Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-12
Miss Florence Perry Is Located
In Waterloo, But Gates
Makes His Escape
DENIES INTENTION OF ELoPINe
Miss Perry Claims She Was Not Treat
ed Fairly at Home and Decided to
Endure 1t No Lonser-coupIe Made
Their Journey on Foot and Were
Often Within Reach of Pursuers.

Waterloo, May 1a.-Miss Florencs
Perry. who eloped with Isaac Gates
from harrisburg. over two weeks abo
and for whom a systematic search has
been made by the anxious parents ever
since her disappearance, was located
in this city where she has been in con
cealnent ever since the night of the
snow storm in the latter part of April
Gates made his escape.
The story of their elopment and
their travels since are of more than or
binary interest When the couple left
the parental roof of the young lady
they started on foot and this mode OF
travel vas adhered to in all their wan
derings over a great portion Of. the
north part of the state Several times
they were ip sight of pursuing parties
but each time they eluded their pur-
suers and kept up their journey On
foot. ~,
From harrisburg they walked to Iowa
Falls, from Iowa Falls to Owassa,
Owassa to Steamboat Rock, Steamboat
Rock to- Dixie, Dixie to Hudson Hudson
to Waterloo. OILY once during their
travels, which extended over period
of eight days. did, they seek the shelter
of house. This was near Iowa Falls.
While at the house of q farmer, the
father and a deputy sheriff drove into
the yard. inquired for them and drove
Sn. The remainder of the time they
slept in hay stacks depot waiting rooms
and like places. They travelled during
the night and rested during the day.
according. to the story of the young
lady
Miss Perry has been under the care
of q Waterloo LADY, for week and was
by her persuaded tosreturn to her home.
The matter was not reported to the Of
ficers In time to secure the arrest OF
Gates. who made his escape from this
city last Saturday evening.
Miss Perry, who is a prepossessipg
young lady of 16 or Al years of age,
denies that they left harrisburg with
the intention of eloping4 and being mar
ried.
II had planned to leave home last
fall" said Miss Perry. Il ought not to
have felt that way, know, but I
couldn't help it. I thought that had
not been fairly treated at home, and adj
init that jealousy of younger sister
had something to do with 1t, too. am
the oldest of nine children, six boys and
rtree girls. Being the oldest, of course
much of the harder work las fallen on
me. When / worked out my parents
took my wages and used some of 1T to
pay for music lessons for my younger
sister, and took some to buy her and
the others clothing. l knew that it was
mean of me, but / could not help har-
boring a feeling of jealousy and re-
sentiment that / was not treated as /
ought to have been. l tried hard to fin-
ish my school work, but was kept out,
sometimes because / did not have suit
able books, and sometimes because i
had to work. If had kept at my stud
les steady could have graduated next
June, a year from the coming Juna
Our school consists. of two rooms and
three teachers and of ten grades
II don't think it is fair" said Miss
Perry. with a significant smile, "for
the newspapers to say we eloped. I
admit that we have been keeping COM
pany. but we had not thought of get
ting married.; at least, not right away
Isaac, and you know how 1t is with q
young person whensthe parents say you
must not do thing. Instead OF trying
to talk me out of the habit OF permit
ting Mr.. Gates to come TO see me, they
tried to be arbitrary. and force US TO
Quit paying attentions TO each other.
I renewed my resolve.to leave home on
Wednesday night and sat up until the
rest of the family had gone to bed, pre-
tending to study. When all was quiet
/ slipped out of the house and went to
a place which / had written to Mr..
Gates that would be at, at certain
hour. ! had told him that If he wished
10 see me he would have to be al that
certain place. / think the sheriff has
that letter now. / made up my mind to
leave home and / didn't want to go
alone; that was all.
1t is reported that Robert Perry, the
father of the girl, is very hard up He
has spent considerable money in try
ing to run down the couple, but had not
succeeded, and had become disheart-
ened.