The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-27
UNDER TIE JAIL WALL.
The Romantic Marriage Ofa Virginia GiTt
to Her LOver, Who was tmpris-
oned for Deadly Assault.
I al Tnesday week James Fanntlf

Oned for Deadly Assault.
Last Tuesday week James Fauntlerny. |
a rich young farmer. went out walking
on Ragged Edge Hill with Mss Mnllie
Dowues, the belle of Chatham Hill vii
lage. twenty miles from Marion. VII
Qinia. While passing along a narrow
pathway on the mountain side over
hanging a deep ravine, they were acons-
ted by Pierre Dugan. anO'her farmer.
who had been q suitOr for Miss D1~nes'
hand for several years. Dngan came
upon the compile while Fauntlerov's arm
| was round the GIRLS waist. He had not
| previously known that he had rivai,
| and began to rRprAach the girl bitterly
| FauutIerov told him not IN speak Tudeiv
to the lady. aud when he thereupnn ap
piled the epithet, ''heaTiless cnquette,
| to her. Fauntleroy struck him full in
the face. The blow caused Dugan to
| Rtagger and fall from the narrow path
into the ravine. where he Law senselHss
for several hours. until FauntieToy
could return TO Char ham and organic
! relief party who. wit h the aid of ropes.
succeeded in getting the inseusihle man
from The Nott0m of the ravlDe. Dugan
had both legs broken. and il was feared
al first that he was internally injured.
Miss Downes' grief WAS INTENSE, and
che fain'ed when Faunileroy was
, | thrown into iaiI. The friends Of the
latter. while endorsing his course in
rpppIlinp Dugan's objectionable Ian
puage to Miss Downes. were seriously
+ alarmed as 70 what his fate would he II
/ Dugan should die. Thev quickly per
r reived that the oElv witness against
FauntIeroy in the event would be MISS
Dnwnes. ana several nf them su9g-st ed
7 the advisability nf her leaving fhe = ate,
} | This SEEMED undesirable, then F-uCtIP
. ! rows brother, who is lawyer. sugg@s
. ted that II was a oitv he was not mar
ried. as Miss Dnwnes could not he mad'
? 10 appear as a witness against her owl
S husband. Tha suggestion was quickly
: caught at. and Lawyer FauntlerOy wen
= 10 Thomas Dnwney, the brother vt th'
girl, and after some persuasion induced
him to consprt to the immediate mar
}. riage of the couple.
a Knowing that the Sheriff would oh
= jpct and hat he would do all his pnwe
= to prevent the marriage, as in du'
: bound. the arrangements for the wed
' ding were made very quietly. Thrnug
" 4 cousin in the office of The County CI-rI
r Tom Dnwnes got a marriage ] lcens~ 10
,r his sister and james FauntlerOv. Fri
y, dav night ihe Dnwneses, brother and sis
ter, drove quietly into Chatham fror
II their home in the cnuHtTv. They weT
"A met at the Jail nv LAWYER Fauni lerO
4 aud minister named Peterson. Th
- party had previously located the cell OC
cupied hy the prisoner. and they pushe
IL their carriage against the wall direct
under the cell window. Lawyer FAuT
tlerOy jumped into the seat Of the ca
10 Tiage and. lhrusting his hand thTOug
O.. the iron grating, broke the glass Of II
| window A. the same tine he Gale
5u out To his brother to rrassure him.
f. The latter. by dragging his cot und'
to the window and standing un the hea
nm board managed 10 get his head on
level with tn window. The necessI
a9 foI th- mar age was quickly exp p'aiHe
ch and then LAWYER Ftuut'eTo jumu'
" down To ght ground sud assisted NJ
A DOwnes' hTOr heT into the carriage.
was found that the trembling girl con
not reach the eager hand stretched fro
le- tie barred window over her head Al
ne plainly visible in the brilliant m0Onlig
re- which roded the Jail and vicIuir
4 Then Lawyer FauDtleroy kuelt down
the buggy. and he minister aided NJ
re DowUFs 10 plan' hcr dain'v foot on
M hack and stand ou him. From here :
In succeeded in clamberiug onto he shOI
he deTs of her hTor heT. who stood hTac
. against the Jail wall In this positI
~ she could easily grasp her lovers han
ne which she kissed teTVentlv. In y
.ry strange situation unable TO see -
,cr othr.'s faces, the loving young couI
were hurriedly married.