The true Democrat., 1855-06-19
The Murder of Sha!er at Buiialo-H cart
 less Infideiity in a Wife.

less Infdelity in q Wife.
 The Buffalo Democracy of the 23d ult, gives the following confession of Forbes, now impris- oned on the charge of numbering Michael Shal- CT whom he suspected of st educing his wife: He left Buffalo, November 5th, 1851, to 20 to California, leaving his family well provided for. When he was going away Shaler said to him. "I will take your letters to your wife from the postol1ice and deliver them. Direct them under cover to me; will never see your family want if anything should happen to you"
 He went to California and got employment, and sent money home under cover to Shaler.
 On the 18th of February he left San Fran cisco for Buffalo. and arrived here on the 18th of March, bringing with him number of pre- sents for his wife and for Shaler, and some $500 in money. Upon arriving at home he dscoy cred the situation of his wife, Forbes was almost crazed by this disgrace His wife told him that she had done wrong, and told him her seducer was named Brown; that he had been connected with dry goods store, and that he had left for Utica and died there with the cholc- "a. This Forbes would not believe, and for some two weeks he was on the hunt for this Brown or as Forbes expresses it, this phantom"- through the daguerreotype galleries, dry goods stores, at all the hotels, accompanied nearly all the time by his bosom friend, Shaler, who was equally assiduous with Forbes in finding this destroyer, this seducer. But it was in vain.- No Brown answering the description could be found. Frequently Shaler advised him to leave his wfe-she was lewd wcman-a wanton- not worthy of him. "But my children" said Forbes "what is to become of them?''
 After some time had elapsed, his wife told him that Shaler was the man who had destroy ed his happiness. Forbes would not believe it. He went down to Cages store, when Shaler in- vited him to go up to his room above the store When they went there Shaler opened cup- board, and taking out from it the regalia of the Knights Templar he showed it to Forbes and said: There is something which cannot be purchased for money-nothing but virtue can obtain them, and have obtained them through my virtue!' Forbes was rather doubtful of the quality of this virtue that entered families and ruined them forever, and the next morning sent for Shaler to come to his house, where he charged him with his wrongs He denied it at first, but finally acknowledged himself to be the individual, but declared that he was the seduced not the seducer. He went down on his knees to Forbes, begged, wept, plead and entreated, finally acknowledging that he was the seducer put saying he was sorely tempted.
 The property that Shaler had deeded to him. self and belonged to Forbes, amounted to over $3,OOO. This Forbes obliged him to deed back again.
 For the space of three weeks Forbes was very nearly insane from his numerous troubles, and fears were excited lest he should take his own life. His wife pretended two or three times that she would poison herself, and once actual ly poured out laudanum in cup to drink Forbes told her to go ahead and drink it. She poured it back in the bottle. Forbes then pro- posed to Shaer to go over to Canada to fight him-.he said that half the time he did not know what he was about and should very likely shoot him down like dog. Shaler refused all satis- faction-advised him to go back to California, and gave him other advice equally consoling.
 Shaler was sent for at the time Mrs. Forbes was confined When he arrived, the child lay in blanket at one end of the room. Forbes