The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-11-05
QUIET MEIoDRAMA.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
IN REGARD TO 1T.
How O Young Lady's Sudden De-
parture with Relatives Pro-
duced q Sensation.

place in this city last week, which Is
causing considerable comment In high
circles. The sensation embraces
tangled plot with circumspect execu-
tion. A beautiful heiress, said to be
heroine OF an abduction, tender moth
er-in-law, triumphant relatives, law
yers, hnckmen, railroad men, midnight
rides, etc. The scene is laid In San
Antonio and other cities of distant
States. A LIGHT reporter has collected
the following information In regard to
the matter: A wealthy widow OF this
city was the mother of very amiable
son, who had attained mans estate.
While on visit TO distant State some
time ago, he met and fell In love
with beautiful young lady, whose
soul was congenial TO his own.
On the young mans return TO San An
tonic correspondence was begun by
the young folks, and shortly after anoth-
er trip was taken by the young man to
where the young lady was then visiting
a wealthy aunt, who is the widow OF
general of the late war. The wedding OF
the young people contaminated, and
the happy bridegroom and his lovely
bride returned to San Antonio. Short
was their married bliss. though a hap
pier couple and more loving, could not
be found. Perfectly enraptured with
each other, time flew on until death cut
short their happiness and plunged the
young wife into deep misery by the TAX
ing OFF of her husband.
Now followed days and weeks Of grief,
mingled with trouble from another
source. As soon as the news OF her hus-
bands death reached the young BRIDES
relatives, they began urging her
to come home. She refused, and
preferred to live with her husbands rel
atiyes, and be near her husbands grave,
which she often visited and watered the
flowers which grew thereon with the bit
ter tears Of young wife's bereavement.
As she is the possesser, In her own
right, OF fortune Of some $4,000 or
100000, which has been In the
hands of her uncle as guardian,
the mother-in-law, declares they
have sinister motives In wishing her
to return and relinqulshing certain
rights and titles to her estates which
are now. in litigation, and which
her uncle has the control of. Be-
fore the marriage Of the young people,
the lady says this uncle COM
PEELED them to sign paper, un-
der pain Of breaking off the marriage;
said paper, the purport of which, In Its
many legal forms, she did not then
know, and which was document re-
linquishing all claims by her to her for
tune, and vesting 1t entirely with her
uncle. On the return to San Antonio
lawyers were consulted, who decided to
contest this paper for the young lady,
young bride very obdurate In refusing
| to return to her old home, her relatives
determined to come after her, and
about four weeks ago, her aunt,
and lawyer, drove to her resi-
dence, and the lawyer attempted to
carry the young woman in his arms to n
hack which was in waiting at
the gate. This was frustrated by
the timely arrival Of the eldest son
Of the old lady, and an embar-
RAISING explanation Of the proceeding
was cousin OF the lady and was simply
embracing her. This ended the matter
for time, but last Tuesday the sister Of
the young widow arrived In the city
with the aunt and young lady. They
registered at the hotel under assumed
names. The sister visited the young
widow Wednesday morning and in
vited her to go with her to.the hotel.
She accepted. IL the evening relative
called for his young sister-in-law at the
hotel to bring her home, when he was
told that the ladies had departed to
spend the night at the residence Of a
relative outside the city.
He returned to this city and consulted
a lawyer, and they proceeded to the rel
atives' home In hack. They could not
gain an audience, however, and called
the next day, when they were told that
the bird had flown.
Highly enraged at this proceeding,
they returned to this city, believing that
an abduction had taken place, and the
belief was strengthened by an anony-
nous note received, stating that young
lady was put on the train In an uncon-
scious condition.
The other side of the story Is that the
young wife, after her marriage, was
kept Tn abject fear by her mother-in-
law, and was not permitted to see her
relatives. That she wanted to leave
and return home, but dared not express
her wishes. That when her relatives
arrived she flew to them, and is now un.
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