The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-25
TRUE LOVE TRIUMPHS.
a Pair of Elopers Succeed After Day
of Comedies.
From the st. Louis Republic.

From the 81. Louis Republic.
BLAcKwATER, Mo-, Oct. PA sensa-
tional elopement has occurred here, in
which an irate brother-in-law played a
prominent part. For the last year or more
Dee Cation, popular and highly connected
young man, living near town, has been
paying special attention to Miss Cora
Frady, daughter of Mrs A. Frady, who
now resides in Kansas Miss Frady was
attending school at Blackwater. Last week
Mr.. Cation secured marriage IL
cense and arranged with the young
lady to meet her in Nelson Sunday morn
ing, where a carriage was to be in waiting
70 conduct the young couple out to Esquire
Gowell's residence. Joseph Frady, a 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 morning with his
sister to attend church at Nelson, where the
lovers were to meet.
Soon after they left Fred Roberts, who is
brother-in-law of the BRIDE got wind of
the affair, and, securing hand car, reached
Nelson. hired carriage and was in waiting
at the church door when the lovers came
out. When they stepped out on the side
walk Roberts snatched the young lady from
her lovers arm and before Mr.. Cation could
recover from astonlshment at the sudden
and bold act, placed her in the carriage
and rapidly drove home, where he
locked Miss Frady in room and
forbade any one seeing her, claiming that
she was under age and placed in his charge
by her mother. Many leading young men
rallied to Mr. Cations assistance. Marshal
Sam CrocHett was called in and induced
Roberts to release Miss Frady, promising to
render what assistance he could in running
the young lady off to her mother on the 10
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train arrived the friends Of the lovers had
their plans perfected. Tickets were pur-
chased and Miss Frady's trunk was sent to
the d pot, but before it could be checked it
was spirited away. just as the train RULED
in Roberts and Miss Cora, under the pro-
lection of the marshal, stepped upon the
platform. Roberts was instantly seized by
half a dozen stalwart young men who had
been In hiding, and quietly but firmly held
him. As many more seized the marshal
aud quickly bore him off. The released
captive quietly stepped into 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 off, fired
several shots, but, owing to the darkness
none of 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
some one would certainly have been hurt,
but the young men were perfectly cool and
quietly informed them Of the true state
of affairs. The signal, go ahead, was
given, Roberts was released, and in less
than two minutes from the first attack
quiet was restored and the crowd dispersed
Mr.. Cation, with the spunky little lady,
drove to the residence OF ESQ. Gowell, as
previously arranged. and in the presence of
few friends who preceded them, they were
at once made man and wife. After the con-
CALCULATIONS of many friends, the happy
couple drove to the residence of the groom's
father, Mr.. Joseph Cation, a wealthy
farmer