The Washington times., 1894-03-31
WERE UNITED IN ROCKVILLE
Samuel H. Dyott and Mae Clipper Mar
ried There on March 21.
SHE GAVE A FICTITIOUS NAME
Margaret O. Ricketts, Was the Way She
Signed the License-They Said They Were
from Baltimore-Dyott's Incredible Fool
hardness They Are How in Chicago.

On the morning of March 21 last very
stylishly- dressed young couple alighted from
the accommodation train at Rockville, Nd.
and walked leisurely down through the quiet
streets OF the old village. The wise villagers
in front of the popular resting-places gazed
knowingly at them as they passed, and smiled
and winked at each other. Rockville residents
are infallible detectives in the matter Of bride
and groom.
The young man and woman did as antici-
pated, turned as they reached the courthouse.
crossed the street, and mounted the wide
steps, and the village resters ceased watching
them with satisfied 'I-told-you-so's."
Clerk James Anderson looked up and knew
what was before him in an instant. IAN
elopement," he thought. for the couple were
rather more elegantly dressed than the aver
age Washington couple who tie the knot in
Rockville for reasons of economy.
The young man was faultlessly attired in a
long cutaway coat, high silk hat, point ed
patent feathers, the upper part of which were
covered with what one Of the resters called
'spats." His companion was tall, finely
formed, and dressed in most becoming
gown, which bespoke the tailor.
The young man confirmed his suspicious. He
said that he and the young woman were
desrous OF being united. and also Of having
their marriage kept secret. Such request is
not unusual, and Clerk Anderson is the reposi-
tory of many a similar secret.
"Your name," he asked
"Samuel II. Dyott"
"Your residence."
Baltimore, Maryland"
"lour age?"
"Twenty-iye"
"Are you a bachelor. widower, or divorceT'
~ am bachelor"
The bride gave her name as Miss Margaret
o. Ricketts,, also Of Baltimore; her age as "a,
and stated that she was maiden.
The license was made out in due form and
the supposedly happy couple left, and the
village resters saw them walk in the direction
of st. Mary's church. Here Rev. c. o.
Rosensteel performed the ceremony which
made them man and wife. They took re-
turning train for Washington.
Rockville was per.urbed yesterday. One
of the resters was reading The TIMES account
of the triple misdemeanor, felony, and en-
bezzlement OF Samuel Il. Dyott, manager Of
a Crawford shoe house. The description OF
the couple struck him as being very close to
that of the handsome pair that had given
them food for two hours gossip. He told his
thoughts. and visit to Clerk Anderson
proved their correctness. Margaret o. Rick
etts' is poor. deluded Mae Clipper. Dyott's
wonderful nerve or lack Of sense made him
give his own name. How he thought to
escape final detection is a mystery.
The marriage in Rockville disproves the
assertion made in her letter from New York
that they were married in that city.
Dyott, with Incredible carelessress or bra
vado. applied to the shoe store of Streetor
Brothers. in Chicago, for position three
days after he left Washington. Streetor
Brothers wrote to the Crawford house here,
which he had given as reference, asking as to
his character, etc. The letter was turned
over to Inspector Hollinberger, who at once
wired the Chicago authorities to arrest him.
Inspector Hollinberger is in hourly anticipa-
tion of a message saying that Dyott has been
apprehended