The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-09
ESCAPED NUN
An Interesting Comparison Of Facts
With Fancies.

With Fancies.
Many of the daily papers throughout
the country have published an account
Of the elopement of young nun. The
story as 1t has gone the rounds loses
nothing in the telling, and is gradually
becoming more picturesque as the
date of the happening is further
advanced to suit the issue of the paper
last publishing it. The most romantic
of these which has SO far come to the
notice of The Catholic Standard and
Times is from the Norristown, Pa,
Times" of August %. 1t is as fol-
lows:
CUP1Ds WORK IN CONVENT.
Elghteen.Year.Old Novice Elopes With
Doctor Who Attended Her.
Omaha, Neb. August 26.-Convent
bars and brick walls and the determi-
nation to take the black veil and end
her life as nun were not sufficiently
strong to hold Miss Roma Romine, a
pretty eighteen:year-old girl of Mar
shall, Mo-, after. Cupid had shot her
full Of his arrows, so she broke them
all and, clipping to Omaha, was married
some days ago to DR.. btecher Bald
win, who had been called to see her
professionally while she was yet an
inmate of Notre Dame Convent at Mar
shall. Immediately after the ceremony
Dr.. Baldwin and his little bride took
the train for New York, en- route to
Europe on honeymoon trip.
The girls family is the most promi-
nent in Marshall, where her parents
reside and where her three sisters are
married to the most prominent men in
the city. DIR. Baldwin is the soy of
DIR. B. B. Baldwin, Elkhorn, Neb., and
in. family and wealth can match the
Romines.
The girl was deeply fascinated with
the life of a nun and had already taken
the steps preliminary to taking the veil
this fall.
Two weeks ago this young lady fell
i'll and DR.. Baldwin, a newcomer in
| the city, was called in to attend her
1t was a case of love at first sight,
both with the doctor and Miss Romine
| Baldwin reported the sickness as
something very serious, and said that
1t would be necessary that he call sew
eral times each day. The doctor was
raised a Catholic, but that did not pre-
vent him from making love to the little
patient, nor did it prevent him from
making an attempt to snatch her away
from the Church. Within less than a
| week after he was called into the case
the two were engaged.
However, until their plans we're ma
tured the girl feigned sickness, and
the devoted physician continued his
calls. 1t was reported around town
that Miss Romine was at the point of
death and that the new doctor had to
give up all his other patients to attend
tc her case.
Then on Wednesday night came the
| elopement and automobile flight to
Omaha. Supposed to be convalescent.
Miss Romine was permitted more lib
critics than the other neophytes were
given. She climbed the high wall and
was assisted down upon the outside
by DR.. Baldwin, who, in an automo.
bile, was awaiting her.
Almost before her family was aware
of the elopement Miss Romine was
married in Omaha to DR.. Baldwin, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Savidge, the marrying parson."
The Facts.
The Catholic Standard and Times
wrote to the mother superior of the
convent named, and finds that the
story is true, except:
1. The name-Roma Romine is
Miss Willie Rea Romine.
2. The date-That the commence
ment was June 10, and that she re-
manned until June % to take an
examination for teacher, her father
wishing her to teach this fall and a
school having been promised her.