Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-09-20
RADFORD GIRL
CREATES Scene
Arrested Here Sunday After
noon--A Romantic Affair
Culminates in Marriage.

quite little excitement was crea-
ted here Sunday afternoon by the ar
rest of pretty young girl, hand
somely attired, and possessing many
marks of refinement. The unfortun-
ate girl was Miss Oxlie Perdue,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Per-
due, of Radford, Va, and was arrest
ed in tho parlors of the Jeffersonvile
hotel by Sergeant Thompson upon
t"legraphic advice from her father. 1t
was charged that Miss Perdue had
left her home in Radford without her
parents consent and that she was un-
der age. She was accompanied to
Tazewell by young man lgiving his
name here as Clarence Sorgee, but
registering in a Bluefield hotel as
Clarence james. of Macon, Ga. I'm
mediately after the arrest by Sar-
geant Thompson, an effort was made
TO communicate with the girls par
onts in Radford by phone, bot with
out avSi Instead of placing her in
Jail, the officer took her to his home
near town, where she was kept over
night. MIR. Perdue arrived Monday
morning and repaired to the hotel
here with his daughter, where he
kept close watch upon her until the
departure of the six o'clock train for
Bluefield. After their arrival in
Bluefield. a scene was created at the
passenger station and at the hotels
by the girl, upbraiding her father.
She could not be Quilted until she was
taken to the Bluefield Jail, where
Sorgee or James was confined. and a
marriage was arranged for Tuesday
morning in the Bluefield City Court
house.
The Telegraph of Tuesday morning
printed the following account of the
affair:
"Some excitement, much interest
and not little curiosity was eyper-
fenced by spectators at the passenger
station last night, who witnessed the
hysterical actions of a young and
pretty girl, who, with her father, ar
rived in this city on No. from the
CliInch Valley. Immediately after
leaving the car the girl begun crying
and started TRADE against her ia
ther, upbraiding him in no uncertain
tones. The couple were Joined by
officer Kiester, who had previously
assisted in the case, and all repaired
quickly to the Grand hotel. where the
storm broke out afresh and MANY of
the curious were attracted by the
cries and means of the young lady,
who finally fell upon the floor and
had to be assisted to her room by her
father, the officer and hotel clerks.
Arriving at the room she refused alb
solutely to be comtorted, carrying on
at fearful rate, which attracted
much attention from the guests of the
hotel, and never ceased her cries un-
til taken to the street where thew
were joined by an acquaintance, who
walked down the street with the ia
ther and daughter.
The story will eliminate today when
wedding will take place in this
city. The couple, Miss Perdue and
young man known as Clarence James,
arrived in Bluefield Saturday night,
registering at the Grand hotel as G..
James and wife and occupying a room
there. They were accompanied to this
city by another young man. who
registered as w. r. Downs and who
also spent the night at the hotel.
James and Downs are show men of
the carnival class and were connected
with some shows at the Radford Fair.
Mr.. Perdue at first refused to allow
his daughter to see James, declaring
he was going to take her back to
Radford and prosecute her abductor.
He stated that the girl was only six
teen years of age, while Miss Oxley
persisted that she was eighteen. Fin
ally yielding to the arguments of
others. the father consented to allow
his daughter to visit her sweetheart,
and in company with representative
of the Telegraph. the Jail was visited
and James brought out. The young
man persisted in the statement. that
his intentions were honorable, and
said that he still wanted to marry the
girl, and after some discussion, it
was decided that the wedding take
place in this city today"