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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-26
AND THAT REMINDS M

SSe~cCsSo<ocCCcSS
one OF the best stories OF Henry W. : sSssssl
~, HeSih remarked gentleman who 4, a. .'sSae' u.
Is III justin McCarthys "Reminiscences ~ 'Vnu q rs,S
Ct had habit, when he entered his ch.., Wara b.,
'akhg up any letters that might be sda on Suads !.
ana sometimes reading them to the 2 n &
'hen the text of his sermon One sppd. a''On and n
ana found that it contained the single word
" 10 the congregation, and added that he H., he ID
man writing letter and forgetting To .;oa sn As
ms was the FIRST instance he had ever 40 ~ name i
snig MS name and forgetting write the e,s. q
The best Artemus Ward story e,..
pan said rs that concerning the producton ~ ~ a&
yons IN the Salt Lake City theater Thu a., "a I
FAILURE The manager could not comprebssd ss' II
Yhich had been successful in every ctv /; rgy u
america did not succeed in Salt Lake Civ psaua i.
Explained to the that the audience Ia
land the notion OF much fuss being made ~. NE
Iaune The shrewd manager, according 10 49,. m,
#ok the hint and brought out The LADY NJ t us vet
Men Paulines and the play had long and 3a
II "A railroad conductor in New England ~
GENTLEMAN, "on his way through his train o,,s 'n'as
5r trunk lying III the middle OF the aisle ana ~, sa
stmer to whom apparently belonged that /, r y
rpm there at once. On his second trip through ~
r1nk was still there The conductor again ,.;., '
'el moved, somewhat more emphatcay On The A..
hf conductor thoroughly mad said I cav. y. w =
w3rnng, opened the door of the car and kicl.a AZ
vfrboard All right said the old farmer oner;s -.
at Hast, the trunk is none OF mine"
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FOREIGN.

The king Of Greece suspended the cham
Der for forty days aud Athens was reported
tranquil.
Prlyy Councillor Goldberger defended the
German sugar trust
The boundary line dispute between Chile
and Argentine Republic was satisfactorily
arranged.
Half million people in the Yang Use
valley, China, are on the verge Of starva-
ton.
Lord Balfour Of England was reported III.
The condition OF Queen Wllhelmina Of
Holland was improved.
Pugllist Dick Burge was arrested in con-
nection with the Liverpool bank frauds.
Second Lieutenant Van setback led a
mad charge on a FlSsino force, KILLING three
with his revolver and engaging in haud-to-
hand conflict.
The Pan-American Congress reconvened
at Mexico city.
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STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Female Witness Told of The Hing of
James Seymour AyreS, Jr.
HEARD SHOTS FOLLOWED BY ORGANS.
A Male Witness Saw Woman in Black
Descend Fire Escape From Ayres'
Room After tee Tragedy.

