The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-11-19
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
The Groom in Jail and the Bride Stands on He
Brothers Shoulders.


Brothers Shoulders.
James H. Fauntleroy, a young man of Chat
ham, W. Va, is in Jail on the charge OF assault
with intent to kill.
| The crime was sequel to a village romance,
and grew out of jealousy between Fauntleroy
| and Pierre Ii. Dugan who were both paying
attentions to Miss Mollie Downes, the belle of
the Township. On the day the assault was
committed Fauntleroy and Miss Downcs were
walking in a secluded path known as Ragged
Edge" They met young Dugan and hot words
| ensued between the two men. In the midst of
| the quarrel Dugan began upbraiding Miss
| Downes for jilting him, and she, becoming net
tied, finally told him she did not love him, and
would not marry him under any circumstances,
and that she had promised to become Fauntle-
roy's wife.
''You arc heartless flirt," responded Dugan.
81 always thought So and now l know it,"
| The words had hardly left Dugan's lips when
Fauntler0y leared forward and Selling him
around the waist, lifted him bodily and hurled
him over the edge of the path, which skirts a
ravine over 100 feet deep. Dugan fell about %
feet and lodged in the branches of a scrub oak
which grew out of a assure in the face of the
cliff, where he lay apparently dead. Faantle
roy left Miss Mollie to watch the supposed
corpse, and rushed to the village for help.
With difficulty the rescuing party lowered
Fauntleroy to the place where Dugan had
caught, and when the words came up the cliff
that he was still alive a rude litter was i'm
provised and was lowered SO that he could be
placed upon it, and he was drawn to the top
and taken to his home. Both his legs were
broken, and he sustained internal injuries
which his attending physician says will prove
fatal
Friends of Miss Downes and the young pris-
oner determined to spare her the pain of testi
flying against her lover, and secret marriage
at the Jail where Fauntleroy was confined was
arranged. On Thursday night buggy contain
ing young man and closely yelled lady was
driven cautiously out of Chatham just before
midnight and the horse was soon turned into
the road which leads to the jail The building,
an ancient tUmbledOwn structure, stands about
mile from the town. As the buggy neared
the building il was Joined by another contain
ing two men, one of whom from his dress
seemed to be a clergyman. A hasty consalta
ton was held and then one of the vehicles was
driven directly under the little window which
gives light to the single cell within. The par
son thrust the butt of his whip through the
bars of the window and almost as soon as the
broken glass fell in the face Fauntleroy ap-
peared behind the grating. 1t needed some
persuasion to obtain his permission to what he
considered a sacrifice on Miss Downes's part,
but his assent was finally given, and the lady
was assisted to place beside the clergyman.
Their two companions also clambered into the
buggy, and, taking Miss Molie in their arms,
raised her until her face was level with the
window. The lovers gazed at each other for
minute or more, and then their faces were
pressed close against the bars and they ex-
changed the first kiss since they had parted on
the night of the assault. Miss Mollie was too
heavy to be held up to the window, so her
brother knelt down and she stood on his
shoulders while the ceremony was performed.