The morning call., 1892-08-29
William Lang and Bride.

with her golden hair and big blue eyes
Eta soon reciprocated his tender feelings
InlS gave him noble thoughts, and for her
sake he would become better man. So he
quit drinking alcoholic beverages, Joined
the church and became Sunday-school oil
teacher More than this he began a cru
SADIE IN the cause of total abstinence He
found good field. Mayfield with less than
1000 inhabitants had II saloons, including
the one conducted by Etta's father.
when Lang and other residents began
signing petitions for the clos ing of these
saloons Mr.. AiisOn's anger knew no
bounds. lie never was very partial to
Lang and the temperance crusade caused
the young Sunday-school teacher TO be
liked still less
Lang secretly cGurted Eta and he never
declared his intentions 10 her parents So
the little love affair progressed fer nearly
two years before the couple decided to be
secretly married. To allay suspicion Lang
went 10 Los Angeles nearly two months
ago. He returned here last week and
learned that the object of his passion was
visiting friends, the Duffy's, at San Mateo.
1nls was favorable opportunity TO carry
out the proposed elOpement So he wrote
to Eta ana told her TO pack her grip, come
TO this city on Saturday aud meet him at
the AhlbOrn House. She did not arrive in
the morning and he became so impatient
thai he went 10 the depot 10 meet her. It
was late In the afternoon when she arrived.
As she was embracing her sweetheart Miss
Mary Duffy arrived, scowled at the specta-
Gle and took the train that was lust de-
parting for San Mateo.
Without the least suspicion that their
plot had been discovered the happy couple
hurried 10 the Ahlborn House, where they
were joined by John Ihel and Miss Field
Ing, mutual friends. Previously Lang had
secured a marriage license. giving his own
age at 70 and the intended brides at is and
past.
The party hurried to the parlors OF the
Howard-street NJ. +. Church, where Rev.
w. I. Paxton tied the nurtal knot Going
back to the Ahlborn House with his bride
the happy husband registered for the first
time. Nv. f. Lang and wife. Mayfeld.''
While they were spending the first bliss
tul hours OF their honeymoon. excited
friends and relatives and officers OF the law
were c0nnivlug 10 capture the bride.
When Miss Duffy arrived at San Mateo
she lost no time in spreading the news that
Eta Allison was in San Francisco with
that fellow Lang" Within few hours
the story reached Allison's ears. He hast
ened 10 San Maten and consulted Constable
Booth. Information of the elopement was
then telephoned to the police of this city,
who were asked TO locate and detain the
runaway couple.
Officer 4. b. Gibson made successful
search yesterday morning. He found Lang
and bride snuGly slowed away in suite OF
rooms numbered "A at the Ahborn House.
When told that they were wanted at the Of
flce of the Chief of Police they did not de-
mur, but accompanied the officer there at
once.
The Chief had not arrived and the couple
were separated. Eta was placed in the City
Prison Hospital and her husband was al
lowed to roam about the corridors of the
prison.
Il don't think It's at all nice of papa"
sald the bride TO CALL reporter. "to have
Q l-p6 lie L. \
- years old, but he cannot prove I'm not Is.
Mr.. Lang thought | was of age as told him
so recently. / don't mind telling you, how
ever. that l am only 16 Mr.. Lang never
asked my papa Tor my hand because he
knew that papa did not like him, IL is two
years since l became acquainted with my
husband and love him very much. When
ever | complained about having to work
around the hotel and saloon. papa told me
1 could clear out whenever / wanted to. So
| nave cleared out and he can't make me 20
back with him.
Eta is well developed young woman
and looks at least is years old. She has q
pretty oval face and is decided blonde
Her husband Is an onest-ooklng fellow,
with ruddy complexion and sandy hair and
moustache. lie was not excited in the least
over MS arrest. When spoken to he cheer.
fully told about his courtshp of the girl and
the circumstances of the marriage you
see. said he. ALLISON did not like me be-
cause he sells liquor and is a heavy drinker
himself. lie made Eta work very hard.
and she was often obliged TO be in the sa-
loon. a saloon Is no place TO bring up a
girl and that is why | induced her to come
here and marry me. | am sure she is Is
years old. She had a birthday party last
March and il was given out then that she
was Is. Well, I've married the girl fairly
ana legally. and | am not afraid of getting
into trouble for it."
About noon Constable Booth and Papa
Allison arrived from San Mateo. Allison
was mad and almost frothed at the mouth
as he rushed IN and out of the Chiefs Office.
lie was angry and loudly declared that he
would land Lang for abduction or perjury.
IL was nearly 2 o'clock before Chief Crow
ley arrived. He listened TO the father and
then summoned the runaway daughter.
we are married, papa" exclaimed the
girl as she was ushered In her fathers
presence. The bride declared that she
would not return home and Allison was
equally certain she would. The big-hearted
Chief Of Police talked kindly to her and ex-
pialned that she was under age, and that 1t
would simplify matters for her to return
home. she consented 10 do so, and. after
securing her baggage from the hotel, de-
parted on the train with her father, Con-
stable Booth and Miss Mary Duffy. Thus
was shortened her dream of welded bliss.
Half an hour after she departed Lang
was also liberated. He said ne did not pro-
pose to relinquish all claim to his BRIDE
Its all right" he said placidly. "Just as
soon as her fathers wrath cools down a
little I'll go back to Mayfield and get her" {"
And he will