The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-11
The Pretty Ward Of Hiram Doty
Runs OFF to Chicago and
Marries His Son.
How the Naughty Pair Pulled the Wool
Over the Good Old Gentleman's
Eyes During the 0ourtship.
A Sensible View Of the Situation--No Use
Burning the Barn Because the
Horse Has Reen Stolen.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, November l0.-So-
ciety gossips are busy over what seems to
be a 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 ho4esssto fortune
of S75, 900, which becomes her own when
she arrives at the age of tweDty-one 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
a society belle. Her guardian, Deacon
Hiram Doty, whose hair has been silvered
by between three and fog score years,
has son, JAS. =. 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 saiN to have
been of such character as TO bring I'M
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
agitates polite society here. About a
year ago the two began to correspond and
James frequently came home, so that he
saw Miss Sherman at not rare intervals.
The good guardian, Deacon Doty, did not
look with displeasuro upon the acquaint-
ance, but never dreamed of matrimonial
result, upon which he would have frown-
ed. Matters came to crisis on Wednes-
day last, when Miss Sherman eloped from
her home, and took the "hyer" for Chca-
90, where she met Doty by appointment
and the two were married. Your CORE
spondent called last evening upon Deacon
Doty, In answer TO question the
guardian replied:
son Wednesday afternoon she told me
that she wanted to 90 TO Gates which is
her old home. Her father lived there for
many years. think she said she wanted
TO attend church social and would stay
all night with friend gave her my
consent and thought she went there. The
first thing learned concerning her elope-
ment, was telegraph dispatch received
from Milwaukee, sent by my son, asking
that her trunks be forwarded Immediate
ly by express. Then l received letter
from him saying that she had met him
at Chicago, according TO pre-
vious engagement and that they
were Immediately married there. sus-
pected nothing of this kind. would GER
tainly have forbidden their correspond
ence had / known that any affection
sprang up between them. L do not think
him the best husband she could select
and that makes the blow all the heavier.
People will say that winked at It and
connived 10 bring about such o result.
But such Is not the case. have grave
apprehensions for the girls future and
can only hope that they are groundess.
Whenever l saw them together
here, they were either quarreling or
sauclng each other. They must have
been playing part to deceive me, Sho
IL distant relative OF mine, Her father
IL dead. Her mother lives Ia this city on
Troup street, but she Is dcmeuted. 1sent
on her trunks. There was no use OF
burning the barn because tho horse had
been stolen. The girl made her own
choice and can but assent, though she Is
still under age and am her legal
Guardian