Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1914 — WOULD-BE HUSBAND FAINTED IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

WOULD-BE HUSBAND FAINTED IN CHICAGO

Was at License Counter When Placed Under Arrest—Charge of Kidnaping Withdrawn. Lafayette Journal. Joseph Humphrey and Ada B. Littleton’, who were arrested to Chicago Monday, alt the instigation off the local poffice, were returned tore yesterday forenoon toy Officer Edward Osborne. James B. Littleton, father off the girl, was at police headquarters when .the lovedom pair arrived and alter a consultation In Superintendent Fisher’s office he took his daughter home. The pair were arrested at the marriage license bureau in Chicago by Detective Banyman. Humphrey was taken to detective headquarters and Miss Littleton was placed in charge off the matron at the Harrison street annex. ■When the elopers arrived In Chicago they went to the home of Humphrey’® aunt and uncle, and hi® relative® accompanied them ho the marriage license bureau. When Detective Bairryman found them, they were in the act otf getting a marriage license. The big detective laid hi® (band on Humphrey’s shoulder and said, “Young man, you are under arrest.” The words were hardly out otf the detective's mouth, when Humphrey fainted and sank to the floor. A charge otf kidnaping was preferred against Humphrey, but this wa® dismissed when the elopers were returned here. /Prosecutor Hennegtar was present at the consultation in Superintendent Fisher’s office and told Mr. Littleton that he wa® making a mistake putting his daughter in the lime light so often, by making objection® to her marriage. The Littleton family came to tbfe county from Tennessee and Ada is a typical southern beauty. She ha® a fair complexion, black hair and deep -blue eyes. She wIIL be eighteen yeans.odd to June. Her (father does not want her to keep company with young men and it was 'because off his objections that she and Humphrey ran away.