Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-06-14
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a.uu aos lroHy we'll off, ,o iur os This
world r... wore concerned. His prop
crty was 40 invested in Building which
had cost him eighty thousand dollars lie
did dot marry until he wa, forty, probably
from the fear of mourning unnecessary oN-
pcnscs: and when, finally he did take q
wife. il was only hc would have taken q
Householder.
Mrs, Gordon was poor woman, and bad
been Obliged TO work very hard for living
Probably she married ON pure prudential
considerations, for she could not have pos
sihly have loved such au abortion OF mgn
rs John Gordon She took good care Of
her husband, treated him better than hr
deserved, and WAS in every respect an obe-
dient, faithful wife. All She received in
return was the mDanc support which her
husbaud's house afforded her
When they had been married some
three years, john was taken sick, and lin
gcrod on for q year, during which time his
wife was an excellent and devoted nurse.
Her whole aim seemed to bc TO discharge
her duties to her lord with fidelity. She
had made q bargain with him, and She per-
formed her part Of the cor tract with scru-
pulous cXactness.
Ond day heard that John Gordon was
dead 1t was a small loss to the commu-
nifty, and could not think of pitying his
wife, Tor her lot was certainly ameliorated
by his departure. She would be entitled
to one-thlrd OF the income OF ms real es,
tate, which, for poor woman as she had
been, and having no luxurious tastes to
gratliy, would he q prlncely stipend.
- 1 4 I -.
neither thought nor heard anything
more OF John Gordon or ms WIFE, Tor two
months, when woman appeared at my
office and introduced herself as Mrs. Cor
don.
Mine Is very bad case Mr.. Docket
said she, seatmghcrseIt by my side
Indeed, madam, / thought you were
very comfortably provided for You have
one-thlrd OF the income oi your hu>oan"
estate, or about one thousand year. =,
III seems that am not 10 nave TINS,
replied she'
mot have II
Peter Gordon has taken possession OF
the estate, declaring 1t belongs to him
lie sald my husband SOFA II TO nm IeW
weeks before ne died,
How could that be
OV0l 0AO"OS' ny 'iiO NSN" "ii' '"y q ~
has been recorded"
Does he? so much the better Tor you
madam, The law gives one-halt OF his
personal estate
but he SOLD II Tor one dollar, inter-
rupted she
"He could not sell It without yout con-
currence. Did you release your right to
dover IN the premises
mo, sir; Peter says did, though, and
showed me my name duly signed on the
deed.
"Did you sign II
NO sir.
"lhen 1t Is forgery.
"lou Nre confident you dld not sign
your name to the deco :!
81 am very sure dld not, and for very
good reasS'l
what lLat'
'l cannot "ni'' never even wrote my
name. "@. Drought up IN the country,
r".,' sa.. "id no! get as much schooling
go. MY iojES were very poor, and
v "ad chance to go to school, sad
Is. GORDON With some confusion.
'l1d your husband know that you could
not write?'
NO l never 'oId nm
| dismissed her with the request that
she woHld call the next day. l went at
once to the Registry OF Deeds, and found
that Mrs. Gordon told straight story
Mer miserable husband had given his pro
perty to his brother in his last days, so as
to cheat his wife, who had cared for him
IN health, and nursed him in sickness, of
her Just claims upon his estate.
lie was a villain! | need not say felt
deep interest in the case OF my client,
and resolved to bring matters to an issue
at once, The next day when she called,
she directed me to her sister, by whom 1t
could be proved that Mrs. Gordon could
not write her name; who had seen her
make mark often, and within very
short time.
The person who proiessed to have wit
messed the signature OF Mrs. Gordon, was
clerk in the Office of Peter. My first
move was to take steps to arrest him on a
charge OF fraud, and to sue his employer
Tor my clients share OF the rents, which
he had Just collected, and which he had