The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-07
ADENvER DESDEMONA.
Elopement Of a Rom antic Young
Society Lady with q Negro.


Society Lady with a Negro.
From the Denver News.
Society circles Ia the extreme
eastern portion Of Denver are at
present convulsed over a sensational
case of miscegnation and elopemens,
which occurred in the city last Monday
night. The affair. with its sensational
features, leaked out yesterday and
was impaired ia confidence to News
reporter.
The parties to the elopement are
a very pretty white girl, the daughter
of J. d. Robinson, well-to-do stock
grower, and a big burly negro named
Noah Davis. whose hideousness is
said to be thing of record.
Annie Robinson, the "heroine" of
the romantic affair, is a pretty blonde,
petite and of a most charming
disposition. She is an only daughter
and the idol of her fathers heart
Her great beauty and wonderful
vivacity and intelligence gained for
her place in the society in which she
moved, and everybody who is
acquainted with the facts of her
elopement is grieved and saddened.
The facts relative to the elopement,
as learned by q News reporter. show
how strong misguided love can be.
Mr.. Robinson is q rather extensive
stock grower, living in the north
western suburbs of the city in a pretty
villa. His house and Its Surroundings
are substantial and beautiful with
every comfort to make them enjoyable
Mr.. Robinson's family consists of his
wife and daughter Annie. His bust
ness compels him to be absent in other
parts OF the state good zeal of the
time, and it was on this account that
Mr.. Robinson employed Davis. wish
ing to have a trustworthy man to pro
tect his family in his absence. The
negro has been living with him ever
since he took up his residence in Den
yer, nearly a year ago, and during all
the time he has been so faithful that
Mr.. Davis placed implicit confidence
and trust i'm him. Davis duties around
the house constantly threw him in the
way of pretty Miss Robinson, and un-
til his elopement the watchful parents
had no reason to suspect the intimacy
which really existed between the pair.
Miss Robinson, who is about Is years
Of age, returned about year ago from
female college in the east, and has
since been living with her parents
On her arrival in Denver she launch
ed into society. and was soon the rec
ognized belle of the circles in which
she moved. She had suitors without
number, and among them is certain
young lawyer whose suit she seemed to
favor most, and il is whispered that she
even became his fiance. This young
man is almost Frustrated by Miss Rob-
inson's nasty step, but he saws be will
recover her. if it is not too late, from
the hands of the hideous negro, and
marry her yet.
All went well at the Robinson home
until Monday evening. when the alb
sence of the daughter of the house
hold was first discovered. Miss Rob-
inson had left her home in the after
noe n to visit the residence of friend.
and on parting with her mother bid
her good-by. The fond parent did not
for see the horrible meaning of these
words, and believing that her child
was simply going on a visit to friend
did not pay much attention to her.
The afternoon passed and evening ar
rived. 1t was not until then that
Mrs. Robinson began to feel anxious
TO- her daughter: But consoling her
self with the idea that the girl was
enjoying herself, she did not allow her
anxiety TO bother her very much until
8 o'clock arrived. and then the mother
began to fear for her daughters safety. |
She went out to summon Davis to 20 |
and accompany Miss Robinson home,
but the negro had alss disappeared. A |
search for him revealed the fact that
he had left. taking with him everv-
thing that he had. Even then Mrs.
Robinson did not suspect the terrible
ruth which Was soon to be SO palpa-
Die to her. She went up stairs to her
daughters room filled with fear and
anxiety to await the coming of her
larling. She entered the room, Lit
he lamp and sat down and endeavor.
d to compose herself by reading. :
While thus engaged her eye caught