The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-07-14
CHASED A "RUNNER. i"
Elopes With a Girl and Escapes
Arrest.

Elopes With a Girl and Escapes
Arrest.
All Morgan and its environs are
agog over q sensational little affair
that had it's commencement within the
circles of that lively little business
community, and which has brought
sorrow to the home of well-known
citizen of that town.
A commercial travelling man, repre-
senting a boot and shoe wholesale
house, dropped into Morgan on last
Friday morning, and shortly after
wards commenced the sale of boots
and shoes to retail merchants. He
was a dandy, slim and tall, slightly
stoop shouldered, between 30 and 35
years old, with dainty little black
mustache, and dark of complexion
Just the kind of fellow to be in the
"mashing" business. There we're
rumors that he was married and had a
family, but this, nor the mans name
could not be learned.
He engaged room at the Nor
gan House, and mine host OF that
popular hostelry was smiling con-
tentedly over the fact that few more
shekels was about to be added to bis
Golfers, during the time that the
smooth appearing young fellow was
out making an impression on the fair
sex of the town. Perchance he passed
the adopted daughter of W. b.
Tompkins, a young miss OF 70 sum-
mers, not extraordinarily handsome,
but with bewitching smile and eyes
of azure blue. He winked and dotted
his hat as he winked. The wink was
returned, accompanied by pleasant
smile, and soon an acquaintance was
formed. They chartered merrily for
some time, after which the salesman
continued bis BUSH 80 of selling shoes,
paying for his supper, and telling
Landlord Schorffman, that he would
be in about midnight. The middle
hour of night came. Mine Host had
been putting away peacefully at his
pipe, watching the smoke going up in
blue clouds and here and there form
ing rings, for several hours, waiting
for the commercial man to be shown
to his room, and when the clock struck
the first hour of morning, he gave up
the wait and retired to his couch.
The next morning there was sequel
to the Commercial mans meeting Miss
Tonpkius on the street and his failure
t. show up at the Morgan House the
night previous. 1t appears that he
engaged livery rig from the stable
of Fred. Wagner, met the young miss
a few blocks from her home, and drove
or we're driven to Sleepy Eye, where
the couple registered at one OF the
hotels as "Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
The commercial salesman returned to
Morgan the next morning, and finished
selling an order of shoes to G. j. Pet
singer. About this time, Editor I. n.
Tompkins of the Morgan Messenger.
who had been previously apprised OF
the fact, and who had already gone to
Sleepy Eye to investigate the escapade,
with the view of having the salesman
arrested, wired from that point to
Marshal Tolman, telling him to arrest
the man. The latter, however, gave
the marshal the slip, and left for Nor
ton. Hearing this, the sheriff's Office
in this city was apprised of the affair,
and the celebrated sleuth, Jerry Simp-
son, was put on the tracks of the
fleeing man.
Jerry drove to Morton, gave des-
cription to Clerk Andrews of the Nor
ton Eating House, and the clerk dug
up sewing machine agent that an
swered to the description, but who
proved an alibi. Another man, the
right person, was dug up for Jerry,
but he insisted that he was the wrong
man, told the noted sleuth that the