Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-29
N|PPEO IN THE BUD.
Young BostOnIans Bound
TO Get Married.
PARENTS DISCOVER PLANS
And as Result They are Arrested in
New York.

BosToN, April 29-Young William B.
Handy lives with his mother at bs5 Ire
mont street, and in the next house, 5s7,
lives Miss Estelle Canning, who also TO
sides with her parents. IL may be mis-
leading to say they live there, for they
have eloped.
William is 20 years old and Estelle Is
about 10. They have known each other
for over two years, and the result Of this
long Acquaintance is something which Es-
telle defines as love-
But the course of true love never did
run smooth, and Estelle's father Alexan-
der Canning, proved the adage by per-
emptorily forbidding William to continue
his attentions to Estelle.
William is young man whose mother
has great deal of money, consequently
William does not work. He has his own
way In about everything and he did NOT
propose to be thwarted in this.
When he met Estelle upon the street
Thursday morning when she was coming
from school he
Proposed That They Elope.
She being Of romantic turn Of mind,
eagerly accepted, and the couple at once
left for New ork.
When Estel' failed to materialize at her
home that ev ming, her parents notified
the police. was suspected that IL was
an elopemen,, and that they would be
found in New York, so a telegram was
sent to Superintendent Byrnes. This sus-
picion resulted i'm their capture, as related
In the following telegram from New York;
William b. Handy, 81 years old, of Boston, .
member Of a we'll known and wealthy family,
was held in the Yorkville police court today
in $250O bail on a charge of abducting Estells
Canning, Is years old, also Of Boston, and Of .
good family in that city.
Yesterday morning Handy met Miss Cam
ming on the street and the two decided TO elope.
So at once they started for this city. The
parents OF the young woman learned Of the
elopement shortly afterward and Immediately
had q telegram sent to Superintendent Byrnes,
asking him to arrest the couple.
At the examination today Miss Canning
said Handy threatened to inJure her II she did
not slope with him, and that he forced her TO
board the train. Handy. on the other hand.
declared that Miss Canning beseeched him to
run away aud marry her.
Mrs. Canning went to New York a. fast
as steam could carry her, and last night
arrived home with
Her Child Safely Under Her Wing.
A reporter called at the house last even
ing and was met at the entrance by Mr.
Canning That gentleman excitedly
stated that there was nothing to be told,
and emphasized the declaration by closing
the door in a rather vehement sort Of .
way.
A call at Handy's house was more suc-
cessful. The reporter was greeted by
William Hoyt, Handy's stepfather, who
talked freely.
1--WE have been to New York to furnish
bail" said he. 1.-THE whole matter does
not amount to anything. It In simply .
case Of mutual infatuation.
he boy. who is less than 20 years old,
is so much In love with the girl, who Is
over 10 and very mature, that he can't eat
his meals, and she is as bad. She Is always
running after him, beckoning from the
sidewalk when he is in the house, and
= i"c upon the windows to attract his
attention.
Tue unarge of abduction, which has
been preferred against him, is absurd.
Why, they are only children, anyway"
Mrs. Hoyt, the boys mother, enthusi-
astically seconded her husbands state.
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