Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-14
WENT AWAY To WE'D
Kr. Sanford and Miss lnSe Go TO WASH
inston, But Ire Intercepted.
GAVE Mr.. CNIDLIN The SLIP.
while Returning from Ponpeii She With
drew from Her Companions ana
Joined SIR. sanford.

store of cary Brothers, corner OF BROOK
avenue and Leigh streets, ana MISS
Mamie Inge. daughter OF Mr.. George VI.
Inge. of Blackstone. Va. eloped from this
city last night. intending to be married In
Washington tomorrow. but their hopes
were biighted. and instead or becoming
a bride tho young lady IL detained al
the Central Station House, in the national
capital. awaiting instructions 10 the police
from her parents.
Miss Inge. who is IT years of age, has
been in Attendance upon the Southsde
Female Institute at BurkeyIlle. and with
twenty-four other young ladies', came
down Friday TO attend the Exposition.
They were in charge OF Mrs. Il. W. Grid
lin. wife Of the principal Of the school,
and her. son, Mr. W. B. Cridlin, assoc
ciate principal. aad the programme was
10 return on IA. iate train that night
The other tWenty-tour did return. but
Miss Ingc did not.
And thereby hangs an Interesting TO
nance.
RECEIVED LETTERS AT SCHOOL.
Mr.. Sanford ts Il son OF Rev VI. W.
Sanford who was formerly pastor oil
church at Blackstone, and "hue hVlns
there became we'll acIulinted WIN M"
kInge After III, young lady Was sent 20
8urkcvIll- t. school her adm'rer continu-
IL his attentions arI saw her on COM
ucn..,o..r and other putlic OCCASIONS
when Rev. Mr. Cridlin, the principal
lnarnsd that the couple were corresp'nd-
INK. N violation q his rules, he deter
mined t. put q stop - II, and reluesttl
Mr.. Sanford to cease his visits entirely.
Some months aro tire latter moved 20
Richmo0d and accepted the position with
rary Brothers. II IS said that no has
BEEN able. through the kind offices o.
some out9ide friends. TO keep himself
posted as To- MEs Inge's movements.
fsw days ago TIE trip Of the institute
girls 20 the Expc-i-L} WIS planned, ana
! a private car being chartered Tor HE &C
~ sion. those young ladies who could OBJ
t,In uel1n'ssion from their p7r'ntS u
ono were broush, - Richmond. Miss
inc. obtained parental consent and came.
GUARDED AGAINST \ MEETING.
Thinking probably that she would at
terrlut To communicate wrh young sand
ford. Mr.. Criihn took every precautior
and k-st close watch over her. The
train arrived n the c.ty at 6:D O'Clock
in the morning, and the youns laaies
we're escorted around tho city. AZ II
O'Clock they were talten - tie Exposition
Grounds. What occurred after that Is
given in Nj Cridlins own words This
| IS his statement 30 a. Dispatch porter:
shortly after ws got on th grounds
[ saw Mr.. Sanford I keyt him from
speaking 30 Miss Inge. ana r1oubled
my vigilance over her. Shortly after See
ing him I noticed y m1rr.eA lady speak
| to Miss Inee. but thought nothing Of ii.
Not long there after however 7 saw the
lady pass two letters 20 4 brother II Sanl-
iori's ana say q him. Put these In yGIr
rocket anG.siye them b him, You catch
| on, don't you' then approached the
yourg man. demanded the letters Of him.
| AM said. I catch On. too lie refused
| % give them Up at first, bit when IN
ais'sd. he complied, and Put them in
my pocket unopened. / have siace sent
! them to BIrkeville 10 b forwarded 70
| her flthc- They We're addressed 20 Nr
| F.. ". Sanlfovl. the young man with
| whom she was IN love.
| SLIPPED THEM AT NIGHT
after this my mother AL myself Kept
Mss InFe closely By oar side, never 'et-
| ting her get out Of our sisht. All went
! we'll ua:n night. when we went to see
| the Pompeii show After thc girls were
! TAD stw yoHng 6&rdford near b.,
| ana made Miss lnse move her seat. n
! .hs. she might b. next - nv mother.
| After the show Miss lugo triel 20 c.pde
| In-, - l thought s3d l took her by the
| arm. thinking thereby 70 preclude the
| possibility ~ her getting near enough 70
| young Sanford to speak % him.
