Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-11-18
MISS LINCOLN'S ESCAPADE.
Falls III Love While Passing Sum
mer in Iowa.

Chicago. Nov. 13.-Miss Jessie Lin
coin, who eloped to Milwaukee
Wednesday and was married to
Warren Wallace Beckwith, is the
your ger child of the only son Of
Abraham Lincoln. She is the second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T.
Lincoln, the older daughter being
Mrs Isham of New York. She is %
years old, Il brunette, and not slender
but with an inclination to stOutneSS.
She is said to bear family likeness
TIC her father, who in turn is en-
dowed with resemblance in face and
figure to his mother. She is account
ed handsome young woman, but not
of striking appearance. In society she
is known little outside the well-de-
fined pale of first people" in which
her family moved. Her residence in
London during the period of her ia
theirs occupancy of the position of
minister to England had a great deal
TO do with reducing the list of her
acquaintance here, and her natural
inclination to retirement, coupled
with the exclusiveness of the family,
has operated to fix her calling list
in narrow bounds. She has enjoyed
the most brilliant social advantages
in this country and in London.
Mr.. Lincoln has not yet forgiven
his daughter. Moreover, he seems to
ne firm in the determination not to
become reconciled to the young
couple. Mrs Beckwith and her hus-
band did not annoy her father with
their company Thursday They may
be together now in Chicago or New
York, for at a late hour at night Mrs.
Beckwith had not returned to her
home, and the husband o. the mar
tyred presidents granddaughter left
his hotel early in the day. Close per-
sonal friends would not disclose the
whereabouts of either, but it was
limited that Mrs. Beckwith, with her
mother, had gone to New York to
visit her older sister, and that Mr..
Beckwith either Joined her at the
station or would meet her on her ar
rival at Gotham.
Early Thursday morning Mr.. Lin
coin breakfasted alone in the mansion
at 60 Lake Shore drive. He started
for his office before s o'clock. Later
Mrs. Lincoln came down stairs, and
at breakfast was joined by Mrs. Beck
with. Neither had rested well, and
the bride of a day was worn and hag-
gard. Occasionally mother and
daughter exchanged some remarks,
but the meal was soon over. Then
both went back to their rooms. AT
10 o'clock a hack drove up to the en-
trance. Mother and daughter, clad in
travelling suits, entered the vehicle
and were driven rapidly south in
Lake Shore drive until it ended alb
ruptly and then the carriage wheeled
into a side street and disappeared
Mr.. Beckwith did not call at the
house during the day to inquire after
the happiness Of his bride. He ate
breakfast hurriedly at the Clifton
house, where he had spent the night
He made his way to the office, settled
his bill and then hurried away. His
identity was unknown. Whence he
came was surmised after the clerks
had heard of the elopement, but where
he went was a mystery. He carried
no baggage and he left no forward
ing address at the hotel
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Nov. 49,
The announcement of the elopement
occasioned little surprise here as the
people of this city were not through
ar interesting discussion Of the de-
tails Of an attempted elopement about
two weeks ago. Indeed, it was a fore
gone conclusion that nothing but
forcible detention would restrain
Miss Lincoln from marrying young
Beckwith. The story of the court
ship is not devoid of interest. The
bride is the granddaughter of ex-Sen-
ator James Harlan who lives here
He has fine mansion here and