The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-01


meeting a soul T lenep, took the Pennsyl-
vania fraip oit Of Jersey Citv at 5.17 p.
m and ar 7 o'olook was in the Bellevue
Hotel in Philadelphia."
The girl tried TO sail for Europe on the
Red Star steamer Switzerland from Phil
adelphia. She went 60 the Office and was
told they did not take passengers. The
shin was searched bv the police before it
sailed and again in this city last Friday,
when il was lowed in here disabled. Every
shin leaving the ports of New York Phil
adelphia and Boston had been subjected
~ the strictest search by order of the po-
lice, instigated by w f King.
But it remained for newspaper reporters
to carry the news of the return of Louise
King TO her afflicted parents. They :ay
they did not hear a word OF her return or
of her marriage ill between 2 ana
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and then they
refused to believe 1t tll the aged iathsr
had read the typewriter statement sent
out 70 the newspapers by his son Wiildn
Ii bore the printed lotter-head OF the Mer-
chants Association, and that the IatheT
could not discount
Why no one carried the news to them on
Friday night is explained easily ne
modler is seriously Ill, ana the shocN
might easily have been too much for her
at the late hour al which the news might
the idea to have She wedding take place
first, with explanations to come later, II
any were necessary. But 1t strikes some
folk as odd that the sons did MOI tell the
parents yesterday morning.
When Frederick King heard the news
from an outsider ne was extremely indig-
nanT- and refused to believe word of 1t.
When IT'S truth was proven to his satisfac
ton his anger was shifted TO his daughter.
II would hardly be fair to him to repeat
all he said but it indicated that recon
Citation will not be the easiest thing in
the world to accomplish.
His family gathered about him and
urged him to be calm and not give utter
ance to words he might regret. 1t seemed
10 comfort him to know that Louise was
safely married and, SO far as he could
learn. to an honorable man. He was not
disposed az the moment to forgive her con-
duct and said he didn't think he had de-
served such treatment.
''She saws she could no longer live hap
Dilv AT home" he said. That may be
true l have been strict with my daugh-
ter, as a parent ought to be- and must be
if he has her hest interests at heart But
II is not true that | wanted to force her
10 marry a. certain man, and would hear
of no other
"The man 1 wanted her to marry was
the man she told me she wanted to mar
~. l said: Hold on a Bit. Let me find
ONT about him. found out
that he was worthy of her,
was able TO support a wife,
and then. supposing she wanted to marry
him. l gave my consent and was in favor
of such a marriage. Had it been any 9TH
er man [ would have acted in the same
way. If my investigation showed me he
vould be a proper husband for her, well
and good. But it seems she told me she
wanted to marry one man, when in secret
she was in love with another man. I can
not understand that. l cannot understand
why she should treat her parents as she
has.
Il have given her everything heart
could wish. She had all the money she
wanted, and everything money could buy.
] gave her the musical education she ask
ed for. She had two servants TO wait on
her and maid to go with her where she
would No daughter was ever cared for
better than mine, and l cannot understand
the way she has acted.
Il understand her husband, Mr.. Cham
berlain, is an honorable man and worthy
to be my son-in-law, but that does not
explain her conduct"
Her only jusufca jon was that they had
made her life miserable by insisting that