The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-05

That is the Appellation Given
the County Recorder
by a Runaway
Couple.
They Were Very Anxious to Get
Married, but Were Unable
to Obtain License.

About II o'clock Yesterday morning. a
BAzOO reporter noticed young lady and
gentleman walking down Ohio street, and
from their every action he at once conclud-
ed that the couple had either recently been
married, or were about TO enter the blissfui
state OF matrimOny. Accordingly, the man
of news watched them closely, following at
a respectful distance
The candidates for matrimOny, after re-
ceiving directions from a kind-hearted
policeman, wendeG their way to
| the county recorders Office.
where they made an appli-
cation for marriage license.
The experienced eve of
Deputy Recorder Niles al once told him
that he had a runaway couple to deal with,
and hence he proceeded to question the
wOuld-be bride very closely. She stated
that she was eighteen years of age. The
gallant major said he did not doubt this in
the least, bat that it was necessary for him
to have some evidence OF that fact This
testimony neither the young lady or her TO-
tended were able TO furnish and after a
whispered conversation with Recorder
ConnOr the deputy declined to issue the
license.
The couple whose hopes were thus so
ru6eiy blighted sadly left the Office, and
were followed by the reporter to the Jay
Gould hotel, where they registered ss
W.W.Oppe heimer. of Bangor, Michigan, and
Miss MOilie Mannheim, Of Marshall, Mo-
The reporter sought an interview with the
couple in the parlor, and was very
graciOusly received. The young lady, whs
is rather pretty, and very vivaciOus, said
that she thought it was very cruel of the
officials to refuse them license. Her in
tended, who is young man of intelli-
gence, said that while he thought the re-
cOr6er and his deputy We're a little more
particular than was necessary, yet, all
things considered, he could not blame them.
Dir. Oppenheimer said that he was a
drummer, travelling in the interest of a
Cleveland clothing house; that he and
Miss Mannheim had been engaged to be
married for some time. with the full con-
sent of the young lady's parents; that
the understanding was that the wedding was
to take place in the spring, but
no exact date had been agreed
upon. The disappointed bridegroom
stated further that his fance
had been spending the winter with rell-
tives at Nevada, and that they met there
Wednesday and came to this city together,
arriving here yesterday morning. The
young man failed to give any reason why
he and his lady-love came to Sedalia to get
married instead of assuming the holy vows
of matrimOny in the presence of the young
lady's relatives at Nevada. Of course all
of the circumstances of the case point to an
elopement, and Recorder ConnOr exercised
his usual good sense and discretion in re-
fusIng to issue license.
Mr.. Oppenheimer informed the reporter
that it was his intention to leave this
evening with his bride elect for
Brownsville, from which point she would
would return to her home at Marshall, and
he would proceed to finish his present BUSH
ness trip. As soon as his business will
permit he expresses his intention of going
to the home Of the young lady, and boldly
his bride. If the stern parents in
terpose any objection, then he and his
promised wife will elope in earnest, and go
to his home in Michigan, where he says
licenses are not required.