Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-28
Erring Wives and Jealous Hu,hana.

been administering q logging to two young
| gentlemen for trespassing on their connubial
/ rights and taking undue liberties with their
| wives. One Of these young gentlemen, as We
learn from the Boston Time, Nov. "a, Is Mr..
/ William Sumner. q cousin of Hon. Charles
sumner and his family is one Of the highest
| responsibility. He is between nineteen and
twenty years Of age, quite retiring and modest
In his man2ers, and one to be easily caught
| by an intriguing and pretty woman
| Inc name OF the other young man Is Josiah
Porter. Mr.. Porter made a complaint before
the Police Court against Coburn and Dalton,
and the principal facts Of the case transpired
in the Boston Times:
Mr. sumner, as IL appears, first saw and
was introduced TO the ladies, Mrs. Coburn and
| Mrs. Dalton in Vinton's Saloon. at the time
when Mrs. c. recognized and spoke 70 Mr..
| Porter. The acquaintance then formed was
slight, as but very little conversation passed
between them; and the same may be said of
the second meeting Of the same parties in the
! same evening.
At the third meeting Of the same parties,
they all sat down at the same table, the ladies
| opposite .he gentlemen, and held quite long
and lively conversation. At this interview
Mrs Dalton evinced a strong liking for Mr.
Sumner, and during the conversation she
passed him note under the table, requesting
him, in whisper, not to show it to Mr. Pof-
| ter. The young gentleman, who has had lit.
| tie or no experience in such matters was
| greatly surprised at this movement; and when
| the ladies had retired he opened the note and
read it to Mr.. P. The tenor Of. the note was
such as to excite the young mans suceptibili-
ties-for who can withstand the fattery Of a
| pretty woman when she is determined TO make
| you believe that she loves you. The note was
| answered, and naturally enough correspon-
| dence grew out of il
| During the period when the correspondence
was carried on, the parties met each other
| often in company with Mrs. Coburn and Mr.
| Porter but nothing occurred at these inter
views worthy Of mention, unless IL be that
| they INDUCED in little kissing, but this was
| doue in the most modest and harmless manner
At enc OF the meetings prior TO the grand ex-
| plosien and expose on Saturday, Mrs. ID re-
quested Mr. Sumner 10 return her notes for
| fear Of accidents, and he complied with her
| wishes. She, however, retained the answers
| sent TO her, among which was one of Moore's
| amorous poems, addressed TO her.
Now comes the sequel On Saturday after
noon last Mr. Sumner repaired to a saloon in
West street, where refreshments are sold and
was quietly slipping cup Of coffee, entirely
unconscious Of the chastisement which had
then been inflicted upon his friend, Mr.. Por-
| ter, and the cloud which was lowering about
his own head, when two strangers approached
| him. One Of them, Mr.. Dalton, inquired il
his name were Sumner, TO which he replied
in the Affirmative. Mr.. Dalton then said to
him . Mrs. Dalton is very anxious to see you
az her house this afternoon. have carriage
at the door, and viii take you right up there
If you miss the train 1 will send you home in
my carriage"
Mr.. Sumner declined gcing on on account of
the lateness Of the hour, (about Al O'clock as
he was afraid OF missing the cars for Milton.
Mr. Dalton again urged him to 60 and, find
ing that Sumner still declined, he said, /" You
must 90 with u.s." The two then gently drew
Sumner out of the shop, got him into the car
| riage, and ordered the driver 70 stop at 81
Shawmut avenue. The department Of the two
| strangers, who had not revealed their names,
excited the suspicion Of Sumner thatal was
not right, but he kept still.
Alter they had entered the house, the two
men announced themselves as Coburn and
Dalton, and took Sumner into the parlor,
where he found the two wives. A conversa-
tion ensued between the two parties, during
which Dalton asked Sumner if he had ever
taken any improper liberties with Mrs. D., or
had placed his hand upon her bosom. Sum
| nor denied that he had ever done anything of
| the kind. Dalton then accused his wife Of
having made such charge, &c which she re-
piled, II placed his hand upon my bosom, he
iarities with me-"
Dalton appeared to be furious at this con-
fesSion, and both he and Coburn took hold Of
Sumner and dragged him down stairs. While
going down stairs, Mr.. Sumner saw two
| men standing under the staircase who ap-
peared TO have been hired to assist, in case Of
their services being required. Sumner was
taken TO the basement room used for storing
| fuel, and the door locked upon him; after
| which Coburn and Dalton beat him with their
fists until they were satisfied, or afraid TO pro-
| ceed any further. A door was then opened,
and Sumner was asked il be could see a fence
| standing a few feet from him. He replied
that he could, and they told him TO start for
| it, Dalton giving him a kick as he started.
Glad to escape from the hands of the ruff
fans, Sumner did not look for any gate, but
climbed over the fence. While on the fence,
Coburn and Dalton rushed on him again, and
struck him a number Of heavy blows before
he could get over and escape. Mr.. Sumner
then left for home, with bis face badly bruised
and suffering from the blows on the head.
Thus ends the history of the second victim
and we think that the public will, after read
ing it, have less respect for the ladies and
| their rufian husbands, and much more SYM
pathy for the two young men who have been
so oowsrdly beaten.
In answer to numerous inquiries, We would
state that Mr.. Dalton is employed as q clerk
at No. 20 North Market street, and that Mr..
Coburn is a salesman in the clothing estab-
lishment of John Cove Co., Merchants Row.
The ladies are daughters of Mr.. John Cove,
and quite well known TO large number of the
young men about about town, who tell strange
stories concerning the characters sustained by
the females befere they were married. If one
half of the stories In circulation have any
foundation in fact, the husbands have but
little moral right to maintain, and the indi-
viduals whom they have so brutality beaten
have been the only parties deceived and in
jured.
RIcH LEGAoY-FIFTY MILLION POUNDS
STERLING.-The Syracuse Standard says that
two enterprising young merchants of that city
have recently received intelligence that they
are heirs in direct line to large amount Of
money and property in England. The whole
amount is about fifty millions CT pounds ster-
ling, and II is believed there are not more than
two hundred descendants to claim share,
giving each person more than half million
Of dollars. An eminent lawyer in New York
has been engaged for some time past in in
vestigating the claim. and it is understood
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