The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-15
Weeks, the Cs.verts Actor.

The Boston 7rnaIer, of Dec. IL, published
tho following strange story. n true, II PLACES
Mr.. WKhKs in no very envisble light before the
pubic:
In April last CnApLrs II. wssxs, the converted
actor" caltd, made his appearance in this city,
under the assumed pame Of CBARLSs 4 sr CLAfn
Circumstances which would scarcey interest the
public TO know. subsequently, induced the under
asnsd to take the necessary measurcs 10 Ascertain
who and what the man wAs- The result far
as u Is material to tho pdb!c, Is siycn in few
words.
whsn he was in Troy, profc,sing TO be Christian
minister, be WAS chambeIed for hours together, dur
ing Sabbath day, and the succeeding Monday,
liquors for both In his room. After yards, at syta.
cuse, he was closetrd daily at his boarding house
with womsn Of Questionable character, aud ct the
same time was known 10 be In tue habit Of meeting
travelling prostitute, with whom he ultimately loft
the city, a. an assignaiiou house. On oo,Aion,
whtn cfiela'iig II . country church for all gle
Sabbath, betwI the hiyces he debauchod the wife
ot gentleman vhoso hosJ italties no rad accepted,
an afurw 10 boa-ted Of the exploit
During his three mtu'ht' ministry In 81 racusc, he
WAS prosecuting no le than We oifcrcnt matrimo-
MAI suitS at the he In three II thosc he pro.
posed eupements. ln one case, ho turned out Of
ooor a. late hour Of the night for the manner In
which he pressed his suit and In another, to get the
young lady into bis power he iesorted TO an sriace
which the vllest pander " tho vilost den In Nath
street would soorn. AMI at tho very moment
when he was dovot ng the Intervals tween prayers
and preaching to tho prosecution OF these several
matrimonial etterrrios, u thore is any faith to bc
placed In evidence, he VAS tho husband Of two wives
at least.
As bo has denied, In the most positive terms that
he wss ever mankd, aud In the absence of pr, Of
and the pursuit OF prey will be Likely u vat the
denial propose 10 give Of tho evidence in my
posssssion, bcaripg on this point have now be.
fore mo letter under his own hand, dated Septem-
her 2ath, is4y, which, besides containing several
slusion. to bis wife, has toe following BY way Of
"Triraie,--rou reed not b. surprised because I
Ss, s S ~ n M. Sf sR I .a5 .s:d
a 10y; n. her but Z: .. ' g as
write 70 ne and enclose her isttcr in ycari. When
s% 'ss.a ssns =. S sr, ri. wntS, 10 have time
mako this quotation rather Tor tho insight Il gives
S: S H. and ' On
point have other and better evidence, 70 wit the
books Of the town registrar in Bridgeport, c., which
bear The following record;
/ by The Rev, Gronak, Bgows. Mr.. CnARLE. II. WYEks
Y1a sass assa
The wouau TO whom hs was thus married, On A..
H. wuKs bsing himself the witnoss, II still living.
In = letter dated February ., 1857, he writes
Il again
81 was married one year ago on the 2Oth Of the pr,
MlLLY CROW"
or this second wife he says; "she was but hyeeu
years Of ego whom married, ,snd, though young, II pos
sessed Of every quality which renders home happy"
And this second wife, Too, CHAsIls q. wrsks bsns
himself the wioess, again IL still living II should
10 stated, however, tbst when he mArkd her he
bors the name Of CrAsnIs WNrwoaIn, and married
her a. CnAsLD wsrTwoxrI.
when he sft Syracuse, finally, he avoided the
pain Of parting interview with his host by leaving
Gland estinsy, stealing his baggage from the hotel
and leaving sn unpaid bill Of twenty odd doan a.
token oi remembrance, instead A few weeks ls-
ter having oocasicn 10 make . more I'm posng per-
sonal appearance than his own wardrobe and the
state ni his oxcheluer allowed, he burr ,wed new
and costly suit Of clothes for single evening, and
the lender bAs seen nothing Of his CLOTHES stnce.
Where 10 will next turn up, under whA. guise
and anne, II ls cult 10 cor rccture, Within the
ast three ybarr, bcsdos appearing In ths characters
of actor and preacher, bo1h Of which he has dis
grAoed, he bss figured as CHAnLEs II. wxrKs, CuAs.
II Dn, CHAnIs wirIwoRril, ,CHAnLIs ". Sr. CLAIa,
Il and CuARIls ~. CIAIs, without the ". With nov
d. .sire 81 CIorsiions hI viii dGubueSs a'suns new
| character sud . new pe, but he will bo TIE samo
| uonIltgsted sccundiel hflI.
messure of dulity attaches to my statsnents,
refer, Ivy pcrniis,On, to Hon. Wv. b. CALuoUs,
OF tho CITY Of Springfield; sAsun. BDLrs and DR.. J..
q. HoLIkrp, editors Il tho Springfield Republican,
1 Hon. q. q. CuAFrEr, Springfield, A.o Momo-r II
Congress; his II nor, EiirHALxT rHAsK, Lieutenant.
Cover nor of tho Common wealth; and Hon OLNEs
| wARssR, SECRETARY 81 Stat. ALASsos HAwLsr.
| Baton, Dec. s. 1859.