Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-24
on ROMANTIC LINES
Matrimonial bitches with Much Spice from
Starr 10 Finish.
SLEEP cONoUERs A DEFIANT FATHER
Some Wet ~ Chance, others Brenk
JaiI. and Two Lana M-iIi8onsires
supply Of Material
UndImtnished.

The marriage OF W. l. Grimmer and Miss
Briukls near Weldon. n. c.. on the 18th
inst. Was one Of the most romantic in
the history Of North Carolina. The we'd
din followed a night Of waiting and watch
ing on the part Of the groom. and was
accomplished after sleep overcame a
vntchful and unwilling father. who locked
his daughter in a room and stood guard
over her. Threatening TO shoot his pros
pective son-in-law.
Mr.. Grimmer. formerly o. Richmond.
Va, has been fighting against heavy ODDS
10 gain possession OF his bride. The young
woman is the only daughter OF James b
Brickle. a prominent resident Of North
Carolina, living BbUu. nine miles from
Weldon. The brides mother seemed 10
favor the match, but Mr.. Brickle took a
strong dislike to the young man and or
dered him 10 cease attention TO Miss
Brickle. MIR. Grimmer. favored by the
smiles Of the young lady. continued his
suit, despite the warning Of the irHte
father.
The night before Mr.. Grimmer took the
train for Weldon. and. with his friend. Z.
a Lawrence. laid plans for stealing the
young woman from her father. Mr.. Brickle
stood guard and finally locked his daughter
in a room. Throughout the night he
marched up and down keeping careful
watch while the two young men nearly
fruze outside the house.
At 5 O'Clock in the morning Mr.. Brickle
dropped TO sleep. His daughter escaped,
and she and M. Grimmer were married
without delay and went ut once TO Stony
Greek, where they will live.
All in Twelve Hours.
Tn closing scene OF q romantic cuurtship
was the marriage In Justice Wolf's court
room in Chicago last Saturday afternoon OF
Bessie Dell. a young beauty Of Monmouth.
Ill, society, and Mamie Wicks Of 144l
Michigan avenue. The courtEhip lasted
Just twelve hours. At . O'Clock Saturday
morning. through a combination of odd
circumstances Mr.. Wicks met Miss Dell.
He fell in love with her before he had
known her Eve minutes. Saturday at noon
he confessed his love and asked her to
become his wife. Misc Dell blushingly
consented.
Let's get married right away" wicks
suggested.
At first Miss Dell demonstrated. and in
sisted on time TO prepare a wedding trouB-
seau.
I'm rather bRshful. and don't want a
lot OF people throwing rice and causing
us oil kinds OF embarrassment" Wicks
said. IL we wait and our friends find out
we're going 10 be married. they'll tease
us. and then Wen have 10 have them
at the wedding and maybe have our trunks
tied with white ribbons and have every
body %grinning at us"
After an hour Miss Dell gave way to
Wioks' persuasion. To the county building
the couple went and secured license.
After the marriage ceremony had been
TnrfornGd Iucffrn UrnlH H~4gpaod h4a c,v
grstulRtions.
known each other since childhood. !
Euppose?" he commented.
The bride and her husband glanced at
each other and both blushed.
NO, not exactly" the bridegroom said.
only known each other since . O'Clock
this morning. /" the bride volunteered. Asked
by the magistrate 10 tell him OF the brief
courtship. she said:
! came Ia from my home at
10 visit friends a few days ago and last
evening 4 went 10 a party out on South
Park avenue. II was ? O'Clock when the
party broke up and my hostess introduced
me to Mr.. Wicks, and he volunteered tr
take me 10 my friends home. On the way
10 the elevated station he asked me al
about myself and ] thought he was rather
inquisitive. We talked about ourselves
1LNh i tkA ~ " AAANn 2 nAAlNf anu luEIt
he asked = ] would meet him down tow
al noon today. Well, ! consented, and h'
had the nerve 10 tell me that he loved m,
Z and wanted TO marry me. ] thought h,
was very nice and he leased me until
agreed. and here we are. We are going on
west on q wedding trip in ; DAY or two
just as soon as Mr.. Wieks gets his business
settled so he can 70 away. Ny. but won
our friends be surprised"
Wieks confessed that he had admired
Miss Deli at the party and Was scheminl
for an Introduction. He hinted that tn
hostess had acted on his suggestion II
selecting him TO accompany the Monmouth
girl to her friends home.
I'm just md out al about that, " III,
bride said.
Break Jail and EIOpe.
Fred Smith and Veda White. prisoners Il
the county Jail al Peoria. III, broke throuEI
the bars last Thursday night and mad
good their escape. They descended from
the third floor OF the prison by means Of
rope made from the blankets on their beds