Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-14
LOVES STRATAGEM.
Straits to Which a Young
Couple We're Put.
Welded Hard and Fast After
Many Delays.
FutileL Legal Efforts That Came
Too Late.

Married, in this city, January IL, 1888.
by Rev. j. B. Clark, Mr.. Eugene Gordon to
MISS Grace May Tumbleson.
The above marriage is just now the great
sensation of the day and merits more than
a passing notice. Mr.. Eugene Gordon is a
young man we'll and favorably known
throughout this city. He has been for some
years employed in the Bonner Mercantile
| Co.'s establishment. and is very highly
thought OF by the management, as we'll as
by his fellow clerks. The home OF the bride
is in Atlantic City. Iowa. and she came here
some months ago on a visit to her sister.
| Mrs. Gessler, of the Art Store. on West
Broadway. Both she and her young hus-
band met frequently in society, notably at
the emit -rtainments OF the Entire Nous Club,
Der. 1t was not long after their first meet
ing before they became attached to each
other, but it
WAS NOT SUSPECTED
until within the last lew days hat they
had any serious idea of matrimony. Within
that time Mr+. Gess!er became aware that
SDllpIning U! uHp kIiV WIS brewing, no Sne
immediately decided to frus rate the inten-
tions OF the young couple by sending Miss
rumbieson back to her parents in Iowa,
md expected to see the young lady safely
"ff on the train this morning, Mr.. Gordon
discovered the plot, presumably through
the young lady. and they decided upon
prompt action. Yesterday Mr.. Gordon
to Mr.. sproule, at the Probate
Court, but was refused. on account OF his
and his intended's minority. he being but
10 years old, and she II. He then made
several trips to the office of Lawyer T. j.
Drum, to enlist that gentleman in his SER I
vices, and finally Mr.. Drum became inter- |
ested in the case, and decided to help the |
young people out OF the difficulty. He said
to Mr.. Gordon: Nov o can be married
if you want to, in spite Of all opposition in |
this city, and it will be managed" 1t
seems that a law passed by the last ses-
sion of the Montana Legislature provides !
THAT A GIRL |
can contract a marriage, if they have the
consent OF their parents, guardians, or
whoever has them in custody. In accord
ance with this law Mr.. Gordon obtained
the written consent of his mother. The |
'oubS 'd"y "uc N'buuCtCu ny VIII w |
the residence of F. E. Patton at about 4
y. M, and being then in the custody of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patton. their written cen.
sent was procured. Armed with the writ |
ten consents, Messrs. Drum and Gordon |
proceeded to the Probate Court, and OBJ |
tanned a license from Probate Judge Ir.
vine. which proceeding was concluded at
6:3O p. IN. Mr.. Drum then set out to
hunt up a minister, and lost some time.
as the first two he sought were out OF
town. He finally found the Rev. J. B. |
Clark, and brought him down to Mr.. Pat
toms, where the anxious young couple were
waiting with a few friends. The contract.
ing parties stood up before the minister.
who went through the full marriage cere-
mony, pronOuncing the closing words:
Those whom God hath Joined together,
LET NO MAN
! ut asuDder." with emphasis. The cere-
'nony was concluded at 7:15 p. m, and
the friends present showered their congrat-
upon the DON and took advan-
tage OF his confusion to kiss the charming
y Dung bride. In the meantime there was
great ~commOtiOn in the camp of the enc
my. Miss TumhlesOn was missed from the
of her sister and it was concluded
she had eloped with Mr.. Gordon. In
were telegraphed to the officers
at Garrison, Silver Bow and other common
points, and soon there was a deputy sheriff
lying in ambush at every railroad station
within 100 miles Of Butte. Soon liter the
license was issued the fact was
discovered by Mr., Gess,er, who then con-
clud"d that the couple were still in Butte
and tracked them to Mr.. Patton's resi-
1euce. He then rushed over to Mcbride &
Haldorn's Office aud met Mr.. Haldorn com
ing down stairs on his way home to sup
per. Mr.. Gessler
STATED
the case and said the marriage must be
stopped, and he wanted a warrant for the
arrest of Mr.. Gordon on a charge Of alb
lucting the young lady. Mr.. Haldorn told
HIM that would not do, as there was no
abduction, the young lady being a willing
party. He advised the applicant to let it
lrop, as such a warrant would render him
liable to action for malicious persecution.
Gessler then hurried down town to an
Their lawyer and procured through him a
for the arrest Of Mr.. Gordon on a
'harge Of abducting Miss Tumbleson with
The intention of taking her out of Mon
etc. He placed the warrant in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff Reynolds and ac-
,~ompanied him TO Mr.. Patton's, and they
Messrs. Patton. Drum and other
including a number of leading So
ladies who had interested themselves
n securing the appiness OF the young cou-
Die. The II irriage was then over, and
MIR. N MRS. GORDON
we're sitting in one of the upstairs rooms.
Reynolds asked for Mr.. Gordon, but
lid not receive a satisfactory reply. Mr..
iessler then said "Officer. do your duty"
Mr.. Reynolds then prepared to search
he house. Mr.. Drum asked him what he
wanted. and was shown the warrant, aud,
examined it, sad: my lear sir. .
hey are married, and you are too late. If
'ouh had arrived here before the marriage
'ou could not have prevented it. nor any
body else in Butte. They were duly Ii.
.ensed, and could have taken them down ]
o a justice, and had them married in your {
Mr.. Reynolds saw that the
dea OF an arrest under the circum.
tances YVES absurd, and withdrew, {
about 8 O'Clock the happy couple and ]
heir friends proceeded to Mr.. Drums Office
md there received a number oftheir friends, l.
rho traced them up to tender congratula- :
ions. There a reporter of The MINER J
ound them, and had an interview with Mr.. ,
fOrdOn, who seemed |.
PROUD AMI HAPPY y
'ver his successful circumvention of the CD. c
position. as we'll he might be. Soon after.
Yards he proceeded with Mrs. Gordon to c
he residence of his mother. on Upper Main I
treet. where they will make their home for :
he present. They had not been there very ;
png when n messenger arrived with G
purse containing 500 in gold a
s a present from the force of the 8
Mercantile Company with their '
Mr.. Pettes, who was inter c
iewed by ii reporter early in the evening,
as then unable to give any particulars