The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-12
Nj e.aocho,y Fai from Grace.

S nee the 10th Of October last, Mrs. Kee-
sey, ih4 wife Of The Rev. Mr.. Keesey, Of
Grseusourg, Pa, has been in deep distress
at tie mysterious disappearance Of her hus-
oaad. He had always appeared devoted to
hi. wife and FIVE children, and as there was
no apparent cause for his strange, absence,
M. X. caused an advertisement to be in
serted ia the papers,a copy Of which will tie
found below. Recently, However, it has
been asc rtand beyond questi,n that the
Reverend individual has eloped With gay
Young grass widow. The Greensburg cor
respondent @! the Pittsburg Dispatch, pub
li.hes the following explanation of the mys'
FERROUS Disappearance ....
The d. veiopements made in the recent
ell pement case, Chat Of Rev Kelsey shows
tn at their plans were we'll laid, and have
succeeded ad nirably. There is no clue to
their WI, reabouts, but it is supposed they
steered for the land of refuge Canada. In
regard to Rev. Mr. keesey, have ohiY to
say that orr whole community was shocked
as i,h an earthquake at the idea of his
name being coupled with such an affair, and
people were lob to believe it poss BILE, yet
verIig it appears he wore the livery Of heay-
en- To serve the devil in. But in regard to
tn grass widow, as she chose to call her
self, that is all CANNON. Minnie Sarver.
for that i her n me, we learn, was seduced
bv a man named r., and became the
mother Of an illegitjmate child, some four
or five years ago. That child was plac d in
The care Of worthy couple in or near Mad
ison, il this county. At the time Of her Sc
duction she lived ia the country somewhere
near this place. She since came to live here,
where she resided ia very respectable fam
", and has been a member in good standing
Of Mr.. Ks church, On. B. and has been
known only as Minnie Lusk gay young
grass widow For some time back she has
been making preparations for her fight, and
succeeded in yictimizing numerous dealers
in crinoline, trim mings, &C., to nearly the
amount of 500. 1t is surmised that she
was in delicate situation, and this fact be-
ing known to him, led him, rather than to
brave the exposure of his shame, to sever
the ties that bound him to his God, bis iam-
ily and his friends, thus compelling hun to
wander like Cain, an oatcast from society,
and from all that was near and dear to him,
leaving a tender and atectionate wife and
five belplsss children to the cold CHARITY OF
the worla, and faithful and devoted con
gregatio to mourn their cruel desertion. No
steps a. vet have been taken for t.! ar
rest and prosecution OF the fugitives. In
deed 80 astounding were the facts in this
case that it seemed like treason to believe
them.
Mysterious Disoppearance.-Rev. 7. L.
Reese, Minister OF the Church of the Uni
ted Brethren in Christ, residing in Greens
burgh, Westmoreland Co., Pa, having
wife and f We children, left home on the 10Th
of October to fill an appointment for Rev.
Wm 4. Dick in Altoona, on the following
Sabbath. He also intended TO stop on his
way 10 Johnstown several days. On inquiry
it was ascertained that he had not been at
either place nor can any traces OF his
be ascertained. Any informa-
ton concerning him will be gladly received
by his wife,
MARGARET ANN KELSEY
Greensburgh Nor. l. 1859.
ALI editors will confer favor upon the
subscriber by publishing the above.