Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-04-21
From the Albany Evening Journal.
a Young Man with two Wives.

On the first instant we gave sketch Of the
career OF u young man with three wives, and
to-day We are called upon to chronicle the ad
ventures Of one with two wives. The hero OF
the last is u young man of twenty-three years,
OF prepossessing appearance, who, with his Dor
rowed watch and chain, made the object of his
affection believe that hewas wealthy, having
recently inherited from his deceased mother u
fortune Of 60 900, which, in due course of law,
he would obtain; but, Just then, he was not
flush, having exhausted nearly if not quite all
his means in litigation He gained his point,
not only in law, but in obtaining the affections
of the lady. They were married, and what
followed is matter mainly of record.
About nine months since, genteel appear
ing female entered the Police Office in this City,
and applied for warrant for the arrest of her
husband, John Burton Shaw, for neglecting to
support his wife. She obtained the precept,
which was placed in the hands of Police Con-
stable Maloy. After an unsuccessful but con-
slant search of nearly fortnight, that officer
accidently met HIM in the street, and escorted
him to the Office, where an examination was
had. He appeared there with friend by the
name hf VIM. B. Litch, who acted as his coun-
sci and adviser. A partial examination was
had, and the case not being concluded, Justice
Cole Gas is usual in such casey gave the accused
an opportunity of defending himself by an ad-
tournament of it to the following day, to enable
hlm to procuc the attendance Of his witnesses.
| Upon that hearing, his friend and counsel
Mr.. Litch, represented to the Justice that he
was a man of property, which was located in
Ballston Spa, and that he would be responsible
for Mr. Shaw's appearance on that day 1t
was then proven that John Burton Shaw was
married to Euphemia Ann Wells on the 18th
of March, 1858, by the Rev. A. A. Farr, of
this city, and the witnesses were Mary Mossoup
and the wife OF the officiating clergyman. The
hour for the adjournment came, but Mr.. Shaw
and his counsel and adviser, Mr.. Litch, were
not to be found. nor was there anything hea I'd
of either until the first of February, when the
latter appeared in this city, and called at the
residence Of Mr.. Shaw's mother in law to solicit
an interview with Mrs Shaw. 1t was obtained,
when he urged upon that lady a jahnt to Troy
for the purpose of having a reconciliation with
her husband, who was stopping at the Troy
House. Objections were raised by her, but she
finally yielded upon obtaining the consent of
her mother. This was only obtained at the ur-
gent solicitations of Mr.. Litch, who said that
he was the cause of the separation, and was de-
sirous of making amends for his conduct by
bringing them together. He was accompanied
to Troy by both mother and daughter, for the
former refused her consent without she accom-
panied them, and upon their arrival a stump
tuous supper table was spread in a private
room. MIR. Shaw then urged upon his wife to
60 with him to New York, but she refused, and
the entire party finally came to this city, when
the proposals to go to New York We're renewed.
They remained in this city until the fourth
of February, when reconciliation was effected
and tho arrangements for leaving were to be
perfected on the following day. That day came
but no Mr.. Shaw or Mr. ltch made their APP,
pearance, and nothing was again heard of them
until the Goth of March, when the Chief Of
Police of this city, Mr.. johnson, received q let
ter from Joseph A. Wing, of Montpelier, Yer
mont, stating that II person by the name o.
John Burton Shaw was in Jail at that place fol
debt, and that be had secretly married young
lady in that place lie also stated that he
learned from Shaw that he resided in Ballstor
Spa, and that suspicion were entertained il
Vermont that Shaw was a married man and haC
wife living in this State. lie desired tn,
Chief to make some inquiry, and to give hin