Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-03-03

| A STRANGE CAsE.-.A Family deceived
as TO the identity of a son and brother
A singular ease has occurred in Bangor Me.
which shows absolute anu entire deception
of whole family, neighbors and school
mates, to the identity of person after
"a few years absence. young man named
Luther Hause, twenty years OF age, impo-
sed himself upon the family OF James Hause
Esq. of Corinna, by claiming to be the long
! lost son, and in that character obtained mon
ey and goods to the amount OF about one
hundred dollars. The case is reported at
length in the Bangor Wing OF Monday
last, but the main facts of interest have
abridged into the following notice: The
son of James Hause was named Rowland
and he had been absent on whaling voy
age, when some neigbors of MIR. Hause
saw Luther Hause in Bangor, and accosted
him for Rowland. But the young man in
formed them of their mistake and avowed
his real name. They did not believe him,
and informed MIR. James Hause that they
had seen his son. MIR. Hause went imrne-
diately TO Bangor to find him, was unsuc-
cessful in his search, and left nelghbor
authorized to bying him home. The latter
found Luther, and on inviting him to go
home, Luther accepted the inyitatIon.-
When he reached the house he addressed
Mr.. and Mrs Hause as father and mother.
Mrs. Hause had some doubts at first, as
the color Of the eyes and hair of Luther
was entirely different from that of her son,
She referred to several scars her son had.
Luther showeda scar on his knee, one on
his breast, one on his neck, and an overlap
ping toe, all of which Rowland had.
He remained at their house some five
months, and the longer he stayed the more
they were satisfied he was their son. Mr.
Hause stated that he believed him to be his
son Just as much as he believed his wife TO
be his wife. Many domestic circumstances
were related by the young man, which they
supposed could only have been known to
their son, bur which the imposter had prob
ably derived from themselves in the relation
of family matters, and afterwards brought
forward as a confirmation of his identity.
Several of the neighbors of Mr.. Hause
took this young man to be Rowland Hause.
Young men, who had heen schoomates
with Rowland, talked with Luther about
past times and became convinced that he
was Rowland Hause.
At last a MIR. Dow came to Corrinna,
saw Luther, and said that he knew this
young man, and that his name was Luther
Hause, and no mistake and that he belong
ed IN Troy. Another person recognized
him as Luther Hause, and said he had liy-
Ell by him seventeen years. James Hause
then began to doubt the fact of Luther
Hause being his son and in order TO set
tie the dispute existing in the family and
the community, as to his identity, war
rant was issued by Volney i. Sprague, Esq.
against Luther, for obtaining goods under
pretences, as he had got watch and sever
al other articles while remaining at Mr..
3 4 L. a
ahmed MIR. Seth Hause of Troy was
summoned and appeared a, the trial, and
there recognized the prisoner as his son.
During the trial there was great excite
ment, and about four hundred persons
were present, and apparently the mass OF
them in favor of Luther, believing him to
be Rowland. The justice sustained the
warrant. Upon the trial, the counsel OF
the prisoner cOntended that Hause and his
family had deceived the young man, instead
of his deceiyiug them-thf when he was
first seen in Bangor, he stated distinctly that
his name was Luther Hause-that they
dragged him to COrinna, and forced him to
slv that he was James Rowland Hause-
there was no pretence that be was any one
else than Luther Hause ; and that James
Hause, if he had opened his eyes to the
light around him, might have known that
was Luther Hause The judge charged
very strongly against the prisoner ne
jury, after being out a very few mibuses'
came into tie Court with verdict OF guilty.
This Is as singular case of the KIND as
has probably ever been known. ar. James James
Hause Is represented to be an intelligent
man, justice of Peace and man OF prop
erty. II seems strange that such an imPo--
sition could be practiced upon a family OF
the intelligence they are said 10 possess.
A MoxsTER.-Nr. Z. \. johnson of Ma