Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-04-07
Ronaance of Real Life.


majority of those investigations, if they could
be silted to the bottom, would develope connect-
ed circumstances out of the dull and ordinary
course OF every day life. But cases of loafers
found floating In our docks, have generally more
Of the disgusting than of the romantic In their
compositions. The case which forms the bur-
then of the following veritable narrative of facts.
however, is striking exception to that general
rule The story became known TO the Sunday
News, and is told in the following manner In
the last number of that journal.-N 7 San.
married on Tuesday, by the Rev. VIM. Ash
T Mowitt, to Charlotte Conroy, bolhofthis city"
The above marriage was consummated IN
this city on last Tuesday week, and thereby
hangs tale which may be worth the attention
of the lovers of the marvellous Mr. MOwitt is
respectable boss shoemaker, who keeps sew
eral men employed, and among the rest was one
named John Pelsing, who had ingratiated him.
self so much in his favor by his faithfulness, in
dustry, and sobrety, that he took him into part
nership about three years since, and had no
cause to regret his kindness. From that period
Mr.. Mowitt and Mr.. Pelsing were constant
friends and companions, and boardedinthe same
house uItil about twelve months since, when
one day they were subpenaed for q coroner's
inquest, which was about to be held on the body
of manthat had been taken out of the Maiden
Lane dock The deceased had all the appear
ance of having been regular dock loafer, and
it was tht opinion of all present that he had fall
len into the slip while in a state of ntoxication;
but the verdict, which was given in a few min
utes, asmerely 'found drowned"
The jury being dismissed, Mr.. NJ. turned
round to bok for his friend and fellow juror,
who had been at his side till that moment, but
he was gne and he thought he saw him run
ming at almost full speed up Maiden Lane
This strutk him as being very curious, and it
also remifded him of another curious fact, (at
least curious as taken in connection with his
sudden fghi) namely, that when Mr.. Pelsing
had first glanced at the face of the corspe, he
started and turned deadly pale. Mr.. M. then
proceeded 10 his boarding house, and thence to
his store, . look for his partner, but he was not
to be foundEt neither; nor did he return that night
nor the mex, nor the next, and two months pass
ed away without bringing any intelligence Of
him; during which time Mr.. Mowitt had fully
made up his mind that there was some myste-
rious connection between his friend and the
man that wis found drowned, and that in con-
sequence threof Mr.. Pelsing had In all proba-
bility made away with himself.
Well, so natters rested until certain day in
last June, wien lady called at Mr.. Mowitt's
store, and aked for Mr.. ?elsing She was
told the particulars Of his story. ''And hasn't he
been here siice?" she inquired ''Not SINCE"
replied Mr. fowitt. 81 know he has, said the
lady. He his not, assure you, at least to my
knowledge" answered Mr. Mowitt "But |
am positive, said the lady "What proof have
you of it," injured the shoemaker "The best
in the world, returned the stranger, "for | am
here and aid Mr. Pelsing are one and the
same person. And strange as it may appear,
such was the sctual fact
Well the qestion then was, whether Mr. |
Pelsing was agentleman or lady, and it turn
ed out that shewas lady, and more than that,
her name VAST John Pesing at all, but Char
lotte Conroy, aid furthermore. that she was the |
widow of the nsa that he'd been found drowned |
She then state, that her husband, who was al
shoemaker in Philadelphia, and to whom she
had been malrbd for about two years, had treat.
ed her very bady, the consequence of which
was that she piked up his trade by stealth, and
when she thou9t she was sufficiently perfect,
equipped herselhn mems clothes, and ran of TO
this city, TO be te more safely out Of the reach I
other lord and MISTER Here, as we have seen,
she got into the Employment and remained in
the confidence d Mr. Mowitt until the time of
the coroner's indest, Immediately after which
she proceeded toP Philadelphia, where she learn
ed that her husbad (who had become a wan
dering loafer,) hid, on the hint of friend, set
out for New Yorlabout week before, TO look
for her; but whers instead Of an injured wife,
he found water9yrave.
The upsho, of bis romantic affair was, that
Mr. Mowitt treque4ed Mrs. C. TO make his house
her home; that af9r while he found that he
liked her yet betlr as Mrs. c.. than as Mr.
Pelsing; that by vine thereof he proposed a
renewal of their TENS Of partnership, which
was accepted; and That on last Tuesday week
Mr.. Mowitt and tls late Mr. John Peslng be-
came husband and Sife
This is the first 1stance, we believe, on re-
cord, wherein VIII performed the office of
coroner's jurymar ol the body Of her own hus-
band, or wherein bung man was married to
his own master TIL Iadv bv the waV Is yerv