Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-17
INITIATING SCHELLING.
he fIies WIN the sister OF Gen. Daniel
siosles, whose rather is worth Ten
MIIlinra nI llnllaIs

sicties, whose rather IL worth Ten
Millions OF Dollars.
Following close on the heels of the Nor.
| osini elopement, and before the excite
ment attendant on that event had subsidized
came news Tuesday Of social mesalliauee
! in New Rochelle, N. y. bearing much the
same features.
George G.. Sickles, the father of Gen.
eral Dan Sickles, is the second richest man
in the village, his wealth being estimated
/ at over $40 900, 600. He is 81 years of age
| and lives with his wife and three dsugh-
ters, Roma, aged 90; Peri, aged 16, and
Al o, aged IL, in q substantial |. looking,
frame building on North street, about
half a mile from the depot aud just out.
side the corporation limits.
Besides being her fathers favorite,
Roma grew up to be a handsome girl
With her sister she attended boarding
| school some distance from her house, and
the coachman was in the habit of driving
| the two to the depot. At this time Roma
was about IA years old, of remarkably we'll
developed form and pretty.
Ono day in school she made a remark
to her schoolmates that shocked them be.
yond measure. They informed the teacher
and, on the principal calling her up, Roma
admitted having given utteranoe to the
words.
One evening the girl was discovered
paying visit surreptiously to the coach.
man, aud the latter was arrested and held
for trial. When the case came up the
grand jury decided that no crime had been
committed and the coaohman sued Sickles
tor false Imprisonment. The case was
| finally compromised.
| Since the foregoing events an exceed.
| lngly strict watch has been kept over Miss
II ha Ntr, l,n -,
l kept company with a young man named
| Cornelius Burns. The engagement was
broken off two months ago in the follow
ing manner: After visiting some friends
named Eusinger, Miss Sickles accepted the
| invitation of one of the sons named Fred,
to so out riding. During the drive the pair
was seen by lady friend, and, with the
| usual good nature of a gossip, she informed
Burns. Tho latter asked for his ring.
Before and during the four months pre-
ceding this event Many Ann Meade, who
was employed as q washerwoman by the
Sickles, has been lauding to the skies her
brother William, who, she said, was
coschman, employed at South Manchester,
Conn. Roma, after the quarrel with Mr..
Burns, agreed to meet the Adonis who
louged to see her. Ga August 25 a tele-
gram was received from William, stating
that he was coming, and at about O'Clock
in the afternoon be came.
This coachman was not very pretty to
look upon. He was of medium height,
with black hair and eyes, red face and a
| thick brogue. His ignorance was stu
peudous. Compared to Roma, who is
slight, With light brown hair and eyes and
q sweet cast OF countenance, he was POSI-
lively ugly.
Before another week had passed the
couple had met again. Opinion seems to
De divided as to whether Roma received
another visit from him on Saturday, Sep
l tember q, but most of the villagers think
she did. On the Monday morning follow.
ing Roma accompanied her mother to the
house of friend in Brooklyn and re.
msined there in the evening, while Mrs.
SicSles returned to New Rochelle. Meade
called At the Brooklyn house on Tuesday,
and then again on Wednesday. Oa the
latter dag the suspicious OF the girls
friends were somewhat aroused, foI
Meade was dressed up"
The couple were followed TO the corner,
where carriage was 10 waiting. Both got
III aud were driven owe: to New York and
up Fifth avenue to st. Patrck's cathedral,
where they were made man aud wife by
Rev. Father Kelly. After the homo ward
drive, Meade left his bride to go to South
Manchester.
On Thursday Roma's marriage certifi
cate was found by the lady at whose house
she was visiting. Without informing the
girl OF her intention, she took the train to
| New Rochelle. and informed Mrs. Sicklss
of what had happened. On Friday morn
| ing the infuriated mother and her friend
returned to Brooklyn, and the love sick
maiden was hurried back to her home.
| Since that time she has been almost
continually in Mysteries through fear of the
anger Of her father when he learned of her
| escapade. Her mother angrily told her
that she would shoot Meade when she saw
him, and that she herself should be locked
| up. At last she cooled down some what
| aud it was agreed that Meade should be
introduced to Dir. Sickles az the girls
intended, the fao. OF marriage being kept
from him.
On Sunday last, az noon, Meade came
up and the plan was carried out. Old Mr..
SIckles looked at the young man and said !:
Young man, come into my library, |
want to talk to you"
Once inside he began to shower ques.
tions On the disconnected young man,
Seemingly satisfied. he consulted with his
wife, who told him that Meade was worth
1000. Then Sickles told the young man
TO call q. his office. The ooachman did so,
but Sickle' was not there when he came.
On Monday night he again called at the
house, but he did not stay there long, and
what transpired is not known. But for
the publication in the papers Wedne sday
morning, which may change all the plan,
1t Ia generally believed that it was Mrs.
Sickies intention to have sham courtship
go on for about six months, after which,
the couple were to be again married with
tne addition this time Of the usual parents
blessing.
frobabio Reconciliation Effected
1t is believed reconciliation has beam
effected between the Morosini family and
the runaway daughter Victoria and her
husband, Ernest Sohelling, the coachman
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Schelling and her
husband, with Mrs. Modem, a female de-
tective, who was instrumental in bringing
the runaways back from Troy, went from
New York to YOnkers, and Mrs Schellipg.
with the detective, stayed long time in
her fathers house, while Schelling waited
In the neighborhood. Finally she came
out, accompanied by her two brothers.
Ottilio and Giovanni, and the Rev. Father
MoNamee, the priest of the parish. They
met Schelling and the two brothers cordi.
ally shook hands with him. With their
sister and Sohelling they then went to the
railroad station, where the brothers parted
from the young couple in most friendly
IN manner. Schelling and his wife returned