The daily Cairo bulletin., 1884-12-27
A st. Louis Doctors Son Runs OF
With a Young Grass
Widow.
They Go to the Great and Wicked City On
the Lake, and Communicate With
the Old Folks at Home.
Mysterious Disappearance From Their
Boarding House A art-Broken
Mother--An Indignant Father.

CHICAGO, ILL., December 26.-Detect-
I've Bonbeld has been unable 10 find Sa-
lone Pitzer and frankie O'Bannon, the
young couple who eloped from st. Louis
some time ago, Pitzer Is only nineteen
years OF age, with smooth face, dark
hair and medium height. lie saw and
loved the beautiful blonde, frankie
OBannon, but her mother and his parents
being obdurate, an elopement was
planned. The young lady, who is only
seventeen years old, left her home under
the pretense OF paying visit to her
country friends, and the pair met at the
depot in st. Louis and came here. They
NEXT APPEARED
at Mrs. Travis boarding.houso, 2l0 West
Lake, where young Pitzer received several
letters from his father, who is a well
known physician Of st. Louis. He told
MRS. Travis that the police were looking
Tor him on account of his little escapade,
ana day or two later the couple disap-
peared, leaving trunk and few letters
behind. 1t is supposed that the young
Lotharlo was short Of funds, as an over.
coat belonging TO one OF his fellow board
ers is said TO have accompanied
THE FLEEING PAIR.
A charge OF larceny is docketed against
the young man, buf only as an excuse 10
hold him If arrested. Telegrams have
been received from the parents of the
lovers and every effort is being made to
effect their capture. Detective Bonaeld
said this morning that he was convinced
Pliers father knew his new address, but
was anxious 10 screen his son.
The Hearts They Left Behind Them.
ST. Louis, Mo-, December 96.-Mrs.
OBannon, the mother of the girl, who
ran away with young Pltzer was called on
this afternoon at her home, l03 South
Fifteenth. The house, a two-story brick.
is furnished in manner that denotes the
culture and taste of its owner. Mrs.
U Bannon at first refused to speak on the
subject, but when she heard that the worst
construction would be placed ON her
daughters actions, she broke down
completely and, amid sobs and tears. told
the following story:
My family and DR.. Pitzer's have been
intimately connected, and the doctor
was our family physician. Saone. his
son, became acquainted with frankie last
July, and since then he has haunted the
house. | have forbidden him to come
time and again, and the only result was
his writing to her to meet him somewhere
else. | feared for her reputation and
strove to guard her in every way. She
received a good education in convent.
was splendid musician, danced well and
was
BEAUTIFUL IN FACE AND FORM.
She had one fault-she was easily led.
When only fifteen she married a man
named Meis, but separated from him last
June. She had not been divorced, and |
knew 1t was wrong for her to receive
company. Salone was clerking at the
Union Depot when she first met him. |
have never offered him the slightest cour.
tesy% even treated him with rudepess.
and he always displayed marked suayitv
to everybody. He was dissipated and his
father supplied him with money and de-
clared that he could not manage him. I
told frankie that she was breaking nv
heart, and begged her to insist on his
staying away. One evening when his
was father here begged Salone
on MY KNEES
to leave my daughter until time came
when she could marry him. | then
thought | would send her to Litchheld.
H., where her grandmother resides.
Salone said thatl was not well enough
dressed to see frankie to the train. I
told him my love was warm if nv
was not, He went with rs.
and l placed her on the train.
Whether she even stopped at Litchfleld
or not | don't know yet. The next I
heard of her was letter Dr. Pitzer re-
celved from Saone, who was then in
Chicago. discovered from the letter
that frankie and he were stopping at
Mrs. Travis boarding house and | wrote
TO her asking information of frankie,
whom she knew well, she having stopped
there with her husband a year ago. She
said, and you can see her letter, that
frankie came to her house as soon as she !
reached Chicago that Salone came three
days later. She
OCCUPIED A ROOM
with Mrs. Travis, and had been out but
once and then in her company. On the |
llth frankie and he left Mrs. Travis
together. He did not pay Frankie's
board, for Mrs. Travis sent me bill for |
BIS, nor did she receive one cent from
him, because Mrs. Travis informed me
hat she did not have change of cloth
ng. When he left, Mrs Travis says..he
.ook an overcoat belonging to her son.
have his letters asking her to leave
lome, and | blame him for everything. |
will spend everything to bring her back, |
or she is all | have, and will then de.
nand that he be punished" Here the
Door woman broke down completely, and
,he reporter withdrew.
DR.. PITzER,
when seen this morning at ITO Chambers
street, fell into train of apparently
troubled thought when told of the Chi
ago story, indicating in his conversation
hat his sons conduct in the matter of
he elopement had been source of great
,rief to him. ~ do not care to talk
bout this affair."" said he, "and | shall
lot. have no idea of nv sons present