Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-09-17
weekes and his Twenty Five wtvos.
LITERARY DEvEL PMENrs-A HIGH mDRAL

WeekeS amd his Twenty Five Wives.
LITERARY DEvEL PMENrs-A HIGH MORAL
TINE.
W. have received some very curious
deveIopm in rega'd to George w.
Weekes, the late proprietor of the Alhe.
naum. Our informaLio is entirely relia
ole, and wonderful as the details prove
10 be. they are nevertheless strictly true
Weekes figured throughout the United
States in he year eighteen hundred and
fifty four, under The name Of "WenL
worth" AMI his brilliant career of swind.
ling will be remembered by many OF our
readers. W,Ihin space OF eight months
he established" newspapers in almost
every prominent city of the Uuion--and
had MS many wives AS he had jOuIna
tie irst commenced his career in the ex>
reme east = and from thence proceeded tn
Ph'ladelphia. where he gaIhered o
geher. by means OF a prospectus. suffi
cIent funds To take him West.
Deserving his last wife. he proceeded
Lexington. KY. and there married u
Miss Hunter. Cincinnati next became
MS he ,dquarters, and b. quickly created
sensation by getting mpa weekly" un
der the name ui Eta WsmLD IrLh's Jour.
nal His new vile cauva,sed the city
aud Safe for subscribers. like the late
"hnna Cora" aud the success Of the
roject Was complete IT, add still more
- The home treasury number of young
girls we're emplo ed as c0mpositUrs. and
IAN association of ladies'" 6Sured as the
editors. Finding tina he had pretty we'll
cleaned the place, Weekes bid Adieu. for
he seasun TO Mrs. W. No. 3. and with
Mrs. W No. ! jnurnr, ed to Phtladel
phlA, where another Ella WentwOrth's
Journal WAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
canvassed for.
Taking large brick house in Fourth
street, he furnished 1t handsomely. and
went 10 work on a still more extrnsiVe
scale. FIndIn! that one ELLEN Went.
worth" could obtain fifty subscribers per
lay. at one dollar each, he multiplied the
Elias by leu. and employed ten more for
the business rooms OF the Literary" jour.
nal. which wts TO "elevate the tastes"
md reform the moras Of the city OF Penn.
Posters and editorials from yerdant ed
tors. announced that IAN association Of
lAdi~s would manage the paper. add none
out e,nales would be employed in the
printing department, counting room, etc.
The young girls we're seIecsed with great
care. pretty lace being absolutely ne.
ces.ary tor The purpose of becoming
Wentworlh !
We do not 10 the least infringe on truth.
when Ws state that Weekss at this time.
privately married six OF these young ia.
dies. and Obtained cOmple'e ascendencS
over the others, So we'll WAS the yillisny
managed. that no one then doubted hi.
ruth and affection. He planned trips TO
Ill The surrounding towns. sent Ella
WrntWOTlhs in every direction To canvas.
and promise q loca! jnurnal. while be ais,
published for the time very neat and
credi,anle weekly paper in PbiIsdeIphis
Vile NJ 3 10 Cincinnati. who still re,
posed perfect trust 10 Weeks. having
sold out the ptper there. made her sp
Pearanee IN PmIaielphia AMI stopped ~
one If the lea ling hotels. Here the wait.
ers we're m, stIisd b, finding three II
len Wenlworshs" we're already registered
one haiIing from Harrisburg. ons from
YMk aud one PUttsIiIIe-thsV having
C included ~ visit tie CITY aud learned
what de aimed heir Mr w. Exposure
could not b1 avoided. werkes took the
Cincinnati wife. late Miss Hun,er. pock-
e,ed the grand ca>h. received from the
other twenty. suddeply decamped. and
left scene Of heart rending misery be
hini him. which pen cannot tell The
Sheriff took ossession Of the furniture /;
the paper Of course vas mo where. . and
The poOr girls found themselves destitute
and BETRAYED. aT T
TIE next operations of Weekes we're in
CbsrlestOu.. s G. Un Ter ano.her name.
with another paper sud his fen aIe canvas
ser, he waS enable ia fsw wesks to ae.
quirsi large sum. A4ltII this be sb
Il sconded 70 Engfand. leaving Miss Hunte,