Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-29

Henry " lllam Herbert mas OeeH inc LHSIhe VI
much gossip among the New York papers touch
ing the "ny sterious female" who is said to Rave
poisoned the ear ofHerbert's wife against him.
The Dispatch says:
eshe is lady of a certain character far
more popular among men than among her own
sex"
In regard to the romantic autecedents of'Her-
bert's wife, the same journal says:
awe arc informed that the young lady had
been previously unfortunate in marriage and
was a divorced wife at the time of meeting wiz
Mr. Herbert. Their first acquaintance was az
so, we believe, even more romantic than that
described in the newspapers. We understand
that matrimonial advertisement i'll the Her
aid was the first cause of the lnmentable re:
suits produced by this strange and starred
union F Ts.. M
Concerning the same parties, the Cincinnati
Enquirer furnishes the following further partic-
lars:
"The lady who has figured SO largely in the
late suicide of Frank Forester, in New York, is
not unknown to the world, though never before
so conspicuousy brought to public notice.
Some five years ago, young gentleman, then
and now connected with the theatrical probes
sion, and at the present time a member OF one
Of the dramatic companies in this city, met the
lady referred TO i'll Providence, her native city
"a warm and romantic attachment grew up
between them. He young, talented, and
goodlooking she was beautiful, fascinating, and
accomplished. Time passed, and subsequently
the pair met in New Orleans where the youth
| ful candidate for TheSpian honOrs had followed
his fair iaau.oruta The interpositon of
friends, under whose charge the lady had been
placed, threatened to cut short the hapPinc IS OF
the romantic pair; but
glove laughs at lccksnhs."
''The young gentleman scaled the walls Of the
latly's castle and bore off his love by stealth to
Mobile, where the twain were made one on
January a. 1854 They lived very happily to-
gether for two wears Relatives became recon
ciled the young man abandoning the stage for
| the studyO law, ut the earnest solicitation OF
his wife's friends. All went on happily, until
the ladys friends began to sow the seeds OF dis
cord between the pair-and he, from love oil the
profession, again essayed the stage. The lady's
friends, to accomplish their design falsely accu-
sed the husband with infidelity, and threatened
her with dsiuheritance if she did not leave him.
"Finally, they succeeded, aud, under the pre-
tencG Of visit to friends in New York, she lett
her husband, With a parting kiss and smile OF
| fond endcarment, in the same manner that she
has her late husband, declining any further com.
nuncation. The youthful husband, of course,
was frantic; sought for reconciliation, and re-
Escorted to all kinds of eXpcdients to bring II
about At last, tho lady Seemingly rclented,
and. promised to return to him, provided he
would cuAGcnt to a divorce as means of paci-
| rying her relatives, at the same time pledgIng
her Word to marry him again in secret. Full Of
confidence and trust, he accedcd the divorce
was procured ny d'lnnlt IN tle E91ue nSI4 tba
uoups .,on,i"a" lives to cpnrratune himself
on his escape from n false.heartcd woman"
Sic transit gt0rin dmort$.
The New York Times has the following, ,.-
CoNCIDENcEs -Mn. HEKBERT-Ihey who
are curious about condolences will lind two
remarkable ones between the recent incidents
in Henry William Herbert's life and death and
two in his novel of "Nlarmnduke WyviI, or the
Minds Revenge" first published fifteen years
ago. The motto of the book is vengeance is
mine. will repay saith the Lord. On page
| 97 will be found the rescue OF Il maiden from
rui1ians by the hero, who was very much the
class of man with the deceased novelist. The
girl and her rescuer afterwards contract love
for each other, but she, fearful of his passions
| will not marry him. She dies and at page 4Ol
will be found SoIiloquy which he makes upon
her memory at a time when he is on the TIRES.
hold Of duel, viz: surely it was all tate-aIl
fate or chencc! sought her not. 1t was not
my. fault that She tended me til! love grew upon
us both and has at last made both SO wretch
ed" Next maddening himself with wine, in
few moments he commits suicide by jumping
| from the window. 1t will thus be seen that