Washington. November 25.-Tbe trial Of
Ntrs tot, Ma uort,,, 49,. a.. .,.,..
80 '''"' iVi 'nV hui"et va
Jhllcs seymour Ayres, Jr., at the Ken.
more hotel Inst Nav bcnou I'm roal r,r,,cst
to-day Ttc rroli,,ir,r, dataii. ,.r
N''i'''''"'F "N'""0 az /" 'HN
uuuihe o. W. bouN, tue location or the
furniture, blood stains, etc. were an
hroupht in Nytth tho ,onct,,st,, 81 tb +
I,,, 80, I, ~
''"'"F va o. - PAt"' lhe p"iCvhuh WHO
was ON the stand when the court adj
jourucd last Friday. Baker. the man who
saw Ntrs prrj,,o ,t.s,,.ud tt,,. de-, -.
li,ntir. ,,,,, -, ,.,,i. -
h'PNlha' VINO ioolhed win AyreS and VINO
raised the first outcry Miss WooIumg ,yho
roo,ped ,pd.,. ,,r.. ,,l M. ,.,,,... an
III III. - -, -,'' " 80 "'''
mss minus VINO 'ooihcu ~u elthef slde ot
MIN, testified today Drew testified thut
there was room, enough bcbIud the dom, ,f
'NN "'"''' '"N """' L
A5I room Tor mnn to nave been there
Whhc the door was opened to admit d,l-
other person a contention which the urosn.
ct,tIon d,py ,,d.,Is,, th.,, ,,,,,,.
-. - NV u.s. '''"' 'nv't were cup
~ V"llIluEes lh the STOP jar Ia Ayics room,
because the pistol with which the shoot.
ing was dam, ,yo. or,,,i,.,, h., ,,rt.... -,
it, 49,, - ~ Ou'1ei D'""'
labHsh the theory OF the dc,euse that
Pi5,ul uei"nEeu 10 Ayles.
nuiln"s H. bahel, am empIoye of the hsh
SuuI,uiIas'oh company who resided iu the
nuinihg 1dlolnmg the kenmore testified
,u"l on The night OF tile tragedy ne was
on1AeHe1 ~ the report OF pistol sh,~.
d itv IumlPIu ouJ OF 4ed went 10 the win.
" NV nculu voice from above iuqur.
liB Nhai was wrong below. lie replied
ln 1. ne RAu heard pistol shots Then, while
s,"u4iHE lI nus window he saw q figure
WI ,it HlC escape just outside OF Ayres'
MluuuN' ne inquire walked the length OF
3ut HIt escape ~ MS direction aud then
nesgGh1eu Two flights To the hoor of the
IeIdhd5i' where u disappeared Ia a win
"A
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II Points the Way.
Hillsboro Democr,,

iiIlsborO Democrat ~
every once in while some paper publishes Sod
oral or longer communication on the subject o. 4.
uSrnony-a reorganization OF the party in leh' ~
" harmonic is 70 get together, and the way - 4
lot those who jumped the democratic lines NJ
lump back or walk through the ever open ssS i, X
so'u'ng to prevent anybody from joining ms .s;,a
soe'sue party and all talk about terms ana ~
.e'arn OF the boilers and about abandonhs ~ ~
t'"1'p'e by the party for their accommodation ~
"o"ss1ss--the versst rot The democratic p I. ~
Nv. business al the old stand and will remain ~,
as.lS welcome to all who choose 10 coopsfsie
s. 49, work OF political reform and the mAin''H--
-'asA' and eeenenniesl government, u
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TIE RACES.

Two Favorites Won at Benninas.
Washington, November 20 Blanche Her
man and ENtingulshcr were the only win
ming fayortes at Bcunings today.
Seven furongs Wellesley, Rabunta.
Flara. Time 1:S4
Five and a half funongs. purse Blanche
Herman, LcmoyBe, Chirun. Time. ;13 A..
Mile and fifty yards Ohnet, Anak, Fon'
soucn Time 1861
Five aud a half furlongs-E Ntlnguisher,
White owl. Waswlft. Time III 2-S.
Mile and n sixteenth Wuuderlich, Lamp
pLee, Surmise Time 80, Lee King ran
fourth, but was given the third place, Lamp
O.leo being disqualified.
Nile ana 10 yards kingstelle, Balloon,
Bounteous. Time 1;16
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SOUTH AMERICA

The bombardment Of Colon by the Colon
ssp government was prevented by the
nEers.
Germany denied that the countries party
TO the triple alliance contemplated making
concerted demands ia South American
Ayaters
The Colombian gunboat General Pn2ou
withdrew from Colon and It's present where
abouts Is unknown.
The Colombian government was success
tui IN engagements at Culebra and En-
persdo
The United states took charge Of transit
across the isthmus.
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nrNNlNG,s rNrnIEs-

