The native American., 1838-11-17

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From the american Balance of November 4, published
i Akron, Ohio.
/ AFEw PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A VILLAIN
The following facts are spread before the com
munity, with the hope that they may prove {
sautary admonition to the thoughtless, who other
wise might be taken in the tolls of the artful Sc
ducer, by which the peace of families and the
earthly prospects of individuals would be ruined
forever:
Some time IN the fall of 1897, young physi.
clan, calling himself John w. Herset, made o
stop in the village of Frankfort, Herkmer county,
New York, and commenced boarding at the house
Of Judge Dygert, and entered upon the practice
of medicine. lie was quite successful, and babe
fair to become eminent in his profession. In
about one month from the time of his first arrival
at Frankfort, DR.. Herset took occasion to 20 to
the city of Utica, and when he returned he was
accompanied by young lady of about l 6 or II
years Of age, whom he called his cousin, whose
board he hired at Judge Dygert's, and she at
tended school in the village. They spent the
winter in this manner
The Doctor pursued his professional duties.
while his cousin was pursuing her studies a,
school. In the same village there resided bro
her of Judge Dygert, Capt. VIM. w. Dygert.
His family consisted of himself, wife, and his
daughter, Elizabeth, girl of about IS. The
circumstance of DR.. H. and his cousin boarding
at the house of Judge Dygert, and the perfect in
Itimacy which existed between the families, gave
1.-THE young people frequent opportunities to be in
each others company. During the early part Of
the summer of 1888, Capt D. became appre.
hensive that the Doctor was paying a rather
) marked attention to his daughter, which was any
} thing but satisfactory him--not that he had any
objection to his person, or his prospects, in pc.
cuniary point of view-but he was stranger o
: whose history he knew nothing, but from his
j own story, and he might or he might not, be {
man of worth, but of that he had no knowledge
t He, therefore, suggested to the Doctor, that ;
further intimacy with his daughter would be dis
! pleasing on his part. He accordingly suspended
his visits, until, in an evil hour, Capt. Wyger,
and lady left home for short time, on visit to
some friends, when his attentions were again re-
newed, and an elopen1ent was agreed upon. Here
we night stop and moraize upon the evil conse-
quences Of inludicious officiousness by friends
under such circumstances; but we forbear, as
every discerning mind will readily award to such
their merted condemnation.
| A short time after the return Capt. D. young
lady Of the village asked his permission for Eli
zabeth to accompany her to Utica, on particu-
lar day, to which he readily gave his assent. AT
Utica they were met by DR.. Herset, and he was
there married to Elizabeth. He wrote to Judge
Dygert, stating the fact, and also that he was then
on his way to Middeburv, Portage county, Ohio
where Capt. D. had another daughter residing.
| The news of the runaway marriage spread
apace, and produced no small excitement in the
village. The abandoned cousin of DR.. Herset
became an object Of interest, and the most inquisi-
tive interrogaories were propounded to her, for
the purpose of ascertaining his previous history.
She appeared much affected by the step he had
taken, and remarked to a gentleman, "that IF she
thought she had friend on earth, she would like
to ask one question, if she was sure she would
obtain correct answer" The gentleman assured
her she might rely on correct answer to any in
quires she should make, provided he had cor
rect knowledge Of them himself She accord
ingly asked the following question; "Woud a
female who should marry man who had another
wife living, but without knowledge of the fact,
be implicated in the crime, and have to suffer with
him the consequent penalty of the law!" She
was assured that she would not. She then OBJ
served that she acas The av3e Of DIR. Mrsef, and
that he had another wjc Hving IN I1ermom
Her story was as follows: 'Dr. II. came to
Lockport, and commenced the practice of medi-
cine, some time in 1886, and that in June, 1887,
she became his wifi. Soon after they were
married, letter was received by physician in
that village. stating that DR.. Herset was mar
ried man, and that his wife was then in Vermont
TO this charge he plead mot guilty, but confessed
that he once had wife, but that she had died of
appoplexy. His story, however, did not satisfy
the community, and he found it convenient to set
tie up and be off. 70 induce her to follow him,
he confessed the whole facts of his previous mar
rage to her, and then said she would be consi.
dered equally guilty with himself, should it be
fully proved against him. A State prison, with
all its horrors and degradations, were set before
her, which induced her to accompany him to Ca
NADIA. They made buta short stay there and she
returned to Lockport to her friends. She after
wards received letter from him to come to Utica
to which place she went and there met him, when
the arrangement was made for her to pass as his
cousin, because (as he told her) his former wife
was about to be. married to man in Vermont
and that so soon as that should take place, he
would then acknowledge her to be his wife. In
this disguise she had come to Frankfort, and re-
mained in perfect ignorance of the arrangement