The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-28
SENSATIONAL ELOPENIENT.
A Pair of Young Fools Who
Were Too Anxious To
be Married.

The news of sensational elope'
ment comes from the neighboring
town of Blackwater, the particulars
being as follows;
For the last year or more Mr..
Dee Cation, a popular and highly con-
ec:ed young man, living near that
town, has been paying special stten-
ton to Miss Cora Fraday. daughter
of Mrs. A. Frady, who now resides in
Kansas. Mis- Frady was attending
school at Blackwater. Last week
Mr.. Cation secured marriage license
and arranged with the young lady to
meet her in Nelson Sunday morning.
where a carriage W 8 to be in wal lug
to conduct the young couple out to
Esquire GowelPs residence. Joseph
Frady, brother of the young lady,
who is attending school at Pilot
Grove, Mo and who is supposed to
be in sympathy with the lovers, came
over Saturday and left Sunday morn
ing with his sister to attend caur>h at
Nelson, where the lovers were to
meet.
Soon after they left Fred Roberts,
who is brother-in-!aw of the bride,
got wind of the affair, and, securing
hand-car, reached Nelson, hired a
carriage and was in waiting at the
church door when the lovers came out.
When they stepped out on the side
walk Roberts sDatched the young lady
from her lovers arm and before Sr.
Cation could recover from sstonish-
ment at the sudden and bold act,
placed her in the carriage and rapidly
drove home, where he locked Miss
Frady in room aud forbade anyone
seeing her, claiming that she was un.
der age and placed in bis charge by
her mother. Many leading young
men rallied to Mr.. Cations assistance.
Marshal Sam Crockett was called in
aud induced Roberts to re-
lease Miss Fr,dy, promising to
render what assistance he could in
running the young lady off TO her
mother on the 10 o'cl" train Sunday
night. Before the train arrived the
friends Of the lovers had their plans
projected. Tickets ware purchased
and Miss Frady's trunk was sent to
the depo but beforeit could be checked
it was spirited away. Just as the
train pulled 10 Roberts and Miss Cora
under The protection of the m irshall,
stepped upon the platform. Roberts
was instantly seized by half dozen
stalwart young men who had been in
hiding, and quietly but firmly held
him. As manv more held the mar.
shall and quietly b,re him of. The
released captive quietly stepped into a
carriage which at this moment dashed
up to the platform, containing her
lover, and the couple rapidly drove
off in the dark.
The Marshal, while being borne of,
fired several shots, but, owing to tine
darkness, none or them took effect.
The struggles and calls for help By
Roberts brought out The entire train
crew, who thought their train was
being attacked. They rushed forward
prepared to defend their train, and
someone would certainly have been
hurt but the young men were per-
fectly cool and quietly informed them
of the true state of affairs. The sig.
nal, 60 ahead, was given, Roberts was
released, and in less than two minutes
from the first attack, quiet was re-
stored and the crowd dispersed. Mr.
Cation, with the spunky little lady,
drove to the residence of Esquire
Gowe!l, as previously arranged, and,
in the presence of a few friends who
preceded them, were at once made
man and wife. After the congra tu-
lations of many friends, the happy
couple drove to the residence of the
groom's father, Mr.. Jos. Cation, a
wealthy farmer.