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FIGHTSAHARRY LITTLETO WEDIn Fort Wayne With an Attorney to Attempt His Sweetheart’s Release.THE PARENTS OBJECTTo Their Daughter’s Lover and Try to Keep the Two.James Little and son Harry left this morning at 10:35 for Ft. Wayne. Their mission was a peculiar one and one that promises a considerable sensation. Harry was dressed in hisbest attire and his intention was to bring home with him a bride, although he fully realized that the path to wedded bliss was for him an extremely difficult and uncertain one. The object of his affection is Miss Carrie DeLong, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. DeLong, living south of the city. For the last two weeks she has been confined in the Academy of the Sacred Heart, seven miles north of Ft. Wayne. She was placed there by her parents after she had run away from home for the sake of young Little.At the time she left home she went directly to his home, where she remained for a period of one day. Then her parents called in the services of the city marshal and she was by him taken to her own home. The next morning Miss Carrie was placed on the train and taken to the school near Ft. Wayne. Here she has remained since that time. The academy is a Catholic school and she has no chance to communicate with the outside world.Within the last week, Harry Little, the girl’s lover, has persuaded his father to interest himself in his love-making and they have called upon an attorney in this city, Thomas E. Say-ler, who is handling their case for them and who went to Ft. Wayne last night to make the preliminary arrangements for the work that was to be done today.Unless Miss DeLong is allowed to marry Little without opposition, the attorney was prepared to file in the Superior court before Judge Heaton a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. His complaint was prepared before he left this city and in it it was alleged that today Miss DeLong attained her 18th , birthday and was of legal age to determine who she would marry without the consent of her parents or any one else. It set forth that because of the cruel treatment of her parents, who prevented her from seeing her sweetheart, she two weeks ago left her home and remained at the home of James Little over night; that her father called in the aid of John Cros* bie, city marshal of Bluffton, who, without authority of a warrant, removed her from the home of James Little and restored her to her parents; that on the day ^following she was taken to the Academy of the Sacred Heart at Ft. Wayne, where she is being forcibly detained against her expressed wish to prevent her from marrying Harry Little; that the entire proceeding is illegal, as she is today of age and should be legally allowed to use her own mind relative to marriage, and the petition ends by praying that she be at once released from such unlawful restraint.Before leaving for Ft. Wayne this morning Mr. Little and his son secured a marriage license in lt;i?his city. They made the necessary affidavit to the effect that the girl was today 18 years of age and entitled to exercise her legal right and use her own discretion as to getting married. It was their intention, Immediately upon their arrival in Ft. Wayne, to secure the services of a justice of the peace and proceed with him at once to the academy, where, under some pretense, they were intending to ask to see the girl.If they were allowed to see her even for a minute they felt that they would be able to have the words said that would forever end their troubles by making them man and wife. In that case the girl Intended to come home with her husband and reside near the city.' If this plan failed* to work, then It was their Intention to invoke the aid of the court by filing their petition for a writ of habeas corpus.The case is one that promises toattract a great deal of attention all over the country from the sensational features connected with it. Both young people come from estimable families, but on the part of the parents of the girl there has been considerable opposition to her marrying Harry Little. Little has worked as a teamster for some of the lumber yards in the city for some time and has always borne a good reputation.Joseph DeLong, the girl’s father, went to‘Ft. Wayne this morning for the purpose of watching how affairs turned out. This afternoon a Banner representative talked with Mrs. De-Long. The moTher stated that they were aware of the fact that a license had been issued, but said that they had not as yet given up the fight. She said that her .daughter was no longer in thb school of the Sacred Heart and that, as a matter of fact, she had not been in Ft. Wayne for several days. It seems that the parents had some inkling of what was-being done in the matter and they have taken such steps as were in their power to prevent the wedding.Mr. DeLong was accompanied on his trip to Ft. Wayne by Attorney Harper of that place, who was here looking after some business matters. They were prepared to resist any legal steps that might be taken to secure the girl. J. H. C. Smith is Mr. Delong’s attorney in this city and he stated this afternoon that he knew nothing of any attempt having been made to remove the girl from the school near Ft. Wayne.A message from Ft. Wayne at 2:30 this afternoon told of exciting times that were going on. The application for a writ of habeas corpus -had been filed before Judge Heaton, according to schedule, and the case had been argued. Mr. DeLong, the girl’s father, appeared~ with b is attorney. to* ... i . • * 1oppose the issuing of the writ, but after listening to each side the judge ordered a writ issued and gave it to the sheriff of the county, who started at once on the hunt of the girl. *One message from Ft. Wayne from the