The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
A SENSATION INDEED
The Daughter Of the Lord Mayor of
Sandwich, England, ElOpes with
Young Doctor Of Divinity,
who, with His Bride,
Comes to Austin.
The Noble Lady Torn from tl. A rms
OF Her Lover and Taken Back
to England by the Hard
Hearted Father.

About two weeks ago two English
men, and a lady purporting to be the
wife of one Of them, came to
this city and registered at
the Carrollton as DR.. Estrange and
wife and Maj johnson, of England.
They claimed to have come to this
country for the purpose of buying
lands or going into some paying bust
ness, and actually went so far as to
begin negotiations for several stocks
of goods that were for sale.
The guests about the hotel noticed
something peculiar about these
people, particularly the lady,
who occasionally let fall some
remarks that led to the suspicion that
something was wrong, but just what
could not be learned, of course.
The man who went by the title and
name Of Maj. johnson was also an &C.
centric individual. He appeared to
be man of great shrewdness and
quick perception, and very de-
voted to the doctor and his charm
ing wife. This appeared all the
stranger when the lady in
formed her acquaintance about
the hotel that neither had met the
major until after leaving England and
yet he had followed them all the time,
going to every hotel they went to,
even to church when they went, and
with them out riding if they choose
to go-in short, never left their sides
for a moment. So close was the
majors watchful care few about the
Carrollton fail ID to note it and remark
about it. 1t was also discovered
that the lady was In
that interesting condition that would
seem to preclude the idea of travel in
foreign land; but Notwithstanding
all these singular circumstances, the
entire party showed themselves high
ly educated, perfect in those lady-like
and gentlemanly departments, and by
their affability and social qualities
made friends with all who met them.
So matters stood until yesterday. The
major proposed to the doctor to take
trip to Duval for a hunt and the
unsophisticated English d. D. did not
detect anything wrong in going on
hunting excursion in the mud and
rain of yesterday, and so consented to
leave his bride for a day in order to
try the delights of a hunt in the state
of Texas. The two men went to Nc
Dade to return last night. Why the
major went On that hunting excursion
and induced his friend to go with him
will appear presently.
When the 4 o'clock train arrived
two disting uished looking gentlemen
stepped from the train and procured
a hack TO drive them to the Carroll
ton. They alighted, walked into the
hotel Office and inquired if DR..
Estrange was in. MI. Howorth, the
hotel clerk, said the doctor had gone
to McDade. VERY WELL" they re-
piled, lis his wife here?" Mr..
Howarth informed them she was.
Mr.. Howarth requested them to
be seated in the parlor and
he Would call her. This they
refused to do, but with a great deal of
jawing Bullison demanded to be
shown to her room, and the astonished
clerk complied. Mr.. Howorth knocked
at the lady's door and she opened it,
and one of the distinguished visitors
stepped in front of the clerk and pre-
sented himself to the lady, who did
not seem to know him. The other
then shot by him into the room, and
as he did so the lady exclaimed, "Oh,
my father my father and threw
herself upon his neck. and began to-
weep. The other man then closed the
door, and what occurred inside is I'M
known. The lady, however, packed
her wardrobe in short order, bid a few
friends fearful adieu and went right
to the train and left at once, not until
it came out, however, that her father
was no less a person than Mr.. Brad
ley, lord mayor of Sandwich, Eng
and. The polite major and the
doctor returned late last night
from McDade and, of course,
was nearly dumb-founded with grief
at the loss of his bride, if the couple
We're in reality. married. II he had
the pluck Of a Yankee he would have
taught the proud father a lesson,
had him stopped by telegram at the
first station-either sent him to Jail
for kidnapping or procured writ of
habeas corpus; but it seems the major
was looking after contingency Of
that kind, and so great was
the husbands faith in his
friend that he slept upon his
rights until it was too late, taking the
majors advice, of course. Even last
night the young doctor had no sus-
picion the major was an English de-
tective, who had been working the
case for proud English mayor, in
order to- obtain his daughter from
American jurisdiction, and place her
under English laws, when the mar
rage could be declared void. The
major worked his game well-for the
lord mayor.