The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-14
WEBER
Further Details OF a Heightened
Elopement.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Further details of the elopement
case which Justice Brown will be
called upon to adjudicate this morning
have been obtained. The name OF
the man is Theodore 5. Webber,
whose father, very wealthy man, is
a member of the general commission
firm of Del BOndro, Weber Il Stand
niger, of Magazine street, New Or.
leans. Weber has been connected
with the insurance business. aud has
also received a handsome allowance
from the old gentleman, Sd that his
path in life has been an easy one A
few years ago he married a young lady
of good family in Marseilles. Ripley
county, Indiana Mrs. Weber had a
cousin, named Annie j. Hunter, liv-
ing in Marseilles, pretty girl. who
will be IL years old in December next.
and whose parents are counted in the
best society of MaIseiiles. Weber
made frequent tri II to Indiana, and
during last summer began to pay
special attention to Miss Hunter. He
struck up friendship with one of her
brothers, and in this way managed to
be often at the houses
About the beginning of the month
Weber visited Marseilles and made ar
engagements with Miss Hunter tor an
elopemenr. He left some time before
October 10. and the girl a few days
la. She went to Covington, XIV,
to visit some friends, ana after few
days stay started to meet her lover.
TO her friends she said thai she was
about to return to her home. taking
the Ohio IL Mississippi railroad to Os-
good. which is the nearest station to
Ripley. Instead of this she proceeded
To Louisville, where she met Weber
When the fact that she had disap-
PARED became known the case WIS
put in the hands OF Benjamin w.
Hatch, Il Cincinnati detective. He
suspected Weber, caught his trail al
Montgomery, Ala. and
Fo! LOWED HIM TO CHICAGO.
He discovered that Weber was the
possessor of bicycle which was stored
on Michigan avenue, apd that he hired
livery rigs at the same place, giving
his name as Webster. Hatch waited
at the pOstoifice for Weber TO Gu |
for his mail, but without effect Then
he trie,l the Leland house aud saw
his man call at the office Tor letters.
Thence he follnwef him to a fashion
able clearinghouse OH Wabash ave
nue. and there found the missing girl,
the two living there as man and wife
Their arrest OH charge of adultery
followed, rs stated in Yesterdays Tri-
bune. The young woman is obstinate
and defiant. and vows that she will
run away again, and in any case will
leave home as soon as she becom' OF
age. She has FIVE or six brsthers,
two of whom are i'm business in Gin
cinnati and one in Columbus. and
these young men promise to make It
remarkably hot for Weber. His law
full wife's family are equally indignant
and threaten to put him through the
mill, while. to crown his troubles. the
old gentleman in New Orleans has cut
off the supplies and disowns his recre-
ant son.
Yesterday afternoon a Tribune re-
porter made a vain effort to see
Weber and Miss Hunter. Learning
that the couple were stopping at a
clearinghouse at No 1852 Wabash
avenue. he called there and pulled tie
bell. 1t gave back the indescribable
ring. and the summons was answered
by blonde young lady whose face a
moment before had ornamented
ONE OF THE FRONT WINDOWS.
Il would like 10 see Mr.. Weber"
said the reporter. in answer to the
young lady's inauiring looks.
"He has gone away" she answered
politely. land the woman has goae
with him."
"Do YOU know where would he
liable to find him."
II do not. He left no address"
'Pm sorry" bewailed the reporter.
II am a friend of his from Cincinnati,
and would like 10 see him"
"Yes." said the young lady mali
"there have been several Gin
cinnati friends here to see him." and
she looked right through the reporter.
He saw that she had "tumbled' and
sadly withdrew.