Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-04-22
Anorher story OF CopiusaI IuadsIIrv.
SCANDAL IN PHILADELPHIA.
From the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript


tFroua the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript
A counterpart of the SieEles affair has just
transpired, the alleged adulterer being Phlia-
delphian, and the guilty wife woman who has
heretofore moved in the first circles Inc
details as they transpired are rs follows: II APP
pears that wealthy and highly resPec.aoIe
gentleman, residing in the vicinity oil Gaienai
Kent County, Nd, some time since visited our
CITY, in company with his wife, in pursuit OF both
business and pleasure They were the guests
of some very agreeable acquaintance, ana our
ing the period of their stay were handsomely
entertained by the family at whose mouse they
were stayinc, the visiting lady making herself
particularly agreeable, and beStowing on dli1er-
ent members of the family very handsome pres
ents and conducting herself in such a manner
as TO gain the good feelings and win golden
opinions from ALL In the family resided son
Of the host and hostess, and brother oil one OF
two handsome and agreeable sisters, which son,
being fast and fashionable, at once became
desperately enamored of the handsome and sus-
cepiible visitant, and soon ingratiated himself
into her good graceS so deep that, when the time
arrived for her husband and herself to return to
their pleasant home, the lovely lady could not
think doing unless the son ana brother OF her
entertainers accompanied them, which, after some
considerable objection the husband at last con-
scented to; and so they all started Oft together.
Alter their arrival at home, everything contim-
ued to move along smoothly for time. Alter
while, however, the servants and others began
to observe that the wife and her visitor were
peculiarly fond of each other; and soon this
fondnesS became the subject of more or less
gossip. 1t was noticed that the wife had par
ticuIar penchdRt, during the absence of her lord
and master, to nurse the head of her handsome
guest on her lap. So matters prOgressed-the
loving couple becoming more loving, until the
husband, who had been absent coming home
on a certain occasion, discovered the hero of our
story and his f1ithless wife in tagrdnte deEictu,
and rushing for his gun, attempted to put
period to the existence of the destroyer oil his
cOnnubial felicity; but the treacherouS piece
only exploded the cap without discharging the
contents, and thus the guilty one escaped
Soon after this the husband was suddenly at
tackled with some fell disease, Frustrated upon
bed of Sickness and in aremarkaby short space
Of time his death occurred, as we are informed,
under suspicious circumstances
While the husband was i'll, the gay young
Lothario returned to the house and took up his
quarters here; and, as soon as the husband died
and was buried, he proclaimed himself master
aud proprietor of the establishment and order
ed some of the servants, of whom there were
number, to deliver his grain to market in Ches-
tertown, as he wanted the money for it; which
quite astoniShcd those whom hO ordered about,
as well as every body else, rs it was rather in
comprehensive how a stranger, whom they had
never seen before, could so soon become the
master. II was found, however, that the will
Of tile deceased, which was written IN the hand
writing of this fast young man, conveyed every
thing to him, and he gave it out that he intend
ed to proceed to the proper tribunal and have
tho will proven according to law. The sus.
picions, however, of the neighbors becoming
aroused, an excitement began to spread through
the country thereabOut, and the gay young
gentleman was chased by the people from the
neighborhood, and they vow, if he returns, they
will tar and feather him. Some persons, think
ing that the husband died by foul means, it was
decided TO disintcr his body and hold post
morton, examination of it. Last Tuesday was
the day fixed for doing so, but have not as
yet learned whether it was done or not. The
hero of all this story has deserted wife, who,
with helpless child or two to maintain, is
teaching school for livelihood in Iowa Next
week we hope to be able to give additional details
of the transaction, with the names of the guilty
parties which at present withheld in accor-
the investigation in charge.