Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-05-06
WINNING A WIFE.
Exciting Race for the Bride
Finally Successful.

Finally Successful.
The Globe-Dcmocrat has the fol-
lowing in a special from Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn:
Two years ago, while visiting At
lanta, w. p. Baird, Il Young merchant
Of Fayetteville, Tenn, became ac-
quainted with Miss Triska IIaverlicld,
Of Cincinnati, aged L. On Mi s
llaverleld's return to Cincinnati,
correspondence was agreed upon
but Mrs. llavcrlicld sternly protested
and il was carried on clandcstinclv.
Miss llavcriield was placed in a
boarding school. Mr.. Baird found
ii necessary to rcplcni>h his stock OF
merchandise often, and at such times
registered at a hotel under an as
sumed name. After awhile the
couple had falling out, followed by
the usual "makc-up.' a few weeks
ago Baird visited Cincinnati, and had
Il stolen interview with his sweet
heart, and proposed matrimony. TO
this proposition she agreed, and a
party of three gentlemen and ladies
drove to the school building where
the young lady was found in wait
ing. The party drove to Parson
Gwyns, where they were married,
back to the boarding house, and the
new Mrs. Baird resumed her position
as a school girl without having
aroused the suspicion of any, save
Il conlidantc who had assisted in the
cscapade. Baird remained at the
hotel, and was visited on several oc-
casions by his wife. Ten days ago
Baird returned to Fayetteville, leav-
ing his schoolgirl wife making
preparations to follow. The bride
was to leave Cincinnati Monday
morning and JON Baird in this city
that night, but instead there came a
telegram saying:
II can't come detectives after me
mama furious; I'm hiding out in
Covington be calm I'll get through
cur friends are vigilant.
(Signed), "TRIsKA."
Probably fifty dispatches passed
between them Monday night and
Tuesday, The police here had been
telegraphcd to arrest Baird and his
wife on arrival and hold them fol
marrying in violation of the laws OF
Ohio, which requires the bride to lie
Is years old. Mr.. Baird, learning
this, left the Read House in disguise
and was locked in room at the
Stanton House. At 3 o'clock this
morning Baird drove to Boyce Sta
ton in answer to the following tel.
egram:
LEXINGTON, KY, Midnight, JAN
uary S.-W. =. Baird: Thank heaven
I'm on the train; will be there in the
morning. Meet me, Will, cant you
'TRIsKA."
Baird and friend took the morn.
ing train and met the south bound
train at Dayton, Tenn, fifty miles
north Of Chattanooga The conduc'
tor and passengers had been told tho
story by the bride, and when Bairt
entered she was brought from hel
hiding place, and nearly every onc
in the car rose and began to applaud
THE FUGITIvE's STORY.
The young lady states that just a.
she was prepared to leave Monday
morning her mother made the dis
covGry and checked her, but no
until her trunk had been sent. Mrs
1lavcrlield began to arrange fol
sending her to a reformatory, but sht
escaped, and going to the Gal
House, where two of Mr.! Baird.
friends were stopping, disguised her.
self rs an Old lady. She crossed into
Covington and stopped at the Clifton
House, but the detectives got SC
close that she was compelled to cs.
cape through a back door. She wa
taken by her friends down the Gin.
cimati Southern railroad to LeXing.
ton, where she took the night train
reaching here this morning. Tn,
parties left for the south on LOCKED
car this evening. Miss IIaverfielt
was formerly Of South Bend, Ind.
but has been in Cincinnati board
ing school for the past two years
When asked how the license was OBJ
tanned in Cincinnati for the mar.
riage, Mrs Baird stated that she
plated the number eighteen under