New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-19
THE FATHER roo LATE.
HE FOLLOWS HIS ELOPING DAUGHTER
FROM INDIANA.
SHE AND HER YOUNG HUSBAND LEAVE THE ST
GEORGE AN HOrR lEFOHE TIE ARRIVAL
OF THE PARENr-RELATiNHs or
THE VIRGINIA LEES.

THE VIRGINIA LEES.
The Few peorie in tie dnins-hall of he 81 George
Hotel who noticed at dinner on Monday eVen'"F
yonnr woman Of a southern type % beauty accom-
panied by boyisa-looking youns fellow niue
though, that before thom ives az eio9!ns COUPE
who had come from Evansville Ind, by way o.
Chicago. 10 enjoy a honeymoon while the parental
wrath cooling OF
The gil was dark and sirikinely handsome sAe
was aIparently not over seventeen or eS"'eoh
years old. Her husband was not more IMAM '"' "a
three years her senior.
Tho connie arrived on Monday AFT -rnoon. and the
man registered as "Fi,zhugh Lee Carer ana wie'
Evansville Ind" with he exception Of sene'o''-
sized hanG-sa,chel they had no baggage.
Shortly after registering. so the hotel people say
they went out and did not return until! O'CLOCK
For nearly al hour they SAT in The paror ana a.
was seen that the young woman spent ''.dch o.
the time in examining railroad GUIDE.
They were among the first IN the dininG-rooin ana
in the light Of subsequent Incidents the la'' ""'
they got M from the table before dinner was over
and left the hotel hurr.edIy after Nj. carter p"N
his bill at the desk, was not suTprlSl"A'
Less than an hour after their departure an o'u
man OF digninod micn stllkod In ana cafe'"''
looked over the register. His eye i'" upon ''''
name Of Carter A., ,,,,or E. c,id
he Where is the room" .,.
They have Just LETT here" was the CLERK reply
not an hour ago They had no room. 81 ,.,r,
The old man was completely 'an@n , anna Nv
h. repeated slowly Most eN'ragiol""''' -"'
daughter said l would find her heah. -, o,.o
Mr. Tulnbridge afierward. wa greatly fo". ~
lie asked numerous questions. pug co'"' s'' 10
cicv to the Whereabouts Of tn iru1nts.
From the stcry ne told. pretty Aii.e rom pro-,
was Unfoldcd; bat " ~ the p!f7'A' 'i''''' j. WV"
not impress the c2p,alh ma, w. .. . ,..,. all
Young Carter who s barely tW.r'y-c'' Yeas ON
i 4 connection OF the FiiznEgl LEES, CIV 80
I'our Years ago he met May pus-r. a. Nn.', -
uhur Sorns. Va. ana tn ir.enisnIp I.i".'. 49,
a lasting erection. ! year ago. - II s''"~ 4" ri.
went into business in Cincinnati. ana ',' '.''
~. bsrn IN Evansville az often a. his Oisi. -
would permit. Captain DugrQ, who - Hl..'~'i'
ala rot think Tho matter al Al ser n. an"
uDon what he called cali love "iti. i'.'..' ~.
amusement IL liked. Garter. h SAID. hNi tn'
idea of marrioge at his axe was lr' pr-l,''.i
: week ago 50 il seems captain Dugfo 100" ~
daughter to Chicago. where they s'oip.1 - -
Of he hotels on Saturday. unknown 40 IN" 't'h'-'
/ Young Garter appeared IL the city.
Now, imagine my surprise. inilrna'o" a''.
from my child, saying tina; she era ger IA,
been married AM hal come N to BIo'H'yH. !
started next morning, and here am. ana ino''
children have gone They are only chilHIfn t'r
and their getting married without letting me- kHo"
IS what makes ne boil
II came out ia the captan's recital thar IN" note
contained 4 reference to the =. George and ;hat 2
/ Mrs Ward who was d friend OF the Dugros. had
lived there From tfa' the captain thought NF5
Ward was 70 have been used as ncGc"rnaKsr. j.
seems that Mrs Ward is no longer a. the io' J..
and the surinise IS that young Ms. Garter. know
,n. her father would follow. ana not finding hey
friend there lost courage ana thought it w.s' 20
disappear for the present
They'll be forgiycn Il ! can nni them he cx-
| plained to Captain Tunbrdge
| Since Monday night nothing fas been heard az
the hotel Of either Captain Dugro or the tru4n;s