The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
END OF A ROMANCE
Y. {. Atkinson and Miss
WitherS Married.
SHE CAME FROM Fl. SCOTT
Young Couple Will Make
Wichita Their Home.

Sunday afternoon at 1:45, Miss Cath
erine TIahers of Fort Scott, whose elope-
ment with V. Z. Atkinson, a dry goods
clerk of Emporia, put the social set of
Fort Scott all agog last August, was
married to young Atkinson by Probate
Judge Haymaker.
Miss Withers was chaperoned by a lady
friend of the family. The ceremony was
brief lasting only three or four minutes,
after which Mr.. and Mrs Haymaker ex-
tended wishes. Both the bride and groom
were in the Hveliest mood
The dispatches sent out at the time Of
the girls disappearance from Fort Scott
stated that on Thursday morning. August
il, Miss Catherine Withers disappeared
from her home at Fort Scott. Her friends
we're mystifed as to where she had gone.
Sc was a society leader of that town.
president Of several young ladies' clubs,
and the daughter OF ]. ". WiUhers, a
wealthy merchant OF that city. The par
ents Of the young lady were distracted.
A day elapsed and that night word
came that Miss Withers was in Kansas
City. she had gone there TO meet V. r.
Atkinson, a young dry goods clerk of
Emporia, and they were 10 be married.
Her father FASTENED on TO Kansas City
and the young couple seard of his coming
They were frightened. Miss Withers
was at the home Of a friend there and
young Atkinson was stopping at a hotel.
They had a consultation. 1t was decided
not 20 apply for a license as they might
be arrested. But they would play a coup.
Miss Withers was to come to Wichita
and the young man would soon follow
She came. Atkinson followed.
In the meantime, while Miss Wtslers
was speeding on 10 Wichita her father
had arrived at Kansas City and learned
that she was coming here. Forthwith he
wired the officers and asked them to take
charge Of her and send her home. So,
when Miss Withers arrived in Wichita
she was surprised to find the officers at
the depot to meet her. She was escorted
to the home of Harry Sutton to await
IN outgoing train home. She talked
freely.
4 am not at all ashamed OF what has
happened. We were to have been married
IN Kansas City and take wedding tour
10 Rochester, y. Y, but our plans failed.
where Mr.. Atkinson is at present"
Young Atkinson, in an interview at me
time said that he had not promised to
marry the girl. lie mad been correspond
ing with the Noyes Dry goods Company
here trying to get a position. he told
the girl this and she came here of her
own accord.
The young lady told different story
20 Kansas City 70 meet him; that they
heard her father was following them and
Atkinson was afraid to apply for the /
license. He told her to come on here and |
he would follow in a few days and marry
her.
Matters were different then. Miss With !
ers professed not 10 care for the young
man any more; that what regard she had /
had for him was gone. The matter caused /
much gossip for several days and then /
dropped out Of notice.
Nothing else was heard OF Il till the /
two were married Sunday. They viii live |
for the present at 237 North Market |
street
Inquiry develops that Miss Withers /
came to Wichita and her wedding. con
Quoted by a lady friend in the capacity |
Of representing Mr.. and Mrs. Withers. |
When this lady and Miss Withers reached 4
the Missouri Pacific depot shortly after /
o'clock Sunday afternoon, the skies were 1
gray and a few flakes were glinting in the /
Grips air.
At the depot Miss Withers and her es-
cort were met by the groom, Mr.. Akin
son, and two friends.
The meeting between the two young .
people furnished no marked drama. The /
first question under consideration was the
wedding and where? Mr.. Atkinson pro-
posed Probate Judge Haymaker, but Miss
Wither's friend interposed that Mr.. With
ers had told her expressly that Katie
should be married by an Episcopal rec
tor. The party then Wen in search OF
ne rector. Rev. Won Herrlich, who, they
discovered. was out of town. The party
then went to Judge Haymaker's and were
married, taking up their residence on
North Market street
Ii is said tilat Mr.. and Mrs. Withers
OF Fort Scott, very worthy people who
have cringed beneath the unwelcome pub
lefty the whole affair has produced. had
believed up 10 three days ago that Miss
Withers, their daughter, had been won
away from this affection. She had been
with her mother among the lakes of the
north spending the summer. Since her
return 10 Fort Scott she has been lively
in society. where she mas always been
popular. Three days ago she announced.
10 the utter surprise Of her parents. that
she was going to marry Mr.. Atkinson of
Wichita The surprise was great and the
parents, from al accounts. were far from
pleased. But at last conceding. Mr.. With
ers suggested thar the wedding be a.
home in Fort Scott Miss Wlthers. il is
said, would not agree % tsIs.
The case has now passed out OF pub
lefty. Mr.. and Mrs. Wi-hers % Fort
Scott. are estimable people. They have
The consolation that they are not the only
par ms 20 meet reverses in cases OF their
children's love affairs.
Miss Katie WIthers IS pure. worthy
Young woman. and those who know her
wish Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson happy life
and lons, With much prosperity.
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