Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-18
A SOUTHERN BRIDE.
Her Disguise and Ter Rusc TO Secure q
License.

Chattanooga, January 1.-two
wears ago, while visiting Atlanta, w.
u Baird. II yourGs merchant tf Fayette-
Vile, Tenn hecam- acquainted with
Miss Iriska Haveriield of Cincinnati,
aged IA On Miss Haverhpld's return
to Cincinnati, correspondence was
agreed upon, but Mrs. Haver-
field strongly protested, and it was car
lied on ciandeotiue'y Miss bhHer-
field was placed in a boarding-sch 'ol
Mr. Baird found it necessary to re
plepish his stock of merchandise quite
often, and at times registered AT the
hotel under AN assumed name. After
awhile the couple had IA falling out,
followed by the usual "make-up" y
few weeks ago Baird visited CiuciD-
natl, had stolen interview with his
sweetheart and proposed nlalrimony.
To this proposition she agreed,
aud II party OF three gentlemen
and ladies drove to the school
building, where the young lady was
found in waiting The party drove To
Parson Gwynn's, where they were
married, then back To the boarding
house, and the new Mrs. Baird re-
sumed her position AS schoolgirl with
out having aroused the Suspicion OF
any one save Il canlidante who had AS
sisted in theescmpuue Baird remained
nj the hotel and was visited on several
! occasions 10y his wife Ten days ago
/ Bald return d Ia Fayetteville, leavisg
his school girl wife 10 make pr@pafa'
lions 10 follow. The bride was to
leave Cincinnati on Monday morning.
and ioiu Baird IN this city that nigh;
bul Instead there came II telegram say
aI can't come; detectives are after
me. mamma, furiou-; I'm hiding OUT
i'm Covington BE calm; III gei
through our friends are Vigi'
liant. ihishA'
Probably Gfty dispatches passed be
tween them Monday night ana tues
day. The police here have
been telegraplied To arrest baire
and his wife on arrivai, am h,ih lleh
for marrying in violation OF the law
of Ohio, which require the Dride 10 W
eighteen year, old. Mr. Baird learn
ing thi-. lett the Re- d house In dis
guisr, and was locked in riom at I'M
stanton house. AT three O'Clock TN
morning Baird drove To Royce station
in answer 10 the follos ing TELEGRAM
aLpxinvtnn, Ky. Midnight, Janu
HTk ~ wv Ibhihb' 49,
IN pni on the tram; vii be there Il
the morning.. meet me-, Will, can
YOU" lhiohA'
Baird and friend took the norninl
train and met the south-bound trail
~ Dayton, Tenn, fifty miles north "
Chattanooga The conductor and pa
:, myers hat been tol'i the story 10y TN
bride. aud when Biard entered sh
was brought from her hiding'plac
aud nearly every one ia the Gar ros
aud b gan 10 applaud.
IIiska states that Just as the was pre-
pairing TO leave Monday morning h'
mother made the discovery an
check d her, hut not until her trun
had been sent. Mrs Hlverfirld bega
I, arrange for sending her to r.
fornatory. but she escaped aud g'iu
to the Gait house, where two OF Nj
Balrd's frfenis were stopping, iii
guised herself a. an old lady me
, crossed into Covington and stopped
: The Clifton house, but detectives g
!. 81 close she WAS compelled TO escal
4 through n hack door. She was take
by her friends down the Cincinha
Southern railroad ~ Lexington, whel
she took the night train, reacllin