Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-15
FIGHT THEIR WAY TO BLISS.

| South Dakota Couple Have a Hard Tin e
| Getting Marriea-Chased by q Father
and Hunted by a Posse. They E1ude All.
Chamberlain, S. D., September IA
| That the course of true love never runs
smooth has been demonstrated in the
| case of Joseph zimmerman and Miss
! Cole, daughter of prominent Lake
county farmer. Brief dispatches refer
ring to the case have appeared, but the
details have not yet been furnished
| the daily press. An elopement an
irate father, shotgun, a revolver, a
running fight and the midnight pursuit
of sheriff's posse all played a part in
! the drama. zimmerman had for some
time been employed as laborer on the
farm of Henry c. Cole. Cole had a
daughter, II years Of age, who was
| the belle of the region. A warm at
| tachment sprang up between Kinne-
man and the young lady, who looked
with disdain upon the attentions OF
| ..
jected to the attentions of Zimmerman
and few weeks ago had the young
man arrested for an alleged offense.
| The young fellow had an examination
before a justice, but the evidence was
not deemed sufficient and the prisoner
was released from custody.
Instead of lessening the attachment
! between the young couple this action
on the part of the father appeared to
strengthen it. Subsequently Cole in
formed Zimmerman that the country
was not large enough to hold both Of
/ them, and on one or two occasions at
! tempted to shoot his former emplOye.
| During the time that zimmerman was
denied the privilege of visiting his
sweetheart frequent messages passed
between them. A few days ago, while
| Cole was doing trading in town, Kin
neman hired livery rig and proceeded
to the Cole homestead. While Tlking
at the gate with Mrs. Cole, Cole ap-
peared unexpectedly from the direction
of town and trouble began.
While the men were engaged in
heated discussion Miss Cole came out
Of the house and in a few moments
got into the buggy with Kinneman.
They drove off and the angry father at
| once started in pursuit with single
| horse and buggy. The chase had con-
| tinued for several miles, with Cole a
very close second, when Cole, losing
all control Of himself, is alleged by
the clippers to have fired at them with
his revolver. Then Zimmerman turned
| around in his seat, levelled a shotgun
which he had in the buggy and fired.
The charge blew an eye out of Coles
horse, besides injuring one of the old
mans eyes so that it will undoubtedly
be destroyed. This exchange Of shots
ended the chase and Cole, returned
| home to secure medical assistance and
notify the authorities of what had oc-
Cured. The sheriff and a posse of a
dozen men at once started in pursuit
of the fleeing couple. The search con-
| tinued all night, scores of excited farm
ers turning out to aid the officers. A
raid of the James boys could have Gre
| ated no more excitement. 1t was be-
lieved the fugitives would attempt to
cross the State line into Minnesota
and the crossings were closely watched
kilograms were sent broadcast instruct
ing officers of the law to intercept the
clippers, if possible. but no trace of
| them could be found.
| 1t has since been ascertained that
after the shooting the couple drove
around for half an hour and then
stopped at farm house for supper.
They remained there until late in the
evening, when they drove to the home
OF another farmer with whom Kline
man was acquainted and prevailed up
on him to accompany them to the town
of Howard, Miner county, to identify
them so they could get married. The
farmer had not heard of the shooting
and was satisfied that no harm would
come of his furthering the romance of
the two young people
The party drove to Villas, reaching
| there soon after midnight, and in the
morning proceeded to Howard, where
they had no difficulty in having the
! matrimonial knot tied. Shortly after
noon of the same day Deputy Sheriff
Davis, of Lake county, arrived in How
ard and placed the newly married cou-
pie under arrest. They offered no re-
s1stance to returning to Madison and
thus ended another chapter in what
had promised to be most serious
affair, an event that had aroused tho