Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-18
DALLAS.
A Pretty Country Girl Leaves Home in
Quest OF No One Knows Just What.
She Turns Up in Boarding House, Where She
is Domiclled as the Wife of Rail-
way Agent-The Strike Over.
A Romantic Story.
THE GAZETTE, BUREAU,
729 MAIN STREET,

DALLAS. TEX, May II. 1880.
Miss Lila Couch is the name of a young
lady who is just now the central figure in
good-sized sensation. She is about
sixteen, very pretty, well educated, in
tellgent and attractive. Her family
consisting of her parents and seven
brothers, reside near Kemp on the Trunk
railway. They are well-to-do, repu table
and respectable people, and she has had
a good and pleasant home.
But youth is romantic and too often
impatient Of home restraints, and Miss
Couch took it into her little head to leave
the home nest and face the world for
herself. She said nothing to parents or
brothers about her intentions, but on last
Tuesday night she started afoot to Kemp,
where she took the train for Kaufman I,
en- route for this city, which she reached
Wednesday.
The police,were notified by her brother
and requested to stop her. The brother
sending the message arrived here him-
self on Thursday morning and search
for her was begun. 1t was found that
upon her arrival she had registered in
her right name at the st. George hotel;
that Thursday night she went to the
NashRslle7 hotel. Inquiry here. devel-
oped the fact that she had
again moved; going to the board
ing house of Mrs. Evans on
North Lamar street. When her brother
called at the latter place the landlady
told him that young couple claiming to
be married were stopping there. The
brother entered the room@and there
ia nd II ha
agent of the Trunk railway at Kemp,
and who had come with the brother to
help him find his sister. Looking upon
him in the light of false
friend, and one who had base
lY deceived him and wronged him,
Mr.. Couch held him a prisoner in the
room until Officer Durham arrived, who
placed him under arrest and took him to
the police station.
After his arrival at the latter place,
Still made an attempt to escape by dart
ing through an open window and run
ming down Commerce street in the direc-
ton of the Santa Fe depot. He gave the
officer quite a race, but was finally
brought to halt by pistol shot which
carried away part of the heel of his left
shoe.
After being searched and charge of
kidnapping lodged against him, he was
rernanded to the county jail.
Miss Couch, when questioned by the,
chief of police. denied that Still had kid
mapped her. He had called on her simply
as friend. She protested that,he was
innocent of any improper conduct toward
her. Miss GSuchsretpraed to the board
ing-houseT on Lamar street and late last
night attempted suicide by jumping out
of the window. She seems to take the
notoriety brought upon her By her esca-
pade much to heart. She left. Tor home
this evening at 'olock in company with
her brother.
When Miss Couch first left her home it
was supposed that she had come to Dallas
to meet a man who resides IN Greenville,
who is much older than herself, and with
whom she has been corresponding. Still
volunteered to accompany the brother in
his search for her. He found her before
the brother. The sequel is told in the
story of his arrest.
Still is, however, reported to be we'll
connected and to bear a good reputation
at Kemp. He gave bond for his appear
ance and was released. Inasmuoh as the
girl denies that he either kidnapped her
or was guilty OF improper conduct, to-
ward her, it will not be,-veEy easy to
make asedse against him. The matter
will prcbRplY be cropped, ~