The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-08
QUINN AND HISBRIDE
Papa and Mamma Goff For
gave the RunaWayS This
Morning,
ONE RESULT OF THEIR ACTION.
The Jersey City Pastors Decide Not
to Have Them Conduct Re-
vival Services Here.

Rev. John L. Scudder visited the car
Roanoke" this morning and conveyed the
disagreeable intelligence to Lawyer Evan
gelist' Golf, that the engagement between
the pastors of the Wayne Street and Grand
Street Reformed North Baptist, Scotch
Presbyterian and Tabernacle Churches, and
ex-Gambler Quinn and Mr.. Golf was
broken
Last night after the first of the union SER
vices had taken place in Wayne Street Re-
formed Church. Messrs Wick, Heisig, Scud-
der, Mitchell and Cleist put their heads
together to discuss the elopement OF
reformed gambler Quinn and Miss Maud
Golf, and what effect it would have upon the
tone and attendances of the union services.
From the beginning the reverend pastor
of Wayne Street Church, DR.. P. D.. Van
Cleef, has been opposed to this species OF
mummery in the pulpit, and insisted that
since the remainder of the pastors wished
the Evangelists, presence, they were wei
come to them, but he wouldn't have them
in his church under any consideration. The
tenor of last nights meeting was that since
the elopement it would be unwise to continue
the contract with the men. By the way,
they were, after the expenses were paid. to
take the collections, pennies, buttons, chips
and all.
MR.. scuDDER THEIR FRIEND.
The Evangelists, cause, however, found
warm supporter in Rev. John L. Scudder,
who maintained that it is a kind of provi-
Dental interposition intended to boom the
union services. The fact that the elderly
thrice welded ex-convict, exsport was to ap-
pear with the wronged parent; to say moth
ing Eof the drawing power of the youthful
O,,iv ho hQucQS and n
directly would be means of redeeming to the
ways of grace an army of graceless vaga-
bonds It was no go. Mr.. Scudder's argu-
ments were unavailing and the fiat was issued.
Before Mr. Scudder, who shad been deputed
to make known the Pastors, will, reached
the car this morning, Mr.. Golf was glibly
informing JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter
that last night he had seen the runaway
couple, but he refused to tell where they are
stopping. He had long talk with the
daughter and her husband, and they both
seemed so happy and contented that he con-
cluded there was nothing else Tor hlm TO DO
but give them his blessings and forgiveness:
1t was arranged, he said, that they should
come to Jersey City today on q visit.
THE ELoPERS ARRIVE.
Just as he was saying this he started from
his seat. and cried, Here they come,
mammal and sure enough Mr.. Quinn was
seen climbing the small hill on the top of
which stands the car, and gallantly helping
his wife with the tenderest solicitations.
Mrs. Golf went into Mysteries, and THE
NEWS reporter discreetly went into rear
room.
In few seconds Mrs. Quinn's arms were
around her mothers neck where she hung
sobbing and laughing by turns.
The men, having seen each other the pre-
ceding night, merely shook hands and re-
turned some commonplace remarks
When Mrs. Golf recovered herself she un-
wound her little daughters arms from her
neck, and, walking up to Quinn, said, John,
II forgive you," and then came copious
| shower of tears. By degrees the excitement
abated and Mrs. Golf and her daughter re-
tired to secluded division of the car, while
John P Quinn, espying THE NEWS man,
walked up to him, saying, ''Well, suppose
you want to knows"
HOW THEY ELoPED.
Then settling himself in seat, and clasp
| ing his hands across his capacious stomach,
he told his interviewer that on Monday
afternoon he met Maud Golf in the waiting
room Of the Pennsylvania ferry department
This knocks the flower stand girls story
about seeing them in the depot above into
cooked hat But to return to the sheep, "Miss
Goff walked behind me into the ferryboat
and we occupied seats as remote from each
other as possible
'In my gambling days cold-decked many
man by giving myself winning hand, and
ON this trip with my intended wife was not
going to play losing game.v
They had intended eloping on Thursday
night last, but engagements imperative in
| their character prevented the journey
When they reached New York the same
order of procession was maintained. Each
bought ticket on the Sixth Avenue Ele-
waited Railroad and sat at opposite ends of
the car. They travelled as far as One hun
dred and forty first street and then walked
to the rectory of Rev. DR.. John P. Patey,
rector of St Luke's P. E. Church. This took
place at five P. NJ After the marriage they
returned to a boarding house on Twenty
fourth street, where the brief honeymoon
has been passed. Every day they went out
walking and at night read and chatted with
each other.
CoURTIN IN A CAR.
Mr.. Quinn admitted that their courtship
on the car Roanoke" has lasted some time.
eve wrote daily to each other fifteen to
twenty paged letters. All! how sweet they
WERE" said MIR. Quinn
"Don't you want to meet my wifeg" he
suddenly asked and left the little room re-
turning with Mrs. Quinn, whose bashfulness
pretty. Both Mr.. Quinn and Mr.. Golf said
that being now united they would enter their
revival work among the Jersey City churches
next week with renewed zeal.
When informed of the decision of the pas
tors last night, neither had anything to say
until they were officially notified of the fact.
Until that come, it would be wrong to talk
about it.
ssYou may say" said the ex-gambier es
corting his visitor to the door, that my
wife and will travel in the car along with
our dear relatives This was said with a
kindly look at Mr.. Golf, who replied
s.Chickens ALWAYS come home to roost"