Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-07
SPEND HONEYMOON IN JAIL.
Greenwood Couple Grabbed by Green
Vile Guardians.

STeenWood CouPle STdppeu pJ S'Se'0
Vile Guardians.
To spend three hours of ones honey
moon at the police station while on
anxious father burned gasoline in the
effort to catch up with the elopers was
| the experience of n Greenwood couple
in this city, the story of which came
to light only Tuesday. 1t all came
about because of a misunderstanding
and, with that corrected the young
couple journeyed on their way while
the father, after wishing them well
returned to Greenwood.
The story of the couple, the groom
being q former resident of this city
DR.. r. H. Parke, as told by the police
follows:
Sunday night when all was still at
the police station and Desk Sergeant
Phillips had nothing more entertaining
than to hammer his gnarled cane on
the floor, the telephone rang and GEN.
tral informed Sergeant Phillips that
Greenwood was calling the local police
station. Mr.. Phillips took down the
receiver and was informed by a Mr..
Hunter, who stated that he lived near
that city, that his daughter had that
afternoon married DR.. r. II. Parke, a
dentist formerly of this Cit, and it
was thought that they would arrive
in Greenville Sunday night The. name
of the hotel at which they most proba-
bly, would stop was also given.
Accordingly a couple of plain clothes
officers were despatched to the hotel
to look up the young married couple
and regretfully inform them of the
message from Greenwood. However,
the couple had not arrivedfat the ho-
tel and the policemen returned to the
station. -
A short time later thea telephone
rang again and this time it was stated
that the bride and groom had arrived
and had registered from Greenwood.
The two plain clothes officers, more
sorrowfully than ever, again went to
the hotel, and returned to the police
station, this time accompanied by the
bride and groom.
The two were told to be comforta-
BILE in the office while waiting the ar
rival of the father from Greenwood.
Something like two hours elapsed be-
fore the car containing Mr.. Hunter and
two other men drove up bef2re the
police station. V'ss''s'
Those within the station exchanged
glances as the footatep Of the father
was heard on the pavement outside. a
second later he had entered the build
ing and for the first time accord
ing to a statement of DR.. Parke, came
face to face with the young dentist
who had won the heart of his daugh-
ter.
1t developed that the couple had
married at Greenwood Sunday after
noon and that shortly after their de-
parture for Grcenville the father re-
ceived information that DR.. Parke was
4 married man. However, but little
time was required at the police station
for the groom to inform the father-in-
law that his first wife had been dead
for some time.
This apparently satisfied the father
VINO, accompanied by the other occu-
pants of the car returned to Green
wood, but not until after wishing the
young couple God-speed on their we'd
ding journey. Mr.. and Mrs. Parke,
arm in arm and each smiling serenely.
walked from the police station and
returned to the hotel.
This is one place we did not plan
to visit on our honeymoon" the bride
smilingly remarked as she left the po-
lice station, but we are happy all the
same"
DR.. Parke is known to many Green
vile people, having been engaged in
dentistry here for several months. He
has been in Greenwood only about
three months, it is said. Mrs. Parke
as Miss Hunter, was a student of Lam
der college and was a most attractive
young woman, a decided blonde with n
striking rsonality.-Grcenvillc Pied
mont.