Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-05
John scully and Mary Heating Said
to Have Disappeared Together.
SCULLY ALLEGED TO BE MARRIED.
! The Two Were Seen Together at He'd
rick Today-Thcy Left the Girls
III Home in This City Late
Sunday Night.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM tuesday DAILY.
The old story of how ''the
course of true love never runs
smooth" ETC., has again been
demonstrated in this city. and Ottum-
I wa has what may prove to be u genu-
Inc elopement, or at least that is what
the relatives of the young woman in
the case believe.
John scully, formerly employed as a
candy maker at Pixley's candy llitch-
elioI North Court street, and Miss May
lsaatiMg, n niece of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
fsrke, residing at 1875 North Court
streets suddenly disappeared from the
young woman's home Sunday night
AID have not been seen since, although
it was reported late this afternoon that
they were at Hedrick, waiting to get
train out of that place. Mrs. Burke,
Miss Keating's aunt, said this after
+ noon that she did not know whether
they had been married or not, but she
was of the opinion that they had not.
She also said that Scully had wife
, at Oslialoosa, or woman whom he had
told her was his wife, but the woman
only recently told Mrs. Burke that she
End Scully had never been lawfully
lCa 1iANS UGH
together as husband and wife for the
past six years. She also told Mrs.
Burke that they We're to have been
married FRIDAY of last week, but on
that same night Scully left Oskaloosa
and came to Ottumwa where he re-
manned until Sunday evening when he
and Miss Heating disappeared.
Miss Heating has made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Burke ever since
her mothers death seven years ago.
i ecully boarded at the Burke home for
ten months and only left here after an
injury which he sustained. at PiAley's
candy factory and which resulted in
the loss of his hand. During his resi-
dence here he and Miss Heating became
infatuated with one another, and We're
often in each others company, until
Mrs. Burke put stop to the attention
which Scully was paying to her niece.
This she did because he had told her
that he was married. He had after
wards denied his first story as to his
being married, but Mrs. Burke sus-
pected thatSall was not right and she
forbade her niece going with him. The
affection between the two lovers APP
parently died out as quickly as it had
sprung up, and as far as Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke knew. their niece was needing
their demand that she must not culti-
vate the acquaintance of Scully any
further.
In the meantime Scully had gone to
/ 0skaloosa and was working in a candy
factory at that place. Last week Mr..
and Mrs. Burke accompanied the re-
mains of their daughter to that place
for interment. Mrs. Burke met Scully
who inquired as to who was at home.
AS was afterwards learned he did not
return to work from that time on but
instead came to Ottumwa. Mrs. Burke
returned unexpectedly and found Soul
~ and her niece in the parlor. She or
dered him to leave the house at once
That was on Sunday evening. scully
departed and Miss Heating few min.
s utes later went out also.
They have not been seen since by the
family. 1t is believed. however, that
they did not leave ottumwa until to,
day, as they are said to have been
seen at the Milwaukee Junction this
morning. On this theory they have
been in the city ever since Sunday ev.
ening. Mrs. Burke received informa.
ton late this afternoon that they were
at Hedrick sitting in the depot, and
< she departed for that place at once
She said she did not know whether
X they had been married or not, neithe,
did she know whether she could per
suade her niece to accompany hel
z home. She is of age, and Mrs. Burke
was fearful that she will not return
with her.