The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-08-26
THE DEAD AND BURIED.


A case has been recently brought before one
or two of the courts in this city, which has de-
veloped proceedings OF an extraordinary charac-
ter and barred as deep laid scheme of villainy as
the jesuitical Rodin, of Eugene Sue, could ever
have conceived--a plot of the most diaboliea
character, conceived with the most consummate
skill and executed with an adroitness in all its
minutie, that would startle the most audacous.
1t appears from petition filed before Judge
Preston, that in the year 1881, Mr.. Thomas W
Thompson, respectable citizen of this place.
married young woman whose maiden name was
Minerva A. Gholson, by whom he had dau ghter.
On the goth OF August, 1S43, his wife left him
under pretence of visiting her mother, then re-
siding in st. Louis, taking with her their only
child, then about nine years and half old Pre-
vious to this time his amiable spouse had been
rather gag, but had succeeded in binding the
tond and credulous husband pretty effectually,
and ne could only suspect what he was unwilling
to believe. In the latter part of September, 1913
he received letter from one Mr.. w. ]. Logan.
who had married sister of his wife informing
him OF the death of Mrs. Thompson, and inclosing
bill OF the physician who attended her in her
last and fatal illness, and given the undertaken
certificate of sc death from natural causes % and
also bill for indispensable articles politely fur
nished by the aforesaid undertaken for seeing the
unfortunate deceased decently bestowed The
afflicted husband was inconsolable, for he had
tenderly loved his wife, Considering it neces-
sary and sacred obligation to pay the funeral ex-
penses, he paid the doctors bill to DR.. Titfin of
this city, and sent the amount OF the undertakers
bill to his afectionate brother-in. law
In November of the same year, Mrs Sarah
Gholson and the daughter of Mr.. Thompson, ar
rived from ST. Louis, clad in the habiments of
wo, and after remaining short time here return
ed to st. Louis, Mr.. I. permitting his daughter
to accompany her grandmother; and up to No
vember, 1915, they continued to reside in that
city, occasionally coming down for few days at
time on visit. Since November, Mrs. Ghol-
son and Angelina Thompson, the daughter of Mr.
t., have resided in this city, the father frequent
~ visiting the house, providing for them and en-
Joylng the society OF his daughter, now thirteen
years OF age, to whom he is devotedly attached.
During the month of July last, Mr. Thompson
was astounded at learning that his wife had risen
from the grave, and was as fair to look upon as
ever. He could scarcely credit that he had been
the victim OF such daring and adroitly managed
plot, and that his wife had planned and carried it
through, taught an innocent child to lie and de-
ceive for years dotng father, to conceal Grim
lnal connection with another man. He could
hardly realize that she could have had power
enough to induce entire family to aid her, till
the fact was accidentally discovered by third
party, and he learned that she had been for MANY
months resident in this city,
case before Recorder Baldwin about box
OF jewelry first apprlsed the husband of his
wrongs. Since that time he has been unable TO
obtain sight of his daughter or ascertain her
whereabouts, and has given the matter up in de-
sPair. A writ of hGbeas corpus was granted by
Judge Preston, commanding Sarah Gholson and
Minerva A. Thompson to bring before him the
body of Angelina Thompson, upon petition set
ting forth these facts in the case Unfortunately
the officer was unable to serve the writ, the par
ties having fled from justice, and thus the matter
rests at present, the father having relinquished
all hopes Of obtaining the guardianship of his
child " Orleans Picayune, 18th