Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1882 — Soteldo’a Love Affrir. [ARTICLE]

Soteldo’a Love Affrir.

Biddeford, Me,, Special to Chicago Tribune. A. M. Stoido, the journalist who was the victim of a tragedy at Washington, last week, was known to a uumber of people in this city and Saco. -He was here last summer, and was an assiduous suitor for the hand of a Miss Clrnent, whom he came to visit. Miss Ciemeut is the daughter of the Hon. W. A. Clement, of Cincinnati, one of the railway kings of the West, and General Manager of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, and for many years has been iu the habit of spending the summer here with his family, stopping at the Yates House at Pool. Miss Clement was beautiful and attractive young lady, and has been one of the belles of Cincinnati. Sotelde’s attentions to the young lady were not pleasing to the father, who used every possible means to break off the match, but Miss Ciement reciprocated Soteldo’s love, and parental influence and entreaty were of no avail to move her to give him up. Soteldo disappeared for a time, but kept up a secret correspondence with Miss Clement while she remained here. One day last August be appeared on the ground again, with a r rang men ts perfected to secure his promised bride. An elopement was' planned and carried out. By prearrangment Miss Clement weut to' Saco aud met her lover at the Sfico House ou the 11th of August. Thp services of the Rev. Dr. Nichols, of the Unitarian Church, had been secured, and the two were quickly made man aud wife. The young lady returned to the family, and it was some time before her parents learned of the marriage. When they were finally apprised of it, they were filled with mortification aud indignation, feeling that their daughter had made a mesalliance. The marriage shortly after became generally known, and created quite a sensation in society circles at Washington and Cincinnati.