The age-herald., 1901-02-11
Under Misapprehension Beales
 Could Not be Pacified
JOYFUL CALM FOLLOWS THE STORM
Affair Grew Out of Attempted Elope- ment of the Couple After Late Din--
 ner Party-McClellan's Wound li..i Not Serious.
BY E. E. kERSH.

Montgomery, February 10.-(Special) )-The romantic marriage of Hon. John Mcqueen of Birmingham and Miss Caroline Beale of Montgomery at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and the shooting of Chief Justice Mcclellan of the Alabama Supreme Court by the enraged father or brother of the bride at an early hour in the day. created excitement such as Montgomerians have seldom experienced.
 Justice McClelan's wound is not serious one, and was inflicted while he was attempt ing to serve as an innocent peace maker.
 The shooting occurred in the residence oupied by Justice Mcclellan, John OConnor and some other gentlemen, and is generally known in Montgomery as the Bachelors Club"
 J. D. Beale and his son, Phelan Beale, had gone to the house in search of MT Me- Queen, and, gaining entrance, it is stated that they were in the act of battering down the door to the room in which MT Mcqueen was supposed to be, when Justice McClel- Ian appeared in the hallway and remon- strated with the enraged father and son to leave the residence
 '~r Shot the Chief Justice.
 Then it was that one of the Beales turned upon the Chief Justice and fired ball into his left shoulder. A second ball missed its mark.
 This tragedy was caused by the, to that hour, unsuccessful attempts of MT. Mcqueen and Miss Caroline Beale to be united in mar riage. This attempt had first been during last night, but the probate judge refused to grant a license and an effort made to reach another point, but was later aban- doned.
 As can best be ascertained, the facts leading up to the exciting incidents are these At 1 o'clock yesterday MT. Jobn O.Conner gave a luncheon at his residence, and among a half dozen couples of ladies and gentlemen present were MT. Mcqueen and Miss Beale. The luncheon lasted until about 3 o'clock, when several members of the party went to a matinee. After the matinee, this party, which included MT. Mcqueen and Miss Beale went to the BeauVOlr CluD where all Hour or uiore was spent.
 Dned Together.
 From the club the party went to Elem ing's restaurant where an elaborate dinner was served. It was about 11:30 o'clock when the dinner party ended, and the sev- eral couples were driven to their homes. fwhen MT. Mcqueen and Miss Beale reach ed her home, they observed that the lights were out, and they remained in the car riage before the gate for nearly one hour. 9 During this time, according to the state mentt of the bridegroom, the love affair supposed to have existed between them for the past six years was rehearsed. Finally it was suggested by the lover that the af- fair should end in happy union that very night, to which the young woman gave assent There is but block of space be- tween the home of the Beales and Probate Judge Gaston. Driving to the gate of the latter, the couple aroused the official, but he refused to issue license, and suggested ; that they go to their homes. This was : about o'clock a. m. Observing that the carriage did not move away in the direc- ton of the Beaae home, Judge Gaston i'm 
 as to her intentions This seems to have very greatly enraged MT. Beale, whom, it is understood has always opposed a union between his daughter and MT. Mcqueen
 BeaIes Began Search.
 The Beales at once began a search for the couple but they found no trace of them In the meantime the carriage bear ing the two had been ordered to move on to Showdown, a small village some fifteen miles from Montgomery. When near that point it dawned upon the love couple that no marriage license could be obtained at Showdown and the driver was ordered to return to Montgomery. Reaching the city at an early hour this morning, Miss Beale was left at the home of one of her close friends. where she remained until about o'clock. About that hour she returned to her home. in company with her aunt
 In the meantime MT. J. D. Beale and his son had ascertained from the hackman