The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-28

ElopeMent or q VIE with her Seauces-
Prom the Rochester Union Friday, July Is
An outrageous case OF seduction and matrim00iak
infdelIty has recently occurred at Port Hope, Ca
NADIA West, some of the subsequent scenes OF which
were transferred to this side Of the water by the
fight Of the guilty, and the pursuit Of ne outrase6
husband.
The facts as near as we can gather them, are -
follows:-Mr. b, young and highly respectable
late to suspect the indelity of his wife, Who u sid
to be q young and accomplished LADY, the mother o(
child less than two years Of age. The person s,s-
Pected Of having estranged the wife from her hes
band, and becoming the author az well az partner Or
her guilt, is named Henderson, also resident II
Port Hope. He is an Australian adyenturer. whs
spent some time in the distant gold regions and &C
He has since his return-as Mr. B. has reason to
bcieye-ingratsted himself into the affections Of
Mrs. b. and persuaded her to believe that he was the
model OF manhood while, her lord was anything but
kind and devoted husband.
His words, replete with guile
Into her heart too easy entrance
The husband. finding his wife lost, proposed
to her that the matter should not be made more
notorious, but that a divorce should be eAecteA
In the most quiet manner possible BY mutual
consent. He received no answer to the propo-
siton, but on the night following the discsve-
ry-Monday last-the lady was missing. end
her child also. The husband suspected that his
wife had gone to her parents AZ Niagara and fol-
lowed thither, not to reclaim her, but to recover
bis child. lie did not find her there, and at once
concluded that abe had crossed 10 this city. He
came 70 Rochester and found that the guilty pair
LETT Port Hope on Monday night in the High
lander for this place. They stopped at Q hotel
In Charlotte, where the woman remained While
her poramour returned to Port Hope, TO traasace
some business or perhaps to u the suspicion 81 the
husband. He did not 60 to Port Hope by the boat.
but left the steamer at Cohourg and went 70 Port
Hope by land, and evidensly with no desire to b
seen.
village, and all sympathy run with the injured has
band, and no little indignation expressed against
the seducer. The first merchants and business men
Of the town took the afAir in hand, and perhaps in
tended TO take Henderson in hand too. When they
heard that he had returned, number Of them re-
paired 10 his residence-he is bachelor. boarding
with his sisters-and demanded Ambulance.
They were assured that the person they sought
was not within, and 40 they le not caring to make
search against the wishes OF respectable ladies, a.
though they were quite sure that Henderson was u
home. n. returned In the Highlander on Tuesday.
The runaway wife became alarIned-or perhaps par
tally resolved to retrace her steps-and went back
to Port Hope in the steamer Maple Leaf ON wednes-
day.
After abe had left her husband arrived froa
Niagara and went to Charlotte, armed 30 the teeth
and no doubt fully resolved 70 shoot Henderson.
He got there in time to find tina, both birds had
flown.
II appears that Henderson did not know that MIS-
II. had returned. and soon after she reached Port
Hope in the Maple Leaf be embarked for Rochester
IN the Highlander. arriving here yesterday morning.
Before going on shore he discovered the man be
had wronged and the man he dared not meet stand
ing on the dock. He concealed himself on The
steamer and was on board when she left on her re-
turn trip ut o'clock. The injured husband re
NAMED here yesterday awaiting further deveiope-
menis. The end OF this matter IL not yet Mr.. B.
il anxious 10 find his child, which the destroye OF
his peace have put in sone place Of conccalment
beyond his reach. He win no doubt find II soon. and
perhaps ind Henderson. II so. look out for burnt
nowdeT.