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Show WEDDING DELAYED BK ABSENCE DF GROOM House Was Decorated for Ceremony; Cere-mony; Cash and Jewelry Also Missing. ROCK ISLAND. 111.. Aug. 20- After making all arrangements to marry Miss Blanche U. Eldrldge last night, having the house where the ceremony was to take plnco elaborately decorated, Jcwott E. Warren, supposed to hall from Atlanta. At-lanta. Ga-. has disappeared, leaving bis j bills unpaid nnd Ills intended bride In distress. A dispatch from Atlanta says neither the city nor the telephone directories shows any J. E. Warren. Tt is alleged that Warren has taken with him about $3000 belonging to Mrs. Mary E. Cramer, aunt of Miss Eldrldge, and all Jewelry purchased for the niece. Tho police say that Warren had so well laid and cecutd his plans that no crlm-I crlm-I Innl charge can be lodged against him. A year ago Warren came to town, obtained ob-tained employment as an electrician, met Miss Eldrldge and In time became a boarder at tho Cramer home. Winning the confidence of Mrs. Cramer and her niece., ho was given charge nf Mrs. Cramer's afTalrs. Mrs. Cramer had a hank account of $5500 and. being Ignorant Ignor-ant of business forms, signed blank checks and gave them to Warren to All out and cash. It Is alleged. |