Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-11
SCOUT FLANxER ELopEs.
An Exciting Hketurn-IIis shoulder
serRus OFFICIALLY Kkan,ov.,t


straps Officially Removed.
Wilmington sinners have probably
been relieved Of the tender solicitude Of
Scout Ldnnmus Flanner. In the heat of
battle at the old foundry barracks the
salvation warrior won the heart of Martha
Taylor, an innocent, shapely Ninth ward
blonde, and Monday they eloped to
Philadelphia and were married. This,
however, was only the beginning of the
great end which is still ending. The war;
rlor and his blushing bride arrived in this
city from Philadelphia to ask paternal
blessing at 9.43 o'clock Monday night, and
the scout was given an enthusiastic recep-
ton.
As the leather helmet Of the majestic
scout was seen towering above the passen-
gers who emerged from the train, two
dark complexioned men, who had been
.ar&iously awaiting it, moved closer
together and two pairs of fierce black
eyes shot forth glances of mutual under
standing. They were Frank Taylor and
son, the father and brother Of the bride.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Flnnner were pass
ing the gentlemen's waiting room,
Frank Taylor rushed in between
them and pushed them apart He then
made lunge with his fist at the scout
and the latter went down. His helmet
tumbled of and large crowd closed in.
witnesses say that several people fell on
top of the scout. Mrs. Flanner gave
vent to several feminine shrieks, and her
brother caught her by the arm. She
screamed 81 want my husband" Scout
Flanner jumped up and ran bareheaded
about the station yelling "Police
police !" He met Police Officer
Sherer, who went with him to
the scene of the assault and found that
citizens had taken hold of Mr.. Taylor,
and that the latter had drawn n knife
which he was ilourishing wildly. The
Scout picked up his helmet and fled.
Young Taylor took hold of his fathers
hand nnd tried to get him to go with him.
More excitement ensued, and the bride
still continued to yell for her husband
who had escaped. Officer Sherer per.
suaded Mr.. Taylor to leave the station.
When he reached Ninth and Poplar
streets on his way home over Eleventh
street bridge, he became boisterous again,
and the officer states drew his knife. He
was then arrested and gave bail to appear
Tuesday morning ut court. At ~ O'Clock
Monday night, Scout Flanner was seen
going ON dead run down Fourth street,
his 1.-the form swaying with the evening
breeze, crying ~ want my wife" He
was pursued by an officer:
In the municipal court on Tuesday
Mr.. Taylor was arraigned. Officer Sherer
testified to the above facts. Mr.. Taylor
in his statement to the court said that his
daughter had been attending the meetings
Mt the old foundry, and ii was there she
met Flanner. He had invited Flanner to
his house and had fed him and lodged
him. Knowing that Flanner wanted to
marry his daughter, he wrote to General
Moore at the Brooklyn barracks and re-
ceived the following answer;
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 3Oth instant
has been handed to me. | am sorry to have
to say Of Flanner that / do not consider him
OF sound mind, and he is certainly not Il
person that should marry. / believe he has
wife, one at least living. This thing seems
to be like a mania with him. Treat him
with pity, and tell him for me II we hear
any more from him in this line, we will
denounce him In the city.
THOMAS L. MooRE.
Mr.. Taylor was discharged.
THE WARRIORS BRIDE.
Martha Taylor is girl of about 20
years of age, good looking and very tract
able. People think that since the arrival
of the scout in this city she has been a
fanatic on religion. After escaping from
her brother last night she went to the
house where the female officers of the
Salvation Army have beeI. boarding,
on Walnut street above Eleventh,
and sat in the parlor exclaiming
It's all for Jesus all fol
the Lord" Scout Flanner arrived after
his wild flight down Fourth street, but
the proprietor of the house would not let
him in. He was very much excited, and
kept up continued jabbering. The
father and sister of the girl called Oh
her and begged her to go home, but she
refused and spent the night with the
female salvationists, who denounce the
scout and also tried to get her to give hin
up. Tuesday morning long before il
WINS time for the milkman TO arrive
there was rapping on the door ut the
house on Walnut street, and n voice, thai
sounded like the vail of cupid's bow
string, cried "Martha MARTHA" She
came down stairs and did the balloon,
scene with the beaten warrior from the
kitchen window. In sweet respite free
from public gaze these two planned e
leave town that morning. After break
fast, Linnaeus came back to the kitchen
fence and cooed honeyed words from
behind the ash barrel. The proprietor o
the house on Walnut street went out ant
told him Mr.. Taylor was in the honse
He shot of like meteor and ran n who'll
square without looking back. Short.
afterward Martha said goodbye, and lef
the house to Join her liege and lord.
Captain Stuger and Lieutenant Bilby
the female oificers Of the army stationed
here, called at the GAZETTE office Tuesda.
morning to say that Scout Flanner I'M
been discharged from the army, and tina
commanders of barracks throughout TIN
country have been notified not to alloy
him TO associate with them.