The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-02

BASE RAscAIiTY OF A BIeAMIsT The HIS
BAND OF AN HEIREss.-A lady came into our office
yesterday morning TO ascertain from files something
headed found" and setting forth that the heir.
essn Ito whom, it said, large property in Scotland
painter sH as now residing at Chicago furnished the
sired rmaton, whereupon the lady made in substance
the following statement Her maiden name was susan
by tho Rev. Manly Tooker, then the Methodist clergy
here to Ezra Gregory, who was at that time book
ged in that business in Auburn-snd is son Of Mr.
Gregory formerly Of Fleming who built and for stime
occupied the house in which Freeman murdered he an
Nest family. They resided here about two years when
they moved to Syracuse In 1880 they moved to Hochcs
ter There he abandoned her ana shssn sbou ,bree
years. during which time she did not hear from MIN put
has since ascertaned that while absent ne married an
orphan of 10, who had property OF some $6o0o and
whom in week after their marriage, having FIRST pos
sessed himself Of her property he bsseiy deserted at
York when he sent for his wife and children, who,
few months after his desertion Of her. came to Auburn
and supported herself and children, by sewing and fold
ing books They met in New York and settled OF Brook
Iyn where they lived together four FIVE years he
he took up the art Of portrait painting which he soon
made his chief business He finally sold out at Brook
with view of moving to Chicago and sent his ami.
~ to Auburn, 10 renal among their friends cr lew
weeks, until he could come on and take them West.
During that time Of their children was taken SICK
She emit back in the fall to New York and found him
and they lived together occasional absence excepted
some two years
During that time, il having been nscerained that he
and another woman living in the same street as
man wife he arrested and sent to the io
ne elect and abuse of his family The matter was SET
ted-but he alb andoned them and went of with a mar.
red woman who with her husband had been boarding al
the house in which he had his painting room Dnfips
the two wears that followed, he lived under ieiBheu
name with still another woman at Paterson, New ger
sev-and with still another at Philadelphia, under ano-
Their fegned name, that of Seymour. In the mesnume
his family came to Auburn. But soon he, by IeuI So
cited his wife 10 apply for divorce from him propos
10 nav ali the expenses She went to New fofk lo ms
purpose Proceedings were commenced out weIe us
rontinu ed by the solicitor in consequence Oh mel
hands failure to paw the costs. He again Went Ihs
delnhia where he lived with pretended VIE 'nence
10 VENT West and two years ago, married the woman
with w bom he now lives, and who 10 SAID 70 De tne
heresso His deserted wife since ne has lett ner mas
herself and family ct Brooklyn by keeping
no. house ill last winter when she was burnt out
a. ths time of the destruction OF Mr. Wilson's spice lac
sor she is visit to her mother and other rela
=. In iris vicinity Of whom, well known here &C
companied her office Her object In making this
sad domestic history public, Is to prevent hcaress v
lain from the robbery and abandonment Of another vc
tim There 10 that In the appearance and manner OF inns
injured and deserted WIFE that commands anu
respect. We have since conversed with Mr. Linohcy,
who corroboraes her statement so far as ne 10 conhec
with land we have also been shown ceuincste VI
the marriage given yesterday, at her request ny rev
Mr. Tooker whose presence at the Methodist CONFER
ence now in session here, accidentally came 10 ner
after she left oficedubusn Daily .1dp