High weight, handicap, mile aad three.
fourths, on hat-Bettie II. IDS, rnnknrd
l26 Roysterer III, Dick Furber l43, Cor
rillo l3T, McGrathlana Prince l2S, Flaccus
l3S Oracle 12S, Kate Spottswood $50. Jim
McGibben 14S
six furlongs, 2-year.olds and carroll
ID. 1l2. Right Away 1i2 Goldaga i0T, Corn
wall l07 Alack i07, Flying Buttress lOI'
Hot i0T, Lord badge 104, Clipper los,
Courtenay 1OT, Geneseo ioT, Misieader iie'
Brun l07. EQuallze i12.
Mile and forty yards, 3'year-clds aud up
Lou Rev to2. Death 100, Flara lO3, King
Barley Corn DS Warranted 100, Charley
Moore III. Cormsrant t02. Idle Ways 9s,
Brisk 20, PhllmR Paxton l03. wuuderlich
l03, LITTLE Daisy %, punctual OF, Curtsey
1903
Six furlones. 2'ySE-Uivis Trump los,
Colonel Rili 105 Red Damsel iOa, Andy
Williams les. Sister Juliet i02. Tehagra l0I,
Bnronche ln2. OutCast los. Honolulu lu2,
Wild Ross l02. Keynote io2. Quaxadra i02.
Seven fgrlongs. selllae. 4-yearolds and
np Bastile 100 Miss Dart 100 By George
100, ordeal 100. Cheyal dor lCG Federaiist
100, Alpaca 400. Jsrrg Hnat lo2, Iender-
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RAILROADS.

The old Texarkaua freight rate war is
likely to be revived.
vision applied for authority to issue $1,000.
600 bonds on sixty miles OF new track
After fifteen years OF service, Mr.. II. II.
White, of Houston, tralnmaster Of the
Southern Pacific, severed his connection
with that road.
The second party of Gould passenger OF.
flclals who are touring the Southwest Wis.
tied Houston.
The Houston and Texas Central decided
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DICK BURcE IN TROUBLE.
Old Puoilist Arrested in Connection With
Rand Fraud

Old Puuist Arrested in Connection With
Band Fraud
London, November -. The pugiHst. Dick
Burgc. was arrested today In London ON a
charge Of completely IN the recent bank Of
Liverpool frauds. 1t is said the police
have recovered large amount of missing
money which had been lodged ar different
banks of London and the provinces. Tho
sums recovered aggregate tluO,UU mum,
Der OF arrests are anticipated. An embargo
hes been placed on the banking account of
a well known hookmaker.
Later Ia the day BurCe was brought no
In the Bow street police court charged with
utterlng checks aggrecating tSGoOo when
knowing them to he forged lie was re,
maudcu.
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eERMANYe STREETS NOT CLEAN.

Polish Children Are Subjected TO Sam
culinary III Treatment
New York November 2lThe Vienna
Vaterland, quoted by the correspondent OF
the Times IN the Austrian capital, says:
"Just at the moment when the agitation
In Germany against the barbarism and
brutality Of the English In the Sorth AfrI.
can war has reached Il climax II Is proved
by judicial sentences that In the midst OF
peace Polish children under German rule
are subjected "a sangunary llltreatmcnt
and that Polish parents, guilty only Of pro
testing, are thrust Into prison"
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loiu too. Death loi. Brisk 20. Nnnine "a,
Fcntoro -, Kallf ~
Mile and onesiNtccnth, 3-yearolds and
up McMcekcn l2S, The Puritan 100, Car
buncle lOT Alfred Nargraye ", Ben Bat
tie LOG, Lady Of the valley o. Lamp O
Lee lo5, Warranted 80, Handicapped %,
Lee Bruno iOS.
Claar and slow.
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to put down vitrifed brick pavement at the
Grand Central depot In Houston.
The president Of the Mobile. jackson and
Kansas city announced That the road would
be completed
George Nj. Mckinney was appointed gen
eral Immigration agent OF the Southern
Pacific at Chlcago effective December /
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A SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
------
Ioday'S Weather;
Fairs somewhat colder.
--Aasf-------
poMEsTlo.

