Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-12
ELopEMENT.-The Alexsndris ponce

EropEMENT. Alexsndrls ponce
were Yesterday requested to search ioF
Mia Christine K. Cunningham ING
ak eeu.year-ol1 daughter OF Capt; a;
~ Cunningham, of Washington cnlei
messenger Ia tue United states 1u,
1na,riaI Commission. Che girl nso
.Ioned with Joseph M. Smith, OF this
cItg and the police were advised that
400 reward, offered Oy the father, was
ia waiting for them. II they appre-
beuded the girl before her marrlage'
Rnt the message was received too late.
Az o'clock yesterday afternoon, al
the ma s9naQe OF the Second Presoy-
+ srisn Church, Rsv DR.. +. J. BROOKE
married tire couple. Knowing mat
searoh would be made for them, tne
yonnO husband and wife made their
waV to the home OF the hali-brotner OF
re groom. J. w. Smith, about mile
9th Of this CITY. Here they were
found by Lieut.. Smith and Ohcer
knight, of the Alexandria police force,
SHORTY after midnight this morning
The newly married couple had retired
The officers returned to the ponce
station with the young couple ana
stormy scene was enacted 10 the
nrivate room of the station. Capt.
Cunningham arrived here ABOUT ~
O'CLOCK last night. He was pertur0ed
and the officers were apprenensiVe,
until the enrsged father was relieved OF
3 revolver that be carried. Wnen the
ofiets returned, accompanied by
the young couple, Capt. Cunning
ham could hardly be restra'oeu'
He denounced his newly acquired son
in.lsw 10 90 NC mistsksble terms. FROM
t,e dsnunciation Of bis sOn-in-law, the
father turned to entresties TO his daugn-
ter but as the former mad remained No.
moved upder the TRADE heaped upon
him. the daughter remained unmoVtu
bv her fsther's plesdiogs. Ihe
ojrl claimed that che will be twenty
years old 10 August, and mayor
Simpson who had been nolined oy
telephone said that there was 90
occasion for ibterpos { on on the part OF
the aut horities. Capt. Cunningham
was finally convinced thst this wss the
only course that could be pursued, and
shorty at 81 O'Clock this morning ne
returned TO Washington In carriage
The young couple we're retained al le
station house. Miss CunninRham IL O
Catholic. aud she and her lover hrst
anplied TO Father Cutler, but be would
not marry them unless the girl couIu
show tlst she bad her parents conseL
Ia the marriage. The case came before
MAYOR Simpson this morning. Inc
father. m ther and several other mem
hers OF the family were present. MOST
oft1em shed tears as freely SO II 81
tending a funeral and one OF the fe'
males became greatly excited. Gun
bingham had employed Mr.. B. Il. Brent
and 1t was urged that the girl was IN
der sge, that the marriage cert noa1e
had been issued under misapprenensoo'
that the father was entitled to the SER
vices of his daughter, e., &C Mayor
Simpson, however, dismissed the cas-
inaemuoh ss the young woman Was De-
vond the age of consent, and SAID mel
bnsnaud was her lawful guardian
Ounningham said last night that be haC
lost IS 900 10 government bonds ant
suspecl ed the newly m Arried coup''
Of taxing them. This charge, now
aver. n. withdrew this morning, alIeg
lug tn be had fonnd the bonds IL
supposed be urged this charge 10 oTde
to induce the Alexandra ponce 20 sc
promptly and take the coupl7 10 Gus
todv. II is said Cunningham wants tn
marriage ceremony performed by
Cstlolic priest, and should such pre-
oadnra follow the trouble will 500
come to an end. -,
ISioce the above was 10 type ID
vouog man and young woman went
Inc parsonage Of ct. Msry's Church 10
the purpose of having the marrlsG
ceremony repeated. but there they wer
informed that that would be unnece'
ssry as they had already been marie
and were really man and wife