Omaha daily bee., 1889-12-05
NEBRASKA ELOPERS CAUGHT.
A Guilty Lincoln Couple in the Tolls
at Denver.
ARRESTED AND LANDED IN JAIL.
George Maxwell, Who so Basely De-
serted His Wife, Comes to Grief
in Company with Miss
Lou Vernati.
Guilty Lovers TANNED.

DENVER. Col, Dec. 4-tSpecial Tele-
gram TO The BEE. -George Il. Maxwell
and Miss Lou Vernall, both formerly of
Lincoln, Neb., were arrested IN this city last
evening and placed in Jail.
The statement of the fact recalled the
story Of Maxwcil's base desortion of his
wife and family some months ago and his
elopement with Miss Vernall. 1t appears
that after leaving Lincoln the guilty couple
went to Cheyenne and thence to Denver.
Here Maxwell's first aim was to secure a
secluded retreat to which it would be diff
cult to trace them and where they might
enjoy undisturbed their evil pleasures.
Through his aflliation with the mas ter
builders association of America, he struck
up an acquaintance with George H.. Forsythe,
one of the most skillful and best known car
penters in Denver, the boss of carpentry
work on the tramway conpany's power
house. Maxwell secured for himself and Miss
Lou rooms in Forsythe's house at 1871 Ash
land avenue.
The treacherous Maxwell introduced the
budding q irl as his wife. They occupied a
SUITE of three rooms, and everything went
merry as a marriage bell until the stroke
came. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Forsythe felt a
certain pride and admiration for the saucy
beauty of the mistaken Lou. Tho car,
pentor, who is himself a dashing looking
young fellow, only obtained work through
MIR. Forsythe's kindly Intervention from
Scott & McQuaid.
About two weeks ago a family named
Smith moved from Lincoln to Denver. BY
some curious fatality they were
directed to 131 Ashland avenue
for rooms which they engaged.
1lAtI, C-.;t .ul Il ..c 1-z.- - -
sight, although his recollection Of them, If
he ever bad an introduction, was so slight as
to be effaced by the time which had elapsed
since he left Lincoln. The family mad heard
the sad story in Nebraska of Maxwell's
desertion, ana knew the straits in which he
had left his wife. They had been in the
house several days when, on one occasion
last week, Mrs. Smith was startled and
shocked to see Maxwell entering the house.
She made immediate inquiries of Mrs. For
sythe and found that he was living there
with his wife. Mrs. Smith watched
for the wife and a family c~onclave
resulted in which the resolution
was taken to inform the Forsythes what
kind of married people they were harboring.
1t is needless to say that it fell like a
thunderbolt in that respectable family. No
alarm was given to the pair who were living
in fatu0us security, but steps were taken to
Immediately bring them to justice.
| Mr. Smith SwOre out a warrant, which was
| placed in the hands of Deputy Bush. Moth
| ing was said, but the change in the attitude
or tone of the Forsythes must have given
them an indefinite feeling of alarm. and a
premonition of some disaster, for without
attempting to explain her action at all or ac-
count for her hurried leave-takIng, Miss
Vernall left the house on Ashland avenue
| Monday night and soon after sent tor. her
trunk. 1t was discovered that she had
moved to 2460 Eighth street, while Maxwell
still retained possession of the old lodgings.
Officer Bush attempted to make the arrest
that night, but the couple unconsciously
eluded him. Last evening, while on Ash
land avenue, he ran across the pair walking
arm and arm.
Maxwell, I want to speak to you," he
said, touching him quietly on the shoulder.
Maxwell saw he was in the tolls, or rather
OWNED it. He refused TO loose his hold of
Miss Vernall's arm.
"Well, what is itl' he exclaimed defantly.
The officer explained that they were fairly
caught.
Maxwell savagely growled.
Miss Vernali's pretty face was for an in
slant wrinkled up into what looked like a
sob and she betrayed acute symptoms of dis
| solving into a watery shower. But Miss
Lou is saucy and Independent by nature.
She gathered all her womanly instincts to-
gether and also declared with q pout and a
defiant little move, II have to prove it,"
The officer didn't wait to prove it just
there, but hurried the guilty couple
to the nearest Car. He noticed that
the conductor seemed to be well
I acquainted with the young Don
Juan and took his number for future investi-
CATION. t the Jail much difficulty was ex-
perienced in arriving at Miss Louis age, she
stoutly maintaining that she was but sixteen
The jailer said, with a little gruffness in his
tone 'Oh, put her down at twenty.two."
~ tell you Pm only SIXTEEN % with a stamp
of her foot and u flash of her eyes that BODIED
little love for the ungallant jailer.
Despite her protcstations and liberal grief
over the result, Miss Lou was put down ut
nineteen. and put away IN a cell far from
her lover. When spoken to about the charge,
her face would only light up with
a petulant CLEAN aid she would bring her
foot down with the same old exclamation,
well, you can just prove it now; that's
| all.n
Mr.. Forsythe and his wife declare that
they are abundantly able to prove it. Thew
are shocked and mortified at their house
having been the scene of these scandalous
/ reYels.