The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-21
AN ELOPING ONO COUPLE.
They nro Arrested Here and Flned-The!
Want to be Married.

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Last Friday exening there registered at
one of the leading hotels Of this city q
pair whose names appeared on the regis
ter as &c. W. CASTOR and wife, Cincin-
natl" Yesterday, as they came out of
the dining room after dinner, they were
arrested by officer Carney, OF the city
police force, on warrants Issued by JUS
tice Davis, and sworn out nv Charles W.
Berry, of Columbus, which charged G..
W. CASTOR and Lucy Doyle with forni-
cation.
CASTOR is tall, blonde haired and
mustached, blue eyed, fairly good look
ing fellow, aged probably % or 90, and.is
attired in u rather striking light spring
suit. He came here to work, under
another man who arrived with him, rs
soliciting and advertising representative
for well known soap house in Cincin-
natl. 1t is due to the third party to
state that he was led to suppose the re-
lations between Castor and the young
woman were perfectly proper.
Miss Doyle is n pretty little brunette,
who does not look to be over Is years
old, but who says she is over 81. and in
this she is corroborated by her brother
in law, Mr.. Berry, the man who had the
pair arrested. She was modestly and
becomingly attired, and was us modest
looking as Puritan maid. The appear
ance OF the pair and the fact that he was
representative of prominent house,
relieved the hotel people of any sus-
picions they might have had, and the
pair were nicely roomed. They were
very devoted to each other and the
regular boarders at the hotel put them
down for bride and groom.
Mr.. Berry put in an appearance
about o'clock yesterday morning. He
told the clerk that he was searching for
his sister-in-law, Lucy Doyle, and fel-
low with whom she had run off and to
whom she was not married. He de-
scribed her and the clerk recognized
from the description "AIrs. Castor"
A high stool placed before the door OF
the room the pair occupied enabled Ber-
ry to peep into the room over the tran
som and learn without disturbing their
slumbers, that he had at last run down
the people he was after. He spent the
morning in making sure that no license
had been issued to them here, and that
no one had married them. He had u.s.
certained the same thing ut Newark,
where they spent Thursday night. They
left Columbus Thursday afternoon, and
Lucy was not missed till late that night.
After learning that no marriage had
taken place Berry swore out the war.
rants. 1t was expected that Lucy would
make scene, but she was us cool us a
cucumber, and even ut the Justices
office, where they were ut once taken,
did not appear to be concerned, but had
n rather angry CLEAN in her eyes when
they were turned on Berry, who appears
to be n clever, hard working man.
Berry told his story, and it was not
denied, the accused pair having nothing
to say. Davis promptly imposed a fine
OF so and costs each. That agitatcd
CASTOR considerably, but Lucy was still
calm and silent. Castor wanted to
know il he was not to have "a show, "
but was unable to answer when asked
what further show he wanted.
Then followed consultations between
CASTOR, Lucy, Berry and Cations mana
ger who endeavored to do the best he
could foreyerybody concerned. Finally it
was proposed that they be married there
and then. This was agreed to, and the
mutual friend went to call on Recorder
Hook for n license, but he refused to
issue one until to-day.
Then CASTOR put up gold watch and
chain and ring us security for the fines
and costs until to-day, and the quNrtette
started for Bellaire 10 see ii they could
bemarried there. Failing in that scheme,
they returned to the city forsupper all
in the best Of spirits.
Miss Lucy, it appears, comesof a good
family in Columbus, and has always
been considered n model OF propriety.
She and CASTOR met only four or five
months ago, but it was case OF love at
first sight. Her people had some objec-
ton to him, and they clipped. She is n
Catholic, and desired to be married by n
priest, but how to avoid publishing
the banns for three weeks, us required
by that church, was not apparent.
Another obstacle was that Castor was
not Il Catholic. Scheming how to over
come these difficulties prevented them
from marrying. CASTOR declared last
evening that Miss Doyle was still a vir-
tuous woman.