The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-29
LOVE TRIUMpIlS AT LAST.
PRETTY Amy H. WOOD FINALLY WAR
RES TILL MAN OF HER CHOICE
Had Been Locked TIP and whipped nv Tier
Father to f'i~nk Cp the Match, but sshc
Escaped ana nnu Away with Her Lover.

Escaped nnd nnu Away with Her Lover
HorKINToN. Mass. Dec. 2S-Pretty Amy ].
Wood. the 17-year-old daughter Of Mr.. @. L.
Wood and relative OF ex-Gov. Clniln. has
married the man OF her choice. In spite OF
horsewhippings and imprlsonments which
were inflicted with view 10 breaking Up tho
match. On Saturday morning. long before
daylight, she escaped from her fathers house
and eloped with William II. Mccormick. n
shoemaker. aud in few hours they were mar
ried ut Millville by Justice OF tho Peace james
OReilly. The bride was not rs richly dressed
for the occasion as she would have wished.
tho cyigencics OF tho elopemcnt preventing
her from securing her best bibs and fuckers
whom leaving her fathers house. and she was
forced to put up with a bingham gown. After
tho ceremony tho young couple went to
blackstone. where they passed tho night ut
the Union House.
The tale Mr.. Mccormick tells OF the trials and
tribuations which hc and his bride have suf-
fcred ut the hands OF the brides father sounds
like romance. Mccormick is Catholic and
Mr.. Woods Is Protestant. and therein
lay the fathers objection to his daughters
lover. He forebade u continuance Of the in
timacy. and in order to separate the couple
Miss Wood was sent away to school. whore she
remained u year. She had been home short
time only when another attempt was made to
brenk UP the intimacy, and Miss Wood was
locked up in tho attic OF her fathers house.
where she was kent for four days. She found
piece of twne n the Sttc whch she USED to
ment so ~ two mSn,hs age MsCSrn nick
He then stsrpsd outside 70; = mG%snt t and re-:
ns you'd SSe hs ans Ss
tice and getting married or taking horse
the e TSe sr w was o asan
confined to her room for three days, but she
friends. HS refused 10 disclose her where
aereement allowing him to Visit her at her
abused. Atrucs was declaroh; declared. but
rs soon Us tho father reached home he locked
his daughter in the attic and kept her u pris-
for q basket. and on tho way met her lover:
Her father heard Of it. and whom he arrived
@h sbe va Tsrs nsn %a
Pr. Patten had to be called in to restore her.
Tho girl was then made u prisoner in hor bed
locked. She managed to get out. however. but
was discovered in the yard lyn brother. who
ance Of an officer. succe.tici in getting her
6aSk into sne ogH Ss MTs hs was Sn
oosed and The ndoSs Nailed drI ro N Ms
almost three days confinement sh" was al
lowed to come down stairs She managed to
get note to Mccormick. and he replied
the house for the girl. At moo. she met Nc
Cormck and made arrangements. to run away
that night ut midnight. he quietly loft tho
house and met her lover. who was waiting with
a team Not being familiar will, tho route the
couple got lost and it was Ga on Saturday
morning when they arrived in town. Town
Clerk Hoffman gave them marriage license
and Justice OF the Peace OIeilly performed
the ceremony.
The bride is a beautiful girl. with n clear-cut
face: blue eyes. light hair. pearl. white.. even
teeth: and small mouth. and is tall and shape
ly. Mccormick Is n member OF the Peoples
Comedy and Dramatic Company OF Hopkinton.
and was captain and short stop of the local