, 1885-10-01
THREE %EL0PEMENTS.
A Kansas Beauty's Flight
With a Cowboy.
A Nebraska Belle Goes Off
With an Ex-Confederate.
Two Watermelon Eaters ElOpe
From Asheville, N. C.
She Would Have a COWBOY,

EMPoRIA, Kan, Sept. 5O-Ihls town
is torn up with excitement to-day overthe
most exciting elopement which has oc-
CURED here in several years.
Col. Jas, Benton resides in an elegant
home on Mountain street with his wife
and only daughter, Clara, a bewitchinGly
beautiful young lady of II. Miss Clara
only returned from an eastern boarding
school, where she had been for two years,
a few weeks ago. She is highly accom-
plished, plays dozens OF operate airs on
the piano and can in three Ian
guages. Col. Benton is the owner of the
Katydid silver mine in Colorado. and is
very wealthy. He idolized his daughter
and supplied her every desire.
Several prominent young men of the
town began paying their attentions to
Miss Clara and she at once became the
rising star in social circles. A few days
ago the town was startled by the sudden
appearance of a red shirted, sombrero-
covered young man upon the principal
street. lie rode into town upon a feet
steed, fired his pistols at the glasses on the
tops of telegraph poles and loudly pro-
claimed that he was bad man from the
cattle lands. Four policemen corralled
him and placed him in the town lookup,
where he remained until next morning,
when he paid his fine and started in again
to paint the town.
The cowboy gave his name as Bob Mil
Ter. He is about % years of age and
sports a jet black mustache and waving
dark hair. His horse was left in the
Prairie house stables while Miller contin-
ued his wild antics. The horse is a very
speedy animal and possesses great.intelli-
gence.
The cowboy whipped two bartenders in
the Red Eagle saloon on his second days
visit to Emporia, fired three shots at an
Indian cigar sign and treated all the bum
mers in own to the best in the shop. He
was well supplied with money and spent it
in a lavish manner.
On his third day he saw Miss Benton
enter the post office and at oncc APP
preached her. Tha young lady, who is
exceedingly romantic, had a long CONVEX
sation with the cowboy, and appeared
charmed with his breezy That
evening Miller rode up to Col. Benton's
residence and walked into the parlor with
his big sombrero on. Col. Benton ordered
him out, Notwithstanding the protesta-
tons of Miss Clara, who cried loudly for
Miller.
The cowboy rode off swearing vengeance
against the colonel. He went over t the
Red Eagle saloon and beat a man from
Boston who happened to look at him
curiously. Next day Miller contrived to
send word to Miss Benton, and the TO
mantle girl agreed to elope with him.
just at dusk last evening Miller rode mp
to Col. Benton's on his fast horse, leading
another speedy animal which he had pur-
chased from Dawson's livery stable.
Miss Clara, attired in her best clothes,
rushed out to the gate and was helped
upon the back of the horse. Miller then
fired his pistol several times in the air and
yelled at the top Of his voice.
As the couple rode off Col Benton
dashed out of the house with his shot
gun. He fired three times at the COW
hoy lint the claiming connie were ont of
range and riding swiftly toward the prairie.
Col Benton and a posse of friends
started in pursuit, and have not yet re
turned. Miller is well acquainted with
che cattle lands and it is believed that he
will be able to avoid the p%ursuers. If
Col. Benton hunts him down bloodshed
will certainly be the result, as Miller is in
a desperate humor.