I'VE wort out Of the rrounds and were
| preparing % got into 2. conveyance.
when wagon drove up. and In the con-
| fusion separated ~ fer A on'nr from
4
| tho other side. Miss Inse had gore. !
| know not how she ESCAPED, but heard
| hit Mr.. Sanford had cab IN waiting
| ana hurried her into Il and drove rapidly
away
BEGUN 4 SEARCH.
| Mr. Crldl'n then Inaugural j a thorough
| search fr her, bat n vas ior some hours
! 70 fruitlee5 ono The othc. young ID los
| ne Pot or r. midnight train oyer tn'
| Norfolk aud Weston unIer care ~ his
| mother and sent them back &c Tho insti-
| tute. He then renewed lis search, l!
| With Policeman Mauric. Griffin spent Ire
| night going from place 70 place seeking
| her Wno-s ahC.tfs.
Testerlay morning early he went TO
| ". Sanifori place u business, o.d "aa
! odd by him that hc Rad taken MIS- Ing
| - the LlarIing-LOUes 4 Mrs. Peter J.
| Forrest. NJ 80. illV west NAdt Ti4dIt 81 30
lie expressed re-ret Tor what 30 had
lon4 and e1ii y. re young lady mad
| .,'l him 'ha. she cruli not AMI vOut not
! go back - the irstltlte after those letters
nad gotten into NJ. CIldhu's possession,
| hence his action. IIa said he would be
| very glad 20 have the mattsr amiclhly
| srttisd. ana hoped that Mr. Critlin would
! ,4k- - lack - the sch-c..
THE YOUNG LADY WAS OUT
n. Cl!l.n tnon. In company With Po-
| liocr!1n Harris vent - Mis-. Forrest :,
| and nat lsuy answered the rims at the
| loor-hei. when ha asked to sec Mis-
! Ine- Alrs Forrest told him that she was
IN. AMI left, ostensiby 20 announce him.
! IN a few minutes another lady came 10
the door. anL toll alr. Cr.dlin that Miss
| lnge was out. He asked To- s-e Mrs For
| rest again. and when that lady came 70
| the door. ~ asked: Mrs. Forrest Is
, Miss Juge not in?'
NO. sir" was the reply
did YOU not say she was in a re-"
moments ago.
yves. sir: but she IS out now"
This was all the young man could
elicit from her. AMI going around to tho
rear. lie fouu1 little boy. who told hiin
that he had en- Miss Ihse. acccmpanie -
bv = man. 20 out Of the back safe d fen
moments before.
WILLING TO co BACK.
At o'clock Mr. Crilln saw young
SANFORD agail. and the latter todd him
that the young lady was willing to 20
back with him. that she was frightened
| almost 70 death at what she had done
and would be ready 20 50 back on tne
milright trim. Sanford also stated, Mr..
Cr,dln says that ne had received a
tc.egram from "A friend e his IN Black
stone advising him that Mr. luge would
be In Richmond on the train reaching
here 1T : o'clock and that n had better
look out. He said further that he had
communicated this fact 10 the young lady
and she had expressed her desire to have
her father come W TO the s0use and
! a,comp2ur her homo
IL appears that this statement was
made u Air. Crldin only for the purpose
Of disposr- Of him in order that the
way might be clear for a elimination
Of the wishes Of the young people.
Mr.. Cridlin went down to the depot to
meet the father. but he did Tot come
While lie was az Byrd-street station
awaiting the advent OF Mr. lnge
the youthful couple were It Eliza station
waiting for the same train. When II
rolled up. they boarded IT. and started
al