The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
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DAM.C|UPID
is WINNER
Foxy Little Elf
Again Shows
His Cunning

OF recent and interesting occurrences
came to Dr.. P. B. Ogden to-day about
two o'clock when he became the hu6
band Of Miss Alico Sapp. On the
s5th day Of January. constable J. Lee
Parker and Officer Charles Bartholo"
served a warrant on Dr.. Ogden IN
which be was charged with lunacy
because OF his amorous attachment
for Miss Sapp and his desire to make
her his wife. This writ was Issued
BY Justice T. ". Boydston and was
made returnable SO days after. Abont
Is days Of the time Is yet to trans
pire. Yesterday. another writ was
served on pr. Ogden. This writ was
made returnable In June.
DR.. Ogden said to-day t.,at he ex'
pected that there would have been a
writ served today made returnable
some tlmr next year. The charge OF
lunacy was made against Dr.. Ogden
by his sons living here. That the
father was rs sane rs any one Is
eyinccd by the way he arranged fo'
the wedding.
After his visit to the county clerks
Office this morning when he obtained
. marriage license. Dr.. Ogden placed
the license in IN Envelope and d.
rectcd the same to Dr.. C. F. Boyers,
Sr. With the ltcenst' were instruc.
tlons for DR.. Boyes to have a minis.
ter, at his residence and ,i1aye Miss
Sapp there where the ( bridegroom
would join them and there would be
wedding despite the efforts !of the
sons to thwart their father In mat
ter that was his own concern. Dr,
Boyers carried out his part OF the pro.
gramme with all the precision laid
down In the directions and succeeded
to q degree that even surprised the
anxious bridegroom. VI,
1t was not a hard matter to get the
man Of thu cloth for thry are privil.
eyed characters and may 80 where
they pleaae. Rev. Eddy had no trou-
bic to get to Dr.. Boyers' house. 1t was
harder to get the bride there. She had
10 escape those WHO were watching
close that she and the bridegroom
should not get close enough together
to plight the marriage VOWS to the
minister and in the presence of wit
nesscs. But the bride was willing to
make the mad ride that It took for her
10 win. She was In buggy and the
tortuous route that was taken caused
The JlrsuCrs to lose out. The route
covered by Miss sapp nnn driver after
crossing the river bridge was: Up
Parks avenue to Main street; up Main
street 10 jefferson street; down JET.
fcrson street to Porter alley: out
Porter alley to Monroe street: down
Monroe street to Jackson street; down
Jackson, out Locust avenue to Eighth
street; over Eighth street. then back
10 Sixth street to Benon! avenue;
down Benoni avenue to Fifth street,
to Walnut avenue; down Walnut ave.
nue. to Third street; up Third street
to Castor avenue; down CASTOR ave
me to Second street; down Second
street to the alley back Of DR.. Boy.
ers,' then the alley to plnce OF dcst'-
nation. The bride was pretty well
shaken mp over The drive; but was in
fine fettle for the event that was be.
Ing sought by her and the bridegroom
and which the family Of the bride
groom was seeking to prevent.
The contracting parties were now
safely in the presence Of the minis.
tcrs and witnesses and II was only a
short time until two hearts we're made
happy and cared naught for the find.
ings OF lunacy commission that does
not make Il report til next June. By
that time the saneness Of the bri'I'
groom will be appreciated and the
charms Of his splendid wife will be
admitted. .,...
Or. and Mrs. Ogden will remain In
this city. No wedding trip will be tax