Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-06-21
From the Philadelphia LEDGE.

lFrom the Philadelphia Ledger A
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO GET ~
BAND.-It has always been considers
the duty of the sterner ser to WOO, Wi
and pop the question to the ''fairer Dor
ton of creation" except when leap yea
gives an implied license to women :
win for themselves a husband and
home. We like the wooing to be don
by the masculine gender, and we mus
admit that our sense of propriety wa
somewhat shocked on Saturday at th
hearing of a case before Aid. Hibbard
in which it was clearly proven this
a beautiful young female, not onl,
popped the question" but attempted
to supplant a wife in the affections o
her husband.
The facts Of the case are as follows
1t is alleged that young man, daguer
eotypist, recently travelled through
Pennsylvania with his mother and two
sisters, the eldest sister about twenty
years of age, and quite beautiful. anc
the youngest about nine years. Theii
way led to public house in small vii
lage in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania
kept by very worthy gentleman, the
husband Of fine looking woman, and
the father of an interesting little daugh-
ter. A few days after their arrival, the
wits of the travellers were set to work,
it is alledged. to appropriate the snug
quarters to themselves, and during sew
eral days absence of the landlord from
his home, the mother of the daguereo-
typist, it is alleged, by some means or
other, induced the wife of the landlord
to elope with her son. The guilty par
ty, having with them the child of the
faithless wife, hied to New York, and
subsequently came to this city.
The landlord. on his return home,
was greatly alarmed and uneasy at the
absence of his wife, the alleged con-
spirators having told him that she had
merely taken a 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 herr"
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 daugh-
ter 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 disconsolate husband also came on,
and after a diligent search, discovered
their whereabouts.
The wife, hearing of the arrival Of
her husband, removed, with her daugh-
ter, to another hotel, and thus saved
herself from arrest at the time the others
were taken in charge. She was, how
ever, discovered on Saturday, and Ia
ken to the alderman's Office, and she
was about to be committed to prison,
when the husband requested the officer
to take her to the hotel, and see thai
she was kept in close confinement
This was done, and the husband slept
in an adjoining room with the officer,
who used his best exertions to obtain
the wife's forgiveness. He at last re-
Tented, and the same day 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 indebted
ness to him is quite large amount
The whole case, according to the alle-
cations, exhibits one Of the coolest eff
forts to obtain a good home that we
have ever seen on record; and also shows
that this travelling family are as devoid
of feeling as they are of principle.