Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-25
4 white Woman EIOpes With a Negro

Miss Ellen Owens, young woman of good
family, of Anne Arundel county, fell in love
with Jesse Platter, an uninteresting mulatto,
and after day of travel on Tuesday the two
were married that evening at Benning' Station,
near Washington. Miss Owens is twenty eight
years old, and her colorea husband is two or
three years her senior She is the daughter of
the late DR.. Thomas Owens, of Anne Arundel.
She lived with her brother-in law, DR.. Henry
Richardson. She had often given her family
trouble, and sometimes her conduct led to the
belief that her mind was not perfectly sound.
Platter, her husband, has been working since
last Christmas on DR.. Richardson's farm, near
Bristol, in the eig hit district He has been be-
fore the Anne Arundel Court AT least once, for
at the last term Of court he WAS convicted of
taking a horse from the pasture AT night and
riding off with it. The couple left DR.. Rich
arison's house Monday night and walked to
Mulliken's Station, on the Pope's Creek line of
the Baltimore and Po'omac R,ilroad, which
they reached early Tuesday morning. They
took the mon ming train. the coloed man carry
ing two heavy saiches. Tied TO one of these
pair of heavy farm boots. Miss Owens
was heavily reiied. but was dressed in rather
x
kid gloves. Many of the people on the train
recognized Miss Owens, in spite OF her veil.
She said % one OF hem that the coered man was
her sersent. The train was in charge OF Con
ductor Bibhy, who, when he reached the next
station, was handed despatch from DR.. Rich
ardson atBristol telling him TO IN the couple
as they there clipping. The conductor had no
authority 10 make any arrest. W hen Colllng-
ton was reached Governor Bowie got on board,
4, a l,,.+ J, b..
showed him the despatch He decided that he
could not stop the parties, but at Bowie be
handed The letter 10 the conductor on the
Washington train, with instructions 20 give II
TO an officer at the depot immediately upon the
arrival of the train in Washington, and TO
point out the compile to the [ tf'er as they left
the train. ON the Washington train they &C.
cupied a secluded seat, before, and avoided
the gaze of other passengers. " hen the train
reached Bennings the clippers were put under
arrest Of Officer Platter, of the Washington
force, and were taken to police headquarters,
where Platter stated that be Vas farm hand
in DR. Richardson's employ, and hsd tern en-
gagged 10 Miss Owens about a month. They
had arranged he said, TO come 10 " Arlington
for a marriage license and return to BeHningS
Station and get married.
Miss Owens was demonstrative in her Il, c.
ton for Platter and insisted upon btIng allow
ed TO marry him at once. The woman was ex
amined by The police surgeons as TO her mental
condition, and they decided that she WAS weak
minded but not irresponsible insane
Sh. declined 10 wait until her brother in-.aw
arrived in the CITY and Was hnAIlt released,
there being no aw 10y which the marriage could
be prevented. : marriage license MS pTccur-
ed, and the couple departed tor Bennsng $
There they we're nnirird at the house OF the
groom'S sister. There is much Indignation
against Platter in The eight dEslri,t OF Anne
AruDde, county, and threats are INSIDE that It
will be very vain for HIM II he oO'urS tack to
that righLorhood
CHILDREN SUITS, Eisrmsu Bros. 9Th and +
SITS, Washington, ID. {.