Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-27
Three Minutes Too Late.

AN ELOPING COUPLE WHO TRIED A MATRI-
MoNIAL RACE AGAINST TINE.
Last Saturday morning when the train which
left Richmond at o'clock arrived at Ouantico
and was taken in charge by Capt. W. H. III
Gould his attention was called to a couple ac-
companied by mddle-aged gentleman evil
IDENTIFY bent on matrimOny. The parties proved
TO be Mr.. Walter Hanes a Woodworking Young
man of twenty-one, and Miss Fannie Blunt
stoutbuilt rosy-cheeked girl of nineteen, both
of Hanover county. Va. Capt. Gould having
learned the purpose of their mission offered his
services to see them through. Arriving here at
1880 O'Clock they did their best to get a license
have the knot tied and make the next train for
home in thirty-One minutes but failed in this
After going to the court house, purchasing the
license and being married at the rectOry of
Trinity church by Rev. Mr.. Addison. who gave
them a certificate. they started on a run and
reached the depot about three minutes too late
They therefore remained here till the afternoon
train. and In the meantime received the con-
CALCULATIONS of a number of the railroad en-
ployes and Others. To one the bushing bride
said: "If this is not runaway match I'd like
to know what you call it, We have been try-
Ing to do what we have done for month, and
failed each time; but we got off at last
why, pa objected; but he couldn't tell why
for he looks on Walter as nice young man
and it seemed he had no fault to find only he
didn't want him for a sOn-in-law. There are
hve children of US, two OF them girls, and 1 was
the Oldest
She said they were going to Walters fathers
home, adjoining her fathers, on their return
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
Sidney j. Watts and Cora Nichols; LEROY d
Jonas, OF Nashville. Tenn, and Eta G.. Haner
W. ID. Mills and Annie +; Henning; James F.
yerteounty, Md; Wilfred SorreI and Rosie w
Wood.
bert Jackson cOlored. II years old. was placed
on trial in the Police Court this morning
rood
his stepfather, Benjamin Simpson, at the home
OF the Iatters wife. near LIST and streets SOUTH
west on the Sd of this month. Simpson te>ti-
ned that he jackson. fired a shot ut him. the
bullet taking effect in his thigh. The defendant
nred second shot which did not take effect
Ofhcer Howell testified that the boy admitted
the shooting. Mrs. Simpson. the boys mother
TESTIFIED that simpson came TO the house about
O'Clock in the morning and began abuSno
her. Her son took her part. He cut at the I,cy
three times. upon which the boy fired nj him
Inc case was sent To the grand jury, bonds $500
JUDGE SMELLS OPINION OF PROFESSIONAL
WITNEssEs.-"Here's a promising young man
who has been married about a month, and now
wants 10 give his personal bonds to keep the
peace toward his wife, said Judge Smell this
morning colored man named Abran Nit
Police Court This Is e one eer af the GeSk IN the
whisky witnesses - interrupted the clerk 1--WE
nave nothing TO do with that now" answered
the judge. His wife is afraid To 20 out of the
house." added Mr.. Thomas. "You can't ex-
Beet any more from aman who will go around
800. L. I, Sdlu the Judge, ana Mlt-
GRAND DECORATION DAY EXCURSION TO
PEN-MAR AND THE BLUE RIDGE VIA RALTI-
MORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.-A special
excursion train will leave the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad station at $50 am. for Pen
MAR ana the Blue Ridge on Decoration Day,
MaS 81, ana returning here about p. IN. The
ride through the beautiful scenery of the Blue
RIDGE mountains Is picturesque in the extreme.
me Train moves on in steady ascent. through
ever changing views, until Pen-Mar is reached