Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-09-10

merits the halter or Inc penneniary inuch more
richly than two thirds Of those who 20 TO the gal
lows aud the Stale Prison;
From the Auburn Daily Advertiser.
A lady came into our Office yesterday morning TO
ascertain from our files something relative TO
a statement that has appeared in may papers. head
d "Heiress found" and setting forth that The
'heiress' TO whom it was said that large proper
in Scotland had fallen,) was the wife Of Ezra
'iregory portrait painter now residing at Chica-
We furnished the desired information, whereup-
IN the lady made in substance the following state
rent. Her maiden name was Susan 3. Smith,
n July 1927, she was married ia this village by
he Rev Manly Tooker, then the Methodist cler-
lyman here, TO Ezra Gregory, who was at that time
book binder in the employlof Mr. Lindsey, who is
ill employed in that business in Auburn-and is
son OF Mr. Gregory, formerly Of Fleming, who
uilt aud for time occupied the house in which
freeman murdered the Van Ness family.
They resided here about two years, when they
moved to Syracuse In 1880 they moved to Roch-
sier. There he abandoned her and their two in.
iant children--went to the South and was absent
about three years, during which time she did not
hear from him but has since ascertained that,
while absent, he married orphan OF 10, who had
property OF some S6000 and whom in week ai-
ter their marriage, having first possessed himself
Of her property, he basely deserted at Natchez.
He went 10 New Orleans and thence to New
York, when he sent for bis wife and children, who
1 few months after his deser,ion Of her, came TO
Auburn, and supported herself and children By
sewing and folding books They met at New
York and settled at Brooklyn, where they lived TO-
gether four or FIVE years, he working at his trade
OF book binder
During this time he took up the art Of portrait
painting, which he soon made his chief business.
lie finally sold out at Brooklyn, with a view Of
moving 10 Chicago and sent his family to Auburn
to remain among their friends for a few weeks, I'M
I'll he could come on and take them West During
that time one Of their children was taken sick and
died-and although often written 10 he never came
She went back in the iall to New York aud found
him and they lived together, occasional absences
excepted, some two years.
During that time, il having been ascertained that
he aud another woman were living in the same street
as man and wife, he was arrested and sent 10 the
Tombs for neglect and abuse Of his family The
matter was set,ed-but he abandoned them and
went off with a married woman, who with her hus
band had been boarding at the house in which he
had his painting room During the two years tina
followed he lived under a fegned name, with still
another woman. at Patterson, New Jerscy-anC
still another at PhadelPhs, under another ieigneG
name. that Of Seymour.
In the mean time his family came to Auburn
But soon he by letter solicited his wife TO apply To-
divorce from him, proposing TO pay all the exPen
SEES She went 10 New York for this purpose
Proceedings were commenced, but were discontin
ued by the solicitor in consequence of her husband
failure TO pay the costs. He again went to Phila
delphia, where he lived with pretended wife
thence he wen, West, and two years ago, marrie'
the woman with whom he now lives and who is sai'
to be the "heiress."
His deserted wife, since he has left her, has sup
ported herself aud family at Brooklyn by keeping
boarding house till las. winter when she wa
burnt out at the time OF the destruction ofM Viii
sons Spice Factory. She is now on visit 10 he
mother and other relatives in this vicinity, one o
whom we'll known here, accompanied her to gu
Office
Her object in making this sad domestic hisor
public, is 10 prevent heartess villain from III
robbery and abandonment Of another victim.
There is that in the appearance and manner c
this injured and deserted wife that commands col
fdence and respect. We have since converse
with Mr. Lindsey, who corroborates her statement
so far as he is connected with it-and we have a
so been shown a certificate OF the marriage, give
yesterday at her request. by Rev. NJ. Tooker, who's
presence at the Methodist Conference, now in sei
sion here, accidentally came to her knowledge ai'e
she left our Office