CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER 12-17-1909
ELOPING COUPLE OVERHAULED
Sheriff of Greene County Arrests Henry Holland and Mrs.Harvey Walston at Weldon-
Feeling High Against the Man.
Special to The Observer
Kinston,Dec. 15-Sheriff Warren of Greene county arrived in this city last night from
Weldon where he overtook and brought back Henry Holland and Mrs.Harvey Walston who
eloped together last week from the home of Mr. Walston in Greene county.Holand was
placed in jail in this city and is still lodging there as feeling was so high against
him in Greene it was feared that summary punishment might be dealt out to him by 
indignant citizens.
   It is said to be a particularly sad case as the woman left her husband and four 
small children one of the latter a babe three months old.The woman was not in the
custody of the sheriff but returned to her father's home in Greene county Tuesday
night.Treatment on the part of the husband is alleged to be the cause of the wife
and mother's act.

CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER 12-19-1909
Shooting Affray Follows Greene  County Elopement
Special to The Observer
Kinston,Dec.18-As a sequel to the Holland-Walston elopement in Greene county a few
days ago there was a shooting affray at the home of the woman's father,to which
place she went after her return.Harvey Walston,the husband of the woman,went to her
father's house and demanded to see her.Her father met him and refused to let his
daughter come out,whereupon it is said,Walston begain shooting at Mr.Tindal,the father 
of Mrs.Walston.Mrs.Tindal joined her husband and for a time quite serious trouble
was threatened.Mrs Walston got into the melee with a gun and it is said that Walston
was used up pretty badly.As reported in these dispatches Mrs.Walston eloped from her 
husband and children with another man on account of cruel treatment by her husband.
On the arrest of the eloping pair the woman returned to her father.





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