IssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssNiHiHHsHHHiHHHissssssssHBsssHH ifl THE REPUBLIC: SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 190T. Ml Vi Mr. McQueen's Host Wounded; Mr. of Mis Caroline Exciting Nuptials McQueen Besieged in a CIoset,butHe of and Mc- BY FATHER AND BROTHER OF Beale Montgomery John CHORUS For- FIREARM Got His Bride, and Now All Is - Queen of Birmingham, Alabama. THE BRIDE WAS THIS COUPLE'S WEDDING MARCH. given. xxk kxxxxxxxxxxox itarcered under tho force of tho vl gunpowder WRITTEN FOB TIIB SUNDAY RETTJBLia words ?"' tha choVtng amoks The father and brother of Miss Caroline on tho landing. Beale of Montgomery. Miss., played that "Tlcy were comb "S n stairs. I young woman's wedding march with pistols. rushed back Into my room and bolted the B They were seeking the life of John W. Mc- r"cor after me. I knew that they would Queen of Birmingham, whose offense was break in and thit my life was not worth that he was trying to marry Miss Beale. an effort In there. I slipped Into the clothes But their aim was bad, and, besides, the closet and turned the bolt la th door. man the)-- sought being unarmed and hav- Scarcely had I done this when father and ing no sanguinary designs, was safe behind eon br.rst In the door and stood scanning a big beam and inlde a closet. The closet the Interior. Tfcey thought I was In the door was perforated with nine bullets, but closet. the young man escaped. His host. Chief "Nine shots were fired through that closet Justice McClellan of the Mississippi Supreme door, and one grazed my coat slesve. I Court, was not so fortunate, be receiving a had sqceesed In behind a thick door post bullet wound In his shoulder. saved mv life. If It had not been prevent a and that Bat pistols were as futile to fcr that pest I would not be here now." marriage as locksmiths are reputed to be. and Mr. McQueen struck; a match, to-- the and Mr. McQueen and Miss Beale are mar-lie- d, cigar that was long gone out. the young woman's family are recon- "Vthlle they were after ins In the close t ciled, and a rich youns suitor in the East Judge McClellan had managed to telephone mutt nurse his disappointment. for the police. The officers cams and ar- For several years John W. McQueen of rested the two Beale. I bad. no trouble In Birmingham, Assistant Solicitor of Jeffer- explaining the case to the offloera. which Caroline Beale, one son County, and Miss was quite satisfactory. Montgomery's young wo- of the loveliest of "My friends came out and arranged for men, have been sweetheart. The young marriige, which took place- as we had lawyer was not rich In the the Birmingham aereed that It should when we parted. i goods of this world, and the young lady's Miss Caroline They went and secured pcrcnts were partial to hli suit, but a. not so frl-n- ana we were encouraged of a suitor in th tho hot of her mi rather that rled tho residence of Judge Gaston at whose high position was already es- at Eist. ii- - m. by the Reverend Edward Cobhs." tablished and whose financial condition Judge McCIelian's wound serious?" guaranteed daughter" continued com- "Is their was days ago Mr. McQueen went to asked. fort. A few "No. I think not. The wound is a flesh. Montsmery on some buMne"" connected shoulder. Is very painful, repre- wound la the It with the Legislature. In which he hope will not caus the Judge's, country several but I sented Us for term, and friends any alarm. That Is one of tho v!il here renewed M attentions to Mla of the whole affair. H emphat- worst features Beale. Her father Is said to have was near and dear to mo, and that ks at- ically Informed Mr. McQueen that hli i SMMMm mwz,mumm should have suffered In this way pains xa IIJ-ST&-uuy&m'sr continued them, - -- . I tentions mun ceaw. He 'idu Cirolice slipped u? to U:e ootr wim t W S2ZaZZ-.ssxsyAfzz'.rS42' IIIBM'li lWli'It 1 1 greatly." -. AMI KSTwJ bad I ectrrtd the heir e of my old howevc- and well. thii Is how Mr. an I Gaston erne down." "No rooner "Will there bo any prosecution of th story New Or- m, Jcdfe himrelf told the nt friend than a negro servant told me that young Bcclcsr and his bride bad gone: In --vcrde. I krew I could not tell It nnl leans, whither he Bea'e hid been there