Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-17
THEY COULD NOT WE'D
YOUNG COUPLE HEADED OFF EN-
ROUTE TO THE ALTAR.
The GROOM'S FATHER INTERPRETED.
swOre Out Warrant Against His
Son, Charging Him with Falsely
Incarcerated i'm Jail.

| Incarcerated in jail
Love laughs at locksmiths, runs an old
saw that has done service for many
years. but occasionally the tables are
turned. and locksmiths get the laugh on
| Cupid.
The tables were turned last night in
| this city I'm an affair de occur, which had
| almost eliminated in the marriage OF
| the two young people on whom Cupid had
| been working, and they were turned by
ar irate father, who pounced down upon
his son just as he was in the act OF lead
| ing his prospective bride to the altar,
and carrying him off, had him placed in
durance vile
The principals in the affair, which
created considerable excitement In the
| West End last night, are William Edward
| TaIIey, a young man who has just passed
his 10Th birthday; Miss Elizabeth James
Blaylock, a handsome brunette OF IL
summers. and Gatewood Talley, who as
sumed the role Of objecting parent, and
| gave Cupid a severe shock. The family
of the young lady figured less prominently
| in the affair.
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
The principai scene was laid in Monroe
| PARK. though the scenes shifted with
| great rapidty, the curtain being r1hs
down with young Talley figuring as
nrisoner i'm the Henrico county jail where
ne IS held TO answer to the charge oil
perjury.
Young Talley has for the past twelve
months paid court to Miss BlaylocK, ana
the young people being greatly attacneu
| IA each other, decided to we'd, Mr.. lai-
lev Sr.. raised objection to the marriage
hut the parents of the young lazy inter-
nosed none, and preparations were maze
| FOR the ceremony. Yesterday morning
| the nrospective groom, accompanied py
bis friend. Mr.. Thomas Walthall, Vlslteu
| the county courthouse ana secureu :, oi''
| the Clerk license TO marry MISS pidy
~. Ua exhibited a paper giving the
aonsant Of the young ladys parents 10
~ ,,nfon and both he and Mr. Walthall
| tool, an oath to the effect mat ne was
| II years OF age.
INVITED HIS MOTHER.
,,,or securing his license, young
I'll, who is a painter by trade, went
| a. his fathers home, and ADVISING ms
eootbor of his intended marriage, invited
bar to he present when the nup'iai kliol
~ ,Jod lie then repaired TO the
rosidence corner Of Laurel ana Nam
.traa,s of rev. J. Travis Taylor, pastor
| - Io,,reI-Street Methodist church' ana
noodo an engagement with the Hllilis'ci 81
to have the ceremony performed at '''o
o'clock last night. -, bour
! II was lust three quarters Vi an NJ ~
earlier than this when the piJSpeSs,s0 ~.
bride and groom, together W. ao,,ot,tars
| Rlaylock and another oil heI ua
,,reSented themselves at Mr.. Iaylor
rosidenoe but he had not returned from
prayer-meetlng.
THE FATHER APPEARS.
The party decided to stroll out IN Mon Mon
roe park while awaiting MS coIniis
ana had Just left the hydrant III the
centre of the park wheh MI ~ IT, IT,
Tallev made his advent on the scehe' iie
49,, cvcited and his manner or approach
.to,.'ad n When he came upon the
-. his son started Off leaving MS
ip",andod with her mother and sister. Inc
eatber started after him, and the son
| hoyon tn run. His patetnal ancestor
- chase and Off they went, across
60 street 70 the alley between Pine
"a raurel In this the two ran, ana
| ,ha corner of Cherry street father
| o,ertook son. The former caught hoiu
| - the latter and IS quoted as having
| aid TO him: III you want your lree-
! dom come with me and I'll give II 10
you. .o.
nv this time Mrs. Blaylock ana ne,
| daughters had overtaken the lalieys' an"
| the whole marty marched off TO the resi-
- on west Cary street, Of Magistrate
Tewis. Here the father sprung sur
| ,r,sa on all concerned when ne sWore
| ont a warrant against his son, charging
| him with perjury in that he did falsey
| swear that his age was Il years
taken TO A COUNTY JAIL"
Tho warrant being issued, Special
poIiceman Haley served ii, and leaving
| the prospective bride to return nome
Win her mother, marched young lailey
| %, m the county Jail. where he was
| nlaced behind the bars. HIS case VIII
| he given a hearing this morning
shortly after his Incarceration Iailey
was visited by a Dispatch man. WHO
| had learned Of the excitement up-to"i,,
and followed the party down. II 10 al
nv fathers fault" he SAID, as soon aS
w. renorter introduced himself. lie
| does not want me 10 nave any hdppi-
ness and he is doing all he can to Tie
me down by his side / do not ask him
| for anything. He drove me away from
| home and | am earning my own llving,
as house-painter, oeing steadily eM-
| nloved nv Mr.. Aleck Shand. he claims
| mai am only 20 years old, but my
| n,otber's sister tells me that l was Il
at my last birthday, which occurred on
| Anru 18th. and believe her.
youne Talley took his confinement
rhiIosophically. and said he expected 10
| he released to-day, when, If his sweet
heart was willing, he would wed her.
THE GIRLS PARENTS TALK.
Miss Blaylock is a strikingly pretty
girl. of the brunette type, ana IS quite
bright She had retired when Dlspa'ch
man called at her home. on Wallace
street. near the New reservoir last
n,obt hut her father and mother were
ho,h nm and they gave the newsgatherer
the benefit of all the Information they
nossessed regarding the matter.
.young Talley has been coming to see
r,,, daughter. Lizzie" said the father.
.,ahout eight months, and | was opposed
IN a marriage between them, but yield
ed because l did not want them TO run
away and because the boy told me he
was nearly u years Of age and had his
fa,her,s consent 10 marry Lizzie. They
were going to be married at Rev. Mr..
TavIor's house at $3.50 o'clock, and
coming back here to live for the pre-
sent. I was sick. and did not go out
with the young people.
Mrs. Baylock here told the reporter