The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-26
Ethlin Cassidy and John
Mccoy Decide to Wed
When Car is Finished.
MACHINE TURNS OVER
With Clothes Torn and Covered With
Mud the Young Couple Are
Married at Crown Point.

An automobile romance and elope-
ment enlivened by brushes with down
country Indiana constables, accidents,
and other unique features, and kept
secret for a fortnight was disclosed in
South Chicago last evening Then it
became known that Miss Ethelyn Cas-
sidy of Woodlawn and John Mccoy.
234 Ninety Second street, South Chicago
had been welded in Crown Point
Ind. just two weeks ago.
Mrs. Mccoy is but Is years of age
and her husband has only recently
achieved his majority. 1t was because
of their ages that relatives objected
to the marriage.
The young man is an expert autoist
and during the past winter and spring
when not filling the capacious leather
chair at Miss Cassidy's fireplace. was
constructing and assembling an auto
mobile in his private workshop at
South Chicago. Away back during the
winter. when the nights were coldest
Mccoy and his ffance agreed that they
would be married the day the machine
was completed, regardless of the objec-
tions of relatives.
Two weeks ago the looked for day
arrived and Mccoy telephoned Miss
cidentally, that the new auto was a
bird"
Not even stopping to make sure that
her hat was on straight, Miss Cassidy
hurried from her aunt's home in Wood
lawn and took the first Illinois Cen
trail train for South Chicago. At Nine
y-Second street Mccoy was waiting,
sitting proudly in his big car, the
work of his own hands
With sunshine and fine going, the
run to Hammond, Ind, was simply a
dream. Bnt at Hammond the elopers
were -rudely wakened, for it was dis
covered that marriage licenses were no
longer issued there.
The nose of the big car was then
pointed toward Crown Point, and for
a short time all went we'll Suddenly
the most unexpectedly something hap
pened to the steering gear. There fol-
lowed a whir, a roar, and flop and
before they realized what had happened
Mccoy and Miss Cassidy found them
selves seated on the ground wiping the
mud from their eyes and staring at the
machine which had turned turtle and
was lying at the bottom of a sixteen
foot gulley.
Neither was injured, and love in this
case turned It's attention from lock-
smiths and laughed at torn and be-
draggled clothes.
a farmer with a team of horses was
found. a stout rope was tied about the
car, and it was hauled from the ditch
and repaired. Within half an hour the
elopers were again on the road.
Halted Thrice by COnstabIeS.
As it was growing late. Mccoy
pushed his speed levers up to the top
notch. Then followed a succession of
exploits. Three times farmer con-
stables stopped the car because of in
fractions of the speed laws. Each
time, after Miss Cassidy had explained
the cause for haste. the pair was al
lowed to proceed on its way.
1t was nearly dark when the two
arrived in Crown Point, but they We're
determined to wed that day. as they
had first planned The prospective
bride and groom found the license clerk
at his home, pulled him into the ma
chine with them, and within half an
hour We're receiving the congratula-
tions of the witnesses to the unique
ceremony Despite torn and muddy
garments tousled hair. and occasional
smears Of grease on faces and hands.
the newly welded pair proceeded to
the nearest hotel to celebrate with a
marriage feast for two