Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-22
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
The Daughter OF a Wealthy Baltimore
Liquor Dealer Welded TO a Police
Onicer.

BALTIMORE, July 21.-The following an.
nouncement appeared in a morning paper
here Thursday:
WATKINS the 18th instant, by
the Rev Samuel Shannon, Willard +. Watkins
City, Mo.
There is quite an interesting story con-
nected with this announcement, which is
furnishing food for gossip among the fash
iorable residents of Northwest Baltimore,
and which proves conclusively that the lot
of policeman, although hard at times, can
be happy as that of any other man. The
happy benedict in the present instance is a
well-known and popular officer of the North
western district, whose reputation for steadi-
ness and close attention 10 duty is second to
that Of no other officer on the force. About
year ago he was appointed TO the position
he now occupies, and was d allied to work a
beat on Pennsylvania avenue. Within a few
doors of the point at which his beat ended,
and where he generally met the sergeant,
lived Miss Katie Fowner, the daughter
of a wealthy liquor dealer. Miss Katie,
as she was known, although very young
in years, had already several admirers, and
not few would have gladly taken her for
better or worse. Officer Watkins passed the
house every evening with his squad to go on
duty, and, becoming attracted by the fresh
and youthful countenance, obtained an in
PRODUCTION and cultivated the acquaintance
when off duty. From the first Miss Katie
seemed to like the officers company, and
it was not long before a mutual attachment
sprang up between them, which has since
ripened into deep and ardent love. All this
time, though matters seemed to be progress
ing smoothly enough, the parents of the
young lady objected to the visits of the
officer, and their course OF true love was des-
tined not TO run as smooth as they would
have liked it, The couple had no objection
to waiting for a reasonable time, but matters
we're brought to a crisis when it became
known that her parents were making ar
engagements to go West and take her with
them. Finding it impossible to effect their
purpose in this way, they determined on
coup d'etat, which was well planned and sue
cessfully carried out on last Sunday evening.
Taking advantage of time when her guardi-
ans were otherwise engaged, the young lady
gathered together some clothing, of which
she made a compact bundle, with the inten-
ton of taking it with her, but fearing that
suspicion might be aroused, she abandoned
this idea and quietly LETT her parental resi-
dence without ii. 1t was now nearly dark,
and her absence was not Immediately discov-
cred. At the next corner she was joined by
her lover aud his best man. Officer Hartzell
and the trio m ade all haste to the parsonage
of the Emory Methodist Episcopal church.
As coon as they arrived here the key was
turned in the door for fear the parents might
surmise their whereabouts and endeayor 10
prevent the marriage. Nothing, however,
interviewed, and within a few moments there
after the Rev. Samuel Shannon pronounced
the happy couple man and wife. In the
meantime the young lady was missed, and,
that she had been taken to her
lovers home, her father went 10 his house,
but here they had no knowledge OF the
couples whereabouts. On his way back,
however, he met the newly welded pair. who
had Just come from the parsonage. Una
ware that his jurisdiction had ceased,
the father endeavored to get his daugh-
ter to go home with him, but to
this her husband strenuously otjected, claim
ing his right as a husband 10 take care OF
his wife. To this the father would not listen,
and scene WAS Imminent, when the husband,
exercising his prerogative as an officer, ar
rested Mr.. Fowner, and took him to the