The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
Queer Runaway Matches Which
Have Been Chvonicied In the
First Half of 1892.

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In London man eloped during hi,
| honeymoon with his mother-in law. At
! Batavia, n Y, Frederick l.. Jackson.
aged forty mine, ran away with his
father in-law's second wife, y young so-
man, leaving behind his own spouse,
whom he had shot in the face, render
ing her totally blind, and who had been
supported, with his family. ~ her aged
father. The elopcment of Walter Brewer.
OF Jersy City, with his wife $ sister, and
| the subsequent reconciliation of all the
parties, was described in these column
two weeks ago. Two weeks after hel
marriage Mrs Pcile, of Cumberland,
England, eloped with Mr.. Burns Lindow.
a wealthy owner Of lands and mineA and
trustee under her marriage settlement
Mr.. Winfield Zimmerman, of Decatur
Ind, being about to elope with Mrs.
Cox, and lacking the funds, applied t.
his rich uncle Eli, who agreed to furnish
the money on condition of being per
United TO accompany the fugitives as
their guardian angel. Mr.. Cox has sued
he guardian angel fer $50, 900 damages
Eighteen years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Herrick
of COrinth, were divorced. They mar
ried new PARTNERS and lived at some
distance from each other until this sum-
mer, when they met and eloped. An
elopement at Louisville was frustrated
by Providential small boy who with a
we'll directed snow ball knocked off the
coachmans plug" hat. While reco-
vering his hat the train started and the
pursuing parents came up. A similar
mishap befell pair of lovers in Illinois
the girl ran away barefooted, and the
fond swain insisted on stopping to buy
pair Of shoes-a fatal delay. Per con-
ira, lover at Winona, Minn., was so
impetuous that he did not even wait for
his girls consent, but lassoed her as she
was going to church, and was dragging
her away to a Justices office when help
arrived. In the way Of tragedy we have
the elopement of Miss Nash, of Monroe
| City, Mo-, who was pursued by her
mother down the railroad track, the old
lady, in her blind excitement, failing to
notice the approach Of locomotive
which ran over her and killed her; also
that Of Rube Msr4uis, of Volcano, w.
Va. Mr.. Joseph Paul, a tavern-keeper,
had thought that handsome bar Keeper
would draw business to his place and so
secured the services of Mr. Marquis, who
was SO handsome that Mrs. Paul closed
his house and announced his intention Of
killing his ex- barkeeper. Marquis was
we'll acquainted with the desperate char
acter of his pursuer. and, quitting the
woman, fled to the mountain wilderness
In the western part of the State. After
u month of hiding he ventured into Par
kersburg to buy food, and was discover
ed by Joe. An hasty flight and pursuit
ensued. A shot wounded Rube In the
leg and he could run no further He
raped on the door OF farm house and
begged to be taken in, but the inmates
refused to admit him. Then I'll take
it, be said, and coolly sat down on a
! bench to await death Joe placed his pis
tol at Rube's head and fired Nlr. Red
fern, of Sparta, Wis, is a systematic
eloper. He first ran away with Mrs.
Felts, and was arrested; while out on
bail he made love to another married
woman, and was condignly whipped by
her husband as soon as he was out OF the
doctors hands he married, and during
his honeymoon eloped with the wife OF
the man that had pounded him. Another
Wisconsin man, when he eloped with hIs
employers wife, left note for the nus
band: Il have looked your woman; but
you ar welcum to my last week 5 wages,
which | didn't draw; and [ hope that
squares things" Mr.. Peter Shinkle, of
Convington, KY, aged eighty-seven,
loved Mrs. Martha Bedgood, aged fifty
| four, and would have married her but
his stern children refused their consent,
whereupon he gallantIy eloped with her.
| At Des Moines last month William Os-
borne and Edward Norman, two hard
ware clerks, eloped with the wife OF DIR
n. B. Heartwell her child and nousehoid
goods and Miss Dana At Port Wash
ington, ID. l., two sisters in law, Twin
in the same house. Mrs Edward Sch, no.
and Mrs. George Fleet, eloped together
with the man of their choice. AT Gle
burne, Tex, in June, four young people,
all in their teens, eloped to the Indian
Nation, together with Miss Lula Mere
dith who went in the capacity of chap
erone." At Topeka, Kan, Charles
Chambers, aged eighteen. and Lucy
Prescott, aged thirteen, cloped md got
married. but were separated after a
honeymoon of two days. L.uis Badg-lj
and Josep phine Howard, aged respective
ly fifteen and fourteen, ruE away ast
spring from Mallory: and found u preach-
er, ore Rev Mr.. O"en, who was willing
to marry them The boy bridegroom
rendered as fee punched tlade dollar
The preacher who had ridden six miles
on cold night, thought this not enough
and said So and u further sam OF % cents
was given him, which had been raised
by subscription among the sympathizing
spectators. Sadder was the lot Of Ben
Wyman and Lizzie Karde, of Temper
ancetown, Mich. aged twelve, who after
going in vain from justice to clergyman
had to return home at night unmarried,
to be received with ODea hands. Miss
Bourne, of whitehall, y. u, eIoped
with her lover, making the condition
that Immediately after the marriage Ger
EN- onie she should lie allowed 10 go back |
home and tell her mother. Her idea VAS
hat the maternal objection 10 he young I
man could be overcome ~ argument as
soon as .hc WAS his wife. But the pl~n I
The mother had 50 much ,
the best OF The discussion hat tie 81 {
was convin ced, instead - ctnrIucn9.
and when the bridegroom came Tor her
the next day she reformed nln that sine
desired never TO set cNt, Oh lfini again.
She even put on boys Clothes and es-