Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-26
A HOOSIER HUNT.

Hoac Young WetseI Vas Chased by His
Sweetheart and He, S9ale Relatives.
The Wetzel-Stewart case at Vincennes,
Ind, continues to be the principal theme
of local gossip. The Lady, failing on last
Friday to capture her alleged lover with
the aid of a loaded revolver, has at last
| concluded to see what relief she may have
at law. 1t is learned that ex-Attorney
General Denny will have charge of Miss
Annie's delicate case, but whether it will
be of a civil or criminal character cannot
now be stated, the parties being reticent.
Fridays proceedings & brief mention of
which was made recently, were indeed
interesting. The plot was complete in its
details, and worked like charm right up to
the critical poinEthe marriage ceremony.
Miss Stewart and her father, armed
with marriage license and revolver,
across the river, in Illinois, while an ac-
complete, one Teagarten, came into the
city and procured Mr.. Wetzel to go back
with him to attend to some legal business.
To allay any suspicion which Mr.. Wetzel
might have, Teagarten took care to let
Wetzel know that another attorney had
been or would be consulted. Mr.. Wetzel
followed his client across the bridge with
out hesitation. Arrived at Esquire Smiths,
Mr.. WetZel soon found how neatly he had
been trapped, but he utterly
refused to listen to either appeals or
threats, though he parleyed with the Stew
arts in order to gain time and watch for a
chance to escape.
The scene is described as somewhat trag-
ic at times, while ats others it was ludi-
crous beyond description. When Mr..
Wstzel said he would not marry her, she
said she must or de-" and then made for
her lover, revolver in hand. Mr.. Wetzel
grabbed the girls father and held the form
of that ancient parsonage between him
and the fiery female as shield. It is stat
cd that Mr.. Wetzel was badly frightened,
and he was so unnerved by the tragic. atti-
tude Of the father and daughter that he
fairly wept, and tearfully told Miss Annie
that ''she surely could not love him as she
protested to, else she would not be threat
ening his life"
After skirmishing around in the house
for quite while, Wetzel struggling with
first ono and then another of his wou]d-be
oaptors, the young man gained the door
and began a series Of fine feints and ma
neuvers looking 10 final escape from tho
presence Of his tormentors. Miss Annie
was on the alert, still armed with tears,
protestatiOns and q six-shooter, between
whom Wetzel managed too keep the form
of either old Stewart or Teagarten till he
finally got to the gate, when he few like
mist before the wind, the girl after him
like the witch in Tam O'Shanter. A good
quarter Of milo was thus covered by both
parties before Indiana soil was reached,
Wetzel keeping safely in the lead and
finally disappearing just as the
bridge Waterman gobbled Miss An
ME and held her for an explana-
ton. This terminated that days fun, but
Miss Stewart was out again last night,
swearing that Mr.. Wetzel must marry her
or die. She did not see him, bnt she told
friend that she meant to follow him to his
grave. That his leaving her would not help
him whit, as she would hunt him out if
he went to the end Of the world. She is a
bright and intelligent woman, evidently
very determined in character, and has
borne fair reputation as teacher and
lady until this Wetzel affair came up. At
first sympathy was with her. Her claims
to the effect Wetzel had made love to and
had promised to marry her were given
ready credence, but the current of feeling
has since changed and Mr.. Wetzel now
finds general sympathy.