Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-30

had called at both Baird & Green's
and Whitworth's stores, and endeavor
ed to purchase some cartridges. A
Baird & Green's he stopped quite /;
while, and showed n bullet wound
which he had in one of his shoulders
This wound he doubtless received il
making his escape; by some means OF
other he had secured revolver, anG
in the evening just about locking ur
time, he drew the gun, shot one OF the
guards and won his freedom. As he
was hurrying by one of the guards
shot at him, and beyond doub,
inflicted the wound in the shoulder.
The explanation he gave of the wound
was that couple of men had at
tempted to hold him up at Mine La
Motto. in Madison county, couple
of nights before. He also said he was
going to take one of the trains for the
south that night. He left the store at
closing up time, and that was the last
seen of him in Arcadia. Justice
Wednesday noon took the train for
Piedmont, and thence to Poplar Bluff,
but returned here Thursday without
having secured any further news of the
| convict. After leaving Arcadia all
traces of him seem to be lost. Friday
the officer took buggy and drove over
il Reynolds county, and then toward
Salem, thinking that Douglas might
have taken that route for Springfield.
Mo-. where he has some relatives.
Justice again returned to town Satur-
day evening without having secured
any trace whatever of his man. That
night he left for Hoxie, intending to
go up the railroad to Springfield to see
if he could learn anything of the miss
ing man up that way. Douglas, the
escaped convict, is said to be desper-
ate character; at the time of his escape
he was serving fourteer-year-old
sentence for murder, and had served
but five years of his term. Every eff
fort will be made to effect his recapture.
A sage of old CASTLE in giving some
parting advice to a favOrite son who
was about to go forth from the paternal
roof and battle his own way through the
world, used these words of warning:
beware of love; it is an idle dream
that enslaves the mind and enfeebles
the judgment" Whether the old
Castilian spoke the truth in this refer
ence to the tender passions that en-
Irvine about the hearts of the young
and fair, it is not the intention here to
dispute. And while Glove, sweet
love-" may deaden an intellect and, in
a manner, dispel the usual good sense
in discerning between what is good and
what is bad, or what is white and
what is black, there is one thing
certain: the tender passion never
lessons the courage or the bravery of
its victim. In days of old it was no
uncommon thing for gallant knight to
do battle for his LADY love-" and, if
the occasion demanded, that he should |
''go through fire and water" to secure |
peace and happiness to her nearest to
SO they will ever be, and while these |
deeds of daring and gallantry are not |
so frequent as of yore, still the spirit |
and vim that then gave them birth are
still extant, and when the occasion de-
mands sharp and decisive action. there |
is always-so to speak-a Richmond |
ready for the fray, hero more than
equal to the emergency. The truth of
this assertion is in a great measure
verified in a wedding that was con-
in the courthouse yesterday.
For many months past John Elliott, a
young man in the twenties, who lives
with his father in Arcadia, has been
paying attentions more or less to Miss
Lou Todd, who usual resides with
her parents on the Claude Russell
farm. east of town. AS the days pass
ed the mutual admiration increased,
and it was not a great while until
genuine case of love had developed,
and they resolved to be wed at the first
When the young lady's
parents heard of this determination
they waved exceeding wrGth and de-
clared the wedding should never be.
Nothing daunted, though, the young
couple made arrangements for the
ceremony to be performed last Mon
day. The old folks getting wind of
the intentions, however, locked the
young lady up in a room and kept her
there most of the day. AS the hour
set Tor the wedding approached and
the bride failed to put in her appear
ance. the young man grew anxious and,
his horse, rode to the resi-
aence of his beloved; there he encount-
cred the prospective father-in-law, who
received him, passively if not cordially.
From him he learned that the young
lady had but few minutes before
made her escape from the house, and
was probably then on her way to meet
him and fulfill their engagement. He
quickly left the house, thinking, pos
sibly, to overtake her on the road.
But he encountered snag where he
least expected it, as Mr.. Elliott went
to get his horse, he found that animal
In possession OF the MGtneE ana elder
sister of his fance, and they would not
give him up. either, and it's even whis-
pered vowed they'd kill the groom
are that hateful wedding should occur.
John begged and pleaded, but they
Kept the horse. and he had to wend his
way hons Oh loot. His discontinue al
osing the horse, though, was far more
han overcome by finding the idol of
MS heart. who had repaired to the
nome of Elliott pere in Arcadia. Tues
lay afternoon the young couple APP
0eared before Recorder Huff, made the
necessary affidavits. secured a license,
hen stepped across the hail aud were
ruly and duly united in marriage by
I,,dpa Dip0ar ThrOI,ph the intorvan-