Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-08

mined to follow him until she could force the
truth out of him. His first move was to Free
port, Illinois, and thither she went, watching
him untiringly, dogging his footsteps, following
him like a shadow. She had not been in the
place q week, until large amount of spurious
money was set ahoat, and this convinced her
that A. was in the business. Next he pushed
for Fl Wayne, Indiana, and the same thing oc-
curing there, she caused his arrest. Nothing
could be fastened upon him, however. and he
was discharged. From Fl. Wayne, he went to
Canton, Ohio, from thence to Pittsburgh, Al
oona, Lancaster, Chambersburg, Philapephla,
Pa, Goshen, Deposit, Binghamton. OwegO,
Elmira, and other towns, in New York, remain
ing some times as long as two and three months
in place. In each place his business was diff
ferent. Sometimes he was horse buyer. then
purchasing grain, and sometimes butter and
eggs. By some means she kept herselfinformed
of his movements, and wherever he went, she
was with him. In every place he went, coun-
terfeit meney became plenty, but all her efforts
to fix the passing ofitupon him were unavailing
Two years and a half were spent in this man
ner, when finally, he turned up in Newton, Sus-
sex county, New Jersey. His day oftribulation
had arrived, for in less than week after his
arrival, he was taken suddenly ill-not danger
ously, but enough to confne him to his bed
Mrs. P was at the same hotel, and the moment
his illness became known to her, she determined
to turn it to account She Immediately sent for
the physician who attended him, and told him
her story. She narrated how she had followed
him, and the reasons therefor, and begged him
to assist her. She requested him to give his
patient medicine that would PROSTATE him for
time, then when the sickness thus produced was
at its height, to inform him that he could not
live. She had faith that in his terror he would
make clean breast of it. The physician as
scented, d,--dosed him sufficiently to kill man of
ordinary strength, and while he was writhing
under the effects of the drugs, told him that he
could not live twelve hours, and that if he
had any arrangements to make, he had better
lose no time. A. was frightened, a minister
was sent for, who, in good faith, prayed with
him, and pointed out to him the necessity of
immediate repentance and preparation for that
other world into which he must soon pass. At
this moment, Mrs. p, the shadow that had
followed him for two years and a half, stepped
| into the room She entreated him to repair the
wrong he had done her husband, before it was
too late-not to die with that great sin cling
| ing to him. Thoroughly frightened and peni-
tent, he consented to all she required. A ma
gistrate was sent for, and he confessed that it
was him that had paid the spurious money to
P He stated, moreover, that he was connect
ed with gang of counterfeiters, and that his
real business was distributing spurious money
among confederates in different portions of the
Union. To keep himself above suspicion he
paid for all he purchased in good mOne7, and
only used the spurious in that instance, be-
cause he happened to have none other with
him, and wanted the horses.
Armed with these proofs of her husbands in
nocence, Mrs, P returned to Missouri as fast
as steam could carry her, and laying them be-
fore the Governor of that State, had the satis-
faction of carrying pardon to the prison her.
self. They now reside in Knoxville, Illinois.
A. was told of the ruse that had been play
ed upon him, and was allowed to depart unmo-
Tested His strength returned in a very short
time after the truth was communicated to him.
-BueyrHs Journal.