Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-02
Another Chapter in the History of a
ScoundFet.

We learn from the Nashville Tenn papers, that
short time since man named Wentworth came
to that city to reside. III is said TO have passed
himself ntf for preacher, hut, while in wan. of
congregation, he engaged himself as a proof-rpader
in one OF the offices OF the city. He soon made
love TO lady by The of Stewsrt an ID. engaged
TO marry her on Tuesday, the 18th inst One love
affiir WIS not enough, however, for man of his
capacity. end le made love also to Ms Anna
Broadbr ige wife of William Broadbridge of that
CITY, who was alb ent on business in another State
He indnced Nr7. b. to leave home for the purpose
OF marrying him, which she cid on the evening of
the 18Th inst, under the name OF Mrs. Brown.
He joined her two days after under the pane of
Mr. Brown. His sending of dispatch TO her by
this name led to the detection of the plot.
The DIV that Wentworth left TO Join Mrs.
B'oadbri 'ge, be was TO marry Mrs stewart Mrs
Stewart is the owner of a negro woman, and she
made Wentworth her agent to sell the negro which
he die, and pOcketed the money. The proceeds
o. the sale served him to carry off Mrs. Broad
bTId g, INSTEAD OF Mrs. Stewart the sale of whose
negro furnished the means of his vilainy
Mrs Broadbrdge is the mother of eight chill
dren, one OF which, inter sting little girl of FIVE
years, i al that T, mains. The child is nov with
her father in this CITY. We have seldom had 10
record more outrageous case than this villany of
Wentworth makes out We hope that h. will fall
INTO the hands Of justice, and he dealt with as all
such scouuores deserve. He has DESTROYED the
peace and respectablity of a family into which he
SLOolVu as a llehu, and where he used the guise
OF iTiend,hip and the livery of heaven to act the
hend and the devil
This Is doubtless the same George Wentworth,
who - printer, and worked for time 10 this of
flee, some few years since. He was follow ed to
this city by young woman from the North who
had been s"duced by him, and he frequently made
his brags about bis achievements in that way. He
wrote and published verses, and sought the acquain-
tanee OF every young girl whose personal appear
ance pleased him. He closed his career here by
forging an order for clothing and marrying a very
worthy and handsome young lady, the daughter of
widow. snort time since we understand he
was in the vicinity of Louisville preaching He
published paper in one OF the New England States
III connection with several ladies' advocating wo-
mans rights, and there is no telling how many wo-
men the black hearted scoundrel has LeroDgeL The
operatives in bis New England office were young
gTls; one of whom, while his establishment was in
iuIi blast, he persuaded away with him, and took
her to England, leaving his Lexington wife and
doubtless many other wives behind him. Don
Juan, be boosted was his model and proudly con-
iessed to thirteen of seduction of young girls
and lunumerable married ladies. The notorious
Doctor Huyne is scarcely the equal of this smooth
tongued villain in the pursuit and destruction of
the peace and happiness of women. Wentworth,
according to bis own representation, is the of
Ne" 0Tk preacher, and was originally driven from
Ms home for endeaVoring to ruin young lady who
was lis own cousin. He writes very good storirs
and quite respectable Verses.-LerinqLOn (Rv.)
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