tat any suspicion of his feelings towards
the child were entertained by the neighbOrs--
Gussie is snRiI brunette, oi modest bearing,
and IN her manners and actions there fsnOthingsto
indicate that she is more forward than children
usually are Al her age At length several ladies
who had formerly been Intimate with his wife
went to Shores and asked to be given charge OF
cut of the house. a few days later, evidently
fearing to provoke public comment, Shores sent
the child 10 schGol on Deals Island, whore she
remained until last Thursday. On that day he
went to the school and informed the teacher that
he was going TO take the child home. He had her
clothing packed up, and later In the day left IN
company with her The following day he came TO
this place and applied to several ciergymen to
marry them, but wac peremptOrily refused. The
child at the time expressed her willingness to take
the step but as she was evidently unaware OF the
nature Of the relation desired by her step ther
her statement had effect in Inducing the eler-
gymen TO perform the ceremony. Then Shores,
who had previously obtained a marriage license
applied to a clergyman in Nj. Vernon. who con
sented to marry them. After the marriage
Shores returned to his home with his child wife
where no now lives. Shores has not been seen
since the wedding, and his young bride has slso
that their master and Gussie do not see any one.
pany to 20 20 the house and take the child away
by force, II necessary. The advice Of the cooler
residents in the neighhorhOod, however prevailed,
ana the newly married couple were undisturbed.
Efforts being made to have Shores arrested,
although the authorities arc at A loss TO know on
what grounds TO take him into custody. While
tho law has not been actually violated, the feel
ing excited is such that unless the authorities axe
speedy action the indignant farmers may take the
law into their own hands, in which event il will
undoubtedly go hard with Shores.
Shores is well connected in the State, and serv-
ed in the n Union soldier. He was At Fort
sumter during ;be bombarfment and a story ls
current attributing 10 him n most remarkable act
Of bravery in connection with that memorable
event IL is said that on the night before he fort
capitula-ed, as he standing in of the
she'll Few tbrouh an eu1ilr1zure in me vail and
rolled at his feet with the fuse slowly burning
There was a general scamper on all sidcs, the
men running into the adjoining apartments 10
escape the explosion. In the rush one of them
left open the door OF one OF the apartments on the
inner eide OF the fort, and they all stood back
expected, Shores saw little girl step through the
open door into the apartment where the burning
she'll was lying. The girl was a daughter Of one
OF the soldiers, who had visit him with
her mother and had been unable 70 leave the fort
owing 10 the attack. She had escaped from the
Of her mother, and was wandering about in
n bcwildered manner. As she the
burning shell she approached Il, when Shores
spraug into the room seized hCr. and bore her
through the door into the adjoining apartment.
Shores then turned and, sciziug the she'll, ran TO
The opening in the wall and threw IL out Just il
exploited with terrific force. shattcring the heavy
mason work, but without injuring the dar ,ng man.
Breyet Major General Abner Doubleday,
who was Captain OF the First Artillery at
Fort Sumter during the bOmbaTdment writes
to the New ! Ork sun to say that the official
lists of soldiers and wOTkmen present on that
occasion show that no man named Shores
vas among the number and even if lie had
been the fact that the women and children
had been sent away long before with the
concurrence Of the Charleston authorities
would preclude the possibility Of Shores hav-
ing saved the life of little girl by picking
up shell about 60 explode and throwing it
back outside the fort, as related above.