The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
CHURCH TO COURT
BRIDEGROOM S FATE !:
Sens. tionaI Elopement Ends in.
Arrest and Prosecution.
IS CHARGED VIII FORGERY.
After 4 Wild Chase from lrate Brother
anc Mother. Marriage Was Per.
formed. bu, Warrants
Followed.
IS CHARGED VIII FORGERY.

An unhappy child-wifc OF one week. q
miserable groom and two talnilles 90 ' Y =.
IN grief ard modification, is me fe s.-i.l
of the lr.ad determination OF l"o so1tte
pcoplc o. Hanover county 10 ih aii..
a determination on INC pa. ~
l.,-,,eorn3 maj lis alleged 10 nave led him 10
forge tie signature OF 1ne t:lGl pa. e!iss
and swear before Clerk sNaddlii, o. nc
JIenr.cu County Court, that 1he8 "cto
genuine. caused Ry!and j. laiuli. d
Young man of wcntT-one, 10 pe i,iaSst
under arrest, ana because . p. $500 -,
Girl ljvea in Hcnrico county, ne "a9 1iso
taken into custody.
.ca;,,t.e owls Yesterday sent the FORMER
on TO the grand jury. and iinco .1he ia 49,.
500 and ordered him 10 jal Tor i"e ~
months An appeal was taken IN aie
latter case by Mr.. George p. l1a". CON
monwea t;ass Attorney of Hanover. VINO
defended the prisoners Bas! OF si.AJo ~, 1or
Marti,, ard $500 for Jones was fuInlsheo
immcGiatafy Blythe father of the former
young tnaa.
FILLED WITH ROMANCE
Circumstances ,oading u, 20 the mar mar,
rmge oi the Young rgor!a arc ii ecked
p,itt, the romantic and i.,tt Tor the sad
ending yesterds.:. in court. me case 'Sooao
read more like t!!e fertile imagination Oh
some inventive brain tilal Z stern Tes.li,s-
For years Rslanl Martin ifass KNOWN me
family uf MI. George s. TaT:oEo..tsil, ana
visited ono Of his daughters. Recently
HE, tfe.tions turned from Tic old fame.
and settled upon pretty Mo,fie ! ar
broueh. OIL. fifteen years of age. ouns.
beautiful and full of the ro!nantc- -'ii7S
Aoilie consented to runaway Ila.hiass'
knowing that her parents Would ny. p =
their consent. Young Martin. in coi1ia--
an. r-t n
Courthouse n week ago sessleisii1 - !. -. ILL.,
appiied for a marriage license Deputy
Clerk philips PIT them through lie .ns-E
tomary questions. and tindins 'Ia1 llie
girl was not of age. sent them DIN y
get the signature of the parents. 'ii'ihs
out sfsas form Tor theiss. ~ y 40
hours ast.. .ailen The two senlieh'sr
srain ,tr,pasrsd a. the courthouse. ana
mis- tins, me; Clerk Waddi!l seeing inc
signatures os the parents and belnG N
formed tf1at the sirlaawas eiEhteen years ,,
old Mr. Waddill took the aoath oil poth8
gentlemen and issued the liceslsf VIZ, ,'l :,
tin made affidavit thatti signatures mad
,,een written in his presence. and Jones
=vore that the young lady lived In iien-
rico. Procuring the license the Two men
left tho courthouse. and 70 Inc Go1ilcclfs
nothing more was known until Mednes-
das. when Mr. and Mrs. George NJ Aai-s
ioroush .Norc out a warrant for the '"o
AN EXCITING CHASE.
This was tie anti climax. The climax
,,.asslth. marriage that took place last
Sunday after an exciting chase. in which
bride. groom and the minister led a
nrathy mother and brother by neck
only. Tho pursuers arrived at IN, ,. ,slsulsn
lust az the marriage ceremony mad been
concluded
Armed with the marriage license and.
led of love Mr.. Martin on Sunday morn
ing went to the Yarhrough home IN ms
buEgy. Ills horse was a good one, ana
as later developments show. stood MN
in good stead Miss 3ai,brougll joined
him and together they started for the
home of Rev. ". Il. Osborne. a Pie:s,S-.
terrain minister A brother of the young.
ladS. hopte..er. had learned of the planned
OF cloJionlent. and getting in his buggy
started in pursuit. While the couple
were ue!,l. their eloquence to persuade
1he mitl:s,e, to unite them the irate
brother drove up The result of the col
sloauy that followed WAS that Mr. os-
horne refused to perform the ceremony,
Int tie brother was compelled by the
world4be groom and his friends TO beat
a retreat.
FOUND "A MINISTER
He vert home after his mother. think
ing She would he able TO make the girl
l,elent ard come home. The others. nn-
dannted by the obstacles they had met,
started in hot. nas;c FOR the home OF MES.
RUM. several miles distant, where they
learned there was an Episcopal minister
from Richmond This was the Rev. b,
". WiisiaIns. of this city. lie greed TO
marry them. and getting into the buggy
the journey was resumed. The goal was
now Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and
the time made is said to have broken the
record 4o,. the distance. Love held the
reips. ard love piled the whip. While be-
hind ana in hot pursuit We're the angry
brother and mother.
Love non. The church WIS reached
md the ceremony was performed. There
was little lime 10 spare, for hardly had
The last Word been spoken when the nnr-
suing parent and brother drove up. They
were too late Love had Won the race.
ARRESTS FOLLOW
Eui tho sensations We're not ended.
-Asrest followed romance and the scene
was shit'd from church to court. Mir.
Marlborough swore out warrants against
The groom and against ". S. Jones. the
Young man who had accompanied him
when heaEpt the marriage license. They
We're before Squire Lwis at tho county
courthouse yesterday. with their attor-
neys Mr.. George p. Eaw. Neither took
the matter Very seriously until after
sentence had been passed. Then they
looked puzzled
In the court room We're the parents Of.
INC A1iiasr anu se ialtter oI INC Sicoiii..
Y When sentence Was pronounced the lat.
fcf offered bail and it was accepted.
The families Of both bride and groom
live in Hanover county near Gold Iarhor
and on adjoining farms. MI. G. NJ. Mar
tin. the fathe, OF the groom is one of
the wcasthiest men in The county. The
result ot the trial VIII be watched with
great interest.
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