The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-18
Love aud Deceptton..The Flight of q
Leather M rchant on the Eve OF hi >
wedding.


wedding.
A wealthy leather merchant of Williams
burg, who does business in the swamp, and
has branch establishment in Manchester,
England, was engaged to be married to a
beautiful young lady in williamsburg, but
on the eve Of the wedding suddenly disap-
peared. The merchant il man about forty
years OF age, widower, and the father OF
Ave children. The lady 10 an orphan. She
belongs to one OF the first families Ia Viii.
liamsburg, and was in every way most eli
gible match. In addition to her personal At
fractions, she il said to be most accom-
plished lady, and the heiress TO a oonsidera-
BILE fortune, She Ia the junior OF the gentle
man to whom she was TO have been united BY
some fifteen years.
For some time past he has bcsn most de-
voted in his attentions to her, and the we'd
ding day had been fixed. In an unguarded
moment her love overcame her discretion.--
As is too often the case under such circum-
stances, his affection abated, and upon vari.
Gus pretexts he put OF the day fixed for their
marriage. At length, to bring matters to a
crisis, the iady's two brothers, one Of whom
is wealthy contractor OF Brooklyn, and the
other large farmer in pennsylvania, had an
interview with the gentleman in the early part
OF the week, and told him il be did not fulfill
his promise they would take summary sen-
geAnce upon him. A second interview was
had last Tuesday, at which the lady WAS pres
| emit The merchant then fixed upon FRIDAY
evening last for the celebration Of the nup-
tials.
The wedding dress was prepared, the guests
were invited, and every preparation made for
the ceremony. Friday evening came, the
| guests were present, the bride and her maids
arrayed, and the clergyman ia waiting; but
the bridegroom came not Yesterday the
brothers, accompanied by their sister, waited
upon the Mayor Of this city, and warrant
for she merchants arrest was issued. Ii was
| supposed that he would leave for England in
the steamer Git oil Washington, and officer
Hiilard, armed with the warrant and accom-
panied by the brothers, boarded that vessel
as she put into the stream and accompanied
her TO Sandy Hook. Captain Petric afforded
them every opportunity Of prosecuting their
search, mastering all the passengers on deck,
but the missing man was not on board. lie
had, however, shipped 90 tons Of leather BY
the vessel, and from subsequent information
| il IL believed that he sailed for Europe in the
Cunard steamer from Boston last Nedncs
day.
! One of the brothers viii follow him ia th.
Cunarder from this port next Wednesday, il
i should prove that he has gone TO Europe
Tomorrow efforts viii be made by the polio,
and Justice Welsh to ascertain whore he hs.
gone. The young lady's brothers are re
/ solved TO follow him to the ends OF the worlt
il necessary and bring him back to wed thei
sister, or make terrible example Of him fol
his crimes Sunday Times.
Etr0.
The old court house, where the electiol
was held, and while the canvass Of the vote
was progressing, At 81 O'Clock this morning
took IRE and burned entirely to the ground
Loss small, as the building was an old rick
city affair, and had been abandoned for th