The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-04
MARRIED IN SECRET
The annoying Difficulties Encountered by an
Eloping Couple.

New YORK, Jan. 3-The little blue-coate6
messenger boy of the American District Tele-
graph Company, in Jersey City. was reused up
at 1890 o'clock New Years eve by call and
was sent to the Philadelphia Hotel. "Dust up
to Nc. 46. boy; second floor 'front.'" said clerk
John Mnllin, when the boy arrived. In front of
the room indicated. the lad found well-dressed
young man pacing up and down the hall A
petite brunette, dressed in a loose morning gown,
reclined in an easy chair with her slippered feet
resting upon the CRATE fender. She turned
round to meet the messenger, showing finely
chiseled oval face, and a set Of pearly teeth.
I'VE want to get married, young man-right
off, before the old year dies" began the young
man, addressing the messenger who stood in
the center of the room run as fast as you
can-run anywhere, only ge. minister; any de
nomination will do; we not particular so
long as he can tie the knot before II o'clock. !"
The young woman only smiled and laid her head
upon the young mans shoulder
''All right" and the lad rushed back to the
office and impaired the information to the man
ager who instructed him to summon the Rev.
DIR. Parmly. Grand street DIR. Parmlys
servant answered the ring of the door-bell, and
called the reverend gentleman, who positively
refused to leave his bed. The boy took the dis
couraging information back to the hotel, and
the young couple grewvery nervous. Half an
hour had been consumed and time was very
precious. He was told to try the Rev. DIR. I'm
brie, of the Presbyterian Church. who lives at
No. 141 Sussex street. but that gentleman also
declined to oficiate. Again the lad returned,
bearing the sad news.
'Well, we will get clergyman if it takes all
night said the would-be bridegroom, and he
again dispatched the messenger to the Rev. DR..
j. b. Brady of the Hedding M. e. Church.
Tell them / am engaged holding watch night
services and will not be through till after mid
night. | will be down them said the clergy
man. The messenger. who had been running
for over an hour, sank into chair as he reached
the parlor, and between gasps, told the anxious
young man what Dr. Brady had said. 1t was
then about 1l:40 o'clock, and the young couple
appeard crestfallen. The bride, however, was the
drawer, and she quietly whispered into the
groom's ear that it was all right after all,
and the best thing left would be TO wait
and suffer disappointment. The messenger was
discharged, after receiving 30 cents for his
charges and 81 for himself. Dr. Brady arrived
at o'clock in the morning and performed the
ceremony, and Charles Drumheller, guest, who
lives in Harrisburg, Pa. and clerk Mullen kind
ly consented to act as witnesses, and the young
man gave his name as John O'Brien. twenty-five
years old, travelling salesman employed in this
city; he woald not say where. The blushing
bride said her name was Elite Juer. twenty
years olk born in Toronto living in Jersey City.
The clergyman received a crisp $40 note. Kew.
DJ. Brady said that he believed 1T TO be case Oh
romantic elopement. Late last night reporter
discovered that Elite lived with her parents in
neat cottage at No. 48 Jewett avenue Jersey
City Her father is connected with the abbat-
toir and is reported to be wealthy. Elite, who
is a Methodist, fell in love with O'Brien, who is
a Catholic, and. although personally he liked the
young man. Mr. Juer would not consent to
marriage. The young lovers laughed at the
locksmith. and successfully planned an elope-
menS. O'Brien called at the house at 9 o'clock
ito bod
thing ready and together with her little satchel,
she was bundled into the wagon and rapidly
driven to the hotel. While speaking, Elite
cautioned the reporter to lower his voice, as she
feared that her parents. who were still ignorant
of her marriage might overhear the converse
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