The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-10
ULMlNATI0N
OF ROMANCE
AT WELLINGTON
Marriage Performed While
the Train Waited.
WAS 1T AN ELOPEMENT2
Probate Judge Met the Train
on a Wire Message.

Wellington. Kan. Sept. s.-The details
OF love romance which eliminated here
this morning are given in the Evening
Journal as follows:
Probate Judge stanelbach was called
upon to perform marriage ceremony
at the Rock Island depot this morning.
The groom was b. a Rose. a banker at
Fort Worth. and the bride was Miss
Kathrine Weaver Of the same place.
They were on their way to Chicago and
the ceremony was performed while the
train was making its regular stop for
passengers.
The probate judge received telegram
last night from Rose. sent from Fort
Worth. asking him 20 meet him at the
depot with a marriage license and be
prepared 10 perform a marriage cerc-
mony- a subsequent message was re-
ceived from the prospective groom warn
ing the probate judge 20 keep the mat
ter a secret. Few persons were at the
depot when the train pulled IN. but these
had all learned the object OF the pro-
when the passengers began 20 alight
necks were craned 70 get a glimpse %
the br.ds and groom. The probate Judge
recognized them Immediately and went
forward 10 meet them. The conductor
was in on the secret and he escorted the
bride and groom 20 meet the Official
The groom led the way into the baggage
room. Judge Staffeibach had in the mean
time pressed the Journal reporter into
service 70 ask the necessary questions.
while he made out the certificate of mar
riage
Lets hurry this through. Judge" the
groom urged nervousiy. the train is
late ana we arc IN 2 hurry. Bot the
reporter had pumped the bride ard
handed over the printed list Of questions
which had been proposnded 20 her. The
groom slipped crisp bin into the pro-
bate judges hand and told that officisi
10 tie the knot Join hands. directed
the probate judge
"The bride and groom oiasped hands.
The bride smiling as II Il were the happi-
est moment Of her life The probate judge
said.
DO you. Nr. Rose. take this woman
10 5e your wifef
% Yes. sir b. answered.
" DO you. Miss Weaver. take this man
70 be your husband7
Yes"
Then / pronounce you nan arc wife. 4
@ 'B-o--ar-d called out the conductor. /
who. vim the other spectators had wit 4
ressed the ceremony from the door and f
ire bride and groom almost ran a their 4
coach. As they walked rapidly dowu .
the platform orYme Ffantz called oa I
the crowd o. give them hand. ard +
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snd groom DISAPPEARED into IRE Pull
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