The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-05
ELOPED WITH HERPETER
Seventeen Year Old Nary Foy Runs Away
In Sight Of Her nother.
Now She is Mrs. Nadeau. and the
Old Folks, Who We're Send
ing Her to Montreal.
Are wroth.

Butts, March Airs. Peter Nadcau
,nec Mary Foyl is n blonde. and she Is
petite ana pretty. She IL the al
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Foy. who live i'm a
small house i'm Utah avenue, ncnr thr
Montana Central depot. Mr.. Foy IL n
Woodworking brick maker, who came to
Butte from a little village a few miles
north OF Montreal. Mrs.. foy takes in
ing their large family AN education.
Mrs. Nadeau NEE Mary Foy, has been
attending school i'm Montreal, and joined
* Just IL years old, bright and v~ivacio,is.
She has attended several Butte balls the
past winter, and n few weeks Y became
acquainted with Peter Nadeau, who is n
Park street clerk. They liked each other,
and after a few visits i'm the way, of court
marry. Mr.. Foy objected to- his daughters
marrying. chiefly on the ground that she
was too young. Lnr matter 1u !. ,nS
off the match by sending Miss Mary back
To the Montreal school. 1t was con-
rem. brother and "a sister. with
am education. Accordingly yesterday af-
cific office and purchased two tickets for
Montreal. paying $50 for each. the two
young children to ride on one ticket. II
was arranged that they should leave this
morning. but while MIR. Foy was paying
out his hard earned money i'm purchasing
ramrin. a Inherent plan. After dinner
yesterday Miss Foy came mp town for the
pos ~ostensibly of purchasing some
apparel necessary for the trip. Her
younger sister, Bessie, accompanied her.
The two girls had reached the corner of
Main and when they mct
The young lover ~convcrscd with his af-
fianccd three minutes and in that time
they fixcd it all up to- clopc. Nndeau made
the necessary arrangements. He procured
a marriage license at the court house.
swearing that the girl was of age, TX years
old Miss Foy returned home ana began
| packing her trunk, apparently for the trip
to- Montreal the next day. Al u O'Clock
yesterday afternoon young dea drove
up To the Foy residence in an aucicnt
looking buggy draw, by u cream colored
horse. Miss Foy was all ready. She had
put on her best dress and hat. and nimbly
seizrsi one end of her trunk, while the
young man seized the other end. To-
gctihcr they lifted the trunk into the bug
OF Mrs. Foy AMI the children. MIR. Foy
The buggy with the runaway couple
turned into GraHi,e street to the Office Of
Judge Caleb r.. Irvine. The marriage IL
ccnsc was exhibited and the two were soon
one. A bridal trip was then taken in the
buggy to Silver Bow park and other tic
ligitful suburbs. Returning to the city, q
wsddimg snprTTr nS was ca, ,aeI ,h.n AT mn .ne mi n"n u,
the Willard house ON East Park street.
Mr.. Foy reached home for his suppe,
soon after6 o'clock. When he learned
the story he was of course furious. He
started at once ON a search for the couple,
but for "a long time was baiiied. He
earned. however, that the young man had
sworn that Mary was of age, and accord
ingly had n warrant sworn out for the ar.
rest of the young man ON n charge of per.
Jury. He then enlisted the services oi
Sheriff Sullivan and with his cooperation
the runaway couple was located at tho
Willard house about midnight. Mr.
foy disturbed them by demanding
that his daughter return immediatcl.
to her home. The young bride coolly bu,
firmly declined, saying that her father
might take her home hut that he couldn'
keep her there. She would run ava.
every chance she got. Furthermore il hel
husband was arrested for perjury, shs
would never. never speak to her parent,
again. After pleading and c~Npostulatinl
for an hour Mr.. Foy sadly returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Nadeau are still mt the
Willard house tonight. They have no
yet gone tn ask the forgiveness of the
girls parents. MIR. Foy was seen by {
reporter and said:
MY aught has run away to get mar,
ricd contrary to my wishes. ! wouldn'
care so much IL she had gone with n goot
young man, bat she has married "a fellow
who hasn't borne a good reputation. The
needn't come around here any more, 70
I don't want to sec them.'
Mr.. Foy has two tickets FOR Montrea
that he would sell cheap.