A SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1242, 18 December 1885, Page 3

A SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.

London is agog with a new sensation, in which the elements of romance and scandal are painfully mixed. A handsome young assistant in a Dublin dry goods -hop eloped with a Miss Wilson, whose acquaintance he made during her ehupnin' visits. Miss Wi.son was also yonnr an I hail Isone, an I was, moreover, 'an heiress and award in chancery. Her father is Mil; living and \ bt‘o im ■ terri le cnriurl when he learned of jitheelonenieu*. ,H chased the fugitives over i half of Knghn I, an I finVlv overtook th-ra j and caused th up arms . while the> were on j the wty to Routlan I to be married. Th y ' were bron th 1 ' seoara elyto l.iotdon, an I the yonng man was arraign -d a', the Bov st ■ et ! Police O mrt on Oot-.li r 4 on n oh irco of oouompt of •lonrt. in hawing sun ht to marry a ward in chaoc-ry with ur th. cmi* sent of the Lord (th •nc-ilor, He was also charged with fraudulent representations, i M*d the girl’s father swore that Kavanagb

had assnined airs of great importance, and talked as though he were a C onus, although when he eloped be was penniless and without work or prospects, and’the. girl whom he stole paid even the expensesof the flight. The expectant bridegroom was remanded without bail, although if bail had been allowed it probababiy would not have been obtained.

Just before the exarainaton Kavansh told his side of the stqryAo a correspondent. He said that bis arrest alone prevented his marrying Miss Wilson, and what be most deplored was the fact that while they were on their way they assumed the relations of husband and wife, without waiting for tbe ceremony. Ho said he had not been aware that a young lady was a ward in chancery ; that he wasVmoarely anxious to marry her. and would do so at this moment if tbe Lord Chancellor would giye him permission. Ha admitted that he was poor, Hut was willing to work like a slave for his wife, he did not want a shilling of her money. Miss Wilson, who was seen subsequently, seemed brokenhearted. She said there could be no objections to Ravanagh except that he was poor and she tearfully declared that she would die unless they were ra-nnited. It is believed that the Lord 'hancellor will probablv imprison Kavanagh for two months, and then will allow him to marry Miss Wilson but taking care to tie np her money so that she alone can control it.