The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-10


ETTE, md, ExPLAINED-HE ELOPES WITH HIS FIRST
LOVE.
An extra from the office Of the Lafayette Courier gives
the following facts in regard to the Disappearance
from that city of one of its prominent ctzcns:-
The remarkable disappearance Of Mr. Patton leading
hardware dealer of this city has been the subject
tended comment in these columns and wherever Mr. p
was known has excited the eest apprehensons as to
his fate.
upon short tour of recreation accompanied by his little
son. child scarce five years of age. He took as was
supposed but small amount Of money-barely sufficient
to deray his expenses to Chicago and return but one
change OF linen and strange say urgent in pres
sing upon his wife to accompany him. She declined to go
however, and, expressing his regret he took his dcpar
ture. His return by the next train was confidently ex
pected by his family and friends Their agonizing sus
pense, as days and weeks elapsed, may be imagined.
The seeming purity Of his private life his position as
leading member of the Methodist church, the seem
stance in fact combined TO preclude any solution of his
absence save upon the superstition that he had met with
foul play We are panied tosay that subsequent dcveope
mens, the result of thorough investigation into all the
circumstances attending his disappearance reveal the fact
that he has eoped with Miss Adcne Potts young lady
who formerly resided near Dayton in this county and
whom nc was at one time engaged 1t seems that they
haF been children together became Sewers and were to
have been married on certain day brother residing
near Charlottesville, opposed the match and intercepted
their correspondence misunderstanding and an es-
arrangement ensued. At this uncture he commenced pay
ing his attentions to highly respectable young lady Of
this city, and pqued by the seeming GOODNESS OF Miss
Potts, married her after brief courtshp The nterfe,
brother the Intercepted letters and the con-
sequen misunderstanding and estrangement were subsc.
quently explaned and as the story goes Mr. Patton was
heard to lament his ladvised haste in the most
sured terms protesting his undyng love- for Miss Potts
and begging the privilege Of retaining portion of their
correspondence as souvenir Of the past.
Since this PERIOD which sometime in February
1882 Miss Potts has resided in Illinois and Wisconsin, with
the exception of few weeks which she spent on visit TO
attention. bat nothing Occurred to Occasion nuv
1t Is now revealed, however, that regular correspond
with al ms
oonsn, discovered the correspondence about eighteen
months SINCE and made an unsuccessful effort to have it
MIR. Patton, we have before stated left this city on
Monday afternoon August g. arriving Chicago about
nine O'Clock on the evening of the day Early the
next morning he went to the telegraph office and sent
| despatch to Miss Potts at GAINESVILLE as follows
"Mcet me at Beloit. HARDING"
The despatch reached Miss Potts at an carly hour and
informing her friends that she was expected to ocatc
bridesmaid at the wedding Of friend Belo that day
left for b. by the first train. Patton had preceded her
and had engaged rooms at the hotel, registering himself
and child as j. W. Harding and son, and informing the
landlord that he expecting the arrival of his wife
| They occupied the same room that night.
The next day she returned to GAINESVILLE, aud informing
her friends that she going short visit to Rich
mond county packed her entire wardrobe and left the
same evening Patton doubtless joined her again at some
of the way stations between GAINESVILLE and Belo Here
all trace OF the guilty couple lost Is tho general sup
position that they went 70 New York aud sailed fol
Miss Potts is known to have had considerable suu q
money ana u is not probable that Mr. Patton was as
| short o. funds as was at first supposed.
MIS- Paton, whose case eXciteS the most heartfelt
pahy in the entire community, has filed her application
for divorce and almony on the ground Of adultery anl
| abandonment.
| ELOPEMENT OF A WIFE FROM ST. LOUIS
From the 81. Louis Democrat Sept n
gentleman from Vicksburg, who visited ST. Louis il
company with his wife lately, with the intent of making
some Investments in steamboat stock we believe return
cd this evening in search Of his wife and $4,000 which
She Is supposed TO have taken with her and went dowr
on the Gladiator The story, as told is that mutua
friend OF the husband and wife called the lady hastily
on Saturday last with purportcd message from her hus
band, requesting her presence with the escort of the
friend in llnosown; the friend learns the sudden dc
parturc of the husband and the wife and friend proceed
in company to Sandoya There they change cars to tn,
Illinois Central Railroad for the South and are in Cairo
| saturday evening Further than SandOval the husband
had not traced them certainly and further than Cairo no
at ALL subsequent to his departure the Gladiator
appears in evidence that lady and gentleman answering
the description given, took passage for Paducah on thu
Thomas scott, Sunday morning, registering their name
as " Mr.. and Mrs Hargrave.n The husband we are in
formed is particularly anxious about portion 49, 50O
the money presumed TO be the adys hands which h,
| held in trust for another party.
! STILL ANOTHER ELoPEMENT.
The Watervile Times says:-We are informed that ;
man residing in Marshall recently eoped with his wife,
sister The guilty pair went TO Buckville Madison county
where they represented themselves to be man and wife
After brief while the woman fell sick and died TIL,
story now IS that she was poisoned by her paramour
! who has fled. This told in good faith