Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-23
Helen Owens, Infatuation.

WASDERISGS WITH HER NEGRO LOVER-AN Eff
F5RT TO TAKE THEM BACK TO MARYLAND.
Yesterday after.OOn after Jesse Platter, colored
and Helen owens, white, OF Bristol, Anne Arundel
county. Nd. had procured a marriage license, as
stated In last evening STAR, they went TO the
Office OF Justice l. /. O'Neal 70 get married, but
after Stepping few minutes left FOR South Wash
ington still unmarried They did not succeed IN
81 ting married Ia south u ashington, and left on
lac oclOc.> train for Benninss, and the runor
2 as That they had been MARI Aere- Before 3
o'clock YESTERDAY Major Dye received te egram
G?senS IS Insane: nod her and Jesse Platter until
arrive. and al 722 another urgent dispatch, o.
similar Character, was received from him Dr.
silchardson was at Bennin2s this morning. ana
called On the police TO aid LIN in taking the parties
TO annapolis, but they refused
The CsVPLE's CoURTsHIP.
a special dispatch TO the Baltimore Sun from
: nnapoiis Nd states that Platter lived with Dr..
enry Richardson. the brother-in-law Of Miss
aenS who lived IN the same house. The doctor
INT word 20 The CCnd actor Oh tie b. & 2. railroad
- Intercept The couple but lie declined to interfere
several acaIIainIaDCes OF Miss owens recognized
ncr on the Iraln- She was closely yelled aud en-
deavOred 10 evade them. Platter was beside her
trembling Ike leaf. The nervous manner OF the
man first led TO the discovery OF her Id, nifty. The
men. IL Is Said admOnshej the conductor 10 leave
The couple behinl, but he replied that be could not
interfere. Miss owens has respectable family con-
nectionS. Her father, the late DIR. Thomas Owens,
Was d well-knowD farmer OF the district where his
family reside. Miss OWENS is thought by many
In the neighborh0cd To be demented 1t Is stated
she told party the train that Platter was her
servant Pater declared that they had had no time
fos courting: they lid known each other for some
years and ad often stopped and talked Ia the fields
and IT the fence. and short time Since, while
st3nding near tie fence, they determined TO get
married The mother OF MISS owens caught her
talking 10 Platter solne weeks ago and rebuAed IL,
for Ii, which. 1t is stated, the daughter did not
receive Kindly. When the two were fleeing together
ON Tie tria Miss owens paid the fare OF UOtu f.aIer
and herself. She loon with her coE.iu Fable sum
or money whic.. belonged 10 her and aiSo d bank
contained IN.
cred doLiars deposited TO her credit In Washing
ton bank
AMI had an Interview with the officials. but they
Were poweress 10 take any steps i'll the matter DR..
Rit harrison LEFT In tn noon train TO consult with
states Attorney Aunroe as TO making q charge.
MISS OWENS FAMILY.
Miss Owens IS OF the well known family OF that
name, who were one OF the earliest settlers OF the
West river negAborhood Of Anne Arundel,
daughter OF Dr. TnoG.as Owens, who died near
Eristol about two years since. Dr. Owens widow,
with Or. Richardson and her remaining daughter,
Reside On the nOlae place. Miss Helen was 4 deli
cate Child frnIa IEIdncy. and having been parayZed
at the age VI eight years left with weak
ulllld, Ot>lieS having some hereditary abdominal
DISEASE, with which her Ia,her died. In consequence
OF her mental and .yScal condition she Was sent
TO school only during portion Of three years. and
the EiinIIy have since always had ner Under the
strIcttet surveillance, fearing that She might do
leres,.l or some other person harm. She Was very
u!nii and suspicious. ana averSe TO all company,
not evening JOKING the family at their meals, but
oAlnS meals III the pantry.
IL Co-ortd man Platter halls from Calvert
county, v mere his people live, and he hid been at
WON iOT Dr.. Richardson since January last, living
Ia quarters and receiving regularly his weekly al
.o"an.e OF IOod and his pay. seldom guinZ any
nearer the house than the barn The family hai
noticed n0rhins on the part OF Platter the woman
to Indicate any intimacy. and quite positive, IL
there has been any intimacy, IL has taken place
Within The past Two weeks. Wien She lett home 10
go to Der aunt threeIourths VI :, mile dis
tint. This aunt as about the only relative who
would have any hing to Go with her outside the
Immediate members or the family. for she was
generally regarded insane. P.ater had been
seen once tWIge to leave his implements ana
Talk with Helen in the road, and last week he drew
j portion OF his wages then due.
THE NOTE MISS OWENS LEFT.
On Monday evening the family were at tea about
N O'Clock, and Helen was in the pantry, as was
thought, taking her supper, but at about ten
n nuteS TO O'Clock Ii discovered that she had
gon. Some went at once 10 her rOOin, thinking she
might be there, and on returning plcAeG up Note,
jas follows:
"Decr Mother: I have determined to 90 away
anu commit suicide. HELEN OWENS.
July 2l.t.'
he f-Illy at once sent out scouts, and the woods
were thoroughly secured by eight or ten men, but
no trace OF her could be found. PiaterS absence
was noticed, and ii was then remembered that &c
u spoken OF going back TO is fathers. In Calvert
coulty, and messengers were sent to Fair Haven,
MuiilhlnS and Annapolis, and the telegraph put In
motion.