The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-10-30

| y CALIFORNIA LADY Is SEARCH oY TIE
BETRArER or HER FRIESp. We met yes
terday at the Miami Depot, lady who
has exhibited the most interchangeable per.
severance in the pursuit OF Information
under. embarrassing difficulties. Three
years ago she resided in California, which
State, in fact, she claims now rs her resi-
dencc, and there became acquainted with
a man named Munson, a pleasing. cool,
atfablc gentleman, who so adroitly worked
his way into her confidence that she in
troduced him to a young lady, anear aud
dear friend, possessed OF some fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars in cash. The
result, as might have been anticipated,
was the consumption Of the lady's heart
felt wishcs-thc marriage of her friend
to the polished and atfiblc gentleman.
a few months rolled around, and every
thing passed of smoothly enough. The
husband was atlectionatc and attentive;
the lady all love and confidence. Finally
the husband expressing wish to enter
into business and settle down for life. the
confjing wife drew from her bankers al.
most the entire of her fortune and placed
it in his hands. A week after the steam
or sailed for the Atlantic side, and the
villain husband departed with the gold,
leaving his confding victim to the tender
mercics of a world that is far too busy to
look after individual wrongs in which they
have no personal or pccuniary interest.
The lady who haI brought about the
match, felt and boldly faced her rcspon-
sibility in the premises, and on the sail
ing OF the next homeward bound steamer,
she took passage for New York, deter
mined to follow the betrayer Of her con-
fidencc, and the love of wife, to tho
bounds Of civilization, and bring him to
punishment. Arrived in New York, she
got traces of his footsteps, followed him
over various routes, until she tracked him
TO village in Pennsylvania, where she
found him with another wife, to whom
he had been married before going TO Cal
ifornia. a warrant was issued for his
arrest for bigamy, but having no proofs
OF his second marriage, after short cx-
animation, he was discharged.
Nothing dauntcd by this unlocked for
termination of affairs, the lady immcdi-
atcly returned TO California, procured the
necessary aiiidavits subtantiating Nlunson's
marriage there, together with evidence Of
the fact Of his having abscondcd with
some $4,000 of his second wifc's funds,
and once more returned to the Atlantic
side in search Of the betrayer other friend.
And that search she has prosecuted now
for two or three months with the most de-
ternincd and restless perseverance,; but
thus far without success. lie had left the
village where he resided when arrested
for bigamy, and although the lady had
obtained some subsequent traces of his
movements, when We met her yesterday,
she had not yet succeeded in asccrtaining
his present residence, although she is sat
is!ied il is somewhere in the west. She
had already expended large amoun, Of
her own funds in the pursuit, and cSprcs.
sed the determination not TO give up the
chase until her "swcet revenge" had been
gratiied, and the villain brought TO jus
iicc. May her labors prove successful,
will be the wish OF every honest heart
The lady pursuer left yesterday for Clcve-
land, whcie she has friends residing. II
she may not be classcd among the "strong
minded women," she is certainly very
determined one.-CiReinati Gazette.