Admiral Schlcy rcgreifuliy declined an In.
vliation to visit vickshurg, Miss.
The Rice will contest cases were called in
the New York court. but were adjourned
until December ..
number OF witnesses were examined at
the trial OF Mrs BONNIE In Washington.
The swltchmcn of seven railroads OF
Plttsburg went on strike
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COMMERCIAL.

Money on cali in New York was rather
easier at 3i4a4i5 per cent
Coffee futures closed steady, 16G2o points
net lower.
A general break and weakness followed
early strength in the New York stock mar
ket.
Strength IN the coarse grains caused gen
eral bullish activity and corn closed lie
higher at 62i5c.
Provisions gained 2oa42i4c.
The New York dry goods market opened
the week without any movement,
The London stock market had n brlsker
tone, the bear contingent covering on the
eve OF settlement day.
The live stock markets were generally
higher, especially for cattle aud hogs
The cotton markets were up az nrst, but
closed lower on heavy nroht taking.
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Died Of Loo
Dallas, Texas. Nova
Policeman Minus Y. nj
thumb on Tuesday last
hammer BLOOD poisopi
died OF lockjaw tonlrhi
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TAMPERING WITH TRIFLES

HOW DYE DO.
wonder whatevers become
OF Teller at l once knowcd
At 7 used ter meet when was boy
A-trudsiu' erlong tn road
His face was all wrnky an frosted too,
18th tn passage o many a year,
But his eyes was young. an his voice was youu,
An they looked an they rung out clear;
An lid give i'm back grin fer grin,
An tip i'm How dye dor
An he'd smile "Im tired but happy Bud"
An he'd ask inc then How are you;"
Jest How dye -" an How are your
An both OF US gone our way;
An his, ] sposc, was a toisome way,
While mine want much but play
But III first time ever l met TIL chap
| knowcd at our hearts was kin,
An he started a lesson inter my soul,
An tn years have kept drivn it I'M
An Id like ter meet i'm ternieht, l would
An give i'm How dye do?"
An ter hear his "Tired, but happy, Bud
An his query of How arc your"
I fear at he grubbed mighty hard at times
In order ter make ends meet,
But kids don't think o that sort O thing;
thought at his smile was sweet
An I felt mighty proud at he noticed rue,
An always with that same smile;
An I'd dawdle along till he passed each night
His comm made Life worth while
An then would awkwardly tip my hat
An give i'm How dye doi"
An he'd smile I'm tired, but happy, Bud"
An he'd ask me then How are you?'
Jest tired an happy" each time VIC met
Jest tired an evry day,
In storm or shine, or cold, or wet,
A-trudgin along tn way;
Its fellers like him at we can't fergit,
AT mixes their toll with cheer,
Whose smile goes out with their How dye do'
Whose voice rings loud an clear
/ s'pose at his smile has been longtime hu'ae'
An his How dye do" IS stiIled;
But thcy's lessons fer all in his homely lie
An TIL patience an JOY he spilled
4 i = 4
The trouble with this country seems to be that
much reciprocity already. The majority OF Us w.
r keeping our heiresscs to exchanging them W =
les.
The author of disquietng rumors seems 70 n.s
rough in England and is once more dong aug -
pc "a. a.,
Kansas hypnotist has been buried to fen'- -,.T.s
VS. This is one case where his friends will DC e0~fs
9 up ...,.., n i
blind girl who ran away from an institution + !,
rsey explained when brought back that she W'H''
c world. -. ,,fsl
A Cleveland (Oho) man was picked up oy .ns GA.
her night while fighting telegraph pole he mac s'
,bbed something including Mayor Johnson 4n'f'''
operations .,..s !
Before McGovern and Young Corbet set u"Y IA
at Thanksgiving day battle one Of them Is haO'
he had been in a football game. 49,.
The question as to where he got 1t mas :" 4, !:
fferent meaning for Mr. Croker these days ".s Il
on is propounded now he feels Of his meek m''''
,cket.
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Corpus Christi Ca

COrpus Christi Ca.
Corpus Christi, Tcva
The three days Knirh
and carnival was TOWN
night last night Thu q
generally considering +
or visitors ana the lare
The town is quiet again
are being taken down I.
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nMild ann Col pecIslon.

