Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07

FATHER TAKES A HAND
Joseph Dixon, of Russell, Succeeds in
Inducing His Daughter, Miss Rose,
to Give Up Her Aged Lover and Re
turn Home.

Centerville, Nov. g. (SpeciaD -
that she loves her So-year-
old sweetheart and wanted to remain
here with him instead of returning to
her home at Russell, Rose Dixon the
daughter of Joseph Dixon
we'll known in Lucas county, created
a scene at the Appanoose county jail
this morning when her father asked
her to return home with him. She
and DR.. C. T. Lawrence, also OF Rus
sell, were arrested here last evening
by the Centerville police when they
drove into town from Cincinnati,
where they had been since Wednesday
evening when the aged doctor appear
er at the home of Miss Dixon's rela-i
tives with whom she was living and
told them that he had been sent by
Mr. Dixon to take the girl to Russell
to her home.
An Odd Love Story.
The story of what Lawrence and
the girl are pleased to call their affec-
ton for each other dates back sever
al months ago, when DR.. Lawrence
came to sell,presumably from Kan
sas He refused to tell people OF
his past history but a man who claim
ed to know him told acauaintances
that he had come from Kansas and
that there his age was known as so
years. He has the appearance OF a
real patriarch, with his flowing white
beard and snowy hair.
The Divon family, consisting of six
children, was mothered by the eldest
daughter, Rose, who, since the mother
had been taken TO the hospital at
Clarinda, where she still remains, had
taken the parents place in the home.
She was known as a good girl, lovable
and quiet and attentive to her ardu-
Gus duties OF housewife.
Girl Sent Away.
However, when the old doctor ar
rived in Russell he found many occa-
sion TO visit at the Dixon home and
soon people began to talk OF the eyi-
dent devotion shared alike by the aged
practitioner and the young girl. 1t
I was forgotten however when, sever
al weeks since Miss Rose was sent
TO Cincinnati in this state in order
that she might live with relatives and
go to school. thus gaining the edrlca
/ ton she had denied herself at home in
order to mother her five sisters and
brothers.
The Elcpenent.
1t seemed that neither of the par
ties most concerned had allowed theil
/ love to wane, and that they correspond
/ ed even after the girl left Russell Or
4 Wednesday DR.. Lawrence got horse
from q livery stable at the home town
hitched it with his own horse to /;
buggy, and drove away. Late in tht
/ day he arrived at Cincinnati went L
the home of the girl's relatives aud in
| formed them that he had come for Mis-
Dixon to take her back TO Russell Il
4 her fathers request.
Suspicious Aroused.
The matter seemed satisfactory t
the girl and her relatives gave no NOR
thought to it. However, when the
i.next morning learned that the docto
and the girl had stayed at the hotel i
Cincinnati over night and that ther
: the physician had told the proprieto
that Miss Dixon was lis granddaugt
lSsE fItAStH lilJ NIlS lhta-l;1
picions together and notified Josep
Dixon at Russell, meanwhile telepho,
ing TO this city to The officers and tel
! ing them to be on the lookout for tn
/ ill-matched pair.
) Arrests Made.
!. The two arrived here late last. ever
ing and We're placed under arrest an
taken to the county Jail The doetC
9 said his age was ST years. He did nj
i deny thar he and the girl had elope
5 blt seemed TO see nothing cut of I'll
way in their actions The girl, to
: seemed to think they had every rigl
7 10 do as they had and she was high
/ indignant when her father arrived tel
c this morning and demanded that 81
return home with him.
Say They Love.
Both the aged man and the girl pr
tested to the angry parent that the
loved each other and could not be ha
d by apart. The father, however, thougl
differently and he plainly stated til;
ne had come to take his daughter hon
!. ana to give notice to DR.. Lawren,
that he Intended to prosecute him fl
abduction This announcement broug
the daughter to tears and to terms al
she agreed to return home with h
/. parent il he would promise not to pre-
ecute her aged sweetheart. FINAL
the angry parent gave his consent
" this arrangement and he and h
daughter left this noon for their HON
going by rail. The patriarchial docte
lover drove away from the city sho
time later, alone.
= Ends Slavery Ia Islands.