The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-10

The Republican Central Commitit-
Of Saline county met last Saturday n
the city Hall. all tut four member
being present. The committeeman
without exception, were full %, straigh
Republican spirit. and full Of cnnti'
denee for a Republican victory thiI
fall. They reported from all direo
lions Q universal desire tO support
only the candidates nominated 10y the
coming convention. There WAS con-
siderable straight-Out-frOm- the-shOul-
der talk fur several minutes, and
while heated up the bssis Of appOr
tiOnment in the convention was fixed
upon the vote for Governor. Subse-
quently, however, the matter was re-
considered and almost a unanimous
vote was cast foF an appOrtiOnment
based upon the vote for President.
The three Republican candidates for
Sheriff being present were asked as TO
their opinions on the matter Of APP
pOrtionment, and they all eOincided
In the wish that the Presidential basis
should be adopted. The convention
was set for Saturday, Oct. 8, aud the
primaries for Monday, Sept. %.
Last Friday one John Rice aged
about p years, and a Mrs. Mary J.
Hughes were arrested at the Newman
House by Marshal SOuthwick, upon
telegram sent him by the deputy
marshal Of Topeka. The following
items from the Topeka papers will eK-
the matter:
Topeka has not had an elopement
for some time, but u real, genuine
elOpement occurred yesterday. The
parties who elOped were John Rice, q
street car driver, a single man, aud
Mrs. Hughes. Mt. Hughes went
to work as usual yesterday morning,
but on returning last night at 8 O'Clock
his wife had fed, leaving no word;
her little 5-year-Old daughter she had
left at her sisters. Deputy Marshal
Lucas, Of North Topeka, saw the
couple board the 1890 Union Pacific
train for the west yesterday, and they
were as happy a. happy could be.
Hughes says he is az loss To know
why his wife left him. Their rela-
tons had always been the most pleas
ant. Last night he sent kilograms 10
different points on the Union Pacific
road for the purpose Of having the
runaways stopped. 10 il thought
that they went tn Salina Rice boarded
az the same house with Hughes
and wife, but Hughes says that he
never noticed any thing out of the
way between Rice and his wife. To
pekd Capital, Sept. 18th.
About three hundred persons were
at the Union Pacific depot yesterday
afternoon on the arrival of the east
bound train. The great attraction
WAS the expected arrival Of Deputy
Marshal Lucas, who had in custody
the parties whose elOpement was re-
ported In yesterdays Commonwealth
Officer Lucas found the prisoners
safely Jailed at SalinA, on his arrival
there yesterday morning. Mr.. Hughes,
the husband Of the erring woman was
at the depot and with Tears In his eyes,
asked her why she left him, and to
again return 10 his home and let the
past be forgotten. She replied that
she would not live with him, but con
scented for him To ride I'm the hack to
the City hotel with her. The young
man, John Rice, was taken to the
county jail and left to think over his
unsuccessful adventure.
The woman declared while at the
train that she would never again live
with her husband, but would always
be true to her John. a. she called Rice.
When asked why she left her home,
she quickly replied, because she loved
John. She says that her husband has
always been kind 10 her, and never
gave her any reason TO leave him, and
was q good and faithful man. This
fact Is clearly proven by his actions
yesterday towards her. He will not
prosecute her, and therefore she was
set at liberty, and went 10 her parents
home in Company with her brother.
The young man, Rice, met Mrs.
Hughes about six months ago, when
he rOOmed In part Of the house they
occupied. At that time he was q
street-ear driver, and rOOmed there 50
rs to be near the cOmpany's stables.
His trial Is set before Justice Hale, At
q. M. today. The wrOnged husband
intends 10 send him to prison, II pos
slble.
We understand that Rice was
former resident Of Salina, having
worked for sometime for one Of the
Muir Brothers, north OF Salina.