Louisville Ky, November 25-''Wild
Bn' Haurahau Of New York got the de
cision over Jimmy Handler Of Newark, y.
j. In the eighteenth round of scheduled
twcnty five round contest at cHtchwvights
before the Southern Athletic club NJ the
Auditorium here tonight
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Barn and Buuay House at Hillsboro.

Illllsboro, Texas, November 25,--rhe barn
and buggy house Of l., Brin on Covngton
street was dc.'roycd by Are. They were
corn, oats, hay, harness. and furniture
belonging TO ]. c. Gibson was destroyed
with II. The origin OF the fire Is un.
known.
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xK 4 CT WON.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Athens h culet.

Athens November 25, The King has IL,
sued decree suspendbag the chamber FOR
forty days The city Is fairly TRANQUIL.
The armed occupation OF the university Il
still In contemplation.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO TEST 1T,
You know the satisfaction Il will give.
Has stood the test for twenty years.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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SPORT.

The governor Of Indiana said ne would
allow no more prize fighting In that Statc.
wild Bill" Hantahan got the decision
over Jimmy Handler at Louisville
Young Grino defeated Kid Ashc la a box
ing bout az Cincinnati
Tho famous old irottlnE stallion Dlrcc-
tum is to be sold under the hammer in Kew
York
The football team n the Texas university
defeated the Oklahoma university team.
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SUIT INVOLVING PART OF OAK CLIFF
Heirs OF an Owner Of Sixty Years Seek
to Recover.

Dallas, Texas November 25.-The trial OF
a very important land case was begun today
before Judge Nash. The title to 33l lots
In the city Of Oak CHI opposite Dallas Is
involved. Heirs OF Elizabeth Robertson
who lived on the property nearly sixty
wears ago. are claimants Most Of the lots
have buildings on them. The principal
plea of the occupants IS that the statute or
limitation runs against the claimants Much
Philadelphia capital Is involved In the prop
eity
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ELLIS COUNTY FARMERS FIXED.
As They Are Not Compelled to Sell They
Are HoldIno Their Cotton.

Ennis, Texas. November 26.-Farmers in
this section continue to hold their cotton
and natly refuse to dispose Of II at tho pres
cnt price. This IL the arst wear In the
history Of Ellis county cotton raising that
the farmer has beeL Independent enough
TO stick to his plan OF holding his products.
Nearly every farmer has hank account
and Is well healed hence Is not FORCED 10
sell cotton 90 prices now eNlsnng.
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Piles Cured Without The knife

Itchlng. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles Your druggist viii refund your
money II PAzo OINTMENT fails TO cure
you. 30 cents.
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70 clIRF A coLp IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money II Il fails 10 cure.
IA, " Grcve'R signature Is on eacn box. 20c.
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Lost at Poker and Com
Guthrie. O. r.. Move
Sharum, a cotton huyer.
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BY TEST tIAS PROVEN BEST.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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BEANxSCoTT.- Cfeburnc. Texas. Novem.
ber 23.s-Marrled. G Bean 70 Miss Nora
Sect, at Cleburne, NOVEMBER 20.
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Winner Of tho gold medal given by the
Turnvercin to It's bowler who could make
the highest score on three separate oc-
castons
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s

Said the mermaid to the lobster
when shall we two meet again
'Never never" said the lobster, ~
Don't you know that you're in seme'
= y
long article written by an architect IS go'Hs
headed mo Necessity for Theater Draughts lat ii
sal shows that the screed is not temperance s,,,
fore the News passes it by. If it were only os d
hat there is no real burst and that an magma" nil
be banished by the mental" treatment the aTu'''
worth printing.-Ei Pdso Meas.
That absent treatment suffees for ihs
May be true it may sickness. allay' IN,
It's nicer 10 take than big dose Of 20
But we don't do our drinking that way
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El1Ell


Nine men ont OF t.n
tions. OveTwork, a 81,
ell Impairment 0f yteor
arrangement CT the sex
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The lineup;
No..


