The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-24
Young Pair Caught by Police
in Rooming House After
Saturday Night Fight Over
Marriage License Question.
PARENT CHARGES FORGERY,
BUT WON'T PROSECUTE
Mile TwitcheIIl 16, and L, E.
LaCkey 10, Held in City
Prison for EIOpement From
Homes of Parents at Albion,
LOVE DREAM IS SPOILED

7 NTERRJ PIED Ina their eIOpement, in
1 which they had neglected the mar
rInge feature, Miss MiiIie TWitch-
eli, aged 16 years, and l.. f. Iaekey,
" no says he f. H. were tnlIen into GUS
today in q roOming house al 27O West
south Temple street shortly after noon
yesterday upsn request of Sheriff Il. 4.
LOveIand OF Albion, Cassia county,
Idaho, their home.
Miss TwitchelPs father Lewis
TWitehell is a wealthy ranchman OF
Albion. while F. p. Lackey father OF
young Lackey. is a prosperous busl-
ness man OF that city. According 10
the story told by Lackey 20 Lieuten-
ant John Hempel yesterday afternoon,
and corroborated by Miss Twitchel,
they had been lovers since childhood,
and had elOped with the intention OF
getting married. contrary 10 the
wishes of their parents.
Lieutenant Hempel advised that
serious charge be preferred against the
young man.
According to information furnished
by Sheriff LOVeland, Lackey forged his
fathers name TO check for $50 at Al
biOn before clipping with Miss TWitch-
ell. However IL was advised after the
arrest of Lackey that his father would
not prosecute for that offense. Lieu
tenant Hempei holds that the other
and more serious Offense was commit
ted N salt Lake, and that Lackey
should be held here and not be permit
tea 10 return 70 AlDkOH. II - uAeo the
intention of the police to hold Miss
Twitehell as material witness
Get Away secretly.
Miss TWitchell and Lackey spirited
a suitcase OF clothes and toilet arti-
cles TO the railway station at Albion
Tuesday night, bought ticket for Salt
Lake and were gone before their par
ents suspected that there had been an
eIOpement. ON the following morning
the parents OF the young woman asked
assistance Of the sheriff TO locate their
daughter. simultaneously, LackeN, Ia
Their OF the young man. burst in upon
the sheriff and informing him that his
son had forged his name to check. de-
manded that he be placed under arrest.
Soon IL became clear 10 the parents
of the young man and young woman
that they had elOped, ana telephone
messages were sent 10 salt Lake IN
which complete descriptions OF the
Young couple were furnished. Detec-
tives of the Salt Lake police depart
ment secured the city during the latter
part of the week in All endeaVOr TO find
the young clippers. The marriage
license office was carefully guarded.
and the county clerk at Pennington
was asked 10 keep a close lookout for
the names Of Twitchell and LaclSey.
The police were informed Saturday
night that the couple had gone TO Bing-
ham. but early Sunday morning Lieu
tenant Hempel was told that a young
couple who pretended 10 be married.
but who were scarcely out Of their
teens, had quaFreled Saturday night at
the roOming house at 2I0 " est South
Temple street.
Quarrel Reveals Secret.
Mounted PatrOlman A. A. Barker was
sent 10 that address TO make an in
vestigatiOn. He discovered that they
were Miss TWitchell and Lackey. want
ed at Albion, Ida. It also developed
that they had lived together in Salt
Lake since Thursday as husband and
wife. though they had not taken out a