Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-03
The Lowe-Thorpe wedding.

a large attendance IN Department Two o
the Superior Court, to hear the proceeding
on habeas corpus relative to Russell J
Lowe, whose father, it will be recollected
sued out a writ on the previous evening
before Judge Mcfarland, setting forth tha
the young man was restrained of his liberty
by D. \. Thorpe and ]. II. Miller Wher
the case was called City Attorney Anderson
| appeared for the petitioner. Mr.. and Mrs
Lowe, ST.. were present, also the young
man in whose favor the writ was issued
and his two brothers. Mr.. Miller was pres
ent, but Mr.. Thorpe was not, and it tran.
spired that the writ had only been served
upon Mr.. Miller. That gentleman was
called upon to make statement, and in
! formed the Court that he did not have the
youth in restraint, had not had, and did
not know of his being restrained by any
one. He had not seen him that day until
he came into the Courtroom. The City
Attorney, after remarking that there doubt
less
HAD BEEN SOME RESTRAINT
| When the writ was issued, presumably by
Mr.. Thorpe, though there was none at
present, requested Judge NJ Farland to
make an order returning the youth to the
to question the boy little, and in response
to his heterogeneous was informed by him
that he was 10 years Of age; he was not at
present restrained of his liberty, and was
not when the writ was served, but had
been before. When | went to Thorpes
house he and his wife took me into room,
locked the door, and Mr.. Thorpe said, You
have ruined my daughter, and you must
marry her before you leave this house.
The Court at this point interrupted the
statement, saying that he did not wigh TO
hear anything further as to what occurred,
as that would be more pertinent in an ac-
ton of different nature, if one was in
stltuted. He thereupon dismissed the
writ, leaving young Lowe to go with whom
he pleased, and he left the Courtroom with
his parents. His
STATEMENT MADE To PARTIES
Subsequently was in effect that he visited
Mr.. Thorpe's residence at that gentleman s
request; that Mr.. and Mrs. Thorpe met
him, locked the door OF the room, told him
that he had ruined their daughter and
must marry her at once, Thorpe threaten
ing to blow his brains out if he refused
He replied that he was not of age, and
wished to consult his father, but this was
refused. Thorpe went and got a license
leaving him locked in the room, and the
wedding took place shortly after his re-
turn. Lowe declared that he married I'M
der fear that he would be killed and did
not leave the house when the officers and
his father called there because Thorpe had
threatened TO kill him if he went away that
night. He said he had not seen the girl
previously for four months, three of which
he had passed at Bartlett Springs. 1t is
understood that Mr. Lowe, ST.. has retained
w. a. Anderson to bring suit 10 annul the
marriage. The Lowe family left for the
East on their excursion trip last evening.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY
Is a direct contradiction of the boys state
ment. Mr.. Thorpe denies positively that
he threatened violence to the latter. or that
it was necessary. He was in Woodland
on matter of business on Thursday, and
returning that evening met the Lowe party
on the train. He had a pleasant talk with
the young man in the smoker, and invited
him to call at his house. which he suisse
quently did. In the course of conversation,
Mrs. Thorpe upbraided him for his relations
with her daughter, and in response to Mr..
Ihorpe's inquiry as to what he proposed
to do, he replied that he would marry her,
even if his father should disown him for it.
1t was arranged that the marriage should
take place immediately, and Rev Carroll
mony, but, as he did not arrive as soon as
was expected the party went TO the minis
ter's house, where the ceremony proceeded
pleasantly.
Mr.. Miller saws that the reports coupling
him with any restraint of the young man
are without foundation, as he had nothing
to do with the matter. The young couple
had been keeping company for long time,
expected to be married this month, and
Miss Thorpe had her wedding attire pre-
pared. When Lowe called at the house,
and it being known that he intended to
leave that evening for the East, inquiry
was naturally made of him as to what he
intended to do about the wedding, and he
responded that he was willing to marry
when he came back, or to marry that even
ing and take his wife with him So far as
he Miller could judge from what he saw
of Lowe, the latter was satisfied and will
ing to be married. He had at one time told
Miller that he was % years of age, and had
given Mr.. Thorpe to understand he was %.
Deputy Sheriff Rider, who served the
writ of habeas corpus, had talk with
young Lowe at the time. He told the Off
Ger that he was not restrained of his lib
erty and seemed cheerful and happy.
After the conversation with his father, who
disowned him when he refused to 90 with
him unless he could take his bride, he said
to the officer that he did not care if his
father did cast him off, but he was sorry to
do anything that would trouble his mother.