The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-13
IN HARD LUCK.
An Obdurate Parent Blocks the
Path to Happiness.
WIFE FOR ONE DAY ONLY
She Returns to Her Fathers Home and
Tearfully. but With Determine
ton. Gives Her Husband the
Marble Heart.

Nicholas Thomas. q young man quite
well known about the town. was in deep
trouble yesterday and sought the aid of
the authorities to compel an obdurate
father-in-law to yield up his bride. who
had been abducted from him after a
honeymoon of one night by the girls
father. who objected to the match his
daughter had made. The matter came to
nothing. however. as the girl declined to
return to him. even after she had been
assured by the authorities that she
would lie protected. and decided 10 re-
main with her parents.
Annie Tonkin. Al exceedingly pretty
girl employed as cashier at Symons' dry
goods store In West Park street. has
been keeping company with Thomas for
some time. Saturday they decided they
had been long enough engaged and con-
cluded to get married. That evening the
knot was tied by Rev. s. Ii. Haller at the
Presbyterian church at South Butte. and
the happy couple departed on the evening
train for Anaconda on their honeymoon
trip. The welded bliss of the young peo-
pie was not to be of long duration. how
ever. as the father, Samuel Tonkin. who
keeps the boarding house for the Colora-
uo sHeitef' was very niuch opposeu "S
daughter marrying Thomas. and yester-
day morning he followed the couple to
Anaconda ana iound them quartered az
the Leland hotel. The father told the girl
her mother was seriously Ill and induced
her to return with him to Butte. The
young nusoano WASH iooieu III tne ieast'
and although he did not oppose the girls
return with her father. he followed.
Arriving in Butte Thomas at once
sought the assistance OF the authorities
10 recover MS pride. ne fouhu Deputy
county Attorney Dan fancey and toio
hlH ms trouoies. Mr. iancey gave MN d
note to the police AND old MIN TO get an
omcer ana go down 10 the mouse ana get
MS wife. Chief Muihoiiand was not at
~headquarters when Inomas reached the
station. put an omcer was sent with
Ihomas py defective MURPHY ana the
Two grove OUT 10 the boarding mouse py
the smeiter' me husoahd remained IN tne
mack "hiIe the omcer went IN TO inter-
view the ia'her. iohklh' khowihs the po-
iiceman was OUTSIDE ms JURISDICTION. nav
ing no authority OUTSIDE the city. pald
no attention 10 the omcer. ana Inomas
grove pack 10 the city WITHOUT eettihe 10
see mis- pride.
Ihomas was pretty warm by TINS time.
ana seeking out Mr.. fancey again. swore
out a warrant Tor the arrest OF his father
ih-iaw IN Jusuce La~ufanoeau court. Inc
warrant was placed in the hahus OF IN
uer oneriH MURPHY 10 serve ana me- MI.
Iancey ana Ihomas drove out 20 the
Ionkin residence again. AS oefore' Inom-
as stayed IN the mack WINE tne omcers
went III 10 nave a taik WIN the ia'her-
in-iaw.
Ionkih received the omcers coroiaiiy.
70 tneIr questions as 10 whetner ne ue-
taineu ms oausnter against ms VIII, ne
rep'eo ina ne oio NOT. Ihey tneh ASKED
LOT an interview IL was erah'eu. NIT.
inomas was IN tears when she appeared
before the omcers ana they at once came
10 the CONCLUSION that she was mere un.
DER uuress, Dut sne speedily ulsaouseu