The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-09
Daughter Secretly Wed IN
June, Assured Of Welcome,
Returns With Husband.
CALLED UP BRIDES DAD
Goble Thought II Safer Than
Going to See John w. Wyatt.
Suspicious After Kindly
Reply, Takes Protect.
ors Along.

After nearly three months search
John F. Wyatt, of Ill Thomas street.
has located, met and forgiven his i8-
year-old daughter, Maude Ethel. who
eloped with Joseph Shipman Goble,
formerly of this city. while she was
visiting the home of her uncle IN
Mahanoy City. Pa, last June.
Mr.. Wyatt learned that his daughter
has been living at the Hotel Victoria,
in New York city, almost constantly
since the elopement. Last Saturday.
accompanied by her husband and two
Newark detectives. the husband en-
gagged as a bodyguard, the young bride
and her elderly husband visited the
Wyatt home. Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt
welcomed their daughter with open
arms.
The story of the elopement was told
by the daughter in fragmentary OUT
line. She said she had gone to visit
her uncle in Mahoney City without
the slightest expectation of marriage.
but after she arrived there Mr.. Goble
followed her and put UP at the Cairo
Hotel. meeting her constantly there's
after. and finally inducing her to SO
to Camden with her aunt, Mrs.
Harry C. Spencer as chaperon, to be
married. The ceremony was per-
formed June % by the Rev. w. H
/ Fishbaum. of that city.
The bride and bridegroom, still ac-
companied by the aunt. returned at
once to Mahoney City, Mr. and Mrs.
Goble remaining there until June q.
when they suddenly disappeared.
While the romance was thus reach
ing its end, Mr.. Wyatt, who has ex-
cellent family and social connections
in Pennsylvania, was attending a re-
union of the Pennsylvania voluntee-
Firemen, then in annual session In
Eastern Pennsylvania He returned
the day his daughter left his brothers
home, and he followed Immediately on
the trail of the runaways, going to
New York city, where he invoked the
aid of the entire police department. IN
his hurried search for his daughter.
During his search he was accompa-
MED by well-known New Yorker
who is closely related to the Wyatt
| family, but until Friday no trace OF
the daughter was obtained
! About noon Friday, while Mr.. Wyatt was
| at his place of business, telephone can
from Goble was received. The voice asked
| if Mr. Wyatt was at home and when the
| latter replied that he was az the phone the
| voice said:
..Oh, is that you, dad? Say, can Maude
and come home? VIII you forgive us2''
| ''I replied at once" said Mr.. Wyatt. tell 4
| ing the story today. "that the house was
always open for Maude and would be for
him so long as he behaved himself He
said, Then well come on tomorrow.
asked him where he was and he said AZ
the Hotel Victoria In New York
Mr.. Wyatt said he asked II Maude was
there and after slight wait he heard his
daughters voice asking to be forgiven and
promising to be home the next day
subsequently Wyatt called at the Hotel
Victoria and asked II Mr.. and Mrs. Goble
were registered there and he was told no
such names appeared on the hotel books.
While Mr.. Wyatt was at his place OF
business last Saturday two local detectives
entered and, after showing their badges,
explained that they had been employed by
Goble TO accompany him.
"Why does he need your heip?' asked
Wyatt In surprise.
HE seemed to think he would need pro-
tection," replied the detectives
My doors are open to him and to my
daughter. EIe needs no protection. MY
daughter knows she is always welcome"
replied Wyatt.
Shortly after Goble came in He was
not received with open arms. for the
reason that his young wife was not with
him.
"where is Mauds?" asked both Mr.. and
Mrs. Wyatt.
"She is near by; she win be here soon.
Do you forgive us7' asked the bridegroom.
Yes. we forgive you,' the parents re-
piled in chorus, and almost at once the
daughter entered and was locked fast IN
the embrace of her mother and father
alternately.
Goble is one Of three brothers who re-
Gently fell heir to the very large estate
left by their uncle, Jacob Goble who died
some years ago in this city Joseph Ship
man Goble and one brother have resided
in this city for five or six years The
brothers were employed until recently ~
the Wall Street office OF railroad corr
poration, both Of them retiring from busl-
ness when they obtained their share Of
their rncle's estate.
While living at the Hotel Victoria the
Coolies took the husbands family mama
of Shipman-