The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-27
A HASTY MARRIAGE s.
AND ITS SEQUEL
Young Couple From Cumberland Tar
ried in Oakland Friday Morning.

$500 A-A NohtnAN
Last Friday morning at the Frantz
Hotel in Oakland, there was more than
the usual stir among the guests who
arrived and departed on the morning
trains, the reason being the arrival at
that hostelry of an irate father and an
indignat daughter or No. > from Cum
berland on the hunt of a runaway cou-
pie from that city. The story is best
told in the following from the Cumber-
land News of Saturday morning, which
was reported to that paper from this
office Friday evening:
George R. Chapman and Miss Mabel
Clark, the latter the seventeen year old
daughter of Mr.. Walter B. Clark, pro-
prietor of The Inn, " eloped to Oakland,
Thursday evening. as passengers on
boardsB. & 0. train No. Z, We're met at
the station by clergyman by pre-ar-
rangement and at an early hour yester-
day morning were married in the par
Tors of of the FrantZ hotel
Mr.. Chapman and Miss Clark, eluded
the vigilance of the young lady parents
who suspected that their daughter was
matrimOnially bent The nuptial cere-
mony was performed by Rev. J. b.
Workman, Ipastor of st. Paul's Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Oakland. The
youthful.couple were at the hotel when
Mr.. Clark and his eldest daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Smallwood, arrived in Oakland
on the next train from Cumberland at
about!S O'Clock yesterday morning. Mr..
Clark, it is understood, intended to have
his neW,son-in-law arrested on a charge
of perjury, claiming that his daughter
was under age, but not being sure he
couldIprove that matter he preferred
technical charge of assault, had Mr..
Chapman arrested, and started for
Cumberland with both daughters, in
tending to return on another train in
time for Ithe trial, which was set for
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon before
Justice Gender. Upon Mr.. Clark's
failure to return the charge against Mr..
Chapman was dismissed and he was re-
leased. He returned to Cumberland on
train No. IA last night, and going at
once to the Olympia Hotel, where he is
employed as clerk, Mr.. Chairman tele-
phoned his father-in-law, Mr.. Clark,
and the.latter informed Chapman that
he was waiting to hear from him in the
matter. Later last night Mr.. Chapman.
accompanied by his attorney, called on
Mr.. Clark at the latter's new hotel,
The Inn, " and demanded that his wife
be given into his care. This Mr.. Clark
refused and habeas corpus proceeding
We're instituted this morning by Mr..
Chapman, through his counsel.
The elopement was well planned and
as carefully executed. Mr.. Chapman
visited Oakland several days ago, secur-
ed a marriage license and arranged
with Rev. Workman to meet him and
his bride-elect at the train Thursday
night. Thursday afternoon the bride
attended matinee at the Academy of
Music. in company with her grand
mother, and after supper she met Mr..
Chapman by appointment and they took
train: Shortly afterwards for Oakland.
Thelsequel to the elopement was the
issuing of a writ of habeas corpus re-
quiring thelfather to produce the girl
IN court at II O'Clock Saturday morn
ing.
When theicase was called Mabel was
not present. Mr.. Clark through his
lawyer, A. A. Young, stated that he
had asked his daughter to be present
but that she had refused. The court
told Mr.. Clark that he must use his
parental authority and command Mabel
to appear. The first question asked her
was if she was the wife of George r.
Chapman. She replied: Eyes, sir. -"
She was asked if she wanted to live
with her husband, and she replied: 'No,
sir. | will go home with my father. "
Asked if sheiwas being detained by her
father.or any one else, she replied mo,
sir. y After herl answers to the ques-
tons, Mr.. sDonnelly stated to the court
that he had no moIe testimony and the
petition was dismissed.
After the case was ended Mr.. Chap
man and his wife left the court house
and walked down the hill together, both
seemingly greatly pleased at being
thrown together. They separated at
the cornertof Baltimore and Mechanic
streets. and conversed for some time on
the corner.
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