Evening star., 1886-11-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CEsAGWELL WAS THE MAN.
Another Story of the ElOpement q
WaShingtOm,s COlOred Belle.

THE LUCKY MAN A YOUNG HARRISBURG BARBER AND
NOT A vIRGNIAN, AND HE AND HIS BRIDE ARE
NOW IN THE CAPITAL OF THE KEYSTONE STATE
Tt happens that the colored man whose elope-
ment from Washington with the intended bride OF
George NJ. Snead, waiter at the Arlington hotel,
as published in THE STAR OF Saturday, was not
Cassius Harrison, of Virginia, but John V. Crag-
well, a well-to-dO, handsome colored barber, of
Harrisburg, Pa. A dispatch from that city to the
New York San says: Before coming to Harrisburg
Mr.. Cragwell was in the employ OF Richard Fran
els, leading cOlOred reStauranter in Washington.
Francis had daughter named Lulu, and it was
quite natural thing that the two should fall in
love. Cragwel is poor, having only his wages to
depend upon, while the father OF Miss Francis
owns almost 100 houses in Washington and other
valuable real estate. Last year Mr.. Francis, owing
to the friendship entertained for him by Senator
Edmunds, was made keeper OF the Senate restau-
rant at the Capitol. He was one of WaShingtOn'S S
leading cOlored citizens, and his son. Dr. John X.
Francis, is prominent physician.
Two weeks ago young CragWell, while at WORK IN
ceved an invitation to the wedding that Miss Lulu
FRANCIS was about to be married to the waiter at
the Arlington, George NJ. Sneed. Cragwell could
not stand that, and he took the first train for
Washington. where he FASTENED to the residence
OF @ Mt: Francis and protested against Lulq's mar,
he would have her. Receiving no encouragement
| from her father, he returned home and wrote the
gill RtCelNlIS III Ttply IL pitlge vi ldllll- ue
returned to Washington. few days later he
went to Virginia to see some relatives, and on
Tuesday last returned to Washington and went to
see Lulu's sister, whom he enlisted in his cause.
WoInanS wit is sharp, especially in love affair,
and the sister helped them out. She sent for Lulu
on Wednesday last to come to her house, pretend
ing that she wanted her to meet the dresSmaker
to Try on her wedding dress. Lulu went, and on
reaching her sisters house she found Cragwell
awaiting her with a marriage license, which he
had procured in the meantime. \ cab was called.
Miss Lulu and her sister and iIr Cragwell got
into 1t and were driven to the residence of the Rev.
Byron Sunderland d. d., the minister who married
President Cleveland, and in short time the knot
was tied. The two ladies were sent home and
Cragwell, after making arrangements to go to
Harrisburg, followed them to the house OF their
parents. 1t seems that Sneed, the young lady'S
a1Iianced, was also there but IL prospective huS-
band was no good alongside real husband and
Sneed was informed OF the marriage. On WedneS-
day evening Mr.. and Mrs. Cragwell left Washing
ton for Harrisburg. and are now at the residence
of Mr. ii. Early, the private messenger to Gov.
Patterson, where the reporter saw them and
obtained the above narrative.
Another Harrisburg special says: 1t Is said that
Mr. Cragwell has written his rival that he will
take off his hands all the furniture he purchased
in anticipation OF his marriage with Miss Francis.
CragWel who has resumed the tonsOrial business
in this city, says his wife never loved Sneed and
that she cannot comprehend why she consented
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