Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-20
CHAMPAGNE AND KISSES.
A Frenzied Bridegroom Waves an
Axe.
A WATERING PLACE SENSATION.
Abrupt Ending ofa Honeymoon or Staten
lsland---The Fountain House in an
Uproar---Rogers and His Wife.
he PEEPEo IN THE WINDOW.

NEw YoEx, October l9-Miss Kate El-
dridge is very attractive. She has a fine
figure and her cheeks are richly tinted. At
West New Brighten, Staten Island, she pre-
sides over fashionable boarding house on
Richmond Terrace, She has been there
two years. When she arrived she was
widow and was always attired in costly and
fashionable raiment. Mrs. Eldridge and
her boarding house became very popular in
short time She styled her establishment
the Fountain House A large fountain
with figure of Venus and Cupid on oppo-
site sides, adorns the lawn in the court
yard. About thirty men board at the
Fountain House. Colored men do all the
housework and cooking. Mrs Eldridge is
the only female about the premises.
On Sunday.
On Sunday last former boarder at the
place NAMED George Howe came to visit
landlady and the other boarders. Mr..
Howe has lately lived at Claremont, n. J.
On his invitation Mrs Eldredge, as her
name was supposed to be, visited neigh
boring restaurant Mrs Eldredge insisted
upon one of the other boarders, named
JohE Rogers, accompanying her. The trio
;arried long at the restaurant. AS Mr.
Rogers afterwards related it, they partook
literally OF champagne and other drinks,
princi pally milk punches. Rogers finally
iell asleep under the soothing viands
Howe and his former hostess left the saloon
Pogers was then ST In,bering there. Some
ime after the latter awoke He hurried 20
tie Fountain House and walked directly to
the door OF the lardlady's room, which is
situated in he back parlor, off the back
stcop aud piazza. he door was locked
Mr Rogers then raiked along the piazza
TUNED the Stats o! the window, and peepad
In.
His Name H. Jerry.
Ano;her boaydcr, who is called Jerry was
in the back garden Rogers called the
former. Together they peeped through the
blinds.
81 want you TO witness that my wife is
fathless," said Mr. Rogers, his voice chok
irg with excitement
This was the first intimation that the
boarders had of Mr.. Rogers and Mrs. FL
lredge having been married, but it was at.
terwards discovered that the marriage had
been performed month before by clergy
man named Wurtz, of East Twenty-ninth
street, in this city.
Mr.. Rogers, after showing his fellow
boarder that Mr, Rowe was occupying the
apartment, seized an ak and began batter.
ing down the outside door He said he
wanted 10 get inside and mutiate the other
party. The door WIS broken in and Rogers
was just starting after Howe when police
man arrested the exasperated bridegroom.
Rogers was arraigned before Justice Lang
ton the next morning. He said:
Zone month ago Mrs. Eldredgc became
my bride | married her honorably. We
we're married quietly because she said il
might offend the other boarders and hurt
her business. | was willing from my attach.
ment to her. would have braiLed Mr..
Howe if | could have reached him. 1t is
fine ending Of our honeymoon. to he sure"
NIr. Rogers was discharged. He said
that he would leave the village.