Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-16
NOW SHE'S HIS WIFE.
Mr.. Sanford and Miss InSe Were Married
In Washington Yesterday.
HOW THEY CAME TO EL0PE.
After Her Letters Had Been Intercepted
She Feared Expuision-Bo,h Talk Freely
About Their Experiences.

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Mr. Ernest Waller Sanford. OF this city.
and Miss Mamie Lou Inge. OF Blackstone,
whose elopement Saturday evening. after
shrewdly evadlng Asseciate-Principal
Cridlln. OF the Southslde Female Insti-
tute. from whom the young lady made
her escape when returning from the
! Pompeli performance Friday night. was
reported exclusively in Sundays Dispatch.
were married in Washington yesterday
morning.
They returned to Richmond on the 2;So
+. NJ train, and rode directly 10 the
! house of Mrs. l.. J. Forrest, No. lilo west
| Marshall street. which Is to be their home
! for the present, at least. The happy
| couple, whose romantic marriage was
| preceded by many difficulties, some OF
| which were very EMBARRASSING hrIu
| lcvee curing the afternoon ana attenueu
| the performance OF Young Mrs " m
| throp'' AT the Theatre In the evening 10
| n representative of the Dispatch VINO
| called on Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Jdst DE-
| fore time for them TO go 10 the lheauc.
they gave quite an interesting account OF
the circumstances which attehneu INV"
trip to the national capital
The bride was becomingly attired In
cardinal dress she is very comeiy ana
stvlish. and has a sweet. bright face. she
is viyacious and quick. and Infused "a
Great deal OF humor In her recital OF her
eIone,nent and her unusual experiences.
Her husband. although two years her
iunior-being only IS years OF AGES very
business-Iike IN his manner and views
the situation in philosophic manner.
THEIR LETTERS INTERCEPTED.
To the scribe ne said: I'VE had been
CORRESPONDING for several years. During
the first session that Miss lnge was ~
Burkevile, through young LADY frleno
OF ours at Crewe. We got caught AT tbs.
however. and had not been 3ble 10 pass
any letters during the session. l was In
ignorance of the fact that she was coming
TO Richmond Friday until / heard Of /;
that morning through a mutual friend.
sent my brother TO the depot TO convey
message to her, and then II was that Mr..
Cridlin detected her in the act OF trans
hitting a letter to me. BEING caught
twice in attempting an Illicit correspond
ence we both knew meant expulsion for
her and when advised her through an
other friend that Mr. Cridlin had the let
tiers, she replied that | must come to her
before dark. take her away, and marry
her.
ALL WAS IN THEIR FAVOR.
"To this ! repliol that / would meet her
at the main gate of the Exposition after
the performance Of Pompeh Every thhs
worked beautifully. l I'D not nave cap
in waiting as has been stated, bat wheh
the school emerged from the gate Mr..
hn
not know what TO DO, when suddenly
hack-driver came near driving over Mamie
and Mr.. Cridlin. Then II was that he re-
leased her and took charge OF her. re
fore he could turn around | had gotten
her into the crowd. and securing a con-
veyance | drove her at once to Mrs. For-
rests Here she spent the night anu
went to my home on Grace street. oar
intention was to take the first tram Tor
Washington. but learning through friends
that the depots were guarded deleithi'e1
to wait until a more favorable opportu-
nity offered itself. / attended 10 my bust
ness as usual the next day and saw Mr..
Cridlin several times. All or the informa-
ton / gave him was true. did re-
ceive the telegram from Blackstone as
told him"
With this the young man showed the
reporter the following telegram: lhg-
will be there tonight. Move her at once
KEPT HIS OWN COUNSEL.
Continuing. MIR. Sanford said: II was
not fool enough to tell Mr.. Crldlin that
/ proposed clipping that night. Before
had spoken OF this telegram to Mr.. Grid
lin | showed It TO Mamie. and had made
preparations for our departure to WASH
ington. sent her to Ashland on the
o'clock accommodation train In charge OF
Mr. Seay, a friend Of mine. They caught
the train at the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac shops. AT O'CLOCK MI.
Keeton. another friend. and myself
boarded the fast train at the shops, anu
Mamie Joined us in Ashland. We jour-
neyed 10 Washington without incident.
but at Alexandria l began to suspect that
all was not right. Two men, whom
afterwards ascertained were Mr.. john
ston. of the Washington Post and De-
tective Costello, Of Washington. boarded
the train, and very closely scanned US,
When we stepped or In the Baltimore ana
Potomac Depot, in Washington. MT. Johh-
ston Immediately accosted me WIN
familiar slap on the shoulder, ASKING:
Isn't your name Sanford! no sh
7 replied. my name is Forrest with
that he turned of. saying Ihese are
not the people Sergeant Perry and De
W
told us there was no use In further oe-
nving our identity, but to follow them.
They then placed Mamie In a patrol
wagon. and drove her 10 the headquarters
on Louisiana avenue Keeton and myself
went after her. Here innumerable ques-
lions were asked US by the police anu
the reporters. Mamie was then taken 10
the First Police Station, and placed under
the care OF a matron. They declined 10
let me accompany her. and Keeton and
myself went to a clearinghouse, on MIS-
souri, avenue, and went to bed.
RELEASED AND MARRIED.
at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning ! called
at the station and was permitted TO see
Mamie She handed me telegram from
Major Poe T. Major Moore, which read:
Release young lady If they will get mar
ried at once. BY request OF her rather.
II then took her to my clearinghouse
where she remained until Monday morn
ing. We tried to obtain a marriage license
Sunday, but couldn't; we got II AT
O'Clock Monday morning, and before
o'clock We were married by Rev. MT.
Theron Outwater. pastor Of Kendall Bap-
fist church. at his home. The ceremony
was Witnessed by Mr.. Keeton and Mr..
Outwater's wife ands children. We then
drove around town until 1857. when We
took the train for Richmond, and here