The Washington times., 1914-02-16
POLICE HELP CUPID
AND YOUNG ELOPERS
Take Charge of Wedding Plans
After Papa" TeIegraphs
That He Is Willing.

This is the story of an elopement ir
which everybody gave Cupid a boost.
While the only part the police usually
llay in elopements is TO stop them. ir
his instance the police not only go:
usy and helped things along. but the
nachinery of a large part of the Dis
-ict government was put in operation
10 make the nuptials a success. II
happened like this:
Miss Myrtle Adams. eighteen years old
md pretty. whose home is in Burling-
ton, N c., and Jesse Alexander, of
hester, Pa. had been engaged since
lOng before Alexander left Burlington
two years ago. Miss Adams father,
Edward r. Adams. a weI-to-do business
man of Burlington, knew that AleXan-
der was attentive to his daughter be-
fore he went to Pennsylvania. ani also
that the couple had been corresponding
regularly since he had been In Chester.
Miss Adams thought II was a secret
between herself and fiance and that her
father didn't know a thing about II.
She thought her father might object IL
ne heard the ringing of wedding bells
and Alexander thought so, too. Conse-
quently, they figured out the only thing
10 do was to elope.
Joke On Elopers.
However, the joke proved to be on
Zoe elopers. for he was ready to give
~ approval to the wedding just the
minute his daughter saw fit to tell him
she intended being married.
In fact he had made up his mind that
.yhen his daughter did marry it was to
He Alexander.
Miss Adams and Alexander planned to
meet in Washington last evening. get
he nuptial knot tied promptly and
uuietly. wire the young woman's par
o .nts what they had done and then take
ne first train to Chester. But Papa
tdams couldn't see il that way.
When he learned that his daughter
md W. j. Cook, who was to act as
hlexander's best man, had left Burling
ON for Washington. he scented an
lopement and got busy on the tele-
9raph. He wired Major Sylvester, sup
meet the train. and to make sure that
is daughter was married to Jesse
AleAander. If she was to be married TO
any! one else, he wanted the police to
top the ceremony and hold his daugh-
er until his arrival
Major Sylvester turned the dispatch
yer to Inspector Boardman who sent
effective Cornwell to the station 20
leet the train and escort Miss Adams
TO headquarters. Alexander had already
rived in Washington, and with the
detective. was waiting at the station.
Police Arrange Wedding.
II didn't take Miss Adams long TO
convince the police that she was TO
larry the right man but it was SUM-
lay, no license could he obtained until
this morning. Cornwell made arrange
ments Off the couple to come to head
quarters this morning where the police
took charge of the wedding and made
all arrangements for the marriage to
AXE place at the residence of the Rev
r. Hez Sven.
Just as the wedding party was start
ng for the license bureau, NJ. c. HazeD
district surveyor, drove up to the Dis
Fict building in his automobile. When
learned about the wedding, he
rompty loaned his automobile and
hauffeur to the wedding party and
half an hour later they were married.
You see, l was afraid would
, mink l was too young" said Miss
dams to reporter. Now, If / had
fnoWn he was going to act like this /
ould have had Jesse come to Burling-
on and We needn't have gone to all this
.ou3le anyway, We re going to be
Aarried, so what's the difference"
ou bet we are" said Alexander.
Myrtle at the station yesterday +
hought il was all OFF,
Adams is employed in Chester as a
I tettile worker.