New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-01
SEQUEL 10 An ELOPRMENT.
Prom The Cardl1 Times.

The Cdrdi0 Times
An extraordinary scene was witnessed yes
terday murniuk the Saracens Head Hotel shirley IL
seems that Saturday fasbionnby dressed young
man. we'll known In commercial circles In Birmingham.
eopcd with the wife OF "A Birmingham tradesnan. The
is described as tall and very handsome and Is SAID
when they lcvauted On saturday. drove To shirley,
thinking doubt, that In that scquesered spot The
wife could safe from the search OF her husband
while her lover made preparations for a further and
safer nighL They took rooms AZ the saraeen's Head
ing they remained undlsturboJ. The outraged
husband had been able TO trace Tue ran"%sys,
he put appearance AZ tue hotel. accompanied by
yengeauce on the dlsturber OF his home. Early Il
was the had lett the hotel 70 call upon friend
who resides further up the village, aud who was going
hu iuto birmingham Ia bis gig, 80 that the hus
bands original scheme Ia surprise his wife aud her
Ia ignorance OF he arrival OF hct husband, aud tue party
lie wait for her lover They secretcd thom
aud had the satisfaction VI seeing ther 'lem ar'e
up with his FREUD
time TO out bat bouncing on the vehicle IN AL IN
saui, they dragged him frOn H. despite his friend lay
ing station and In 'front.' OF II there gigantic horse
trough and pump. The horse trough was full OF Ice
cold water aud into this he was bundled IN tce His
strggles were OF no avail his euenics held him fast
pAyfully dabblcd him ali over ana almost drowned
the parties procured bucket and sOnsed him
repeatedly. more sorry hgure than the drenched
lug crowd o: rustics WIS gathered In front
OF hotel hut no Que attempted 10 Interfere o was
sghtest effort of Resistance so he was lifted from the
trough and held arms length by two OF the party,
while the third lifting bucket OF meal water that stood
ready for the horses gave him last souse with this
mixture. Tne effect heightened the dculousness OF the
situation and the discomfort OF the victim for the PUPPY
meal stuck all his recently smarOohng forgery.
In tubs state let free. aud OF he started like
frighted hare. seeking refuge anywhere aud every
where and nndng none. lie Owed INTO bakers shop
and got behind the cJunor only TO be dragged out
and bclaborcd Justify by the husband anu
his friends aud again he was let free This time be made
on through yard OF the Saracens Head aud out into
the fields eyOnd IL with the greatest dhcully ne
could 20 along a the water dripping from his soaked
clothes that hung around him like PAIL his arinsned
from his body 10 allow tue water 10 drip
free In his stumbling career over the fields he would
every aud then receive an admontory dig 10 hasten
his speed from his pursuers that Invariably sent MN
dyiny 10 earth ON his face For about half an hour he
was thus pursued with relentless persstency TIL,
th,roug hly Exhausted, he scrambled over hedge aud
fell plump into dirty ditch the other side rhs last
might filled u OF the husbands revenge me lover
was To scramble out OF the ditch his friend with
the gig up and helped him Into inc yehole ah.
amid the Iecrs tho multitude, he was driven away
toward birmingham, minus his hat AMI Totally regard
of the woman had lately LETT at the saraceDs
Head Hotel She aftcrward was interviewed by her
Indignant husband IN more quiet ana less pubic