Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-25
WITH A NEGRO.
A MILLioNAuREs DAUGHTER
LEAVES HOME
with An Elevator Boy--shc Refascs
to Marry Several Honorable Men.
and Accepts for a Husband One OF
Her Fathers Servants.

ST PAUL. Sept tilt was learned
today that the pretty lp-year-old daugh.
ter Of Millionaire Eugene MelA had elop.
cd with and married James Robinson,
colorcd
Eueene Mehl was. until last week.
proprietor OF the Ryan hotel. the largest
piece Of property In the Northwest. aud
worth alone nearly S2,o00.0o0. Robin
son was employed as elevator boy In
the hotel.
Ieimle Mcil who clipped, has been
missing from rhc hotel since Friday An
search for her 10y the city detectives
MAS in vain until today. Thea she was
found with her husband and another
couple named Morgau. Morgan is col.
oied and his wife Is white Eagcnc Nichl
the hayward girls father, las lived In
81 Paul for some years. lie ownes sew.
eral large pieces Of business property
here and Is repof.ud TO be worth from
SSVOO,uOO 90 S4,uOuOOO. Ills daughter.
jennie has always moved In the hest
society and was considered the belle
OF the city
When Robinson was elevator boy, MI
ing NJ aud down In the elevator,
Robinson secured ten days lsaVc OF alb
sence from the hotel ON Friday last He
left the hotel In the morning Miss Jen.
nic was present with her faulty at DIM
ner aud went out to meet hc elevator
boy.
robinson, after hiding with his wife.
whom he married on SATURDAY, In Min.
neapolis, came over TO st. Paul last nirht,
and Installed her at the Morgan house.
lie also went TO the Ryan hotel. aud
here. his story leaked out among the
vmployes,
Eugene Alehl sold the Ryan hotel last
week for Sl,lOO,OOO, and, ~ first think.
Ing little Of his daughters absence over
night, left for Chicago with tic greater
part OF his family tho next morning,
leaving word for Jennie 10 remain here
unul he eame home. lie therefore
knows nothing as yet Of the marriage
manned In 81. Paul, and when his sister
did not return the next morning insd-
tuted search for her An eudtaNur was
made from the first 10 keep her disap-
pearauce secret, u being said thnt she
had gone TO Chicago, but this fallcd,
The ceremony which bound the fair
Young white gill to c0lorcd james Rob.
Old, was performed Saturday afternoon
by Reverend James Hickman.
II married the pair saturday after
noon" said Mr., Hickman tonight, 10 II
World correspondent, "at the house of
Wilson, a laboring man. Miss Meh Nid
she loved Robinson aud thpy produced
the marriage license. | know that II |
did not marry them some one else would,
and. as Il Is my business. did IL, | took
clrc to see that eyerythinasyas perfectly
regular aud legal
Mr.. Hickman ia q colprcd Baptist
preacher who spont thrirty-two years as
a slave. He says In the last five years
be has married 100 couples Of which The
| brides were white,
The marriage was witnessed by two
| colored men. Miss Aiehl was Maynard IN
her early youth but appeared 10 be se-
date IN her later years, She has had
many admirers In the best circles IN ST.
| Paul, aud several proposals Of marriage.
which she refused,
She was seen az her home with the
Aiorgans tonight by The World c0rtes-
p0ndeat. She said that no effort had
been made 10 conceal her marriage from
the public, but begged that she be- treat.
ed fairly Her husband was with her,
but throughout the Interview was ai-
lent
II married Mr. Robinson because I
loved him" said the girl, aud | eluped
because ! knew my parents would not
permit me TO marry him. J would have
been willing 10 obey thcm IN anything
else, but know that ] could not be
happy with anyone but James for my
husband. / know what | have done
and am doing, aud have no regret 10 "
The affair has caused the most pro
fottnd sensation In st puul