Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-02
AGGIE OF ARIZONA EL0PES
With Gasbag Professor of Los Angeles Claims Prescott as Her Home, But
 No Such Person Known Here.

No Such Person Known Here.
 On Saturday evening the editor of the Journal Miner received a commis- sion from the Los Angeles Times to search out the history of Aggie Whip pie, claiming to be from Prescott, and to wire results to the above paper. The telegram stated that it was re- ported she had eloped with the bal loonist of the Chutes. A tour of in vestigation among people most likely to know her, if she had resided here, was made but no clue to the identity of any such person could be obtained, and the Times was advised accord ingly. The Sunday issue of that pa- per contains the following account of the supposed alopement:
 Amateur night at the Chutes has produced a romance of high life 20O0 feet high.
 The girl who sang some rocky coon songs in a calico dress and Delsarte contortions, one of the amateur nights has run away to marry the ballooon ascensionist.
 The detectives are at work trying to locate Prof" Frank Hamilton, who closed a balloon engagement some time ago at the Chutes, on be- half of the parents of a young girl ramed Aggie Whipple, with whom he has eloped.
 The girls people are said to be we'll to do.
 It is another case of a silly little girls infatuation for the stage.
 While he was doing his mid-air stunt at the Chutes few weeks ago Prof. Hamilton got some more or less free advertising in the shape of "write-up" in local paper, in which his profound philosophy of life was gravely "aired."
 Shortly thereafter, he showed the following letter, professionally known as mash note" to the other people at the Chutes:
 Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 9, 1892.
 MT. Hamilton, Chutes, Los An geles-Kind Sir: In the Herald I read what you gave as your reasons for not being married, and I don't think you give us poor girls credit due us. If you have not as yet in your travels found girl with nerve enough to make a balloon ascension you must have never met the true Arizona girD. Now I am not looking for a husband, but please give us poor girls a chance. I do say that l believe I would like to make an ascen- sion if given a chance, through cu- riosity, which every woman is credit ed with having a-plenty. I only weigh ninety-eight pounds, feet II ] inches in height, so I would not be much of weight to carry up. Our people here in general, I am sure, would be pleased to receive you here if you would honor them with a visit. If you wish to write me you may ad- dress as follows:
 Miss Aggie Whipple,
 Prescott, Arizona.
 About three or four weeks ago, and some time after the receipt of this let ter, the Chutes people began to mo- tice a young girl hanging around. She was plain to look upon and seem ed to have to have no business worth bothering about.
 She was particularly attentive to Mime. Schell, the lion tanner, who is a sensible little woman, and did not ap- preciate the attentions.
 Thursday nights amateurs used to be allowed to appear at the vaude vile show in the Chutes Theater. One of these nights the girl appeared in a very fierce speciality.
 It was plain that she had her eye on the balloon man.
 He roomed at No. 11S East Wash ington street. One day the girl came by dismounting at the door asked the landlady if she could leave her wheel inside the fence for a little while. She was accorded the permission she sought.
 Hamilton was in the house at the time and turned away with a look of disgust, remarking that he wished that little fool would keep away from him.
 Aggie stuck to it, however, and finally won out.
 Last Saturday Hamilton was seen at the Chutes watching the balloon go up, and beside him sat Aggie.
 The girl was seen waiting alone for a time that day at the tables of the cafe.
 That is the last they have seen of her. The rest the police know.
 Hamilton told the Chutes people that he had two engagements in pro- spect and would leave for Sacramento to open at OaR Park.
 A special dispatch to The Times from Sacramento says that the Oak Park people never had any negotia- tions with Hamilton.