Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-06
EV ENING STAR.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO GIT A Eus.
BARD

Ii has always been considered the duty
Of the sterner sex to WOO, win and non
the question to the L" fairest portion of
creation, except when leap year gives
an implied license to women to win fer
themselves husband and home. We
Ike the wooing to be done by the mas
culIne gender, and We must admit that
our sense of propriety was somewhat
shocked on Saturday at the hearing of q
case before Aid. Hibbard, in which il
was clearly proven that beautiful young
female, not only popped the question. I"
but attempted 10 supplant wife in the
affections of her husband.
The facts of the case are as follows !;
1t is alleged that young man, daguer.
reotypist, recently travelled through
Pennsylvania with his mother and two
sisters, the eldest sister about twenty
years of age, and quite beautiful, and the
youngest about nine years. Their way
led to public house in small village
in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, kept
by very worthy gentleman, the hus-
band Of a fine looking woman, and the
father of an interesting little daughter.
A few days after their arrival, the wits
of the travellers were set to work, it is
alleged, to appropriate the snug quarters
to themselves, and during several DAYS
absence of the landlord from his home.
the mother Of the daguerreotvpist, it is
alleged, by some means or other, induced
the wife of the landlord to elope with
her son. The guilty party, having with
them the child Of the faithleSs wife, hied
to New York, and subsequently came on
to this city.
The landlord, on his return home, was
greatly alarmed and uneasy at the alb
sence of his wife, the alleged conSpirators
having told him that she had merely
taken ride with the young man. In
the meantime every effort was made by
the mother and daughter to induce the
forsaken husband to forget his wife, and
cling to the "girl left behind her :" but
he refused their entreaties, though. at
the same time, he acknowledged that he
only wanted his child, and that the
mother should never be clasped to his
bosom again. The mother and daughter
finding their schemes unprosperous, made
tracks for this city, and On their arrival
sought out the runaways, and stopped
at the same hotel with them. The dis
consolate husband also came on, and sf.
ter diligent search, discovered their
Whereabouts.
Ihe wife, caring Of the arrival Of her
another hotel, and thus saved herself
from arrest at the time the others were
taken in charge. She was, however, dis
covered on Saturday, and taken to the
alderman office, and she was about to
be committed to prison, when the hus-
band requested the officer to take her to
the hotel, and see tina she was kept In
close confinement. This was done, and
| the husband slept in an adjoining room
! with the officer, who used his best en-
deayOrs to obtain the wIte's forgiveness.
He at last relented, ard the same day he
returned to his home with her who had
caused him such anguish and disquietude
The other parties were held to bail for
their appearance whenever wanted, the
landlord Of the house at which they are
now residing giving security for them
! notwithstanding their Indebtedness tC
him is quite large amount. The Who'll,
case according to the allegations, exhlb
its one Of the coolest efforts to obtain
good home that we have ever seen OF
Hecord and also shows that this travel
family are as devoid of feeling a.
lkhey are Of principle.-Phila. Ledger.