Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-06
MARRIED BENEArs THEIR STATION.
"A Refined noung Detroit Lady Elopes with
Her Father's Coschman-A Grand
Dukes Morg fanatic Marriage.

DUKES morgAnauc mhrrthge
Miss Lillian Whitney, daughter Of g.
j. Whitney, musician, theatrical manager
and proprietor of the Grand opera house,
Detroit, Michigan, and Standard theatre,
Chicago, has cloped with her fathers
coachman, who is an alleged married man.
His alleged wife and children arc now occu'
pyiug comfortable quarters in MIR. Whit
ney's barn.
The coachman gave his name as Neville,
and he appeared upon the scene about i've
weeks ago. His magnificent physique,
glib tongue and superficial polish lent the
color of truth to his assertion that he was
high born Englishman. llo is about ~
years old.
Miss Lillian was in the habit of taking
daily drives with tho coachman, and
finally her family's suspicious were
aroused and Novillio was discharged. lie
aud the girl, however, continued TO meet
clandestinely up to few days ago. On
Friday afternoon last Lillian went out for
a walk and did not return. She bad just
received the monthly stipend allowed her
by her father as pin money, and the fears
of the family wcTo aroused that she had
flown from the parental roof. IL was
learned that Neville had disappeared
quietly day or two before.
Detectives traced the girl aud the coach
man to Toledo. Mr.. Whitney chartered q
special train and reached Toledo Saturday
night, but too late, for the runaways had
disappeared after getting married, and
| their whereab outs has not been discovered
Nevillio declared to tae probate judge o.
| Toledo, from whom he Obtained the mar
riage license, that his name was Sir Charles
Edward Neville, barouot. He called upor
| the probate Judge after the hours for bust
ness, accompanied by Miss Whitney, anC
obtained the license. Friday night Justic,
of the Peace G. l. SCOTT was routed out
and performed the ceremony.
| To the justice, the coachman gravely
asserted that his estate in England wa,
tied up in the chancery courts, and that h
should send the certificate OF his marriage
to the American minister at London, con
yeying by his remarks the impression tha
his marriage was necessary to assist hin
to recover possession Of his property. n
belief whatever is placed in his assertions
Miss Whitney is an accomplished youDi
woman, and had everything that wealt
could bestow. Her mother is prostrate
with grief, and fears are entertained fo
her life and reason. 1t is claimed by the
friends that Miss Whitney has been ac'
ing queerly of late, and that her mind
doranged.
Neville declares that he had obtained
divorce from the woman who claims to /
his wife.
a Royal nisalliancc
Tho great social sensation Of Berli
court circles is that Louis ", grand duB
of Hesse Darmstadt, the son in-law {
Queen Victoria, has suddenly Obi secretl
concluded left handed marriage with ii
Countess Alexandrine Czapsi, daughter {
Russian chamberlain, Count Adam Czal
ski. She is 20 years old, of extraordinar
beauty, and was formerly the wife of
Russian secretary of legation, De Kale
mine, from whom she was lately divorced
The ceremony took place on April 81
after the ritual marriage Of the groom
daughter, the Princess Victoria, TO Prime
Louis, of Battenberg. This left hande
marriage has caused the greatest sensatic
, in the palace Of tho crown prince, for Ii
grand duke was the intended husband
Princess Bcatrica of England, the rcje
, tion OF the bill permitting marriage with
: deceased wfe's sister having prevent
a the alliance.