Daily evening bulletin., 1884-09-18
ELOPEMENTS THE THING
And Now q Perfect Flood Of Then
May be Expected.
Elopemens of the Beautiful Daugh.
ter OF tho Rich Geo. G. Sickles
with a Operator Boy, who is
a WssherwSman,s brother

New YORK, Sept. .S.-Another fair beiress
has eloped--not with a coachman, but with a
operator. The coy affections of the shy young
girl were gained through the connivance Of a
sister, who is the young lady's washer-woman
In snug little village, about mile down
the shady road leading out of New Rochelle,
In Westchester County, Roma Sickles, the
Oldest daughter of rich old George g.
Sickles, was born and reared. She had every
thing she could wish except husband. Even
lovers were not denied her, and during the
past year two or three shy young men used to
drive regularly to the Sickles residence and
| wander up and down the sunflower- bordered
| walk with the susceptible Roma. But, though
| the father tolerated the presence of these as
| piring youths, he would listen to no PROPOSE
| tion that suggested the idea of son-in-law
| His daughter must marry far above these
suitors. Was not his family old, rich and
respected, and was not the renowned General
| Sickles his sonl
Roma quietly acquiesced in all her father
| said and as quietly made up her mind to do
| as she pleased. Tall, we'll formed, nineteen
years old, pretty and romantic as her roman
tic name, she felt it her duty to accept the
| first lover that presented himself. But how
to get at that lover without her parents
knowledge was the question, and here the
washerwoman stepped in with suggestion
She had washed for the family several years.
and felt qualified to act as counsellor to the
fair young girl So it is related she told
Roma of wonderful brother she had. He
| was clerk, or butcher, OF something in the
far-away village of South Manchester, on the
Hartford road. II Miss Roma desired
she would arrange a correspondence between
| the two The heiress did so wish, and letters
| began to pass between New Rochelle and
| South Manchester, The rich father, who
| never saw letter, chuckled to himself at his
| daughters obedience and went more fire.
! quently than ever to his office in the city on
| Nassau street.
During one Of these trips to New York the
washerwomau is said to have arranged
meeting between her brother and the
romantic Roma. They met in the garden,
| Just as Juliet" met Romeo" years ago. But
the "Romeo" In this case was red faced, about
thirty years old and wore a suit of ready
made pepper-and-salt clothes. The Juliet"
wore a cool muslin gown, and back Of her
duffy blonde bangs perched a bewitching lit
lie bonnet, latest style Vows and sighs were
exchanged and the happy pair parted, deter
! mined to become man and wife at the next
meeting. Last Wednesday Miss Roma OBJ
/ bained permission to visit Mrs. Nichols, an
Did friend of the family, who lives in Bergen
street. Brooklyn About 2 o'clock In the
afternoon the young lady sailed carelessIy
out with the remark that she Twas only going
20 the corner TO post letter."
Five hours later, at o'clock, she returned,
and to the reproaches Of Mrs. Nicholas, who
Jlamed her for the long absence, she said:
l You needn't scold me any more; l am my
own mistress now; I've just been married"
"Marrieds To whomf
'George Mead, clerk, who came from
South Manchester to meet me-"
"And how long have you known HING
''Oh, long time"
''But how often have you met himp'
''Twice"
That settled 1t, and without losing a min
lte the lady forced the bride of day into
carriage and hurried to tie depot where the
irst train set them down at New Rochelle.
The family were Mortified They said all
,orts Of hard things, and declared that Roma
should never see the husband again.
He had gone back TO his native village, and
she did not seem to mind his absence. Old
Mr.. Sickles came on to this city to consult his
lawyer, Mr.. Dowley, with view to having
The marriage annulled.
The newly made husband kept away from
his heiress bride for three days. but on Sun
d lay he mustered up courage and dropped into
4 yew Rochelle. He gave hackman 50, and
was driven up to the Sickles homestead and
introduced himself as the new son-in-law For
few minutes there was an interesting time.
Then it is said negotiations were opened
looking to the buying off of the undesirable
addition to the family. But he had come to
tay. Monday, when most Of the family
we're away, the young man called again and
managed to get a few minutes conversation
n private with his wife, Then he went away,
and has not been seen about the place since
When reporter called yesterday afternoon
The door was opened very few inches by a
sery pretty girl, who eyed the visitor very
,uspiciously and asked:
) "Did he send you"
'sWhog"
"Mr Mead, the husband; cause if he did
can't let you in. Them's the orders He is
not to be allowed in the house. Anyhow
everybody is away, and we can't tell you any
thing"
The family declined to talk, and the wash
, ,rwoman had nothing to say.
Mr.. Byrne, a young dentist, who paid Miss
Roma some attention, denied that he had
aver been engaged to her. The young lady,
{ is said, visited Catholic priest yesterday
who told her she must stand by the marriage
| 70 the only thing that remains Is for the oil
nan to relent Gossips in New Rochelle offer
? 10 bet even that Morosini will recognize his
coachman son-in-law before Sickles does his
operator son-in-law. Mr. Sickles is well known
IN this city as capitalist and lawyer His
pffice is at 20 Nassau street. His family con.
| ,ists of two daughters few years younger
Than Roma, son about thirty, and Mrs
, Sickles, whom he married about lour years
ago He is eighty-six years old
LATER DIsPATcH-THE YOUNG MAN DID
WELL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Mr Sickles informed
| I, ranorte.r this morning that he was prepared