Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-24
NOW THE ELOPERs ARE
Rack HOME IN LEAvENwORTH
They VIII Have to Walt Awhile Be-
fore Getting Married.

| City Marshal Prewitt, OF Junction
city, who Intercepted the elopement
of Miss Bessie Foran and Arthur Wei
kert, of Leavenworth, at Abilene,
took the couple back to Junction
where Miss Foran, the girls aunt,
met them and took the young would
be bride back to her home at Lea
venworth.
The Leavenworth Times has this
interesting story of the affair:
If Daniel Cupid expects to continue
his campaign tactics in Leavenworth
perpetrating surprises and arranging
elopments 1t would be well for the
laddie with the dart and devious
ways to consider John ]. Glynn, the
big city detective.
Miss Bessie Foran, sixteen years
old, and Arthur Weikart both living
in the vicinity of Twelfth and Ottawa
street aided by the parental sugges-
lions Of the lads father and mother
eIoped yesterday morning, with Dor
rance. Kan, as their destination and
marriage their one absorbing pur-
pose, but were intercepted at Abilene
on orders from Detective John T.
Glynn. Thus falling another we'll
planned attempt Of pair Of youthful
hearts that beat as one, to embark |
on the matrimonial sea.
The young folks have lived neigh
bors all their lives and the childish
lnfatuation developed into a genuine
life sized love affair and venture
which came to sorrowful climax at
Abilene when Marshal Pritchett, To-
Gated the young people. and informed
them of the sad intelligence that
anxious indignant relatives in Lea
had registered their objec-
ION to the girls marriage to young
Neikart.
Yesterday morning Miss Bessie left
Ter fathers home at 4 O'Clock and
made her way to the home Of the
would be bridge groom and there
With the aid of the boys parents
tanned the elopment.
At nine o'clock yesterday morning
Lrthur Weikart went to the Union
'acific ticket office and bought two
Ickets to Junction City. Miss Bessie
rent to the Union depot and there
Iaited for her lover.
They boarded the motor car bound
Or western Kansas. Back In the OF
ava Street home William Foran
rose to begin his days labor, Miss
essie was gone. Her aunt, Miss
gnes Foran, recently from San An
Dnio, began q search among the
eighbors then after learning that
,ung Weikart had disappeared de-
scided the young people had gone
way together. The police depart
emit was notified, Captain Mcclure .
Irned the case over to Detective 7,
'hn Glynn. The officer got busy i,
It'll telephone and telegraph in every g
rection. Called on the ticket Off I
8 and learned the couple had taken Il
Q Union Pacific to. Lawrence. The 9
Ilcials were not notified Of the abb y
nee of the couple until they had L
70 hours start. The telegraph steps !.
trlfle liverlier than the train, how :,
er, and at Abilene the message p
ught up and gained a length. The Ia
events were told In tears. s,
Miss Agnes Foran, the aunt Of the Il
ide defeated, left last night for Of
notion City. where she will meet q
) officer and the run away pair to
cort the maiden back to Leaven- N N
nth. =.
"She is nothing but q child" said y
ss Foran as, she made arrange "a
snts to board a car for Kansas City, Il,
nd 1t worries us, SO. Yes l Just ar
me from San Antonio four days ~
o. No she never said q word about W
inning away or marrying. Why she
80 young. OH It is Just a case q
silly children's affairs. No she
had no trouble at home. her
'ther is dead but her father has
YER had any trouble with her." ma
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