The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-01
WAS RELUCTANT TO MARRY,
GIRLS LOVER CHOSEN FOR HER
BY HER PARENTS.
30 She Fled to Friends in Olympia
and the Lover. Whose Wrath Was
Aroused Against Those Who As

Special Dispatch TO the Pest-Intellisencer
- OILY APl-i. Jan. 3l.-ADoa. four months
SINCE A j. Robinson and family consist
ing CT his wife and an adopted daughter.
who Is just budding into attractive worI1-
annood. returned 10 the Beinore neighbor-
hood, about five miles south of Olympia.
"hSfe tEey formerly resided. from an ab-
sence OF three or four years in California
a month or six weeks later young man.
whose name is said 10 be W. ]. Marshall
appeared upon the scene as the affianced
lover OF the young woman OF the Robin
son household. The whole party was head
Cd toward the klondike aud had engaged
tickets Tor transportation aboard the
Queen, scheduled TO sail from Seattle Feb
tuary 4.
For some time the neighborhood has been
more or less agitated over what has seemed
10 be the ATTEMPT OF her foster parents
10 coerce the Robinson girl into Hlatri-
monial alliance with young Marshall. =
me girl had been wearing an engagement
ring she refused longer To wear il. Her
foster mother. having attempted TO compel
aer 10 wear the ring. the girl deliberately
burned her finger against the stove SO as
10 make the wearing of the ring inpossi-
bic. and the neighbors. judging from the
personal appearance Of the man as TO his
character. justify the girl In her rebellion
ii was ar this stage of proceedings that
the girl appealed 10 the patriarch Of the
community. Hon. Jesse Ferguson. for pro-
lection She recited to him a narrowing
tale OF the attempt to corrce her into
matrimonial alliance with Marshall whom
she detested. She said she feared the OBJ
Ject OF her foster parents TO be to take
her to the klondike for immoral purposes
and said that rather than 90 and enter
upon such life as she felt was openin.
before her she would suffer death.
toid him by the child. for she Is little more
lie laid plot TO get the child beyond the
reach OF her unnatural parents securing
the services OF Miss Elsie Israel. young
girl OF Il. 10 assist him. Saturday morning
Miss Israel drove to the Robinson home to
take the girl for ride.
AS soon as the two girls were out of
signt OF the Robinson domicile they drove
rapidly 10 Olympia, where, by direction of
Mr.. Ferguson. Miss Robinson was placed
In charge OF his daughter. Mrs. Lee.
As soon as the Robinson family learned
OF THIS they We're wild with Indignation
Both Robinson and Marshall followed the
girl and succeeded in locating her, They
sought and obtained an interview with
her. She successfully resisted the bland
lshments OF Marshall. but to her father
she reluctantly consented TO return home
Tor just one night, being promised that
clothing ana return TO town this morn
ing. There she remains. and the neigh
bors are anxiously waiting 10 see IL she
will be allowed 20 escape
Meantime Marshall has sworn dire ven
Seance against Jesse Ferguson and son.
Dave Ferguson. Sam Strange and all
others who might be suspected of even
being remotely connected with interfer-
ence In his love affair. He prowled
about the neighhorhood all last night.
but this morning showed up in town,
where he was arrested by Sheriff Billings
on complaint of Jess Ferguson, the war
rant being sworn ont before Justice King.
In whose court he was arraigned at
o'clock this afternoon. This resulted In
his being held in bonds Of $500 TO keep
the peace. and he has beea committed TO
Jail In default of bonds.