The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-12
REPENTANT MISS HARMED.
A Chicago Girl Elopes with st. Louis Man
Who Is Encountered with Domestic Ties.

CHICAGO, JAM 1l.-During the early part Of
last September, j. T. ORourke, st. Louis law
yer, with wife and family in that city, came to
Chicago on an ostensible business trip. While
here he called On the family of Albert H. Larned
and one afternoon took Miss Mary Larned. whom
he had known for some time, for boat ride On
Lake Michigan. Until to day their whereabouts
has been profound mystery and great many
people believed them to be sleeping in the bosom
OF the lake. 1t was foggy night when they en-
barked. and they were never seen to return.
1t was thought that they BECAME befogged, drift
peller or tug and drowned. The boat was found
Sept B. at the foot of Sixty third street, half
full of water and with both oars missing. This
strengthened the suppostion that the occupants
had persisted Numerous theories were advanced
as to the fate of the pair. AS there
was not enough wind on the
lake the night they embarked to hurt
a racing she'll, the idea of an elopament gained
currency. When the boat was found she was
riding on her keel, and this led people to believe
that its occupants had not been capsized. They
were finally given up as drowned The pub
lished statement is made to-day that the boat in
which Mr. O'Rourke and Miss Larned embarked
was not capszed, and that the couple, after row.
ing on the lake until dusk landed safely on the
pier at the foot of Thirty ninth street The
craft was set adrift and the twain walked to the
Oakland station, boarded of the Illinois
Central suburban trains, and rode down town.
Arriving at the Michigan Central depot they
took the night train and went to Detroit.
They obtained rooms at hotel but as O'Rourke
was short of money they subsequently moved to
cheap lodgings in modest part of the city. As
ORourkes purse was rapidly becoming empty,
he began to look around for employment.
Finally he found work as porter in dry goods
store on small salary Miss Larned kept house,
and under an assumed name they lived together
in one room as man and wife for nearly four
months. firing, finally, of the results of his
intrigue with Miss Lapned ORourke, it is de-
clared, indited an anonymous letter, in dis
guised hand to his deserted wife. The letter
stated that her husband and Miss Larned were
living in Detroit When Mrs. ORourke re-
ceived the epistle she Immediately communicate
ed with the betrayed girls father. The latter at
Snce employed detective, who went to Detroit,
and finally located the pair. The girl was only
too happy to return to the shelter of her par
ents' home, even though cloud did hang over
it. The officer confronted the girl when
O'Rourke was absent and she was taken to
Windsor, Canada. to await the arrival of her
father. Before leaving here she left note stat
ing her intention of going home. O'Rourke. on
returning to his room, found Miss Larned had
flown. Upon receiving letter from the wife he
deserted saying she would forgive him. he took
the train for Kirkwood, Mo-. and is again with
his family. Miss Larned is goodlooking
blonde. twenty-six years of age, medium size,
with well rounded figure. and always dresses
handsomely and in good taste. ORourke is
thlrty-ive years of age. six feet one inch in
height, dark complexion. and wears spectacles.