Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-08-27
A HEROINE.
Romance Eciipsed by Reality.

The details which follow are true TO th,
letter, as related TO the editor Of this pape
by the woman herself. we saw her first il
l54l, Just after she was married TO Toll, -
She is French Canadian, of medium size
Of good heart, but of very decided and
determined turn of mind She loves like
an angel, and hates like a demon Hel
course has been chequered, as this relation
will show.
She became acquainted with Toll, hel
present husband, iu Mackinaw, and by prom
ises such as men only know how to make, he
won her heart. She had money-his acts
after winning her heart, show that il wa:
money he was after. The parties took TRIP
south, and were married in Nashville, and
the marriage certificate together with the at.
testation OF the Governor of Tennessee to it
that all was right that we have seen. Aftol
spending some time, and going though some
see nes not necessary to mention here, the
parteis returned to this city, and the husband
for reasons best known to himself, treated
his wife coolly; indeed left her and returned
to Macknaw, his residence. His wife re-
NAMED here, or near the city, until delivered
of fine male child, darling boy, with blue
eyes and black hair, at present year old -
She afterwards wont to Hamilton % miles
distant, and opened a restaurant. Some
months since, she heard that her husband
was about leaving for California, aud in order
TO ascertain the fact for certain, she took pas
sage for his residence.
On meeting him he enied the report, at
the same time informing her that he had de-
MED she was his wife and requested her to
! keep still'' and go away from there to Min
nesota or some other place where he had her
friends. Mrs. Toll returned to Hamilton to
see her child, and on other business. Here
she heard her husband was very anxious to
obtain his child, which he had never seen. -
She was warned by friend that all Toll
wanted was to get the little blue-eyed boy,
and it was thought after getting possession
Oft, he would entirely and forever desert
her. She therefore took advice, and procu-
red an orphan from the "Cincinnati Orphan
Asylum and leaving her own in good hands,
proceeded to Mackihaw; but her husband
would not permit her to land, but came on
board the steamer she was on and accompa-
MED her to Chicago. Toll hugged and kiss
ed the little orphan with all the fervor aud
love ola real father, and the mother acknowl-
edged to US that she repented herself. and
was on the point several times of telling him
of the stratagem she had practced to test his
fidelity to her. which already had been more
than m;strusted. After the parties had re-
mained in Chicago two or three days. Toll
informed his wife that he must go to Roches
ter, N Y via. New Buffalo and by cars to
Detrot-thence by boat to the city of Buffa.
10, N. Y. to which, from his kindness and
plausible stories of love and fidelity, and the
aid of his friends there, she consented. Du-
ring the stay in Chicago Mrs. Toll was
treated with great kindness by her husband
until the last night. Indeed the wife was no
the look out for some trick, yet could not
think her husband would be guilty of any
meanness towards her. And il NAV be
well to remind the reader that there is
part Of the narrative omitted, which would
explain the husbands feelings toward his
wife. But to proceed. The husband arri-
we'd home very late on the night preceding
the one Mrs, Toll left Chicago.
On his return, that night, he asked his
wife for hen purse, and put into it an Amerl-
can eagle, half eagle and u quarter eagle,
all American gold, and then threw the same
into her trunk. Ia the morning the husband
purchaseda ticket for the passage of his wife
to Buffalo, and accompanied her to the boat;
and saw her set sail to cross Lake Michigan,
on her last trip, as he fondly hopes and be
lieved. On bidding his wife adieu for tho
cried and fondly kissed his supposed ch lid
the little orphan found in this city; several
times? The parting scene is closed, and the
separation takes place. the mother and child
go towards Rochester, the husband returning
to Mackinaw.
On the trip down, a female entirely un-
known to the lady in question, forced herself
upon Mrs. Tolls acquaintance. She had beg
ged her passage down Lake Erie in the steam
er, attesting all the way that she had no mon
ey. On arriving at Buffalo, the same un-
known went before a magistrate, and swore
that Mrs. Toll had stolen her purse, which |
she avowed contained S25, and stated, that /
part OF the money was an eagle half eagle, |
and quarter eagle, at the same time desert !
bing private mark on the coins! Mrs. Toll |
was accordingly arrested in Buffalo, and !
her trunk searched! The coins described |
by this woman, which Mrs. Toll, had |
received from her ioping husband, were
found in her possession! The proof appear
ed positive of Mrs. Tolls guilt. She was in
dicted before the Grand Jury, of Buffalo, and
would have been sent to the Pententary,
had there not BEEN a flaw in the indictment,
as 1t was, tho court arranged matters, believ-
log her guilty, notwithstanding her protesta-
tons of innocence.
She was sentenced to one year in the
work house, and soon after was clothed in the
common prisoners dress and put toe labor!--
Her Indignation and sense of injury knew no
bounds. She now discovered that her hus-
band had sent this infamous woman after her,
giving her description of his wife, and en-
trusting her with the foul and infamous plot,
that would free him from the "better half
by sending her to the Penitentiary! The wo-
man who had sworn against her was pros
litute, of Chicago, and hired by Toll to clear
him of his wife, for which she was to receive
a specified sum in money. The coins the
perjured creature swore to were the same
that she and the husband prepared in Chica-
go, and given by Toll to Mrs. Toll on her de-
parture.
Our heroine now found herself in work
house but by the help of some friends she OBJ
lasnaI haH G.. n NJ that, ,,,.ft thn ]