The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-16
ELoPEmENT EccENTRIcITIEs.
,ome Of the Queer Runaway Matches Which
Have Been Chronlcled in the First
Half af 1892
lFrom the New York World. ]


The elopement season may be described
as active and spasmodic, and while there
has been fair demand for the various
lines of staples, comparatively few novel
ties have been introduced to the notice OF
a discriminating and appreciative public
In London a man eloped during his honey
moon with his mother-in-law. At Batavia,
N. Y, Frederick L. Jackson, aged forty
nine, ran away with his father-ln-law' s
second wife, a young woman, leaving
behind his own spouse, whom he had shot
in the face, rendering her totally blind,
and who had been supported, with his
family, by his aged father. The elope-
ment of Walter Brewer, of Jersey City,
with his wifes sister, and the subsequent
reconciliation of all the parties, as describ-
ed in these columns two weeks ago. Two
weeks after her marriage Mrs. Peile, of
Cumberland, England, eloped with Mr..
Burns Lindow, wealthy owner of lands
and mines, and trustee under her marriage
settlement. Mr.. Winfield Zimmerman, of
Decatur, Ind, being about to elope with
Mrs. Cox, and lacking the funds, applied
to his rich uncle Eli, who agreed to furnish
the money on condition of being permitted
to accompany the fugitives as their guar
dian angel. Mr.. Cox has sued the guardi-
an angel for $4,000. Eighteen years ago
Mr.. and Mrs, Herrick, of Corinth, in this
state, were divorced. They married new
partners and lived at some distance from
each other until this summer, when they
met and eloped. An elopement at Louis
vile was frustrated by Providential small
boy who with a well directed snow bali
knocked off the coachman's plug" hat.
While the jarvey was recovering his hat
the train the unhappy couple were endesv
oring to reach started and the pursuing
parents came up. A similar mishap be-
fell pair of lovers in Illinois: the girl ran
away barefoOted, aad the fond swain in
sisted on stopping to buy pair of shoes
fatal delay. Per contra, lover at Vino
ma, Mimi, was so lmpetuOus 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 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 RUDE Mar
quis, of Volcano, w. Va. Mr.. Joseph
Paul, 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 eloped with him. Mr.. Paul
closed his house and announced his inten-
ton of killing his ex-barkeeper. Marquis
was well acquainted with the desperate
character of his pursuer, and, quitting the
woman, fled to the mountain wilderness in
the western part of the state. After q
month of hiding he ventured into Parkers-
burg to buy food and was discovered by
Joe. A hasty fight 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, +" he said, and coolly sat down on
bench to await death. Joe placed his
pistol at Rubeis head and fired. Mr.. Red. 1
fern, of Sparta, Wis, is O 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, lefta note for the husband: 4 have
took your woman; but you ar welcum to
my last weeks wages, which / didn't
draw; and hope that squares things"
Mr.. Peter Shinkle, of Covington, KY,
aged eighty-seven, loved Mrs. Martha Bed
good, aged ffty -four, and would have mar