Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-25
ELoPEMENT AND A ROMANCE
The r,sra-Trainer aud ihe mii'ionaire'
Daughter.

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The Iierse-Trainer aud sue
Daughter.
A Chicago special says; Valentine h.
Shuler. the horse-trainer, who yester-
dav eloped with Miss Anna Mckeen,
DAUGHTER Of W. r. McKeen, of Terre
Usnte the millionaire banker, andpresi-
dent Of the yandalia railroad, arrived
here this morning with his bride.
AT noon he was found at the
Chicago Driving-park speeding trot-
Ter around the track. lie is an ordi-
nary-looking young man, but Of rather
more genteel appearance than the ave-
rage run Of horse-trainers. At the start
ing post, watching Shuler with great
apparent interest, was tall, well
built. well-dressed blonde lady, Mr.
Shuler's bride of twenty-four hours
Shular arrived at the course last week
with Mr.. McKeen's string OF horses
and has been on the same track Innu-
merable times heretofore and never az
tracted special attention.
TOOK HER AWAY AND MARRIED
HER.
81 don't want any notoriety about
this thing" he said, "and would rather
not talk about it. i have known the
lady who is now my wife for years.
Her father was opposed to the idea OF
her marrying me. But yesterday
went down to Terre lIaute, took her
away with me, and married her. Be-
cause Mr.. McKeen is very wealthy she
had several suitors, all men Of more or
less wealth. The one the father favor
ed was a wealthy lawyer of lndianapo-
lis"
"when did you get married?' he
was asked.
"Last night, at the residence of my
sister, in Evansville. came up here
on Monday with carload of horses,
one of them belonging to Mr.. Mckeen
and another to his son, banker at
Terre Haute. | went back there We'd
nesday night, and at 5 o'clock yester-
day morning called at the house for
Miss McKeen. She was waiting for me,
ready to start, and we took the $3.50
train for Evansville"
Where was the old gentleman"
I" He wasn't up yet"
NO TROUBLE WITH HIS BROTHER
IN-LAW.
"Do you expect to have any trouble
with your brother-in-law?"
Not bit. | am going to just let
him alone and 90 about my business"
Young Mrs. Shulcr was sitting in the
buggy at the side Of the track watch
ing her husband as he drove up and
down. She is blonde, about twenty
five years of age. tall, with well-de-
yeloped figure and a very pleasing face.
She was not disposed to talk about her
wedding, but said she felt sorry about
her father. She hoped, though, that he
would forgive her after his anger had
subsidized.
LOVERS FROM CHILDHOOD.
A friend Of the runaway couple, who
has known them both since childhood,
said to-day that Shuler and Miss
McKeen were lovers almost from child
hood. They were distantly related,
and years ago Shuler's home was at
Terre Haute. He comes Of an excel
lent family, his father being Colonel
Shuler, now living at indianapolis,
and at one time man of con-
siderable wealth. Valentine and An
ME. played together as children,
but when they became older Mr..
McKeen did not look upon their
friendship with favor on account of the
change in the circumstances of the
Shulers and the young mans occupa-
ton as a horse-trainer. Mrs. Shuler
has about $4,000 in her own right.
inherited from her mother, who died
several years ago. She was her fathers
only unmarried daughter, and was his
only housekeeper and mainstay.
THE OLD GENTLEMAN wILLRELENT.
"You can depend on it," said this
friend Of the couple, 1.-The old gentle
man will relent. He sent man this
morning to take his horses away from
Val, but he'll send them back again
before the RAGS" Among the horse
men at the track the elOpement was, of
course, the chief topic of conversation.
All were pleased at Shuler's good luck,
as they termed it. and one Of the
drivers of fast horse-hesh said " The
old man needn't kick. A horseman
lays over lawyer as much as glass
Of fifteen-cent whiskey does over a
drink Of the five-cent stuff"