Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-21
RAN AWAY TO WED HIM.
Miss Shepard Married Morris Tn
 Spite of Her Mother.
A ROMANTIC OCEAN COURTsHIP.
She Was a Vanderbilt Granddaughter, and Her Father Was Elliott F. Shepard-His Father Made His Millions In the Lou isiana state Lottery.

Father Made His Millions In the Lou isiana state Lottery.
 NEW YORK, June 2l.-It was a run away match-thr marriage of the youngest daughter of the late Elliott F. shepard to Dave HCnncn Morris the youthful mil li0hairC and college student. The family of Miss shepard knew nothing about it until it was over. Mrs. Shepard was bit trrly opposed to tho marriage.
 Not long ago there was a Vanderbilt wedding which was made the occasion of one of the most lavish displays New York had ever known.
 But that wedding did not occasion one half the talk which will result from the marriage of this granddaughter of tho late William II. Vanderbilt to very rich young man, which came about so sudden ly and with no display at all.
 People are talking of the freak of fate which has brought about the mating of n daughter of the late Colonel shepard, one of tn" most earnest and drvout Pr,,Shy- trrianS, a man who made his religion stand always prominently forth, to the son of the man who made his great for tune in the Louisiana lottery and who had large stable of race horses. But som" "f these p""pl" recall that the racing reports printed in Colonel shepard $ newspaper Were exceptionally good
 To those who know Miss Alice Wander biN shepard that was it k stranger vet that she should fall in love and wed a man >o closely identified with race tracks. She waS known always as the most de vout of Colonel Shrpard'S children. She has devoted a large part of her life to rr- ligi"uS and charitable work. But when she first met young Morris she fell very much in love with him.
 They Met on the Ocean.
 II began last summer. They met on tho Majestic. They were strongly attach ed i" 'nr another from the start She is fragile young woman, with a Madonna face and wonderfully fine, peaceful eyes He k a slender youth. with blond hair and d little yellow mu~tachr. It was not long after th" meeting that the young man summoned up courage to ask Mrs. shepard = permission to we'd her daughter
 II cam" a> a shock to Mrs shepard. She told him it was impuS~ihlr She was stern and emphatic about it. She had nothing against him personally, hut her daughter must never marry his fathers son. There Wa~ no possibility uf a recon sldvrati"n All intimacy between the young people must cra~r. They must have II" c"mlnUuicali"n with each ulhrr.
 
 t""k care that her daughter should not meet Morris. But Mr>. ShrImrd's prrcau- tons didn't amount tn anything. Morris lA> college ChUm who iS on friendly terms with the shepard family. Through hlln the lovers communicated.
 l. k sid E'y one who k in d position to hnu" thHt Mis- shepard did not urrblv sur-u;uh tu her mnthrr's rummandS Finally last week she said >h, would give Up Dave, but she must srr him once more. They had n"t met since she returned from Eur"p" Mrs. shepard cuu>cntrd tu this.
 Tn" family are staying at their country s' f Ht ~'ariNrn. near Sing Sing. where lrr>I!trrian church was erected in memory of Colonel shepard. Miss Shcp- ard Was in Sing Sing on Monday
 Then she came to New York and went {" tho family mansion at Fifty second street and Fifth avenue. She was under th" care of a chaprrun. On "Wednesday afternoon she ~ilrtvd for a walk. She sent telegram [" her mother that she had Hrrn Morris and could not give him up
 The marriage Was hurrrdly arranged. Early in th' afternoon the young mans hruthrr. Alfred Hrnnrn Morris. went to the pNr>unHE Er uf the Church uf the Trans, fgurAti"n for permission tu have the wed ding ti"rr. Dr Il"u@htun Was not at
  BrldErman of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Harlem was asked to assist in tEr ceremony. He i, acquainted with tho M"rrsrS. He performed the ceremony, assisted by Dr. Huughton
 Brides Relatives Didn't Attend.
 The wedding took place at 5:3o p. m. There Were about SD people in the church. but not a member of Miss Shrpard's fam l,,,v, their friends were present. Among them Was Thurlnw Weed Barnes who married Miss Morris and who tu,k charge of the arrIn grmCutS He acted aS witness
 There iS not the slightest doubt that this k a love match, There can he no possible suggest ion of any thing else, Both are very rich, Young Morris iS certainly worth S3,uuu.uu0 or $iuO0. GOO. and his hrigr already has a large fortune and is prospective hrir,>> tu much moro. IL isn't often that the Little Church Around the Corner las weddings "f people each of whom l~ worth many million. But the famous church has been Ike scene uf many a rUnaWHy marriage,
 The succr>>ivr family hcrravcmcnts hay" kept the Shrpards in the deepest mourning during the last few years but it k not likely that Miss Alice Shepard would have devoted much time to social rlca>urings She cared much more for church missions. She devoted two or three days a week tn them.
 Mrs. Morris eldest sister, who was Miss Maria Louisa shepard, was married to William I. Schicffclin in the Fifth Ave nuc Presbyterian church on Feb. ., 1894. It was very large wcdding-in fact, the one that attracted the most attention that season.
 Dave Hcnncn MOrris-his namc is not DdVid-will have to stay another year at Harvard before he can be graduated He is studying medicine.
 Mrs Townsend Cannot Accept. NNNkEES \ N Ill1n 0l Mr.. IIo,,-