The Evening critic., 1881-08-25
A RUNAWAY COUPLE.
Traced to washington---The Man
Takes Leg Bail and the Woman
SurrcnsIers nj Discretion. i,nA Hf'


A respectable old gentleman from Phila-
delphia, whose name is withheld for obvious
reasons, appeared at Police Headquarters
yesterday and requested Lieut.. Eckloff to
assist him in finding his daughter, whom
he had good reasons for believing was in
this city. His daughter, whose front name
is Sarah, was some time since married to q
man named John Marwood, who is now at
sea in the United States service. The
couple lived in Masters street, Philadelphia.
They had one child, bright, handsome
boy, now fourteen months old. Their
married life was not, 1t seems, a happy one.
AS soon as the husband left for sea the wife,
who is only about 90 years of age, and who
it is alleged is subject at times to mental
alteration, made the acquaintance of
young man named George II. Tyson. This
acquaintance ripened into the most impas-
stoned love, and one day last week the
young couple resolved to pack up and leave
for Washington. They took late train
Friday night, arriving here carly Saturday
morning, and went to house on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, between Four-and-a-half and
Sixth streets, AND engaged quarters there.
Detectives McElfresh and McDcvitt took
the case in hand, and yesterday, in company
with the father of the GIRL proceeded to the
house named, and learned there that the
COuplt llSQ lcit lOT dilOtntI pstTD Vi tuB Clby
After search they were traced to a board
ing house on Eighth street southeast, kept
by Mrs. Ryder. When the detectives and
the father reached Mrs. Rydors they were
informed that the runaways had been there
since Monday. The young man had reg
istered with all the nonchalance of blu c
blood, " Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson, Philadelphia,
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Mrs. Ryder refused to allow either the
officers or the father of the girl to enter her
house until she had consulted the runaways
Tho girl, when told that her father was
down stairs and desired TO see her, said
very coolly, swell, i don't want to see him
and won't go home, either" Young Tyson
began to smell a rat, and fearing the officers
would arrest him, concluded to takoi" leg
bail, ;" which he did by jumping ont of q
second story window and then, scaling back
fences, made good his escape. 1t Is limited
that Tyson Is desertcr from the
United States naval service, and that made
him afraid of being arrested. There is no
evidence to that effect at Police Headquar-
| tiers, however. As soon rs the girl thought
her lover had time to get out of the way
she consented to see her father. The old
gentleman, upon entering the room of his
daughter, was overcome with emotion, and
burst into tears. The girl on the contrary
was as cold as an iceberg, and did not
manifest the least concern about the affair
Indeed, she seemed to treat the whole
matter as n huge joke, which is regarded as
additional evidence that she is not possessed
of complete mental faculties. The old
gentleman, by way Of inducing his way.
ward daughter'to return home, offered tc
give her house and furnish it throughout
The girl for some time stubbornly refused
to go, but finally consented. The father
and daughter drove off together and started
for the depot, the old gentleman appearin.
to be much comforted Mt the success of hi
mission to Washington. tirTrfr