Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]

pOSbCT.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
MONTREAL, Feb. 22.-An immense SEN
sation has been created in Canada by an
English adventurer who represented him
self as the Right Honorable Earl of Cantyre
Cantyre castle, Perth, Scotland, carrying
off an heiress worth 100000 named Chat
fly, of the city of Perth, Ont, lumber
king. 1t appears that the fellow, whose
real name is John George Bruce Allen, and
who turns out to be son of a church of
England clergyman in Sussey, near Lon.
don, England, met the young lady in
Rome, Italy, and by some means got her
history and subsequently her acquaintance.
She left the continent for home, where she
resided with her uncle and
legal guardian. Her admirer fol-
lowed her in haste to the
Dominion, and after spending some days
at the capitol he proceeded to Perth. He
seemed to be well supplied with money,
from what source is not known, and he
spent it Iavishly. His lordship was re-
ceived Hospitality by his inamorata's
friends without the least suspicious of his
own truthfulness and honor. After re-
mainining few days he proposed a trip
to the Montreal carnival, and invited the
whole househould, including the uncle and
aunt of Miss Chafy, and their two
daughters. Not content with ordering con-
veyance he chartered special train, for
which he paid $500, and brought his
friends here, where he had telegraphed st.
Lawrence hall to keep him whole suits of
private rooms. There was a gay time in
Joining in all the rounds
of gayety and amusement, but between
and o'clock in the afternoon preceding
the great ball Lord Cantyre and Miss
Chaffy managed to elude for a while the
vigilance of the latter's chaperone, Mrs.
Senkler, which up to this time had been
unceasing and sleepless. The young lady
evinced strong desire for flowers to wear
at the ball, and her high-born lover insisted
upon procuring some for her. The twain
left the house together, and after rather a
prolonged absence returned with some ex-
quislte bouquets. It was noticed by the
others that these floral tributes were com
posed entirely of the purest white roses.
The reason for this was alone known to the
lovers. The same afternoon the Rev. Mr..
Galbraith, of the Methodist church, was
called upon at his residence by yonng
couple, who requested him to make them
man aud wife. The gentleman was &C
companied by Lawyer Lebourvreau, and
produced license drawn up in proper
form. He stated the lady was over age,
and that they were from the country. The
ceremony was performed, the lawyer and
the carter acting as witnesses. The gen.
tleman signed his name to the register as
John George Bruce Allen, and the newly
married pair then took themselves off. All
parties concerned in this hasty union were
rewarded by large fees. When the time
came for the departure to the ball, Lord
Cantyre and wife refused to accompany
the rest of the party, making some slight
excuse for thus changing their minds. The
others, including the argus-eyed aunt, de-
parted and LETT the loving pair alone. Next
day the whole party returned to Perth, his
lordship engaging parlor car especially
for their comfort. He left no debts behind
him, being well prepared, apparently, to
carry out his scheme successfully. On re-
turning to Perth something came out
which aroused Judge Senkler's suspicious
of the fellows representations, and he ap-
piled to Lord Lorne in Ottawa about his
and fellow peer. The an
came Immediately that no such
title was known in the British peerage as
Cantyre, and the party must be swindler
and rogue. In the explanation that fol-
lowed the denouement came forth about
the secret marriage here, and caused such an
uproar among the lady's friends that they
were about to lynch him. The impostor
did not give them chance to proceed to
but decamped whittier is in
volved in mystery. The family arrived
here yesterday to make inquiries, but as it
was accomplished through false represen-
tations regarding the girls age it can be
annulled by the courts. The bride agrees
to discard him now. She knows he is not a
true lord.