The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-03-01
sther Of Bride, Mayor
Lambert, Angry.
Threatened Young Son-in-Law-
500 Spectators Meet Couple
at Train.

quirer Friday had the following:
After declaring on Wednesday night
that he would inject them,~ meaning
his daughter. Zelma and Chas. Pruitt
who, on Wednesday morning, were
married at Rockport, Ind. upon the
arrival of the s:S5 o'clock Texas"
train this morning, Mayor $. Lambert
being in a better state of mind. and
having become more reconciled. failed
to put in his appearance. over 100
persons gathered at the depot to see
what might happen when the newly
weds stepped from the train.
1t perhaps was one OF the happicst
occasions In the lives of Charles
4 Pruitt and his young wife, leila Lam
bert Pruitt; FOR they stepped from
the parlor car they were not only well
coined with the yell Of the high school
boys. but the bride and groom were
escorted TO n hack by Chief of Police
George +. Reynolds. and Officers Jesse
Barker. Robert Wells and James Ne
Aztec. as well as j. ID. Pruitt, father of
the newly made husband.
Z The young couple had been warned
that there was "A possibility of trouble
being made for them upon their ar
rival In owensboro by the angered
father OF the bride but they were "all
smiles as they walked down the plat
form to their hack. showing no signs
of excitement In the least. After get
ting into the hack. accompanied by j.
u. Pruitt. the party drove to the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Pruitt, 2a5
Whites avenue. where they will make
their home for the present.
AS soon as II became known that
the young bride was safely In owens
boro. the telephone at the Pruitt resi-
dence was kept in constant service
during the day by friends of the young
wife extending congratulations.
Mrs. Pruitt wore a neat plaid shirt
waist and a trim tailored skirt OF dark
green. frightened with brass buttons
"iA'H WIS ionS 'n'uSu W
small foot and enhancing ankle. One
glance at her we'll poised head OF fluffy
flaxen hair and apple checks was SUE
ficient to see how young Pruitt could
bolster up his nerve to oppose the will
Of her obdurate father. 49,.
In speaking of the romance the Ev-
ansville Courier says:
Happy in each others presence and
not one whit alarmed or abashcd by
the threats of Mayor Lambert. the
young couple smilingly received news
paper men at the rooms in the Ven
-dHAne hotel at o'clock last night.
. Eyes. we eloped and married at
lockport.' said the charming bride.
In started out this morning from home
% spend the day with Miss Thompson
friend. Charles and l had always
agreed to take the boat TO Rockport
could get away from home with
Put exciting suspicion. l went straight
20 the river where he met me. We ar
rived in Rockport shortly after II
o'clock and secured a marriage license
without delay. We were married
there by Justice Samuel II. Brown.
We will go home tomorrow morning
i think l can handle papa
Mayor Lambert of Greensboro was
SO incensed at the elopement that he
secured a pistol and prepared to meet
the clippers ut the dock upon their
return from Rockport. He went out
into the street. brandishing his pistol
and matchmaking his daughter when
new son-in-law at every breath. His
conduct was that Of crazed man.
He called two police officers to aid
him in taking the young couple into
custody, saying II he didn't Kill them
he would lock them up. The police
men wrenched the pistol from his
grasp and succeed in getting him
to go home.
Still raving over the elopement Of
his daughter. Mayor Lambert tele-
phoned to Marshal Clyde Brown at
Rockport and asked that official to ar
rest the newlyweds on the charge that
they had sworn falsly as to their
ages They had told the county clerk
at Rockport that they were both past
Liarshal Brown informed Mayor
Lambert that he was too busy chas-
ing boys who We're throwing snow
balls to look after clippers and that II
tho mayor wanted his daughter and
". Pruitt to send owensboro officers
after them. Marshal Brown winked
three times at the hotel clerk after
turning away from the telephone.
Alarmed at the manner In which |
her husband was acting and at the
dire threats he was making. Mrs. LAM
bert. called up the Veranda hotel at