The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-14
Walter BuIIa Fails to Locate
His Ward, Miss Ruth Dray-
4, er and Her Fiance.
ELoPEMENT Is ROMANTIC
ERNEST BosWoRTH, LIKE \
KNIGHT OF OLD, STOLE HIS
LOVED ONE FROM HER ROOM
BY AID OF A LADDER.

After spending the day in Cincin-
natl, looking for Ernest Bosworth and
Miss Ruth Drayer, who eloped from
Boston, Ind, Tuesday night, Mr.. Wal
ter Bulla, the guardian or Miss Dray-
er, returned to his home in Boston
last evening empty handed. Il Wis
tied the county clerks offices in Gin
cinnati, Newport, KY, and Covington,
Ky.," stated Mr.. Bulla, last evening
over the telephone, "but did not find
the slightest clue as to the elopers
whereabouts. The officials in the
three cities told me that Bosworth
and my sister-in-law could not get
marriage license, because they we're
not residents of those places. They
also stated that no young couple an
swering the description of Bosworth
and Miss Drayer had applied for Ii
cense. The two may have been in
Cincinnati, but / did not run across
them. was assured by the county
officials | visited that in case Bos-
worth and Miss Drayer tried to secure
license that l would be at once no
titled"
The elol-oment of Ernest Bosworth,
who is Is years of age. and Miss Dray
er, who Is just sweet sixteen, was ro-
mantle in the extreme. Like knight
of old, Bosworth smuggled his lady
love from the home of Walter Bulla,
her brother-in-law and guardian, by
placing ladder to Miss Drayer's bed
room window, down which she creN
while the rest Of the household were
wrapt In slumbers. After executing
this Romeo and Juliet" stunt, the two
elopers drove to Richmond in a rig
which Bosworth had hired from the
Ryan livery barn, south Tenth street,
earlier in the evening. On arriving
in Richmond, the rig was returned to
the barn. 1t Is thought that the
young couple took an early morning
train out of the city. The ticket
agent at the Pan Handle station
states that he did not sell any trans
portation to the two youthful elopers
and 1t is presumed that they paid
their fares after boarding the train,
for the purpose Of covering up the
trail. ....
Young Bosworth and Miss Drayer
have been lovers for some time past.
but the families of the two young
people never dreamed that they con-
templated matrimony. Miss Drayer
is the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Drayer
of this city. who is employed at the
Margaret Smith Home. Mrs. Drayer
was greatly agitated over the action
of her daughter and urged Mr.. Bulla,
her son-in-law, to do everything in his
power to al rehend the eloping cou-
pie and to prevent their marriage if
possible. 1t is thought that Bosworth
and Miss Drayer are now man and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Bulla, with whom
Miss Drayer has made her home for
several years past, are both unalter-
ably opposed to the union.
Calls Bosworth a Smart AIeck."
Last evening Mr.. Bulla was asked
that in the event the young couple
returned to Boston and sought his for
giveness, what he would do. well
suppose would receive them," he
answered" WAS Bosworth's youth
the only reason you opposed the mar
riage?" Mr.. Bulla was asked. Hest
tating minute. he replied: mo there
are other reasons" and on being ask
ed for an explanation, he added, Il
never could put up with the boy. He
is such smart Aleck.'" Bosworth
Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bos-
worth, and Is employed as farm
hand near Boston. 1t is stated that
Mr.. and Mrs. Bosworth were both op-
posed to their sons marriage, owing
to his age. The elopement created
quite a sensation in Boston, as the
principals in the romantic event are
among the best known young people
IN that part of the county.