The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-01-14
ELOPED WITH A MULATT0

ELU1 GU WllH II MUIAl ~.
a PRETTY CLEVELAND GIRLS
STRANGE iNFATuATION.
The Bride Elect Deeeives the Preacher
Who United Them-Clandestine Meet
ings and Correspondence Which Led
- to the nl-starred Union.
CLEVELAND, o., January S.-Last
Wednesday night Miss Ina Norton,
only daughter Of wealthy parents, was
reported missing and to-day 1t has
transpired that she eloped with Gar
ence &. Barber, mulatto, and formerly
the family coachman. The couple
have gone to gainesville, where Bar
ber works. Mrs. and Miss Norton were
at card party at Miss EngliSh's resi-
dence, No. 1852 Prospect street, last
night. at 10 o'clock Miss Norton ,.!s
from the table, excused herself and said
that she would have to go home. n oth-
ing was thought Of the matter and the
party broke up at midnight. Mrs. Nor
| ton soon reached her home and was
surprised to find that her daughter had
not returned. a hurried search proved
fruitless, and the mother sent word to
the police, and soon the whole city was
being secured.
Thursday forenoon an uncle of Miss
Norton found that Ina had eloped with
Clarence A. Barber. Investigation
proved that a marriage license had
been issued to Barber. and Merits l.
Norton on Wednesday afternoon. The
license had been procured by, Andrew
II, Bragg, a friend of Barber. Bragg
was found in a barber shop on the pub
lie square, and in respone to inquiries
said: l.. ... M -.
"Barber is slender, good-looklng
mulatto: in fact he is regular dude.
I knew that he had been paying atten-
tion to Miss Norton for almostftWo
wears. Before that time he had been a
coachman and waiter in the Norton
household, and 1 suppose their ac-
uuaintance commenced then Last
"wednesday afternoon he came to the
shop and said he wanted me to procure
a marriage license. I did so, and at 4
o'clock ?. NJ. we walked to the corner
of Huron and Sheriff streets, where
Miss Norton was awaiting US. we
proceeded to the African Meth odlst
Episcopal Church, and Barber and Miss
Norton. were married by the. ,Rey.: Mr..
Gassoway. I was the only witness. =;
The girl was calm and objected and
made the responsein firm tone. LeaYz
ing the parsonage we walked a short
distance and separated, she going home
and we coming down town. Ihat
night Barber unfolded his plans for the
elopement. Miss Norton was at NO.
1852 Prospect street, and we were to-
meet her there at 10 o'clock. Procur-
ing hack we drove to the rear OF the
house and waited. Soon she came fly
ing towards us and sprang into Bar
ber's arms. We jumped into a hack
and drove to the depot, Just barely
making the night train for Painesyll!e.
AL. the Wayadowaz the girl seemed to.
be absorbed completely with, BarlafT'
and Rugged and kissed him in- pur1e:cV'
transports. Once she started to write
a note to her mother, but, time being
short. she gave it up and asked me II l
would not send letter that night stat
ing that she had eloped with. Clarence,
but that she was conscious OF What
she was doing and was happy with
him for husband.
We reached the train and got them
seats, and thev left. Barber exercised
great care in getting the girl from the
house, and from what could see
think he likes her pretty well. You see
this thing is not new to me. He has
been coming up from gainesville about
once week and generally managed to
see her. Besides they corresponded
regularly. 1t was their intention to
have married on New Years day., but
it happened to come on Friday and they
regarded that as an ill-omened day and
postponed it until Wednesday,"
Barber is good-l ooking negro, rather
slender, tall and wears an eye-glass and
q gold chain. He dressed in English
style and has saved $4,000 in anticipa-
tion of his marriage Ina is a blonde,
twenty-three years old, rather plump,
of medium height and very pretty. She
has been reserved and was thought to
be unromantic.
Pastor Gassoway says of the couple
that: the lady was heavily yelled. ~
did not suspect anything wrong or I
would have inquired her color, for l
have, since coming to the city, always
refused to marry a couple OF opposite
color. When they were married the
lady, whose name WAS Merits /: Norton,
left the house alone, and her husband,
Clarence A. Barber, closed the. door
when she went out, and turning to me
said: That lady belongs to q well
known family in this city, and she IS
white 1 replied, Young man, YOU
have deceived me, else / never would
have married you; you have violated
the law, and besides | do not approve
Of such unions =, Barber retorted:Ip L
am an. American cititizen. the lady IS
of age and 1 have q right to marry her
if DESIRE and walked out" '.::.,-..
"Not In Dat.way Boss" ,....
A gay and sportive colored gentle.
man Of IS summers. in this county,
took dreadful hankering after q dash
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