The evening world., 1913-08-07
|ELOp|NC COUPLE
CAUGHT At PIER,
COURT HOLDS BOTH
Father of Intended Bridegroom,
Following Romantic Pair,
Accuses Son of Theft.
POLICE CARE FOR GIRL.
Parents on Both Sides Opposed
Match Betrothed Are
First Cousins.
POLICE CARE FOR GIRL,

a young man carrying q suitcase. ana
assisting . pretty girl with dark hair +,
and eyes. descended IN. ganrpiank Of ,
the Hudson River steamer C. w, Morss
when she docked at the foo, of Des-
Dresses street at 7 o'clock this morning.
They were met at the foot q. ths
ssnsplank by n stern-visaged. mldd,s-
aged man. who seized the youth by IL
arm and turned to bystandera sayins.
Can you tell me how to get 10 Police
HsadQuarters7'' The Information va
s'ven and the mIddle-aSed man led the
younger one away. tho prisoner making
M attempt to break from the grip On
his arm.
The girl followed. apparently az.
mayed by the turn events had taken. 4
The whole party appeared bssor. I.,sst
Dssfsnthaier at Hsadauarters.
II am Frank Martin and I own a caf.
at No. saltwater avenue. Mechanics
Vile. N. H." said the middle-asod man.
This II my son. lie took oioo belong.
Ing to his mother that she had hidden
In . trunk. He IL also running away
with q sin. and she Ia only eighteen
years old. I want him held"
CON DeNiEs ALLEGATION or
THEFT.
Ths young man turned on his cantor
ana saSd. you know that didn't tai.
any money Of mothers. You know
Am not thief. Why do you accuse n,
Of such thinssr ~
He took . purse out OF his pocket and
opened It 20 that Lieut. Disfenthsisr
could 80 the eontsnts--about 80
That y ell the money had when
isfs 4sohanaesvaiis." he said. "and II Il
mdns-svsry cent Of Il earned Il
working for he Boston end Maine Rail-
roaA BsadsA en- twsaty-ons years
eid".
The Lieutenant Questioned him ana
this u the story the young mae told;
some weeks ago his uncls came from
Naples to Nschsnscsviiis. The uacis
EN- spsiis MS name - the family dpes
In Naly-ldastreano. With MIN Mas !,
trsano brought his eighteen ysar.old /,
daughter Rosa .
This 10 Rosa" said the young man,
pointing to the dark haired sirl who hsd 1
been silent thus Tar.
He resumed his story. saying that he 4
and Rosa loved each other It first sisht
and wanted to get married. but his ,
father and hers both opposed that wish.
The Mastreanos were staying At the
Martin home. but when this romantic
attachment sprang up between the
young people the elder Martin told h.s
brother he would have to sst another
place TO live Mastreano rented q house
lsss than block away !
COUPLE DECIDE &c RUN TO
NEW YORK AND MARRY.
Charles Martin. the young man. sad =,
Rosa. his cousin. still saw much Of !
each other. Yesterday they met and !
decided to come 70 New York and get '
married. Charles hired an automobile
and they rode In Il to Cohoes. ana there .
took the steamer G. w. Morse.
They had not been gone long when :
Frank Martin heard OF tho night. He !.
tried to mako the stea mer In time 10
prevent their taking passage on Il. but :.
the boat had sailed. 30 he took q train
to New York and reached here before h
the boat arrived. hurrying To the pier
to meet his son and niece.
Tho young people were arraigned later y
In Centre Street Court where Martin d;
was held on charge Of abduction and =
the girl was held as a warrant to await n
the arrival OF her father from Mechan- n
| sville. The elder Martin declared that ~
his son Is only eighteen years old, and =