The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-10
LEAVES HIS WIFE
FOR Her SISTER
Madison County Youth Con-
fesscs to an Attempted
Elopement.
WERE To,MEET IN RICHMOND
Girl Not Found, but Young Hus-
band Is Held by
Police.

Somewhere in Richmond Mamie
Weakley. seventeen years old. of Madi-
son county, is anNiously awaiting the
man who admitted last night that he
had intended to elope with her, and
he. the husband of her sister. Shelton
Nichols, nineteen years old, though II
father of two children, languished all
yesterday in the Second Police Sta
ton, where he had been locked up by
Detective Krenkel ana Sheriff II. G
Watkins, of Gordousville
The case is unusual. Nichols Is n
1ne-l looking youth, tall and vigorous
in appearance, tanned to a healthy
color by the sun. He said last night
that he married Zanis D. Weakley,
two years his senior, two years ago.
when he was In love with her and
Mamie. Why he married the one and
now has tried to elope with the other
he could not explain. He shook his
head hopelessly, and said only that he
didn't know. He said he was peni-
tent, and is anxious to return to his
wife. his babies and his home on the
farm where he was reared.
Wntchful Fnther.
Mamie Weakley and her sister are
the daughters of Henderson w. Weak
ley. wealthy distiller and owner of
rich farm near Madison Courthouse.
1t was he who suspected the designs
of his youthful son-in-law and frus-
trated them by following the young
husband to Washington and then re-
turning on the same train with him
to Gordonsville and finally causing his
arrest in this city
Nichols made mistakes in his plans
| and they went awry. According to
his story, he gavN Mamie, his wife's
younger sister. s25 a week ago. and
she went to Washinst astensio:Y to
visit her sister, Mrs. W y. campbell.
| of 211 Sixth Street Southwest She
was to meet him in richmond, ard ii.
hied himself hither laJ. Monday NOM
ing. Sha did not arrive AMI h. went
! - Washington to me vt her. There he
encountA'"d Mr. W.lkley nut he saw
! the girl. and they rvIdcnt,y went over
their plans again. fo~ she was in R.ch-
mond yesterday. 1t is said. and was
seen at Eliza Sta ion The appointed
trysting Mace waiting for him in vail
| Nichols left Washington Tuesday
night, and on the same train was the
girls father. Instead OF leaving the
| train Mt Orange. as IL had been thought
he would do he continued 10 Gordons-
Vile. and there. according to Mr..
| Weakley, he jumped from the train
and hid himself beside the railroad
embankment. He boarded the o'clock
train for Richmond. and arrived here
yesterday morning. Sheriff Watkins,
| who had been notified by Mr.. Weakley.
followed on the next train. and ar
| rived in time TO see the young man
go into the store Of l. Bush. on Fla It
Main street, where he bought a suit
case, a suit of clothes. rancoat and
a shirt. Detective Krengel and Act
| ing Detective Bryant were called into
the case. and We're notified of the cir
cumstances. They followed Nichols up
and down many streets, and finally ar
rested him at Elba Station. When
! searched at the police station he was
found to have s3639O IN his pockets.
He had been shown about the city by
a colored boy named Charles Harris.
OF 1924 North Twenty second Street.
Girl Not Found.
But the detectives were unable to
find the girl, though they searched
for her diligently all day Nichols did
not know he said where she was IIe
had told her. he informed tn officers
to secure a boarding place near Elha
Station. so that she would have no
difficulty In meeting him She was
seen at the station carly yesterday
afternoon. and. after waiting in vain
for her sisters husband. it Is supposed
that she returned TO her boarding
house.
Mr. Weakley begged him 10 say
where the girl was. but he swore peni-
tently that he did not know, and SAID
he would give anything to know where
she was. He seemed thoroughly sorry
for his deed when seen behind the bars
He admitted to thc detectives and otli-
ers that he had intended to elope will
Mamie. and that they had planned Il
about a month ago.
Nichols's home-he lives with hi:
father is Just across the river from
the former home Of his wife and The
present home of Mamie. lie saw Mamie
often. he said. end they grew TO love
eacn other His wife became suspi
cious. he said, ana some time ago up
braided him for his attentions 10 he
sister.
Mamie Weakley. for whom the search
will be resumed to-day, is described u:
being five feet egh, inches tall. o
slender build, with dark hair and blue
eyes. When last seen she wore pinl
dress, with white stripes. and carried
a green parasol.
Both the Weakley and Nichols fam
lilies are highly connected In Madison
county and the clopemcnt has caused
much excitement in the community II
which they live Mr. Neakley wa
much distressed over the affair bu
offered TO help his son-in-law out o
his predicament II he would help hin
ind his missing daughter. Nichols
would gladly aid the father to find tn,
young girl but is hopelessly in I'll,
dark as to her whereabouts
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