Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-17
TILDEN,s LOST BRIDE.
Having Rejected Ninety-Nine
SuitOrs, Falls in Love with a
PHILADELPHIA Tenor.

Having Rejected Ninety Nin'
| SuitOrs, Falls in Love with
Philadelphia Tenor.
, 81. Louis Dispatch in Chicago Tribune.
The papers bring to light a scanda
which involves the name of Nelli
Hazeltine, the reigning belle of st. Louis
whose name a year ago was mentioned
in connection with that OF Samuel j
Tilden, it being reported that she wa
engaged to marry him. The gentleman
in the present case is John Amweg, {
blonde, with fair voice, fine eyes, anC
good leg. He has held subsidiary
positions in the Ford Opera Company
for some time past, and this is probably
the first time his name has appeared
prominently in the newspapers. II
appears, according to his story, thai
three weeks ago young lady OF great
beauty occupied a front seat at the
Uhrig's Cave Theatre, and seemed only
TO take an interest in the proceeding
when he was on the stage. She looked
at him fixedly and smilingly, he says
until at last his attention was drawn tC
her, and ore evening she took the
bouquet from her breast, ami kissed it
and, by moving it about, pinned his
attention to it. Then, with smile, SHE
placed it under the seat upon which she
was sitting. As soon as the curtain
dropped Amweg FASTENED to the place
and secured the flowers, among which
there was a note, and then asked a
friend who the lady was. Miss Nellie
Hazeltine," was the reply. "And who
Is she?" 1.-THE belle of st. Louis" An
interview was arranged in the course o.
which, Amweg says, the lady told him
she had received ninety-nine offers OF
marriage, one of them from an old man
in New York worth SIS, 200, 900; that he
was Democrat (meaning Tilden), and
she was a Democrat, bat that she could
not marry where she did not love. He
saws she went on to tell him that he
(Amweg) was the only one who had
touched her heart.
Amweg said that he replied that he
had not s. in the world, and that he
would Just as soon settle in st. Louis as
anywhere. Several notes, he alleges,
passed between them, and two photo
graphs, upon the back OF one OF which
was written, yours until death Us do
part. Nellie" Naturally all this good
fortune, real or alleged, turned Amweg's
head, and he contided the matter to two
or three dozen friends, besides writing
home to his mother that he was going to
get married, and sending her one OF the
letters which he claims to have received.
OF course the story spread. Last Mon
day night Miss Hazeltine and her mother
lett for the White Sulphur Springs, in
Virginia, where they now are. At this
point Amweg may be left for little
while and the attention OF the reader
concentrated on Miss Hazetine's brother
and Mr.. Fred. ParamOre, who 1t was
explained, "has q right to act on the
premises" These two gentlemen heard
the stories ailoat, and concluded that
the proper course to pursue was TO
punch Amweg's eye, and for this pur'
pose that sweet singer was yesterday
afternoon beguiled up into Mr.. Para
more's office on the fourth floor OF the
building on the southeast corner oil
Fourth and Pine streets. Mr.. Hazeltine
had asked Mr.. Linn to be present as
Amweg's friend, to see fair play. AS
soon as the party gathered MIR. Hazel
tine asked Mr.. Amweg il he had said he
was going to marry his sister. Mr.. Am
Veg replied that that was his intention.
Mr.. HaZeltine then struck Amweg with
his fist. which was returned, and the
two parties caught each other by the
hair and swung round and round as
though practicing new-fangled German.
MIR. Paramore in the mean time pro.
duued a cOwhide which he had bought
Tor The occasion, and was waiting for
somebody's pants to get tight so that ne
could have little OF the pie himself,
when he was cOllared by MIR. Linn, who
remarked that one at time was enough
for Amweg. OF course Paramore re-
scented this interference, and for a time
there was a double shuttle. in which
much hair, many collar-buttons, and
considerable temper were lost. When
everybody was tired OF the circus they
al! drew of and began TO discuss the
matter. "Gou know you must be mis-
taken, ;" said Will Hazeltine. "Gou may
be honest in what you believe, but 10y
slSLtl NOulh Apt lldhS rlANNNA NOu ga
letters" "But I've got the letters.
Where" "Out at my house" He
was compelled to give Hazeltine writ
ten orler to search through his trunks
and that Young gentleman soon return
el, looking very much annoyed, and
| bringing two letters and two photo
graphs. all Oi which were promptly con
| fiscsted The young lady's friends still
| declared that there was some mistake
| that Amweg had been imposed upon by
! one of the HaZeltine servants, and ht
was asked TO come out TO the house anC
see ii he could identify one OF the girl;
there On the way out lIazeltine askec
him 10 describe the position OF the furnl
ture in the parlor, il he had really been
there; and he did this very correctly
! At the house Hszeltine summoned one
OF the servants, a very pretty laundress
up stairs, and asked Amweg il that wa:
not the girl he had met. No. he re
| piled, "it is Miss Nellie HaZeltine that
met-she whose photograph you have
! there" No amount of questioning, III
/ threats, could turn him from his story
aud the idea was ut last abandoned. The
party broke up en- the Hazeltine door
step. All four of the gentlemen were
pretty badly rumpled up from the fus:
at Paramore's office, Amweg being
especially beaten up about the heaC
and free, so that he could not appear up
on the stsge last night. To-day he says
ne will begin two suits against vii
Iiszaltiue and Fred. Paramore-one foI
| assault with intent to kill and the otheI
for civil damages. The case is more
than cause Celebre. Amweg belongs
TO highly-respectable Philadelphis
family, and his father is a well-knowr
LAWYER there. His brother holds {
very respons Ole position with the Penn
sylvania railroad, being inspector o
bridges on that line. For three year:
young Amweg has been on the stage
having been first connected with Frank
MAYO, playing a minor part in Davy
Crockett. Since then he has been sing
Ing in the chorus of Ford's Opera Com
pany, and has been connected with the
various Pinaiore, Fatinitza, Boccaccio
Billee Tavlar, and Olivette productions
He is tenor, and makes up well on the
stage, having the foundation or frame
work for good physique, which vii
fIl m with time. HIS folks have Ions
urged him to leave the mimic stage, anc