St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-26

waukee. One week ago to-day Miss Sher-
man, who resided IT the corner OF Perkins
street and Fulton avenue. Rochester, with
her guardian, Hiram Doty, the father Of her
lover, obtained the formers consent to visit
her old home at Gates, n Y, to attend a
church social. Her ruse proved successful.
Instead of going 70 Gates she boarded fast
train for Chicago, and upon arriving in the
city Of sin was met nj the depot bp Doty. the
whole affair having been systematically
planned By the couple. A license had been
procured, and they were married the same
day. Thetouple arrived in Milwaukee last
Saturday afternoon and stopped al the Plank
inton house, registering as ~. H.
Doty and wife, New York" They re-
NAMED at the hotel until 3 O'Clock Monday
afternoon, when they departed for St. Paul,
and are probably now in that city. Ever
since the death Of Der father, Hiram Sher-
man, Of Gates. y. Z, Meta has lived with
her husbands father, her guardian aud q
distant relative. She Is q pretty brunette,
nineteen years OF age, an heiress 10 fortune
OF S75, 600 when she arrives At the age Of
tWenty-one. Besides what she will possess
in her own name in two years. Mrs.
Dotty, II is said, will inherit about $50. 900
from q wealthy uncle. She has figured extern
siyely in the best society in Rochester, and
was generally esteemed = society belle.
James II Doty, the hero Of the romance.
resided for many years in Rochester. He Is
about thirty-one years OF age, Is rather tall
aud wears large blonde mustache, and is
rather fine looking fellow. For several
haa Haor.
Springfield, Mess, whip house, with head
quarters a: ST. Paul. Mr.. Doty frequently
visits Milwaukee and has 4 large circle OF
aequaintauces in this city. he married q
few years ago against his fathers viii, aud
was divorced tao years ago. His divorced
wife now lives in Chicago. About year ago
be began = correspondence with his fathers
ward and frequently went 10 ROches-
ter on short visits. The old gentle
man did not lcok with displessure upon
the friendship existing between the couple,
never dreamed OF 4 matrimonial result,
which would, IL is said, have met with his
disfsvor. The first intelligence received by
Mr.. Doty, senior, of the eiOpement was a
telegraph message from his son William
frOm Milwaukee, asking that his wife's
trunks be forwarded here by express. This
was followed by letter announcing the
marriage nj Chicsgo. Up TO that time the
young lady's friends supposed she was Wis
ting her friends al Gates. While in this civ
Mrs. DOiy was recognized By several az
quaintances who formerly resided AZ ROches-
ter. Toe elopement and subsequent mar
rage created great sensation in Rochester
society circles. Tue surprise occasioned By
the episode was intensified By the
fact that the couple when seen together were
invariably guarrriing aud saueing each other.
This was probably part OF the deception de-
vised ID hOOdEink the old gentleman. lie
forwarded her trunks, as requested, but is
reported as very much worked up over the
affair fearing people viii accuse him OF con
piving 70 bring about such q result. Mrs.
Doiy's mother lives on Troup street, RocAes-
ter, and Is said 70 be demeutsd- During her
brief sojourn 10 this city Mrs. Doty appeared
very happy, and expressed herself as CONT
dent that her guardian and father-in-law will
take sensible view OF the matter aud Tor
give her.