The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-11-26
A REAL ROMANCE.
Story of Love and Devotion as Devel-
oped by the Arrest of a Deserter from
the Marine Corps.

A Story of Love and Devotion as Devel-
oped by the Arrest of a Deserter from
the Marine Corps.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The recent
arrest of clerk in the Surgeon Generals
Office for being deserter from the Marine
Corps, has developed very romantic story
man named Adolph Doyenhard came to
this country with his mother about four
years ago. He failed to find suitable en-
ployment and finally enlisted as a marine.
A few weeks experience in that
line of life completely disenchanted the
young man, and he concluded that he had
enough of soldering. At the first opportu-
nifty he deserted. Instead of seeking u hid.
ing place in remote localities he boldly
came to Washington, and under the as
sumed name of LIE Cont obtained employ
ment as Government clerk. In this
scheme. he was aided by his mother, who
had in the meantime become connected
with the Russian Legation as a translator.
LIE Cont devoted much of his spare time to
society, and soon developed into an elegant
young man, celebrated for his dudish style
of dress, and his ability to dance the
german gracefully. He became &C.
quainted with young lady of good
family, to whom he declared his love, and
found himself in favor with all concerned
gentleman did not fancy the alliance for
his sister, so he set himself at work to in
quire into the antecedents of LIE Cont. By
diligent search and careful watching, he
found out LIE Cont's relationship to Mad
anne Doyenhard. The difference in names
was a suspicious circumstance, which,
when followed up, disclosed the story of LIE
Cont's enlistment and subsequent deser-
ton. The brother revealed the story of LIE
Cont to his sister as an evidence of her
lovers deception and unworthiness, but he
was surprised and angered to find the girl
defending the young man, and d. claring
her intention of marrying him in spite of
all she heard against him. The brother
thought he would end the matter in a very
decisive way; SO he went to the Navy yard
and reported LeCont as deserter, Civ
ing his whereabouts to the command
ant. A file of marines was promptly dis
patched after LeCont, who was found and
arrested. His trial followed. He was sem
fenced to one years Imprisonment, and to
serve the balance of his term OF enlistment.
Doyenhard's lady love visited him daily,
in spite of the efforts of her family to pre-
vent further acquaintance with a man so
disgraced. Instead of breaking off the
match ma ds.in9sr however, the union Of
certain, the girl declaring that she
would marry her Adolph at the first oppor-
tunity. The brother maintains that he
acted for the best, but the sister vows she
will never forgive him. The influence OF
such social acquaintance as the mother OF
the young man can command is now being
exerted in Doyenhard's behalf I obtain his
release, or at best a mitigation of his sen.
| tence, with fair prospect of success. The
affair has created a great deal of gossip
in social circles, the sympathy of the ladies
being wholly on the side of the lovers
whose romantic troubles are pronounced
''too nice for anything"