Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-01-04

greatest CrEmlM NAL ever arEeO EEa INfs
country.
! IIellman, alas Adam Horn, was born on the
| 24,h June, 1892, and is now in his SD year
at the ancient town of Worms, on the river
( Rhine, renowned as the place where The Ger
man Die, assembled III The year 1921, before
which Luther was summoned TO answer the
charge OF heresy, and is a portion of the Hes
sian Stale of Darmstadi. He is, therefore, a
! liessan by blrlh and The son OF Hesslan pa
rents We have before (says The Baltimore
Sum certificate, signed by priest, and dated
d, the Town of Worms, IN the year 1892, Civ
ing the name of his parents, and certifying 10
the day of his birth and baptism under The name
of Andrew Heiln.an; there can, therefore, be
no doub, as TO this being his true name His
! parents gave him good education, and al the
age of 6 he was bound apprentice 10 tailor
al Wisupenhslin, IN Petershem couniy, where
| he remained until he was oil age, when de-
sire 10 roam induced him 10 start off with only
his lhimble and scissors in his pocket, with the
aid Of which, according 70 his own representa-
ZION, he worked hi, way through all the Ger
man States, as well as various CHER parts Of
| Europe, returning again TO Wisrpenheim in the
! fall of 1916, after absence of nearly three
wears He could not long content himself
there, however, aad hearing of the golden har
vest thai was 10 be reaped IN America, and
having d desire 10 country that he had
heard SO much of, he took passage for Bal'-
more, where be arrived in the year 1917 be-
ing then about 25 years OF age. AS far as can
be learned, after his arrival, he worked for a
merchsn, tailor of Baltimore, for nearly three
years, when he started lur Washington, and
| passing through the ancient city of Georgetown,
soon found himself in Loudon county, Virginia.
| Whilst IN Baltimore, he made many friends,
aud was young man Of good persona! appear
ance, and correct department, He seemed,
however 10 have imblbed lasting dislike TO
the whole female race, looking upon them as
mere slaves 10 man, whilst he considered man,
in The fullest sense OF iEie term, The "lord OF
creation" Woman, according 10 his opinion,
was only created as convenience for ths 9TH
er sex, To serve in the capacity Of a hewer OF
wood and drawer OF wafer, 10 cook his vlcIu-
ais. darn his stockings, never 10 speak but
when spoken To- and 10 crouch in servie fear
whilst III his presence.
He arrl,e. in I.rudnn county Virginia in
the fall of the year 1920, and stopped al the
farm house Of Mr.. George NJ. Abel, situated
abou, four miles from Hillsborough, and about
seven miles from Harper's Ferry. Mr.. Abel
was an Did aud highly respectable German far
mer, who had rmgraled TO this country nutn-
Der years previous, and had reared around him
large family of sous and daughters. The old
gentleman look liking 10 Hellnan, and, unfor.
luna,ely, as tho sequel will prove, allowed him
n III
workman, he soon succeeded in having plenty
of work 10 do from the farmers Of the surround
ing country He remained through The winter
and in the spring of s2l stared for Baltimore
He, however, renamed in Baltimore for but a
few moaihs, and in July again returned 20 his
old quarters al Mr. Abel's. where he had SO ef-
fectualiy succeeded in conceallng his opinion
Of The sex, or had perhaps been lued from lis
expression by The scenes of happiness, con-
,enimcn,, and equality thai prevailed among the
differen, sexes of the household of The respec-
table old LouGOn farmer, that he was allowed
10 engage the affections Of one of his daugh.
ters.
Mary Abel was q. this time in her 20th year,
totally unacuualnIed with the deceliulncss ol
The world; and deceived by his profession ol
! 1921. the wifo OF Andrew Heman. They
continued for Two years in The family Of Mr.
Abel, during only portion OF which lime the
presence of relations and friends were sufficient
To restrain the iendlshness of his disposition
After the lapse of few months he appeared 10
be gradually losing all affection TO her, though
, for the frsl sixteen months, with Inc exception
of this apparent indifference, every thing passed
of quietly. On the Sh of August, 1922, Lou
isa Hellman, their first daughter. was bo;n
which, how ever, he looked on as serious mis-
furune, aud, had they uoi been under the "a
rental roof. sad would doubtless have bees Ia,
poor moher's ialo.
In The month Of April, he necame ,eanu, o
her, and The suppressed (erocilv of nj, soul to
wards the sex. sroae forth with increased vio
lence He acrused her of nfidei,y Of III,
hasesi kind, and on the 27;h of the ensuing
September, wien Henry Hellman. their sec
ond child, W no is now living in Oalo. was born
ho wholly dlsowned il. and denounced ils mo
lher as hattnt. From this moment all hope
lot peace or happiness Were haDIshed, but, llk'