The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-10
GYPSY HL0PHMHO7.
The Princess Elizabeth Goes
Off With Brother-in-LaW
Evdns-She Is Only
Fifteen.
Special to me JERSEY cftv Ne,rs.

NEWARK. June 10, 1898. The gypsies
who are encamped in Glasby's Woods,
about a mile north OF Elizabeth, are
greatly grieved and distressed because
the darKseyed Prlncess-vf the tribe. Marie
Lowell, has ~dlsappeare
Superintendent Bro CT the Police
Department is lookin for her and Ell
ward Evans, her brother-in-iaw, with
whom she is believed to have eloped.
The gypsy tribe will start today or tomor-
row in pursuit OF the eloning couple, and
IL they catch them it is promised that
they will be revenged on the man. AS
for the Princess Marie. she will be re-
earded as an outcast tor the rest of her
life.
The chief OF the tribe, Chisodine Lowell,
who is large and swart ny ana about
forty-five years of age, appeared at police
headquarters late last night and requeS-
ted the police TO assist him In search OF
Marie, VINO is not yet fifteen years OF age.
The chief was very angry. and at times
while telling his story to Lieutenant
Wambold he became violently 30. Evan $.
he said, was the husband of his eldest
daughter. Jonrine Lowell, whom he had
deserted. leaving her with a three-m onths7
old child. AT his j%uncture in the story
tears filled the old mans eyes. He went
on thus
"My first g~randchild. the sweetest
cherub that aver breathed the free air of
the woods. is buried in the little ceme-
terry within sight Of the present camp.
aud if Evans and my Marie were there
too, l could bear my disgrace with more
ease. He has dishonored our tribe, and
1 know that my Marie. the joy of nay
life, Is with him. She has blasted The
hope of her sisters and gained the enmity.
of all gypsy tribes. May the Father OF
all watch over him. for no mercy will be
shown him it ne travels the path OF any
of my men"
THE FITTING.
It appeared from his story that yester-
day morning Marie, with him and her
mother, drove to this city. where Marie
was to make some purchases. The chief
WAS to meet her at the foot of Broad
street at four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The girl did not come. although her
father waited LONG after the appointed
time. The old man returned to the camp,
ana then it was that Evans absence Was
noticed. 1t was found that shortly after
the girl left the camp with her parents
he started afoot fer Elizabeth, and 1t W as
at once suspected that Marie boarded q
train here and met him at Elizabeth. or
that Evans rode to this city On a train
and met the girl here.
Now, good brother" he asked be-
seechiugly of the Lieutenant. "help me
70 find them. do not want Marie, | do
not want Eddie, but l want them pun
ished. / want them imprisoned. | fear
they are already married" Lieutenant
Wambold could do nothing for the man
aud Instructed him to call this morning
and see Superintendent Brown.
A reporter visited the camp at noon to-
- IT, a ~vE rrr@nn ss.r
home' were gathered around O huge pot
in which a chicken fricassee was being
prepared. The reporters inquiry TOR the
chief brought the queen, Marie'S mother.
from the chiefs tent. When she learned
that the reporter was in quest of tid;ngs
of Marie she became quite commuaica-
tive.
The chief. she said, had driven to New
Brunswick. whore the tribe of which
Evans father is chief was supposed to be
encamped. She believed that Evans had
taken Marie there. If such was the case,
she added, there will be war between the
two bands.
ONLY FIFTEEN.
"Within a fortnight, said the old
woman, who grew more bitter rs the con-
versation went on. ''littls Marie would be
fifteen years of age. She was born near
the battlefield OF Gettysburg while vet
Grams we're celebrating a victory in The
field. Evans has been with our tribe for
six years, and it is four years since We
permitted him to make Journie his WiIe.
She has one TO Jersey City with her 0aby
TO learn if Evans has disposed OF Two
wagons which he left there"
The queen had nothing but curses for
Evans. and not once did she speak kindly
Of Marie. She has warned the chief
never to bring the girl back to camp. but
to have her imprisoned If she Can be
found.
While the queen was talking the ether
sypsies grouped around aud greeted her
words with mods which betokened their
approval. When she ceased speaking
Eugene Lowell, a good looking, we'll
dressed gypsy. stepped up. He was not
SO bitter toward his sister as his mother
was. He wept while speaking. Evans.
he said, was a ''slick tongued rascal"
who had woven a web around Marie
without the knowledge of the others.
He svore that il he ever meets Evans
he will be r%evenged. The amp he said
would ia all probabi lity be broken to-
morrow afternoon, or as S Don as the chief
returns. The band intends TO End Evans
he declared, aud he did not think this
would be difficult. as he was sure TO lead
the life OF a gypsy.
Evans is of medium build, handsome,
has dark brown carly hair, rosy cheeks
and dresses we'll. Maria is a cookbook
ing girl. with long dark hair and small
black eyes. She is of slender build. and
it is said looks much younger than If
teen years.
o. May 81 Evans appeared before Clerk
Bertram at police headquarters and ex-
planned tha he had met his sister-in-law
on the outskirts aud walked with her to
this city. He then made an affidavit that
they were together only for lawful pur-
poses. He told Bertram that his wife
had accused him of leading Marie away.
This affidavit Mrs. Evans gave to Super
inteudeut Brown At noon today, when
she returned from Jersey City.