The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-18

DIDN'T LIKE THE MARRIAGE.
A Runaway Match In West End Causes
a Deal of Trouble and Is Followed by
Another Mayors Court Brought
Into the Transaction.

There have been several sensational
denouements to the rather romantic
marriage of Mr.. Clyde Longshore anc
Miss Eula Rikard, in West End, or
last Thursday afternoon.
AS reported in the last issue of The
Herald and News, the couple were
joined together without the consent OF
the young lady's uncle and guardian,
Levi Gruber. Miss Rikard and Mr..
Longshore were working in the mill
when they finally decided to take each
other for better or for worse. And it
did not take them long to put their in
tentions into effect. Going down stairs
on the elevator, they sent for Magis-
trate J. H. Chappell, and on the spot he
soon made them man and wife.
When the affair was reported to Cru
Der, to say that he was mad is putting
it mildly. He was mad with Miss Rik-
ard for getting married, if married she
was. He was mad with Mr.. Danielson
because he took the couple down on the
elevator. Then he decided that the
girl wasn't really married, and got mad
with everybody who told him she was.
And the language he used in stating his
thoughts wasn't exactly what is taught
in the Sunday Schools. Finally the
whole of his wrath centered upon the
bride, and continued to be poured out
in this direction, even after she had
promised that she wouldn't do it again.
Then he got too hot for words and
struck the girl.
Things by this time had come to an
interesting pass. A relative of Long !
shore, standing near by, espoused the
cause of his kinsman's bride, and Long
shore himself went for the police force,
or as many of them as he could find.
When Messrs. Franklin and Carter
went over they found not exactly a
pretty scene. Gruber was sitting near
the reservoir, the bride on one side of
him, and her sister on the other. Cru
ber's son, jeff, was standing near
brandishing a knife which looked as
it might recently have been the
mainstay of some butcher shop, and at
the same time in very offensive Ian
guage promising to protect his papa,
and to do various things to any who
be so bold as to oppose his slight
est wish. Soon after the policemen
reached the scene he decided that one
knife was not enough and dived deep
down in his pocket for another.
1t was a pity to put a stop to such a
pretty and harmless little drama, but
Franklin and Carter are at
lines a little averse to watching plays,
especially when they have no galleries
% look after, and they put a stop to
he whole matter by arresting both
Iruber and his son. Mayor Klettner
lext day gave Gruber $500 and the
7oung man $500 and it was thought
he matter was entirely ended.
But there was one other party that
lad not been taken into consideration.
This was Miss Rikards' sister, who
lad witnessed the whole affair. She,
90, had been caught in the net of an
love, and was a young lady
With too keen a sense of humor to let
uch an opportunity pass. Besides, she
going to be anything but a star
n any performance, no matter of how
,reat reputation. So Friday afternoon,
he, too, ran away and was happily
married to Mr.. Will Williams.
And thus the matter ended, and Cru
Yer has two less on his list of support
and two less to whom to carry din
Ter. What a feeling of sadness the
ap of the noon bell nov brings to his
cart!