Connecticut western news., 1891-09-24
SENSATION AT SALISBURY.
Miss Carrie E. Russell, Tired of Sim
 gle Life, ElOpes with HOstler.

Sometimes within the borders of the most quiet of little towns will transpire events of very sensational nature So it has been with Salisbury. This quiet little village with it's wide. cool anl sleepy looking streets lined on either side with it's high, overspreading sha le tress, all surrounded as it is with indications of rural district. breeding seeming air of revery and peace, would hardly impress visitor as a place to give birth to an intense society sensation. Not withstanding this, for the past week there has been a sensation in the society here which will not soon be forgotten.
 For number of years Mrs Margaret Russell has been the proprietor of the Maple Shade House. She has two children, daughter Carrie, aged abont 20 years, and son about IA years of age About IS mouths ago J. J. More house, one of the owners and the mana ger of the Landen Iron Works, at Cha pinville. came to board with Mrs R1e sell. He brought with him as hostler one Joseph Jourdee, of French parent age, whose father was collier at Chat ham, N. Y. being now dead though Lis wife still lives at this place.
 Jonrdee is man about 2S years of age, of the swaggering bravado type which has so frequently fascinated the romantic ideas of young American girls.
 Mss Carrie Russell was young lady having good social position and being much thought of by her associates. She had a very pretty figure, being of medium height, though somewhat lame from fall received early in life. She has light hair and blue eyes, with a very attractive face On her nineteenth birthday she gave party to her young friends of the town, which was consi:1,- cred quite the event of the season.
 Spending much of her time at homo she was thrown more anu more into contact with Jourdee, until they became very intimate, which soon ripened into | love.
 During the past summer Jourdee's employer removed to Chapinville, Jour- dee going with him, but being unable to stand the separation from his intend ed he returned to Miss Russell's home in less than two weeks, and has ever since made it his headquarters, doing miscellaneous chores around the house and barn to pay for his board.
 The first indication to the public of the domestic trouble in Mrs Russell s family, was last week on Wednesday af- ternoon when she sent her little boy to | Donald T. Warner's office. Mir Warner is a lawyer hav;"~ large practice thrOughuOt this section and is also Jude e of Probate. The boy told Mir Warner that his (the boy's) mother wanted him to come immediately to her house, but Mir Warner being at the time busy and thinking it some trivial matter said he could not go. The boy then returned home, but was immediately sent to tel ephone to Deputy Sheriff Wm Perry at Lakeville. MT Perry was found to be away from home, so young Russell again went to Lawyer Warmers office, entreating him to come to his mothers. This time Mir Warner yielded.
 Upon entering the parlor at the Maple Shade House it was turbulent scene that met Lawyer Warmers eye: Firm ly standing in the door and barring site side of the room was Miss Carrie, l ob # 1, entreaty and half defiance upon the face. In the middle of the room, stood Jourdee looking as fierce as lion and emphatically declaring that Carrie had promised to be his wife and he would make her so if he had to move heaven and earth to do it. Miss Carrie also informed her mother that she was past the age of eighteen and would marry whom she chose sometime, wheth CT she had permission or not. Mrs Rus. sell told her daughter that she should never disgrace her family by marry ing g hostler, and she should never with that intention pass the door of the room The window was wide open and Carrie as a means of escape frantically attempt ed to throw herself out. Before she could accomplish this however, she was clasped in her mothers arms. who se curely held her in the room. Mir War ner preventing interference in the par of Jourdee.
 At last quiet was restored and the force of entreaty resorted to Mrs Russell told Jourdee that Carrie was a cripple and would be totally unable to assist ir her support. Jourdee answered witl the gallantry of a Knight of Old, that as long as his right arm failed him not he could furnish her with three gooc square meals day. Finally after some words ofgood advice fromLawyerWarne the trouble was apparently settled and quiet and peace restored to Mrs Rus sells household. The following day Jourdee pleaded illness and spent mos
 of the day in his room. Various article. belonging to him were conveyed to the railroad station and shipped to his home in Chatham. At about time for tho 6 04 p. m. train, Miss Carrie, under the pretense of mailing letter on the train left her home She was seen going down the street with very determined look on her face. On back road jus out of the village, was the impatien Jourdee waiting with team which hs
 had hired from Charles Clark. As soor as the young lady appeared, she was a ) once assisted into the carriage, ant then began the wild drive for Millerto1 N. Y. A boy had been sent over o1 the train to bring the team back tt Salisbury.
 At Millerton they were married ant at once started for his mothers home a Chatham, N. Y. No attempt was mad, to follow them, though the course the, would probably take was we'll known Since the affair has occurred, various