Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-25
TROUBLES BEFORE THE WEDDING.
Remarkable Matrimonial EntanEle-
ments of q Massachusetts Couple.

Remarkable Matrimonial Entangle-
ments of q Massachusetts Couple.
In the matrimonial entanglements Of Dr.
Walter R. Gwin and his wife. nee Miss
Eva May Lake of Fall River, Mass, there Is
material for a Sardou drama Of mediaeval
interest. 1t includes an elopement, mid
night marriage, fight across the conti-
nent, an arrest for bgamy, alleged kidnap-
ping at the hands OF deputy sheriff and
the grooms forcible return to the state OF
Maine, where at the present time me is in
durance vile, separated from the bride Of
his heart by four thousand miles. The
case is set down for trial on September 10.
and startling disclosures are promised, in
volving the legal machinery OF three states.
DR.. Walter R. Gwin Is a dentist Of Fall
River. relates the New York Herald. Tall,
fine featured, fascinating Of manner and
prosperous in affairs, his clientele includes
the best class of patrons OF his city and
made him likewise a social favorite. He
came to Fall River some years ago. and en-
tered the dental office OF a Frenchman, Mr..
A. Cougane The latter had a very pretty
and capable wife, but he neglected her for
another known as "The Princess" Mrs.
Cougane sued her husband for divorce. OBJ
tanned the decree. whereupon her husband
promptly eloped with "The Princess" and
the wife appeased her sorrowing heart by
marrying the young dental assistant DR..
Gwin, who became the head Of the estab-
lshment forthwith.
Soon, however, Mrs. Gwin thought she
had cause to doubt her husbands love for
her, seeing possible complications in his
tenderness toward one of his fairest clients.
Miss Eva May Lake was the daughter of
wealthy and cultured parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett Lake, who are leaders In society in
Fall River. Mrs Gwin sued for divorce
last June at the New Bedford court. Judge
Braley presiding. The decree she obtained
provided for six months lapse before the
decree should be In force, at the end of
which time Mrs. Gwin could remarry in
that state. but the doctor could not The
six months of lapse is the cause of all the
difficulty.
Not able to wait till the time expired,
the doctor secured legal advice from his
counsel, Alvin G. Weeks, OF Fall River,
which advice he evidently misinterpreted,
for he instantly hurried up to Maine, where
the parents of Miss Lake had spirited their
daughter and kept her in hiding from the
redoubtable lover. Elopement was his in
tention, but the difficulty In the way was
not only an uncertainty with regard to the
fair ones whereabouts, but also the pres
eLce of Inspector Medley of Fall River,
who had been retained by the Lakes to see
that their daughter and the doctor did not
meet But meet they did, for all that, at
East Corinth, Me-. and We're driven toward
Dover, some miles away. and, with two
trusted friends to encourage the runaways,
in spite of the fact that the parents and a
small army Of detectives were at their very
heels at dead OF night in a driving storm,
they reached Dover and there accomplished
ceremony before Town Clerk Calvin w.
Brown. This was on June "a.
Bidding a nasty adieu TO these troublous
and exciting surroundings, the happy Gwins
fled from place to place, cleverly eluding the
| detectives still, and finally gained Montreal
! From there the happy bridegroom wrote e