The Placer herald., 1857-11-28
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
A California Lady on the Chase.

We met Yesterday at the Miami Depot a
lady who has exhibited the most indetatgable
perseverance in the pursuit of information
under embarrassing difficulties. Three years
ago she resided in California, which State, in
fact, she claims now as her residence, and
there became acquainted with a man named
Munson, pleasing, cool, aitable gentleman,
who so adroitly worked his way into her
confidence that she introduced him to a
young lady, near and dear friend possessed
of some fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
in cash. The result, as might have been an
ticipated, was the consummation of the lady
heartfelt wishes-the marriage of her friend
to the polished and afable gentleman.
A few months rolled round and everything
passed off smoothly enough. The husband
was affectionate and attentive; the lady all
love and confidence. Finally, the husband
settle down for life, the confding wife drew
from her bankers almost the entire of her
fortune and placed it in his hands. A week
after the steamer sailed for the Atlantic side,
and the villain husband departed with the
gold, leaving his conlding victim to the ten
der mercies of local world that is far too
busy to look after individual wrongs in which
they have no personal or pecuniary interest.
The lady who had brought about the
match, felt and boldly faced her responsible
ty in the premises and on the sailing of the
next homeward bound steamer, she took
passage for New York, determined to follow
the betrayer Of her confidence, and the love
of wife, to the bounds of civilization and
bring him to punishment. Arrived in New
York, she got traces of his footsteps, follow
ed him over various routes until she tracked
him to a village in Pennsy lvania, where she
found him with another wife, TO whom he
had been married before going to California.
A warrant was issued for his arrest for biga-
my, but having no proofs of his second mar
riage after a short examin; ton, he was dis
charged.
Nothing daunted by this unlocked for ter
mination of affairs, the lady Immediately re-
turned to California, procured the necessary
atfdayits substantiating Monson's marriage
there, together with evidence of his having
absconded with some $4,000 of his secoud
wite's funds, and once more returned to the
Atlantic side in search Of the berayer of
her friend. And that search she has prose
cuted now for two or three months with the
most determined and restless perseverance,;
but thus far without success. He had left
that village where he resided when arrested
for bgamy, aud although the lady had oh
tanned some subsequent traces of his move
ments, when we met her yesterday, she had
not yet succeeded in ascertainng his present
residence, although she is satisfied it is some
where in the West. She has already eypen-
died large amount Of her own funds in the
pursuit, and expressed her determination not
to give up the chase until her sweet revenge
had been gratiied, and the william brought
to justice. May her labors prove successful,
will be the wish of every honest heart. The
lady pursuer left yesterday for Cleveland,
where she has friends residing If she may
not be cassed among the "strong minded
women" she is certainly a very determined