The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-09
BRIDEGROOM TO Be
"PUTOUT" BYONE
GLASS OF BEER
Robert C. ButtOIph So Explains
His Non Appearance
FRIENDS IN FRANTIC SEARCH
Woke Up" Just in time to Make
Connections for the cere-
mony

New York, March 9.-Robert C,
Buttolph, son of James D. But
tholph, who lives in the Annett Apart
ments in 1SSth Street near Riverside
Drive, was to be married yesterday
afternoon to Miss Leona Benell, a
daughter of Nathaniel Vidaver, a law
yer or 1lG Nassau Street The
young couple spent Tuesday evening
at the home of prospective bride
groom's parents, and young Mr. But
tolph escorted his fance back to her
home at GOT West l51st street When
they parted there, he said good bye.
Ten minufes later she said goodbye.
After another fifteen. he promised
faithful once more thai he would
surely ard wifhcat fell call FOR her At
10 o'clocl- the next morning. And
thou they both said goodbye.
Ten oc,cck arrived on schedule
time yesterday morning Not 50.
however, the bridegroom ~ 1905
Miss Benell, in feyerish fear rushed
TO the telephone and called up the
Buttolph home to ask Nla, on earth
could keep her betroihed sucr ages
overdue. To her amayement Mr. But.
tolphs mother info mel her that ne
was not al home and had not come
nome an night.
After waiting an hour aud still no
! udings of the man. Mrs Bulolph
telephoned frandcally 10 her husband
at his office.
Scarcely less alarmed than his wife
the father made hurried INQUIRIES
among The young mans h.cnds Nune
OF them could suggest where he might
be The young man hli failed also
to appear at his place Of business, the
Office of Costikyon g. Co., Persian rug
dealers lhcn the father appealed to
the police, asking 'hat special
search be started.
When detectives assigned to the
case traced the missing man to q cafe
near his home at the corner OF Broad
way and lS6th Street, aud learned
that he had been seen there last NJ
o'clock yesterday morning, ard tha
he had left there soon atterward, viii
a check for $3.50 in his possession
the fear OF his parents aud the terror
OF his bride to be knew no bounds
They looked with dread at the BIZ
dark arch OF the viaduc. over River
side Drive, near his home, in IN,
shadow OF which he might so earl,
have been fallen upon in the dead o
night and robbed and done away with
Mr. Buttolph, his son. Elliott. o
61S West 1SGth Street, and several O
their kinsmen, joined ina franti
search for the missing man. TN
elder Buitoph had planned and mad
, an arrangements for a trip 20 PEI
muda yesterday but IN view Of vha
a., he feared had befallen. ne abaudoue
: his plans and devoted himself To- tn
search fov his son
So completely was Re engrossed I
this hunt, that he forgot entirely ;
- telephone to his home for possibl
-. late tidings. Had he done so at 2 q
clock yesterday afternoon, he miel
y, have heard a Sigh OF infinite relief. a
Mrs. Buttolnh and Miss Benoll, lool
a., ing toward the door Of the apartment
b. saw entering there, as Ia a dream. d
less welcome a person than Robe
c Buttolph himself.
.. There was scarcely time for g
y plantations. The bridegroom mac
= them as best he could on the hurr.
trip downtown to st. Matthews Epl
~, copal Church. whore the marrla'
= was scheduled TO be solemnlzed at
=, o'clock by the Rev. Or. Arthur Judg
The elder Mr.. Buttolph and his otn
son reached the church just in til
= to see It solemnlzed and to take pa
as auditors In the detailed and 7
- peatod explanation that followed
:. Mr.. Buttolph the newly welded. q
. planned that after he had left h
- flaneee on Tuesday night he had
deed dritted into the cafe at 1856
-, Street and Broadway, but merely
bid brief and happy adieu to sor
.. Of his bachelor friends. The adj
~ had been made with only sins
~ glass OF beer. Mr.. Buttolph, new
welded, said that Mr.. Buttol