Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-22
Extraordinary EIopement.

The Rochester Democrat of the l4th re-
lates the following curious case of elopement: {:
Last Friday night woman named Cherry
the wife of an engineer in the employ of the
Central Railroad Company, eloped from the
residence of her husband in company with
young fellow named Barney Smears. The
latter is only about eighteen years of age
while his inamorata is a woman on the verge
of forty, who has not only six children, but
also one or two grand children.
Abram Cherry, the husband of the guilty
woman, is Il respectable and according to our
information, industrious, upright man, who
has never given lis wife any reasonable
cause for such step-if, indeed, a reasonable
cause can ever be alleged for proceeding so
disgracetul He runs an engine between the
Syracuse and Utica at present. and has regu-
l0rly been in the habit of sending home a
sufficient amount of his earnings to support
his family in comfort. For some time past
however, Mrs Cherry has cultivated an init.
macy with Smears, who is a good-for nothing
and idle lad, and at last they agreed upon a
flight in company, the pan was put in ope-
ration, as we have stated Friday night, the
Unmatched and wicked pair gathering to-
gether what they could of their own and Mr.
Cherrys property, which they packed up
and carried away on the train which left
here for Albany soon after midnight The
children, of whom the youngest is only three
years of age, were all left behind. On the
day preceding the evasion, Mr.. Cherry had
sent to his wife S25, which constituted the
principal part of the funds of the runaways,
upon which they relied to defray expenses
Intelligence of the affair became current
Saturday merning, and Officer Rogers, who
lives in the vicinity of the Cherrys, immedi
ately telegraphed to the wronged husband
at Syracuse and Utica. Mr.. Cherry was at
the time on his way from the latter to the
former place, and must have met the train
containing the fugtives. AS soon as the dis
patch reached him he caused word to be
telegraphed to Albany, and at once took a
down train himselfin in pursuit When Smears
and Mrs. Cherry reached Albany, they found
at the depot certain officers who insisted on
their company to police station, where they
were searched and detained until Mr.. Cher
rvs arrival. The baggage in possession of
the travellers was also held for inspection by
the husband
Mr. Cherry Immediately took possession of
it and his wife. Smears was taken to the
police office prisoner, charged with larceny
in carrying away quantity of Mr.. Cherry s
property.
The baggage of the wretched pair was ta-
ken to the police office also and examined.
1t consisted of a trunk belonging to Mrs,
Cherry, and chest belonging to Smears.
There were also "a roll of carpeting and a
feather bed, belonging to Mr.. Cherry's house
hold effects. Snears' chest was opened, and
found to contain considerable amount of
clothing, and various articles taken from Mr..
Cherry's house.
As the officers were overhauling the con-
tents of the chest, they came upon a daguer
rotype Of Mrs. Cherry, which Smears seized
and thrust into his bosom, saying that nobody
should take it away--a proceeding which
taking place in the presence of the husband
whom he had so cruelty wronged, may serve
to Illustrate the shamelessness which charac.
terized the whole demeanor of the culprit
Smears was committed to Jail to await fur
ther examination upon the charge Of larceny
preferred against him. What disposition Mr.
Cherry intends to make of his wife, is more
than we can tell. lie is almost broken heart
ed at the calamity which has befallcn him
feeling it more acutely for the sake Of hi
children than on his own account