Elopement of a Lady With Her Groom.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 304, 3 October 1888, Page 5

Elopement of a Lady With Her Groom.

Ok August 2nd a prepossessing young lady, the daughter of a Liverpool merchant'residing at St .ckport, eloped with her groom, a married man with five children. The couple emoarked in the Cunard steamer Bothnia, booking for Boston as man and wife. The young lady's father, havinglearned what had happened, telegraphed to the police at Queenstown, and they on' arrival took charge of her, conducting her to an hotel. The groom made ( several unsuccessful attempts to communicate with her there. On Saturday the father and his son arrived, and on meeting the daughter the latter fainted. On recovering she ex : pressed her sorrow for her ace, and willingly returned home. It is said she in- ' herits £20,000 on coming of age. On Sunday the groom sailed by the steamship Servia for New York. Previous to his de- ■ parturehe received a sum of £100, through • a private channel, from Stockport. Sevet al ' detectives watched his departure. — ' Bir- 1 mingham Daily Post.' . > Another account says : — On the arrival of' the steamship the young lady was ' con- »" ducted ashore and, taken to an hotel. .The^ groom followed, her, but was ordered away." T> On the father and brother, of the young :' , lady aniving, she fainted, but it was after? -."' wards arranged that she should, return with't' them w Stockport, for which place !they:f started on Sunday morning by the haif^ past eleven train: • All Saturday eveningfih'eV groom walked about the town. , Out of 3he^. £100 he received .from the heiress ,'hefhad " purchased a^ tickec for, N,ew sailed, on Sunday in . the Servia, pendingjay letter ashore, before his departure, dir^cte^ txvhis father at Siockporj. 'A\ warraiitjh^a^ j ! been issued , against hini,; by^tlie^Stocfe^^' !;Gu^rdians for deserting his wit^and«famiiy^