Texas Position Oklahoma.
Heller ............,, center..,....... Bogie
PcndergaSt ......rlght guard..,.. Austin
McMahon ........right tackle. Tribbey
Brown ..........right end........ Short
Cuttings .,......left guard ..... Rurch
Games left tackle. HcHey
llAiuOAnA ,..-...... left end ........ Arnold
Porter quarterback. ....... Johnson
Leslie ..........right half. ........ Mccoy
lluckman .,....,..left half....... Roberts
HYDE ..,........ fun back,......, Crown
Time of halves. thirtydye minutes.
Referee, Ruth.
Umpire, Stahl.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-08-01
Queer Doings at Ripon.


Lieutenant Alexander received a
telephone message from Ripon, W. Va,
Saturday asking him to be on the
lookout for Nina Olsen and George
Carter, who had eloped from that
place and were on their way to Hagers-
town to be married. The message
was from the father of the girl, who
stated that his daughter was not six
teen years old, and that Carter had
stolen her away. The father stated
the couple had left on the early n &
W. train and would reach this city at
1850. Lieut.. Alexander and Chief
Benner were at the train, but the
couple were not on. The girl is de-
scribed as short and stout with light
hair and the man as tall and slender
The officers will watch the night
trains, in hopes of intercepting the
clipping couple-HagerstO,on Globe.
The Martinsburg World of Tuesday
has the following to say of the affair :
At the Lutheran parsonage in this
city last Saturday Miss Olsen, of Ripon,
w. Va, became the bride of Mr.. Geo
Carter, of Front Royal, Va. When
Rev. Trump was tying the knot he
had no idea that he was officiating in
the elimination Of an interesting and
exciting romance and it was published
as "quiet wedding.
On Saturday the police of half
dozen towns, including Winchester,
Charles Town, Berryville, Martinsburg
and Hagerstown were asked to be on
the lookout for three bold, bad men,
who Mrs. Olsen said had forcibly sto-
len her daughter, against the latter s
will and despite her struggles to free
herself from their clutches. Accord
ing to Mrs. Olsen S version Of the affair
Carter was discarded lover Of Miss
Olsen. The latter had refused to
have anything to do with him. On
Saturday morning, Mrs. Olsen says
her daughter started out walking to
visit relative living about mile
from Rpon. On the road she met
Carter and two other men who forced
the girl into carriage and drove off.
The news of the alleged kidnapping
caused sensation in the neighborhood
and in few minutes the wires were
hot telling the police in the various
towns to keep a lookout for the kid
nappers. Despite the official vigilance
the party managed to elude capture,
but from subsequent developments, it
seems that it was not a case Of abtuc-
ton but an elopement in which the
roadside meeting was q prearranged
part of the program. So far from be-
ing a rejected sutton Mr., Carter was
an accepted lover, and the girls ap-
parent dislike for him was merely
simulated in order the better to carry
out the elopement plans.
The couple came to Martinsburg
where they were seen on the street in
company with an elderly gentleman
and a lady. The groom secured a
marriage license by stating that the
bride was Miss Austin" a native of
Berkeley county, W. Va, and was q
years of age. Her mother says she is
native of and resident Of Jefferson
county, w. Va, and is only Is years
of age. Armed with the license the
couple went to the parsonage Of the
Lutheran church and were married
late Saturday afternoon by Rev. Chas
S. Trump. Since the ceremony the
couple have kept their whereabouts a