The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-06
INCIDENT IN BUFFALO JAIL.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser

You published my q Incident on Lake Erie;'
will you have another 2-an "Incident in Buffa-
10 Jail ?'-here il is
One bright summer morning ofthe same year,
(lS37,) the friend of whom spoke in my for
mer communication was passing TO his ware
house, when he was accosted by young gentle
man, whose dress and address bespoke him
Soulherner, who requested TO be shown TO the
principal forwarding houses, as he wished 10 in
tercept some stolen goods. He frankly told his
name-Mr. s. of Georgia-said as he was ira
Yelling on the Ohio river he met with an nte-
resting woman about 40, with daughter Of Is,
who appeared TO be in the greatest sorrow and
as they seemed without company. he addressed
them, and the lady told him her story thus:
Twenty years before she had left England and
friends, with her young husband, with many
hopes of happiness in the Western world They
settled in New York. The profits of lucrative
dry goods business supported them handsomely
In due time five children surrounded their daily
board, and all went well with them. But hopes
of more gain induced him to leave his home in
the winter of each year and transact business in
New Orleans. The first winters he provided
well Tor his tamily-in the succeeding ones his
attentions grew less-he came not home for the
summer-still his letters were kind and he re-
GREETED that the expense of living in New Or
leans prevented his gathering his family together
Dark and distressing reports reached her, that he
had grown dlssipated, and that he had another
wife. His creditors in New York advised her
to take his favorite daughter and go to him This
she did, but only arrived in New Orleans in time
to hear the sad news that he had left the dav pre-
vious, with his pretended wife and her boy, TAX
ing with them large amount of goods and mo-
I ney. The unhappy woman, determined to see
her husband once more, followed him up the
river
When she met Mr.. S. her money was nearly
exhausted He advised her TO return to New
York, and offered 10 come here, aud if posi- de
intercept the husband and the goods, and send
word TO ,ew York if he wished her and the
creditors 10 come. BY singular chance, he
had made inquiries Of the very man in who's,
warehouse the goods were stored, and the very
one to assist him in his generous undertaking
The goods were secretly stored in a new place
The next day, bluff good looking Engltshmar
called TO inquire for Them and seemed much
disappointed at not finding them Letters wer,
despatched to the wife and creditors, to lose no
a moment in coming here. The man, with hi.
pretended wife and her boy, took board OF
Washington street to await the arrival of tht
goods. They remained a week, in which lime
a writ was served on him. He escaped ct o
the back window OF his boarding house, and rar
towards Black Rock. The Sheriff followed hin
accompanied by Mr. II to identify him. II,
drew a pistol on them and made great resis
thence TO the jail, followed BY his pretende,
wife, who heaped imprecations on the head o
all concerned, and held her frightened boy fas