Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-29
AN ESCAPAOE.
A Young Cl=rgy Becomes
involved in an Involuntary
Elopement With a GIL
in a Red Wrapper.
a Fres- Corporal Of the Prince
OF Wales Regiment is Hung
up - Cure BY HIS + elbow
Soliiers.


LANSING, Mich, y y. -5 Rev
Walter Nelson, a Baptist minister a.
Bsyham, Ont, aud Mss Ro-ahel
Terlz-l. d teacher ia the public schools
at Baybam, who el0ped from st.
Thomas on Friday last, were arrested
at The Commercial hotel here last even.
ing. Both Felson and Miss Teetzel
are about q years Of ago, inexperienced
and badly frightened.
On arriving at Lansing they went
to the Office OF q. A. Smith, lawyer,
where they ventilated their tale of woe,
and then to the Commercial, where
they were assigned seperate rooms on
different floors, ana these tuey have
continued to occupy. They registered
under their own names and have made
20 attempt to conceal their identity.
Nelson has been attentive TO the
young lady, but has had no cOnversa-
tiOn with her other than in the pub
lie psrlor. Nelson admitted that he
wss a married man, but said he could
prove by three witnesses that here
was n physiological resson for his not
living happily with his wife, 70 whom
ne wss married in CentervIlle, H., a
year ago lest Sep ember. He says be
was compelled TO leave his Nife thles
days after marriage, n separation 10
which she sgreed. His wife Tas Miss
olive Weiss, of Ceut.rville, when Nell
son WIS ordained into the ministry.
Upon lesvinC his wife Nelson went
At once to Port Rufwell Ont, where
hi parents reside. He saws he did not
Intend 20 elope with TeetZel and
everything about the afi'dr won d in
+ dicate ne is telling the truth. H
called at her residences with rig aud
asked her To 60 on. for "a drive. Sheat
irst refused, but finally consented t.
. 20 for short drive only, as she did
not wish l. dr,ss. She was clothed in
"a r-u morning wrapper, and putting
on her hat and throwing light shawl
about her shoulders she gol into the
buggy with Nelson, who tell the 10 =
lowing story of their aiven ure-:
We drove towards the country,
deeply eugro- -set with our c1nversa-
ton, and not aware that IL was grow
ing late My matrimonial stfar-
/ form ed the chief topic OF our cOnver-
sat.uu. When we finally turned tor
/ home Miss Teetzel asked what people
would LAY about our being gone 50 long,
aud she in "A morning wrapper l saw
that we had unwit'ingly acted foolish
/ ly, but could not suggest the slight
/ est excuse. AS we are approaching
/ Miss TeeIzel's residence l suggested
that we drive on little farther, until
we could devise a plan to relieve our
selves from embarrassment. We We're
driving toward St. Thomas, and after
thinking the matter over for some
time suggested that we go on TO ST.
Thomas; and as l was going to Illinois
TO apply for a divorce sue could return
home in the morning, which was then
rapidly approaching.
"She acquiesced, and on reaching ST.
Thomas she did not appear willing to
have me leave her, but evinced q dis
position TO go along. When L asked
if she would like to go with me she re-
piled that she would ever 50 much.
purchased two tickets for Michigan,
and on the way here We formulated.
plans for the future. We were to To-
cate in some small place wnere 1 could
obtain employment as n minister aud
she could teach. l was to go ahead
vii IA my suit for divorce. and as sOon
as IL was obtained we were to be- mar
ried. Now, that is all there is TO the
affair. We saw a lawyer and he I'D
vised US to stay at Lansing, and ht
assured us that we could not be mo-
ested on any charge"
The charge on which Nelson is held
is abduction, but as Miss Testzel is p
yes.s Of age II is not possible that any
thing can be made out of the case
Nelson is ofa decidedly unsOphistieat
ed appearance, while Miss Teetzel b
very bright looking and intelligent
She appears to feel her position keenly
: and gives way to tears when she think
Of her plight, and the fact that she ha
no clothing except the red wrapper
They are almost entirely withOu
money. Miss Teetzel is very respect
ably connected in Canada, her brother
". Teeizel, being queens councilo
At Hamilton, Ont, and anothe
orotner holding prominent lega