News of that city stated that a reporter on the News had talked with the Mother Superior of the school, who informed them that the girl had been gone for several days. According to the story of this woman, one of the sisters had taken the girl home several days ago. Attorney Sayler was called by the Banner and he declares that this report is absolutely untrue. He stated that he visited the place and saw the girl.At the time the sheriff started for the school, which is seven miles from Ft. Wayne, Mr. DeLong was reported to have started for the same place. It was thought to be the father’s intention to get the girl and take her to some new hiding place if possible. The authority of the court gives the sheriff the right now to take the girl away from even her father should they by chance meet on the road. In the meantime Harry Little is forced to sit idly by while the fight that is to win him a bride or leave him to pine in solitude is waged without his help. The case is to come up before Judge Heaton for further hearing tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock.WEST SIDE HEADQUARTERS.Democratic CommitteemenRoom Fitted Up.Havei.CDan Brlneman and Harry Nelson, two enthusiastic Democrats and members of the county committee, have opened up a sub-headquarters of their own on the West Side and have a room nicely fitted up in the rear of Mr. Nelson’s drug store. The boys are now booking some speakers and will make things lively in that part of the city before the campaign is ended.WORLD'S FAIR RATESVia the Nickel Plate road with stop over at Chicrgo. Seven day coach tickets #very day except Friday and Saturday. SaaBon, 60 day and 15 day tickets every day until Nov, 30th, Inclusive. Call on Joeal agent or address C A Asterlin, T, P. A., Fort Wayne, Ind. 480FOR SALE—Three Poll Angus cows. Address or call on Charles E. Dyson,Petroleum, Ind. 41*6twlt;The case of Hannah Atchison vs. Oscar Gandy et a!., complaint for damages and Injunction, was this morning continued at the cost of the plaintiff.A HAPPYWEDDINGH. H. Deam and Miss Berta-line Mason Were Married at 3 O’clock.Promptly at 3 o’clock this afternoon occurred the wedding of H. H. Deam and Miss Bertaline Mason. The ceremony, which was an entirely formal affair, was performed by the Rev. L. A. Beeks of the Methodist church of this city, assisted by the Rev. Ross Parrish of the Broadway M. E. church at Logansport, Ind. Only the immediate families and close friends of the couple were present, but the wedding was one of the most happy events ofthe year.. •As the guest arrived they were met at the door by Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mason, the parents of the bride, and by the bride and bridegroom themselves. Miss Mason was attired in a beautiful creation of gray silk crepe and appeared at her best. Frederick Sale assisted in showing the guests to the room provided for their wraps, where Howard Marsh had charge of affairs.The marriage service was performed in the library, the bay window having been prepared especially for the occasion. This window was a beautiful bower, more resembling a nook in fairyland than the creation of man. Masses of carnations, festoons of sml* lax and banks of palms made the transformation complete.Here, just at the stroke of 3 the bride and bridegroom took their places and recorded the vows that united their lives for the future.Immediately following the wedding service the guests spent a few minutes in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Deam and then luncheon was announced. A bride’s table had been prepared in the dining room, decorated in the prevailing colar scheme—pt^k and white. Pink and white ribbons were suspended from the ceiling to the corners of the* table and the board was prettily decked with a profusion of flowers, At the table in the places of honor sat Mr. and Mrs. Deam. The other guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mason, Mrs. James P. Deam, Mrs. Nellie Wright, Mrs. S. S. Prvme of Schenectady, N. Y., the Rev. and Mrs. Parrish of Logansport and the Rev. and Mrs. Beeks of this city. The other guests were arranged about the parlor. Those who assisted in serving the dainty repast were Miss Nellie Mason, Miss Mary Tribolet, Mrs. Frank Studabaker, Martha and June Coverdale and Mrs. Hugh Dougherty.A description of the presents is impossible. There was a profusion of cut glass, Haviland china, silverware and fancy work. These presents had been arranged in a room to the right of the library.Mr. and Mrs. Deam leave this evening on a ten days’ trip through the west. They expect to return to the city and make their home at Mr. Deam’s residence on South Main street, where they will be at home to their friends after Nov. 10.MANY SENTTO SCHOOLWork of the Truant Officer Shows a Lot of Hustling Done.The work of 111 truant officer^ i Indiana during the school year 1903* is shown by reports compiled by Selt; retary Butler of the board of stat charities and correction, Throug the efforts of these 111 officers, 22 597 children were brought into sehoo 21,434 of whom were taken to tho pul lie schools. The work of the yea was done at a cost of $40,164.2*3. G this amount $22,327.73 was spent fo salaries of officers, $17,836.50 fo clothing and books given poor chi dren, which made an average of a iittl over 98 cents for each child brougli into school during the year. The al given by the, officers was to 7,81 children, tho truant officers made 64 462 visits to the homes of truant chi dren and 15,724 days were spent i this service. During the year ther were 303 prosecutions of parents. Al suits were successful excepting flft) fouf. ■i.f
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Bluffton Banner
Bluffton, Indiana, US
Wed, Oct 12, 1904
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