Elopement of a Lady With Her Groom.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 230, 29 September 1888, Page 3 (Supplement)

Elopement of a Lady With Her Groom.

On August 2nd a prepossessing lady,' the daughter of a Liverpool merch.anji re-■ siding at Stockportj eloped \yith h.er^gsofim^j a fmarried m,an ,wjtlv fiye cb.ijdrei}. „, The! couple embarked in the Cunard, steamer. Bbthnia, booking ipr.Jßoaitpn'^Siinan^^dp wife. r " The young-.lady's " fatjier," 'ha^g learned Ayb;at had Happened, telegraphed;^Q the ppjicq at Queenstpvv^n, and tjiej^pn,, arrival took charge a§, l^ier, conducting her/ to; an hotel. The.gropm. made several unsuccessful attempts ip^^mfnupicate^with, her tliere. On' Saturday;|he father and J^\B, son arrived, arid; on meeting the daughter the la,tt.er fainted. On recoy^ng em expressed her sorrovf for her,,act," and \yillingly.return.ed home. It. is said ?he in-. he7-it^ £20,000 *,on [ cojnipg of"age. : .O?i §qn-'. day the' groom sailed 'by the steamslj^. S^V;'.*fo.V'^'V? Y:<?r&; -.ft^ip*lß c"; partitrehe received a, sum pf^lQO^lhVguga, a priYaie fr9m,.S.toj9i;p^.r't. Several d Ateciiyes wafcheft ' Jjj^ —' pic-- ; minglxam I^ailyirp^t.'^/ : ,] ■■'. r .-r. ,-'•;;,;>.', •'.;<■ accQU.ntsg.ysi:—On the arrival of the';steamship'..tKe c •y.ftui.'g \x<»g.'^qii,ducted ashore and taken, tp, an..,h.o|i?}i ;' ,<FM groom followed tier,- but; was ordered a\fay,, On the father and brother., qf", the yP'V?'g' ; lady arrivin^j.she^fa^t^q,-bn.fc.^.^'^;^pr- ; , 'wards'arraiVged "that she "should leput n wit Ifi, them to Stockport,-for--wluGo- »>iofi.'i «.hey sfcarfcied on Sunday morniuu uy cl^e hau.jpa|teteven ; train,,- 'All^ii^itnayeiven^gvl-ha ■gtoom walked about the tinvn. Out, of the ! £100 he received from 'the heir'ss he had purchaaed. a, ticket.,'for-,lJe^.. failed oh Sunddy in the $ervia, sending a letter"ashPrs; before his; clepartnrej directed to his'father afeSfcockport.. A-wacra-nthaa^ beepjissu.ed against .him by the S^kiipj^' Guardians fordeserjiinghiawiteand fatnily.;