Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-30
Iron Tie Albany STATE Register, iucuSt 2iA


William \. Caldwell has been persons! acquaintance Of
the writer for fifteen years interrupted only BY ah
ui nine monhs Al Auburn, and three yr'S cruise
IS supercaflo. on board merchant man to China, &c
e arrived NJ Ne York from that cruise in eny Summer
Previous TO his leaving this continent some years previously
H. engaged 10 be red IL the lady who resigned her
sell 10 thu holrid DEAN with when III iar There
was considerable opposition the mltcn which delayed
contamination ot their ce,irc. While absent ID CANA, and
other parts Of world the lldy, more became
quainted with gentleman ~ the name Of knap, aud her
friends imporian'd her IS accept This honorable proposal Of
marriage, which length she ruct,niy yielded her
scnr and they mariie and have had child, which
died early in May. and just previous u Cald%cs ciurn
Caldwell had sailed nearly around the world and as he near
ed his shores the prominent thought that swell
casn@ his Louisa his hearl bn he returned only to find
the object dearer 10 him than ie the wife of another. The
iron cn,ur, MS so lie wandered about nearly dstracieG but
his better him. and h. resolved 10 shake il OIL
In the meantime he found that she had desired 10 see him. she,
the wife 81 another requested Interview. They met at
last but their meeting is MOI 10 be described The years
of absence that had passed only bound teen together
strongly if possible than before they they should
have d0aeIs layere Ca!dwcirs better first did
not allow him think the future she thought and il
doubtless would have passed. BY and let only despair
ell their hearts, but they loved and mildly; and the former
associations Of youth up before them freshly
thought vi final separation She did not wish ~ i've with
him and told him that she could not and tina: j. her
determination to remain with him. no~i;lst ndng she was
the wife of another Caldwell passionate and rash
resist that and talked over that they should meet
again.
board the evening boat for Albany After the boat
was underway, AMI while h walking The deck 10 his
ter astonishmcn she appeared before him. The thought
once pierced him. that she had indeed abandoned her home
and resolved regardless OF all the tremendous consequences
10 share his ate and her words shortly corroboatet what
Ind passed like lightning through his soul They imned
aey proceeded his and there they resolved
the face all terrible circumstances around them
never part again. They did part; bu arrived in Albany,
and took lodgings at the Deavan house He LETT her there,
and made his contemplated Whitehall and returned in
about days, she in the meantime receiving her meals in
her room, according his suggestion in order avoid OBJ
seryatiun He returned took with her at the
American Hotel where lie wrote The published letter 10 the
editor OF The Whitehall paper, stating that they intended
commit suicide.
Caldwell remained the Americana few days but thought
was tao public place and enca ged lodging private
house Jay where he remained about week. then
took the eastern and went 10 Wlilmstown. and
surprised and pursued by one he remarked in Troy
that had whipped two consaos and escaped the parc
uars OF which will soon appear He escaped in horse
carriage and arrived al the StChas Hotel Tuesday morn
ing about O'Clock. They resolved TO dewith his
hand he opened the portals Of eternity They
found locked in each others arms with threats
and in his hand the with which the deed per-
petrued Thus have they passed the undiscovered
irv from whence traveller has returned The pages Of
romance can scarcely nroduce parallel or description
f!aught with such startling and awful circumstances,
presented in the truths ui this case.