The sun., 1891-05-15
MRS. AvERY'S ELOPEMENT.

MRS. AVERY'S ELOPEMENT.
SEE AND UPHoIsrERER aABLH RUN
| AWAK FROM PLALNEIELD.
csse Back Separately Yesterday saa rher
Disappeared AEsis-Youag Gable, AGED
II. ADVISES His Mother Not 20 Cry
| sad Chops 'Ur MS Fathers Sign.
For nearly week Plsinisld has had one
common topic OF conversation. tho sensational
elopement last Friday OF Mrs. William b.
Avery. woman Of excellent social position,
| with John B. Gable young upholsterer who
| lived In cottage under the shadow OF the rail-
| road track.
The townspeople found still moro to talk
about yesterday afternoon when the pair
boldly came back to town. Warrants were at
once issued for Cables arrest. and nearly the
| sntire polico force Of PlainHsld was turned
loose on his track. but although he spent
nearly two hours in town he managed to elude
the officers and get away again.
William D. Avery is known to every broker
In tho New York Custom House. whore he has
sold stationery for several years HIS busi-
ness yielded him an excellent income. and he
kept up comfortable establishment on wss-
teryelt avenue in Plalnfeld. md had team OF
horses which was always at his wifes disposal
There 10 a great disparity In their aaes, Mr..
Aveny being 81 and his wife 81. He Is q
pleasant-faced man with gray side whiskers.
As ho said to . Sun reporter yestsr-
day. he thought the world OF his wife
and did all he could to make life
pleasant for her. They had no children.
month or two ago the news OF Mrs.
Avery's strange iniatuation for Gable was first
noised around. Gable 10 an unprepossessinR
young man Of so.
His homo was as AZ Cottage place. with his
young wife and three children. The oldest
child is . bov OF II. the next 10 airl Of 8. and
the youngest is baby boy Of eighteen months.
When Gavls was not drinking No was earn
Ing fair living for his family. His homo.
though plain. had been prettily fitted up BY
known as one OF the most enthusiastic Of
PlsinHeld's fire laddies. He was engineer Of
Gazelle Engine Company MOL /.
He used to think so much Of the engine that
he slept many night alongside Il ON tho hard
wooden floor Gable was elected constable OF
the First ward last fall but he never qualified.
Just how 20 became acquainted with Mrs.
Avery is a mystery.for he had done no work for
her that any one remembers
But several weeks ago Gable began to boast
among bis companions Of the engine company
Sss 5 o.sn,n neE sYIT .ssSsa :sa '6s
Cd sres. WRlsR Mrs Avery
bad given him TO q hs i%msstS nm . neish5Srs
BEGAN 6ssan taS 70 30 Known Known al around M town. M " 10
Three weeks ago Gable LETT town. telling his
that he GSqT dc 81 Eo5
SssenIns sIarnsd. wrote s '1r to her hasSsnd:;
She received word in reply that he had fin.
whsse had Been. AZ sH the sa%s
!6s light 4 later events i Is the general opin'
picIon q his wiie's eonduss reach MI: AveIy's
him he would not believe the story. He Soon
nas os
he began hunt for Gable;
Kin h% BY sa took
Vincent v, Nash; MI: Avery tsssd Gable Win
eSsress e Tho G msa finally paTisd. @ 'op.',' ..'
.oseher Gabe dia NOT NOT le hesa
sisS S.. s Az il SsS eons
both MIRA aver and Gable returned T. town
sAO cnA10 - Will eVssAaS VIZ w oppocshV oAo0p
Mr.: d Avery went back to tho bom. she had
isEs from tho house . ,ausntIsy o. hsr wearing
apparel and personal effects. Gable In the
%ss a Wiz Il. Win FL II s.Ss ii 'Ssss Sasss
Gable rsmmsssd a,9pnd y; m s the room "a and gath.
inS brace Of pistols, lie caught bis 'baby ap
in his arms q moment: tears came to his eyes.
After Gable had gone. bis wife found that he
SoiSs: aud Of the baby Still
tIon Spd took tlsIn e. NV w 7piE. Ihe nsSSt r.
hands Of tSs Pned awsers JastsSn m ana
Codington. He told them he was through with
aetlSn Lei s for an Absolute Divorce r in his 81 beha e a"
There were ,1s rumots mo r that Mrs Avery was
Gable to her husband for payment, and to
check thl: pUtIcs vas PLACED in the seyenPg
SSn made pub Tor the frst time the news news Of tie
psor. niSa ,Sat naa oeen only se0rey dis
The stories s6s afternoon M S.a paper, pc published
0f Hs had III her Only - and two hills which
Wdnd ssse s. an
ssT elsysS:yesr;S 6oy S,,i s"ld nor
way.
Mrs Avery and Gable we're supposed to be
It New York hotel. but nothing definite WAS |
le ard OF them until yesterday afternoon.
At q o'clock q train came In from New York.
md. to the surprise OF the loungers at the |
fation. Mrs. Avery: stylishlv dressed as ever.
stepped from It A half hour later the lonnRers
were stIll more as.onished to SEQ Gable step
He trolled around nonchalantlv for . while.
Sos ss 10 tsoss his
what the papers had said about him.
Then he walked of toward his home. which
Fine tales they're telling about NO." he
rrowled to his wife. who started as he walked
moody silence. He took his shotgun. nre
,st. and red red blouse and did them hen up Into
Thare had bean O board nailed to two posta