The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-04-17
DERRKING'S DELIGHT.
he Stole Away With His Be-
trOthed and Eluded
the Officers.
After Much Trouble, He Sc
cured a License and
Was Married.
The Happy Couple Returned Yes
terdav, and will Ask for
Forgiveness.

On Thursday last Marshal Shy received a
telegram from Brownsville, requesting him
To arrest and hold Marsh Dorsey and Nj 81
Annie Derrking, the latter only fifteen
years vi age, in case they came TO Sedalia.
The message was signed by August Derr-
king, father OF the young lady referred TO,
county.
Marshal Shy was ON hand when the
Lexington branch train arrived, but no
parties answering the description put in an
appearance. Thinking they might have
come overland, and surmising that mar
riage was the object in view, he visited the
county recorders Office, but they had not
been there, and he gave up all hope of Sc
curing the ESQ reward which had been
offered for their detention.
From that time until yesterday not a
word Was heard in Sedalia regarding the
young couple, but from a gentleman who
came down On Conductor Lewis
train, at 1910 a. H., a BAzOO reporter
learned that the parties relerred TO took
passage at Lexington yesterday and came
down as Tar as Brownsville.
They were recognized by a passenger,
who knew OF MarshakShy having received
a telegram, and as he was cOnsiC erably in
terested as TO the outcome, he approached
Dorsey and engaged him in conversation.
IL saw in the Sedalia BAZOO, few days
ago." said the passenger, an "item
in reference TO Miss Derrking and
yourself, in which it was intlmated that
you had eloped Tor the purpose of getting
married. Was such the case?"
al he, H. - q,
"Have you given it up as a bad job"
"Not much. We are just returning home
from our bridal tour"
Bridal tOur?"
"Thai's what said"
"Don't think me inq1isitive, but as the
BAzOO stated that your wife was only
fifteen years OF age, / should like to
know how you procured marriage license
in Missouri? 2"
IL didn't get it in Missouri"
Where did you procure it,"
'1n Kansas"
us ii any essier to secure q license in
Kansas than Missouri"
''Ob, yes. don't think the girl has to
be over thirteen years Of age In that state"
Now, Dorsey, if you have NO objections
/ would like 10 have you give me q short
account OF your love affair and Its happy
81 don't care, now that it's all over. My
wife's father was opposed to our marrying,
80 We concluded to elOpe. As We lived on
adjoining farms. there was no difficulty in
this, and last Thursday We left home and
went to my uncle's, about FIVE miles from
We staged there over night,
and ON Friday went across the country to
Knobnoster and thence 70 Warrensburg. i
tried to get license there, but it was re-
fused me. We then went TO Holden, Pleas
ant Hill and Kansas City, and
finding there was no earthly show for 10 in
Missouri, We went to Olsthe, Kansas, where
We had no trouble al all. A license was
granted and We were married. That's al
there is Of the story"
"Where did you 90 after leaving
Olathe?"
1--WE returned to Kansas City. and Mon
day night went up to Lexington on Con-
ductor AL. Marsh's train. We stopped
over there until this morning, and are now
going to my mothers"
ado you think your father-in-law will
receive you with open arms?
81 have no idea what he will do or say.
We have outwitted HIM, and think he
ought to lake sensible view of the matter.
am perfectly able to provide for my
wife, and do not expect dollar from her
father, Notwithstanding he 10 one of the
wealthiest men in Saline county"
The groom is described as . promising
young country boy, the only son Of wild.
ow, with an excellent reputation for all
that goes to make . good citizen. His
wife is a. handsome as a picture, and was
fairly idolized by her father, who so vehe-
mently opposed the match. The old say
ing, "Love laughs at locksmiths." has
proven true in this case also, and the BAzoO
hopes they may never have cause to repent
of the step they have tsken.
Married Last Night.
Al $50 o'clock last night at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Rev. Father
Mur,,hv ioined in vedlock Mr.. Daniel S