Huntsville gazette., 1884-11-15
CAUGHT a HEiRESS.

Cunning Commercial Traveller Captures
tho Pretty and Wealthy Ward of Deacon
Doty, His Father-The Young Lady Flies
to Meet Her Lover in Chicago-The Old
Gentleman Angry But Philosophic.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, November 1c.
The gossips are busy over what seems to
be sensational elopement. At the cor
ner of Perkins street and Fulton avenue
has lived for several years pretty bru-
nette, with her guardian. Her name is
Meta Sherman. Ever since the death of
her father, Hiram Sherman, of Gates,
Meta has lived in Rochester. Hiram
Doty was appointed her guardian, and
the fair maid has lived beneath his roof
all this time. She is heiress to fortune
of $75, 900, which becomes her own when
she arrives at the age of twcnty-o years.
She is now nineteen. Besides this,
which she possesses in her
own name, it is said that her fortune
will be double that amount when her
uncle, who is very wealthy, dies. She
has figured very extensively in the best
society here and was generally esteemed
q society belle. Her guardian, Deacon
Hiram Doty, whose hair has been silvered
by between three and four score years,
has son, Jas. P. Doty. This gentleman
is well known in this city, where he for
merly resided. For several years he has
lived in the West, with his headquarters
at st. Paul, MINI. He is described as
commercial traveller and is thirty-one years
of age. His course of life is said to have
been of such character as to bring un-
measured sorrow to his father. A few
years ago he was married, and two years
ago he was divorced. The divorced wife
now lives in Chicago. These are the two
characters in the elOpement which now
ngitates polite society here. About a
year ago the two began to correspond anu
James frequently came home, so that he
saw Miss Sherman at not rare intervals.
The good guardian, Deacon Doty, did not
look with displeasure upon the acquaint-
ance, but never dreamed of a matrimonial
result, upon which he would have frown-
ed. Matters came to a crisis on Wednes-
day last, when Miss Sherman eloped from
her home, and took the 'flyer' for Chica-
go, where she met DOty by appointment
and the two were married. Your CORE
spondent called last evening upon Deacon
Doty. In answer to o question the
guardian replied:
"On Wednesday afternoon she told me
that she wanted to 60 to Gates which il
her old home. Her father lived there for
many years. think she said she wanted
to attend church social and would stsy
all night with friend. / gave her my
consent and thought she went there. The
first thing learned concerning her elope-
ment, was telegraph dispatch l received
from Milwaukee, sent by my son, askin.
that her trunks be forwarded immediate
ly by express. Then l received a letter
from him saying that she had met him
at Chicago, according to pre-
yious engagement and that they
were Immediately married there. / sus-
pected nothing of this kind. Iwould Ger
tainly have forbidden their correspond
ence had I known that any affectiof,
sprang up between them. l do not thiE
him the best husband she could seleci
and that makes the blow all the heavier.
People will say that winked at it and
connived to bring about such result.
But such is not the case. have gravt
apprehensions for the girls future an
can only hope that they are groundless
Whenever saw them togethe
mere, they were either quarreling
saucing each other. They must hav
been playing part to deceive me. Sh
is distant relative of mine. Her fath4
is dead Her mother lives in this city
Troup street, but she is demented. ser
on her trunks. There was no use {,
burning the barn because the horse ha
been stolen. The girl made her ow
choice and can but assent, though sh,
still under age and l am her lega
guardian"