The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-01
MISCELLANEOUS
From the Camden Journal.
A Romance i'm Real Life.
BY LAURIE TODD.

In New York, in 1896, my store was 10
Maiden Lane, within three doors Of the STORE
OF John Mowa,t, an extensive dealer 10 shoes.
lis Foreman was John Pslsue, who sat be-
hind the counter stitching shoes and waiting
on customers az they stepped 10. One day
corpse vas found 10 the dock, at the foot Of
The street. The Coroner took the ju'ymen
from the neighborhood and among them, John
Mowatt and his Foreman John Pelsue. The
corpse lay on table 10 the centre Of the room.
Some Of the jurymen remarked tina, as soon
as John Pelsue looked on the corpse, he star
ted, turned pale, looked az if going 10 faint.
lie rallied, however, bu. his subsequent move.
msnls occasioned some curious remarks
The jury having rendered verdict of death
b. drowning, were discharged. Mosat,urn
ed round to lock for his Foreman, behold he
was no. there. We stepped out of doors, and
saw him high up the street. on half run,
when be quickly turned corner. All sorts
OF inquiries made, but nothing could be heard
Of him. This, With his turning pail at the
fret view Of the corpse, occasloned some
strange surmisss among the jurors for many
days hence. John Mowsu was bachelor
Of thirty five, and Pslsus had seen about thr.
iy summers.
Ga a certain day, about one month there.
l.
Mowatt's store and asked for a pair OF shoes.
While John was trying how the shoes h'ted
the l,dv enouired n.y. '1" I" } '''
ssore, John Pelsue by name ha, has become
him." "Yes," says Mowa,t, bu, wha, has
become Of him would give good deal to
lsarn." lie then related the story as above
stated. " Strange" replied the lady. "And
you have sol seen him since!" No." replied
Mowati. 81 have no, seen him since. Yes,
you have seen him. replied the lady. 81
certainly" says Mowait. would no, contra
die, lady Of your appearance but have
no. seen him to my knonledee." Well
,hen," says she, :" | am John PeIsue; and
tina! subject on whom we held the Jury, was
the corpse Of my husband. Ny family name
Is Randall. | was born in PhIladel phia.
married (against the wishes Of my parenis)
John Conner; sober Industrious man, by
trads q shoemaker. We lived happily for
two years. He took to drinking, neglected
his business, and once struck me, while 10
liquor. We had no family, so | resolved,
while We we're stitching shoes together, 10
learn his trade and leave hun, soon made
passable shoe, when assumed the male al.
tire, came to New York, aud you gave me
work a. journeyman The rest you know
John told the present narrator, some days at.
Ter, that on hearing this, he was dumbfYunded.
"Weil, madam" says John, "what are
your plans for the fuiurel" Says she, Il
have not formed my PLAN" "Well." says
John, IL liked you as journey man, and when
my foreman. | was pleased, suppose now we
60 into partnership for ife" 10 forty eight
hours thereafter they were married. She
vas q fine looking woman, aud might have
passed for twenty-five.
This, perhaps, is the first instance on re.
cord Of voman's sitting az Coronel's jury.
man on the corpse Of her husband. The a..
bove is simple tale Of truth. ! vas witness
to all the facts.
GRANT THORNBURN.
Camden, March, $780,