Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-10
THE DEVIL AT LARGE,
Aud Roaming Around About in North.
ern Ohio,
And Literally pcyouring the Saints in
lorain County.
Remarkable Pursuit OF a Sweetheart by
Kent Warner.
She is finally Captured by the Aid of n
Posse Of Forty Citizens,
Imprisoned In Her Lovers House and
Her Mother Refused
Admlitancc.

cincinnati Enquirer after detailing
divers and sundry escapades, such as
deserted wives, detalcations, swind-
mug, ETC., says the town of Wellington
Is noted for its cheese, puri.anical vlr-
tues and truly gcod Republican naior-
tiles, and that the place, physically,
politically, religiously and morally, Is
the personal property of ring of mar
row-gaugc statesman, headed bv ones,
). Warner. The result of the late elec.
tton seems TO have utterly demoraliged
this staid and quiet community until
the best people have let 80 all
holds, and all sorts of wicked
ness and startling developments
have come TO the surface
and 1t seems To he every man for him
self and the devil for them all. Hear
ing rumors of these strange happen
ngs, the correspondent stopped over
and was panied beyond expression to
! find that there was great deal of
cussedness loose within the sainted
| precincts OF Wilmington. His calendar
! of the wicked rampant In this Repuh-
lean Gibraltar is rounded oil with
this recital offs unique love making
| While these developments have
! shocked the unco guild and astonished
/ financial circles, another episode OF u
romantic character has lust come To
! light, which has rackel The best So
cal circles of Wellington TO the foun-
] dati0ns. II the best social circles OF
! Wellington can be charged with hav-
/ ing amy foundations Hon. :. =. War
ner Is the Sitting Bull of the town,
No one in Wellington thinks of doing
! anythlng--not even dying-without
first consulting Sid Warner and pro-
curing his permission. Sid, in tie
days when Republican malorities In
| Ohio could not be counted, was
| elected treasurer of the state.
| He Is one of the wcalthicst
men in town, and owns an interest ia
every thing, from the graveyard to
the cheese.cooler Sid has ason named
Kent, aged about twenty-five years
Kent Il a coarse, rough type Of man,
iull OF animal life, fond OF his today
and occasionally has enjoyed the com
pany of loose females. In this respect
he does not differ from majority of
men; but In Wellington these weak
nesses are crimes, especially If man
is found out.
Several years ago there came here
| from Oberlin widow named Manson.
She was accompanied by daughter,
a lovely type of young womanhood,
modest, sprightly and interesting. The
| daughter secured place as teacher in
! the graded school OF the town. Kent
who kept livery stable nj the time
and aiterward ran farm near the |
town, frequently saw the neat and
winsOme school-ma am, and he soon
learned 10 look upeh her with banker
ing heart aud loving ewes. He
tried to WOO and win her, His father,
Sid, approved. He wanted him 10 SET !
tie down and stop sowing his wild
oats, feeling, as all fathers do, that the !
son had sown his full share of that |
uncertain seed. Little parties were |
given; and Kent and Miss Nellie Nun. |
son were thrown In contact ns much |
as possible. They became intimate, so /
much so that when they parted IL |
village gossip be true, and no one ever
knew II ialse--h he would put his arms
around her neck and salute her IN the
real Mary AndeNon- Romeo style. III
he didn't he was not much of a lover
The course of true love has skipped
and jumped along, and on the 23rd of |
last month Kent Warner, the son of
Sid, and Miss Manson were to be made
man and wife. Several weeks ago she
gave up her school aud went To Chi
cago TO dwell with an uncle and pre-
pare for the eventfil day. When she
got away she got to thinking IL
all over, and concluded that
Kent was not the kind of
hair.pin she wished 10 be tied to. Miss
Munson seems TO be particular and
fastidious young lady. Sheis reported
to have been engaged to u cultured
and worthy young man in Oberlin,
but when II came to the jumping-On'
place she declined TO marry him, be-
cause he was moneyless. Kent had
money or rather Sid had, but he had
no culture, and he was not such man
as a refined young lady desired, who
hankcfed for the niceties of culture
and money. So she wroir letter say
ing she could never wed Kent.
The father, who felt that the honor
rs well as the feeling f the scion Of the
house Of Warner was being trifled |
with, hastened 10 Chicago and asked /
the young lady what she meant. She !
told him that Kent was not moral, J
man, aud she could not mar h
~ him; but she consented TO see him !.
)ncc more. Sid came back after Kent,
and they started 10 Chicago together
When they got there the bird had =
lown to Sandusky, where she was
oined by her mother. Tbither the
Warmers and son, Sid and
keut-followed. but the train had :
gone 70 Cleveland. and the Warmers, j.
rot on the trail, kept up loye's chase, =
md finally found them and gained AN :,
audience. In the presence OF mother, y
ather and lover, Miss Munson again
her objection, but said she
gould consider the matter Of marry
ny Kent II forty reputable citizens of Y
would sign u statement I,
diving Kent "A good character. This 4
vas her ultimatum. y
Discouraged. but not despairing, Sid v
anne home, bringing Kent with him, II
nd began the task OF getting up this o.