The evening times., 1896-07-22

anu Light streets yesterday evening, an
OLD man and very pretty young girl, hand
IN hand, crowded up close to the gangway,
ana prepared to hurry off as soon as the
plank was put into position.
| II want you.'
Ihe Old man felt u hand ON his shoulder
and turned 10 see who, in this strange city,
had accosted him. His eyes met those of
Detective Brennan.
| why, WHO are you?' exclaimed the az.
tonisned Old inan and girl at the same time.
Brennantold them who he was, and that
| they were under arrest-the man for alb
Quoting the girl, and the girl for running
| away from home.
The pair were very much crestfaIlen,
and when the patrol wagon arrived they
hustled away up front under the big black
cover to shield themselves from the curious
gaze of persons ON the street.
AT the Central police station they gave
tiieir names as Joseph H. Hurley, aged
fifty-four, married, engineer by occupation,
and Mary 8. Dare, aged fifteen, single.
Hurley was charged with abducting the
girl from her home at Salem, n. j., and was
put into a cell to await a hearing this morn
ing and the arrival Of New Jersey au-
thorlties today or tomorrow The girl, who
by this time had broken down and was in
tears, was made as comfortable as DOS
siblc in one of the upper rooms OF the sta
tion house
The arrest OF Hurley was made upon
authority of telegram from the Salem
authorities received by the detective de-
partment yesterday.
WI oTHE RUNAwAYs ARE.
Hurley is a steamboat engineer, and
claims to have once worked Oh bolt in
Baltimore harbor. He has been married
and has one child, Mrs. William NJ Litr
bey, who lives at SOC William street. this
city. He claims to be halfcousin to
Mary Dare, whose father is candy manu-
facturer of Salem. The girl is the eldest
of six children.
The engineer became member Of the
Dare family by boarding in the house, and
lived with them for years. He was very
fond OF the children, and exercised a sort.
of parental care over them, to which the
father and mother showed no objections
He naturally became u favorite with the
children, and little Mary took an especial
liking to him.
An attachment sprung up between them
that was something IN ore than an old mans
liking for pretty little girl, and when Old
Hurley called Mary sweetheart" there
was more truth than poetry in his meaning,
and the girl blushed, and could not disguise
that her heart had been captured by her
aged halfcousin.
When Mr.. Dare noticed the seemingly un.
natural intimacy between the child and the
old man he promptly took steps to sepa-
rate the pair.
LOVE LAUGHED AGAIN.
But the love that laughs at Iocksmitbs
laughed at the candy manufacturer, and
in spite OF all his efforts. the two repea tedly
and openly defied all parental objection.
Dare took Hurley severely to task, and
threatened all sorts OF dire THINGS Hot
words passed between the men, and they
parted, bitterly hating each other. Hur.
ley told Dare that all powers ON earth could
not keep him from "his Mary" while Dare
swore vengeance on HurIey's head IL lie
again found him near the place.
Then the aged lover decided to run away
with the girl. Saturday night last he met
her near her house and proceeded TO the
river, where Hurley had sailboat in wait
ing. The girl got in the boat and the old
man threw shawl over her and directed
ei'S NouhSc VI eht bodl tUE Ediue.
While Mary slept Hurley and a man named
Han navigated the boat. Hall owned the
boat, and had been hired by Hurley to carry
him and the girl to Fort Paine.
On Sunday night they camped at the
side of the river. The sails were taken off
the boat, and converted into a tent, in
which the runaways slept.
The stay at Fort Paine was short The
t.nir boI do 20
seven miles to st. Georges When the
steamboat Cadwallader, bound for Balti
more, came down the river yesterday morn
ing Hurley and the girl stood on the wharf.
hailed it and got on board.
The next event of Importance In their
runaway career was their arrest when
they reached this city. The above story
of the trip was told last night by Hurley
as he sat in Central Station cell.
what did you run away with the girl
fcrc'' he was asked.
WHO THE RuNAwAYs ARE.
For spite. Her father did everything
10 keep her away from me, SO lust took
her ava for spite was his answer .'I'vc
been father to the girl for years. and
have done more for her than her parents
never meantime girl any harm.
Some day intend to II AIRY her, but 1
did not expect to do SO when we came
here. 1t is simply a case of sweethearts.
She's the young sweetheart and I'm the
old sweetheart. In this city expected to
visit with her my daughter, on William
6 sPI TIE
The girl loves me and l love her. She
came of her own accord, and didn't use
force in getting her away from home"
Mary also declared that she came with
out being compelled, and acknowledged an
attachment for the old man with whom she
had eioped.i1cig
Hurley saidthat SO strong was the girls
love for him that when he started to 20 to
New Orleans year ago she followed him
to the depot and hid herself on the train.
She was not discovered until the New Jer-
sey home wasleftmiles behind, when Hurley
got off at a station and kept the girl until
her father arrived.
Miss Dare is exceedingly pretty. and is
stylish in appearance. Hurley is wrinkled,
freckled and his very thin hair Is red, the
combination being not exactly what is con-
sidered handsome. Hurley IL Q grand