Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-03
PERHAPS AN ELoPRMENr.

Two Young Girls Employed IT VIM
chester's Missing, as Well as Two
Young Men-Mere Children-Going
to Sec an Aunt, She Said-Supposed
to be I'm New York.
There are two families in New Haven at
present anxiously waiting for news of any
kind concerning their daughters, supposed
to have eloped Saturday afternoon The
affair is the more unfortunate from the
extreme youthfulness of the girls, one be-
ing sixteen and the other not much over
fifteen years of age. The girls are Annie
Holiday, who lives at 113 Newhal street
with her parents, and Belle Sperry, dsugh-
ter of John b. Sperry of No. II Watson
street. The young men whom rumor pro-
claims are interested in the case are not
much older than the girls, the one sup
posed to be accompanying Miss Holiday is
named Robbins, and lives on Rosette
street, and the other is Edward Bassett. a
painter, residing on Greenwich street.
Both of the girls were employed at Win
chester's, in Contractor Johnson's depart
ment. The affair, according to the stories
in circulation, was evidently well planned,
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young men had been constant in their at
tentions, though not as rule coming to
the house but arranging for outside meet
ings. Some time ago the Sperry girl men
toned something to the effect of clipping
to one of her shopmates, but
at the time it was not thought
to have been serious. The Holiday and
Sperry girls have not been particularly in
innate until very lately, about q week or
little more. They have been noticed asso-
ciating together and going off on little ex-
petitions with Bassett and Robbins. 1t
seems that neither of the young men were
well known at the houses of the girls. Sat
urday the affair reached its climax and now
the birds are flown. The girls went to
their work in the morning as usual, but at
noon they stopped to say goodbye to a
knot of friends collected outside
the shop, though not definitely stat
ing where they were going. The
friends suspected that something was
wrong and began expostulating and trying
to dissuade them from their purpose;
number even were crying hard. But the
girls were not to be SO easily turned from
their purpose, and after making prepar-
atoms went to the depot where as the
parents of the girls believe they were
Joined by Bassett and Robbins. The party
took one of the afternoon expresses for
New York, and not word has been heard
since from them, whether they have been
married or not. Both of the girls par
ents and friends are overcome by the affair,
hardly believing it can be true, yet seeing
but small hope for the contrary. 1t was
total surprise. The Holiday girl went away
ostensibly for the purpose of seeing an aunt
in Branford, and the Sperry girl made it
her excuse that she was going down to the
station to see her off. Mrs. Holiday is
now sick over the affair.
The father feels the matter keenly, but
will make no effort to retake his daughter.
He said if she wasn't satisfied to stay at
home why she can go where she is better
pleased
Mr.. Sperry was also affected, but will
make no complaint or further effort than
the telegram he sent to New York Satur-
day night. Both families are in total
ignorance of the whereabouts of their
daughters.
The girls have been always of good char
acter and look remarkably young, and
anything of an clipping tendency would
have never been dreamed of.