Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-02
SHE DIDN'T ASK MAMMA.
j. ], Teasdsle Elopes With Thirteen
Year-0ld Miss--Ths Knot Tied
by Judge Kendall,
The Bridegroom Arrested at the Instance
Of the Parents for Perjury and
Kidnapping.
Hunnioutt Pound Guilty Of Murder IA
the First Degree Life Impris-
onment His Sentence.


special.
DALLAS, lex, May l.--1uesday
evening Justice Kendall was sum
moned by man In hack who
wanted him TO tie the nuptial knot be-
tween him and girl named Alice
Cuernal. Tho applicants name was
'. J. Teasdale. The bride seemed
rather youthful, bat as Teasdale bore
license with seal and several pictures
OF cupids on IL he did an requested,
and the two were made one NJ far a.
n Texas Justice OF the peace can
bring about such result About half
an hour before this a lady was rushing
about the Commercial hotel frantioally
calling for Alice. She requested that
her husband, MIR. Cuernal, be sent for,
and II was done. He put In an APP
pearance and his wife, the frantic lady
spoken Of, informed him OF the
disappearance Of the child, aud
both suspectlng that she had eloped
with Teasdale, who had been cooling
around, he rushed out In search OF the
couple. The police were called on and
assisted the parents. The search
| finally proved successful and the lovers
were found Mt the American house
married according TO law, etc. Then
q complaint was filed against Teasdale
| tor kidnapping, He was arrested
aud placed under bond OF $1,000, which
he gave and returned to his bride. The
parents are beside themselves with
anger. They declare that they intend
TO prosecute the husband and q negro
woman who was a go-between, and
everybody else who had anything
to do with the affair. They say
the girl IL only thirteen years OF age.
| Teasdale swore before the county
| clerk In order TO procure the license 10
marry that the girl was eighteen years
old. Teasdale WAS also arrested for
| perjury, for making the oath. Laura
! Sweat, the negresa spoken OF, threw
Mrs. Cuernal on bed and dttsined
her when she discovered the flight of
Alice, and kept her till that maid es-
capped. For this complaint has been
made against Laura. charging her
with assault and battery on Mrs.
Cuernsl.
THE BRIDE AND GROOM.
The reporter CHANGED upon the or
rant couple this morning in down
town.bound Main street car. Mr.
Teasd dale is u nasty looking young man
OF perhaps twenty-five years. He WAS
dressed In a stylish spring suit and
sporied buttOn-hole bouquet rather
larger than the canons OF taste might
prescribe. But, all IN all, his well-de.
veloped for one so-young.moustache
and general appearance were decidedly
prep0sseBsinR.
The bride wasl OF the achool-glrl
order, and very tender order nj that
She has sharp but pleasing and intel.
ligent features, and II the assertions Of
her parents are authentic, has shot
skyward wondrously for girl Of II,
She was dressed In a neatly-fittlng
walking suit which Just hid the tops
OF her shoes and occasionally revealed
a glimpse OF crimson, AZ the exigencles
OF locomotion might require. Like all
wives who have not the wisdom OF OK
perience, she froze 10 Hubby like
the legendary indisposed feline 10 the
heated brick, and looked out OF the
corner of her eye whenever asked a
question to sec II assent beamed In
his heavenly orbs.
The Jury In the case OF James Hun.
nicut came In this evening after being
out two hours, and returned n verdlct
against him Of murder la the first de.
gree, and assessing his punishment at
confinement In the penitentiary for
life. The verdict was surpriseto the
defendant and 10 the outside. The de-
PENDANT will appeal his case.
Messrs E Van Winkler q Go. Of
Atlanta, Ga, have uIrhased property
Of Capt. Castor, In New Caledonia,
and have let the contract for the
building OF a mandatory for cotton.
gins, cotton. presses. etc. They report
their capital az 100000.
Mr.. "a Smith, the undertaken. met
with most serious accident this
morning. His horse became fright
aned and ran away with him. A. II
turneda corner his buggy colllded with
grocer's delivery wagon, throwing
Mr.. Smith heavily TO the ground. He
was carried In an unconscious cOndi-
ton to his home, where he finally
'came round.p The doctors do not
think his hurts dangerous, but they
will keep him In bed for some time 10
come.
The crop reports from the mer-
chants exchange make the abatement
that within eighteen counties Ia this
vicinity the increase OF the acreage Ia
cotton amounts 10 fifteen per cent. over
last year. blxty-two aud two-thirds
per cent. Of all the land intended for
cotton is already la. What IL up Is In
fine condition, as are the wheat, corn
and oats. Hence settlers are In better
condition than has been known for
years.