The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-07
MAMMAON THETRAIL
Eva Brown of Newark,
Queen of the Wild West,
Makes a Hasty
Marriage.
INFATUATED WITH sTlcKLEs
Horseback Bridal in the Ring
Prevented, but Taking Is
Still in Order.

A sensational elopement, in which
there figures a two weeks search OF a
mother for her daughter, ended late Sat
urday night in an equally sensational
marriage. The wedding was FASTENED by
the news that the brides mother was on
her trail and would probably claim her
and take her to the home from which she
ran away. Ut was to circumvent the
mother that the marriage occurred when
1t did.
The bride couple are both member of
the wild West Show, which, under the
management of Running Elk" is ex-
hibiting This week in a vacant lot on the
Heights The press agent had planned
that they should be married in the ring
in true frontier style as he put it.
The knot was to be tied while the bride
and bridegroom sat upon their fiery
steeds. ready to dash away on their
honeymoon, around the tent, while an
adrniring crowd-at 25 cents a head
eheered them on their way. He did not
count the angry. mother in in making
his calculations. Having the true in
stincts of a press agent, however, he was
not at all faxed by the precipitation of
the wedding. He took Justice Peter
BStk, WHO nidtilSu me- CUuplc, lltO iiiS
confidence and completely won him over
to his scheme. The result is that to-
morrow hight, in the ring of the Running
Elk show. Justice Peter Beck-for a
consideration-will go through the farce
of remarrying the couple he united on
Saturday night, pretending to the public
that it is a genuine wedding. After this
mockery, the ndian who travel with the
- -.l1
in their native ceremony.
The bride was Miss Eva Brown, of No.
1876 Commerce street. Newark. She is
nineteen years cid and is the daughter of
Mrs. Herman, her mother having married
a second time. The bridegroom is Samuel
Stickles. twenty-one years old, who says
he also comes from Newark. The ro-
nance which ended in their marriage be-
gan a year ago at the State Fair at
Wayerly. Stickies was at that time a
driver of trotting horses. AS he finished
a race one day he was handed a bouquet
in which was a note from Miss Brown
telling him how much she admired him
and requesting a meeting. They met after
the races and struck up a friendship.
They were together frequently after the
first meeting. 1t had been a case of love
at first sight and with each meeting the
love deepened until finally they became
engaged. Miss Browns mother learned of
their acquaintance, however, and forbade
her daughter meeting Stickles any more.
Her warning did no good. however. and
the meetings continued clandestine1y until
Stickles left Newark to join the Running
Elk show as a cowboy, the ending of the
racing season having thrown him out of
a job.
He travelled with the show, visiting all
parts of the country and finally returned
with it to Newark about six weeks ago.
He had kept up a correspondence with
Miss Brown and as soon as he reached
Newark again he acquainted her with the
fact. She visited the place where he was
performing. During the three weeks the
show was there she was at the tent daily.
Under the instruction of Stickles she be-
came an expert horsewoman. When the
show left Newark for Jersey City she
applied for and secured a job as
Queen of the Prairies.,' She left
her home without confiding her
plans to any of her friends or relatives.
Her mother notified the police, who insti-
Mrs. Herman learned two weeks ago that
her daughter was with the Running Elk
show which was then at Oakland Park.
She sent her husbands brother to bring
Eva home. He went to the tent with
Sergeant McGuinness and searched the
place, but could find no trace of her.
Running Elk denied that the girl was in
his employ. Every time any of her rela-
tives called at the tent Eva would go in
to hiding. Saturday night last, she
learned that he mother and brother were
in Jersey City and were in consultation
with the police with a view of having
Stickles arrested for kidnapping. The re-
suit was they decided to get married at
once They ~telephoned to Justice George
C. l.. Macs, who refused to perform the
vices of Justice Peter Beck, who married
them in the apartments above the saloon,
at Hancock avenue and North street.
She was furious, and declared she would
take her daughter from Stickles and the
Running Elk show If it took her life and
all her money to do it.