The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-31
HATTIE And JAKE.
Romantic E1opement and
Marriage of Young Mr..
and Mrs. Dil1aWay.
LANES DISOWN THEIR CHILD.
Papa Lane Threatened to Kick Jake
Out, But He Got There
Just the Same.

| The sensational elopement and marriage
| of Miss Hattie Lane and jacob NJ Dilla-
way, both Of Gresnville. is the chief topic
of conversation In that section.
Things are not as peaceful as the Dtila-
ways would have people suppose. Mr..
and Mrs. Dtllaway, it is true. have for
given Jacob. but Mr.. Lanes family de-
clared that they will never forgive
Hattie and have disowned her
| Hattie's brother. James, is wild with
anger, and promises to make things hot
| for Jake, ''If catch the mean sneak, :"
said he. II will wipe up the street with
| him."
The story as told by Mrs. Lane to a
JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter is as fol-
lows:--
Jacob first met Hattie at basket soci-
! able at the Y. M. C. A. rooms last winter.
1t was case Of love at first sight. Jacob
called to see Hattie almost nightly aud a
| Few weeks ago asked her to marry him
Our only objections to the union were
| Hattie's age and Jacobs inability TO sup-
port her. Hattie is but sixteen years old
and Mr.. Lane wanted Jacob to wait two
years. Mr.. Lane and l endeavored in every
way to separate them. Our efforts
availed nothing, however. They met by
| appointment at church and on the street.
THREATENED TO KICK JAKE OUT.
| "On the Saturday preceding the elope-
ment, Mr.. Lane told Jacob that If he ever
came near the house again he
would be kicked out. We did
! not see him after that
| On Wednesday went to Staten Island to
visit friends. / wanted Hattie to come
| along, but she said she was not feeling
well and left her at home.
when l returned at six O'Clock that
evening Hattie was gone. / went into her
room and found the following note on the
| table:-'Don't be alarmed if do not re-
turn this evening. butif do shah have
| some one with me. HATTIE
"She had been speaking of visiting
friends at Staten Island, and l thought
| that she had gone there and thought
nothing of the note. She took away con-
| siderable wearing apparel, and when she
did not return on Thursday we thought
| that she was still with her friends.
| "On Friday morning we were surprised
| at seeing notice in New York paper
that she and Jacob had been married, We
| did not believe it at first, but
James Went to the Rev. John Trimmer.
of st. Johns P. E. Church, who was
reported as oficiating at the marriage.
to ascertain whether or not the report was
| true. The Rev. Trimmer verified the re-
| port. He said that on Wednesday
he had married Hattie and
Jacob at Mrs. Nichols boarding
house a. Madison and sCtinten avenues
Mr. Wism 5acoba Mc51syre .,.t.s was .s;s best
officiated as bridesmaid. Hattie
is now living with her husband
| at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Godfrey
| Dillaway, No. 231 Arlington avenue, She
can stay there. I will not take her back.
| HATTIE's LETTER.
| "On Monday received the following
/
| My dear mamma:-''No doubt you have
| heard ere this of the marriage of JACKIE
| and myself. thought at first I would
not write, but through advice
have at last consented to- let
You know why I took the step. In the
yourselves. Had you used good iudg-
| ment you would have known that
| when two people loved each other as Jake
| and / did, nothing in the world would
| ever separate US. You can place your
| selves in our position and then answer for
| give no other answer than that you
would have taken the same step. Had
| you allowed us to see each other
even though you would limit
| our meetings to once or twice a
| week, it would probably prevented this
it or rather try and break 1t of Alto
| gether. which was surely q very
wrong thing TO do. 1t is q
question which you preached
against 50 often, aaa more, you have
brought it upon yourselves. We were
| married last Wednesday by
| the Rev. John Trimmer, of
| St. Johns church and can heartily
| ssy that am not at all regEetful of my
step. TRusting that it will De faV2rabiy
accepted. l am, as ever, your loving
] daughter.
| p. S.-If you care to answer, address
me at No. 231 Arlington avenue.
Although hattie is nay daughter will
have nothing more to do with her, con-
| tinued Mrs. Lane. "She can go her way
and I will go mine.''
Hattie is an extremely pretty girl and
has scores of frienas IN Greenville.
Jacob is a handsome looking fel-
lew, and has for several years
been prominently conuerted with
| the Linden aven1s NJ. E. Sunday school.
He also held the position of treasurer of
the Greenville Y. M. c. A. Literary So
ciety for one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Dillaway will
tender reception to the yorng couple at
their residence on Arlington avenue on
] Friday euening.