The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-13
From the Philadelphia Times.1

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From the Philadelphia Times.l
LOVE AND ELor EMENT We mentioned a week
or two ago, the romantic elopement Of he wife of
Capt. Thomas Blackstone, OF this city, with young
artist named James Morton Mcdowell, the parties
taking with them in their fight considerable proper
ty belonging to the bert aved husband.
Mcdowell is an exceedingly handsome man, of
small figure and neat proportions. He dresses like
and much resembles the celebrated Boz" and cul-
tlvatcs an extensive and irresistible godtee. Though
young, he is married, and has wife living up In
Spring Garden-the daughter OF highly respectable
citizen, Charles Pearson, late of the Penn Township
Pank
Mrs Blackstone, every body knows is splendid
looking woman, voluptuous in figure, form, taste
and Incnations. Her husband is not quite the
ovelest being, nor the youngest in Tie human
ton. Mrs. B. has four children, and was never sus-
peced of being one OF the Vestales.
The lady and her husband discovered that their
habits were uncoDgenial, and the two recently
agreed TO disagree. and make separation The
lady, taking notion TO elope with Mr.. Mcdowell,
with whom she had first picked up an acquaintance
in the streets, and who had thus been made init
mate with all the family, not only carried off her
share, appropriated the larger portion of her
husbands.
Mrs B. seems indeed to have been the principal
offender throughout the whole matter She acted
with bold recklessness. She not only made her
mantua maker, Mrs Porter, in Chester street, her
full conhdante, but bIbed all her servants to secre
cy, and thus practlsed the most fragrant improprie
ties with Mr. M Dowell constantly in the very face
of day. She had the means 10 do this. Mr. Nc
Dowell was penness. She comfortably rich.
Her mother, the celebrated Mrs. Yohe, LETT at her
her right, and $1,000 year to Mr.. and Mrs d con.
jointly. This $500 year Mrs. b. lavlshed on Nc
Dowel, and paid out in various ways to concesl her
buy nen then sooE that linen aDd pad Ms Porter
to make il up into shirts for Mcdowell!
The guilty couple left this city together in the lat
terpar Of last October. The day before, Mr. Nc
Dowell hired furniture car, had it backed up in
front OF Mrs BlacksoDe's house, No. 1863 north
Eleventh street, Tor rather he had it backed up
agsinst the adjoining house,) and had put in it FIVE
packages OF clothing, bedding and linen tied up in
sheets, which the carman removed from the garrett,
Mrs. b. experimenting the whole manBuvre. All
this time her husband Captain b., was absent from
the city trunk containing ewey Plate female
OF Captain B. stood looking on. Mcdowell gave the
orders to drive rapidly down the corner of
Eighth and Walnut street.-the lady looking very
excited.
At the corner alluded to, Mcdowell overlook the
and directed the things to be taken to his
Office in Eighth street, few doors below Walnut.
The same day Mcdowell sold out all bis Office fur
nture to the keeper Of second hand store at Sixth
and Race street. The next day the loving couple
eloped, carrying all the goods with them, leaving
this city early in the morning for Baltimore. Thence
they proceeded to Cincinnati, where they arrived
and took board within two squares of the Mayors
office.
As soon as Captain B. returned and discovered his
loss, he had warrants issued for the arrest of
Mcdowell. Officers Woodruff and Russell soon
got on the track OF the fugtves, and compelled
them to fly from CINCINNATI where they were ex-
posed, and turned out of their boarding house
They represented that they were going Louisville,
but in fact returned TO this city, by way OF Belti
more.
The cause Of this detorv, was the receipt of a
letter by Mrs. b. from her confdante the Mrs Por-
ter. 1t seems the latter had confded the whole
secret TO girl that had served her time with her,
and still worked for her. This girl. while working
secret to Mrs Tsrr. The latter told her husband;
he told Captain Blackstone, and aplsn was arranged
to entrap the runaways. 1t succeeded, and they
returned to this city.
When the fugltives arrived at Chester, on their
way here from Baltimore, suspecting mischief, they
put up at Prices hotel, under the names Of Mr. and
Mrs J A. Smith, and Mrs. b. started alone for this
the Office of her husbands attorney. b. H. Brews-
ter, ESQ.,, to ascertain if there was a process nut
against her lover but osensiby to get the deed of
separation between her and her husband Mr..
return next evening" and in the interim commune
Gated with the captain. The next evening she
called, and was confronted by her husband Here
she represented that she had abandoned Mr. Nc
Dowel at Cincinnati. The Captain pretended in
difference, and assured her that he should give
himself no further trouble IN the premises, &c. &c
She had taken board at Mrs. Emma Nugent's,
No l65 Race street, as Mrs J. Smith She sent
word to Mr.. Mcdowell that all was right, and he
came up last Wednesday. When they met in the
paror such scene Of bugepg and kissing! "My
dear husbandr' and My dear wife'" as well as
every other term Of endearment, were used so pro.
fusely as to excite suspicion. Folks really united
are rarely so afiectionate
They employed a notorious person named Wright
to go to Chester for their baggage The order forit
was signed by Mcdowell. Wbenhe got there, offi-
Ger Fisher, who had been lodging the parties from
Baltimore, was on the spot and discovered the bag,
gage by the ladies' full length portrait he arrested
Wright, took him before Squire Bartram. who or
dered him committed in default OF $500 ball.
Wright grew alarmed, confessed all, and agreed to
AID in the arrest of Mcdowell.
They returned to this city, and at an curly hour
ON Saturday morning, went to Mrs. Nugent's. and
nm IN the chamber door OF the parties. Wright
knocked. and assured them that all was safe The
door was opened, officer Fisher pushed his way in,
Mrs b. rushed ont OF the room almost IN puvr.s ma
f,vuiibus and ran shreking up the garrett stairs.
Nc Dowel was arrested in bed. He dressed, went
over to Dohnert's, swallowed tumbler Of brandy,
and accompanied the constable to the police Office
where in default of $1,000 bail, ($l5OO on charge
If adultery, and $3.50 to answer the bill Of in
iictment found against him for larcenyQ he was
committed to prison. Stephen +. Rice, Esq. ~ his
counsel, and as the gay Lothario enveIoped in a
magnificent cloak, retired in prospect Of Moyamen-
ing he exclaimed with that pathos which those
Who have never heard him can begin TO imagine,