looking for me." I shall not prosecute them. I hare for- always "made home of Judge Mc- mnkp j ou or any one understand tha af- "I the elo given them and was to drop the wool Clellan of the Alabama Supreme Court my B"cht fMi'.Ing that existed, Bho understood (twrSsmmmmMnv. II UnK S5(C':SsfSSJZsZi(yy,Al I 'Mil 1 1 Mlvmlllilliln irJHB negro -- told .iiL my old friend than a errant headquarters when In Montgomery," said Wo both did. fair.' It; 93 did I. me that young Beale had been there look- the law?" showed very distinctly T on "But Mr. McQueen. He "Woll. took hr home and tho wiy ing for me. I soon discovered that Judge cannot say as to that. I drop the mat- heavy strain of the past forty-eig- ht decided to get married "I the wo talked It over and Gaiton had telephoned the Bea!ei as spon ter. One' Impression I wish to correct. Miss hour, when the bullets were coming onco nrd give all our frlsnda a gcrulno every at ai we left his residence and that they Beale did not go to Judge McClelland's through pine doors at the rate of nine the Beale homo la Yigil-a- nt eurprle". Net far from Immediately, summoning all rcme with me when wo gave up the four seconds Mr. McQueen was smoking a the residence of Judge Gaston. We turned out Probate to me. They had hunt for the license and the preacher. tk clpar that insisted upon going out every drove his home and asked him to laiuj n their friends hunt for youns; lady to we were hunt- She went to the home of her few minutes during the conversation. license and marry us. It was then mid- been searching for" us while She was not saying." he went on. "a few of preacher. friend ard remained there. "A I was night, or possibly little after. MIsa Caro- ing for a license and a and son always Judge McCIellin's place our a up into my at McClelland's when the father us made line stepped up to the dcor with me and "Well. I had barely gotten Insinuations aa In the city. put up there while one came there to kill me. Any home when I Judge Gaston came down. room at. the Judge's when I heard tome Legislature. We called it The on stalr-ca- e. to night are the basest of falsehoods." in the State "He was surprised and said he could not at the door and loud voices the that Bachelor's Retreat' and. of course. I wnt they were those Mr. McQueen and his wife will reside on Issue the licence or marry u cither that it I knew tho voices XV there when I came to Montgomery on this Beale and his on. Judge McClellan Eleventh avenue and sevcnieenm sweet. was Sunday. Well, we were nonplussed, but of Mr home of Mft occasion. went out to the head of the stairs and I Birmingham. In the handsome ft undaunted Miss Caroline knew where n . T was In the capital on some legislative expostulate with the two men. McOue-n- which he has prepared thera. Justice of the Peace lived and we thought heard him frlsni SB matters and three days had passed, during rang out fast and furious. I do A score or more of New Orleans If he might be able to help us. A trip v. as Then shots telegrams of, which time I had not seen Miss Beale. On not know how many. called before noon, and the Saturday we arranged for a luncheon made to hi? place and he was aroused from any fairly poured Into the ho- little I J 1 1 1 1 1 ' " God's sake don't shoot roe congratulations couples his slumbers only to throw cold water on jiff ' l.P!TTn1UU,n 'For from, everywhere from Al- party. There were two or thre and J Jnl j Ulfrw . ' TFfil morel' I heard Judge McClellan exclaim, tel. They came chaperons. went for them myself. our scheme. He would not or could not per- l. LW3 Georgia, Tennessee. Ohio and New two I and with those words he fell across the abama, mati- form the ceremony. ' McQueen's brother Is seersUry. After the light repast we went to the banister and then to the floor. York. Mr. 2 o'clock, until late. "Time was slipping by, but we kept up Steel Company. nee at which lasted "I rushed to the head ot tho stairs to of the Sloss Iron and we all went cupper, and It was the search for a license and some one to lnterestlrur of th M Then for a be blinded bv smoke and burning powder. One of the most well Into night when party tie the knot. Finally, after eery resource closet dcor, and one grazed my coat sleeve." ac- was from J.