The herald., 1893-07-19
RAFAEL AND MARY.
AN ELOPEMENT WHICH ENDED
HAPPILY YESTERDAY.
Francis A. Ruiz, q Stern Parent OF
Chatsworth, Relents and Gives
His Daughter HIS
Blessing.

What might have resulted in trag-
edy wound up in wedding yesterday
morning, the ceremony being performed
by Justice Bartholomew.
About O'Clock Constable Rogers and
Francis Al. Ruiz, a rancher at Chats
worth, about IA miles from San Fernan-
do, were walking along Main street near
Commercial, when Mr.. Ruiz suddenly
exclaimed:
'There he is now," and started off al
most on keen run to catch up with
two men who had just turned into Main
street.
The constable kept up with him and
got between him and one Of the men,
because the old man was evidently be-
ligerently inclined.
"What have you done with my
daugb ter?" he fiercely acked of young
man, Rafael Ortiz, foreman of Mr.. Bur-
nett's ranch near Chatsworth, at the
same time trying to get nearer to him.
The young fellow locked nervous and
i'll at ease, but spoke up quite coolly and
said "She is all right, We are mar
ried."
This seemed to strike the old man all
of heap, ana he did not say anything
for minute, when he inquired where
and how the marriage had taken place.
Ortiz replied that it was on board the
steamer between San Pedro and Cata-
lima Sunday morning.
"That does not CO." said the old man,
and he gave way while Constable Rogers
read a warrant of arrest to Ortiz upon a
complaint issued by a Justice OF the
peace at San Fernando charging him
with the abduction OF Mary Ruiz, whose
age was given as 16.
Ortiz was walked up to the court
house, the girls father keeping about as
close behind him as he could.
He was taken before justice Bartholo-
NEW, and there was grand cons1lta-
tion. 1t was finally concluded by the
old man cooling down to the extent of
insisting that the couple should be reg
ularly married.
Consequently marriage license was
procured and 1t was not long before the
regulation marriage ceremony had been
performed, and there was no question
that the chains had been welded to-
gether as fast as anything could be.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony the
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in-law in reluctant kind of way; and
the girl, who is pretty little girlish
looking bride, threw her arms around
his neck and kissed him.
The history of the romance which at
last resulted so peacefully is quite inter-
esting The bride became acquainted
with Ortiz at her fathers ranch and
they grew to love each other. She was
80 young that they feared they would be
unable to secure the consent of the old
folks and determined to run away and
get married at sea.
The girl usually slept witk her little
sister, and went to bed as usual that
night-Saturday last. Her lover was at
the barn that night, with other work.
men, and noiselessly in the middle of
the right arose and saddled his horse
and his sweetheart's, putting on the
latter her side saddle.
She slipped from her sisters side,
dressed and joined Ortiz. They were
soon riding as fast as they could go to
San Fernando. They caught an early
train and reached Los Angeles in time
to go to Catalina.
It WAS not very long after the girl got
up that her little sister awoke feeling
cold, and discovered that her sister was
not in bed. She called out and it
aroused her parents. The investigation
revealed the fact that an elopement had
taken place.
There was great aaddling of horses
and pursuit, but the runaways had
secured such start that they were not
overhauled. The father was in an ex-
tremely ugly mood when he started after
his daughter and her lover, and if he
had succeeded in catching them there
would no doubt have been a terrible
scene. As il. is they are married and on
their way back home, with reluctant
consent from the old man.
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