The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-05-12
4 Highway RObEer in I'll. Illinois Legis-
iature.

The Cleveland UeraM tells romant C
story, the truth of which it says is beyond
question. In the spring of '46 .. f. Dodge
the vocalist, who now resides in Cleveland,
WIS to give concert one ev ming in L.
william, town in New IIamp,hire but a
short distance from the Massachusetts,
line While on his journey the previous
evening, he missed the stage, and proceed
ed on foot. In * lonely part OF the road
he was attacked by highway robber, but
fioored him. The story then runs:
! Dodge promised to let him go on condi-
tion lie told him the reason of the attack
| The man burst into tears stating that no.
thing but starvation imrelled him to the
crime lie was young man of respect
! able connection, but had been seducel bv
gay companions into habits Of dissi patton,
which had ended in leavin. him without
money or friends other than a youn. wife
who clung to him in spite of everything
/ sFnniipg .pe chance of getting q living in
his Native place, he had set out with Iii.
wife in hopes of obtaining a situation a.
clerk IN store III some other place. but
: although they had visited many towns and
Villages, he had met with no success. To
/ add 10 their misery, the sufi-rinr4 and
privatlons which they had endured had
fastened the period when the Young wife
was 10 become mother and She now Law
III a barn at 4 short distance, unable TO
proceed farther and in hourly expectation
OF gyin. birth TO a child With a wife in
: this position, viii, no money in his pnck-
cts ana no TO 10 eat, IL was not astoni-h-
iug that the wr-tchcd man had been
1 ii
ting "A n!rhway robbery
+ Dodge heard the mans story and at
once requested him to show ,he way TO
. the barn. Here. the woman WAS found
and sne confirmed every word of her iu--
band narrative No tine Was 10 b.- lost
50, after assuring linn that he would speed
llv return Dodge set out at a RAPID rate
Tor FHZwlIiam a horse and wagon was
quickly obtained ami driven out to the
barn. when the unfortunate couple were
taken u the town and brou-ht 10 the
tavern. 4 doctor Wa procured nour-h-
in. food Supplied. and order, given hv
. Iod .,c that every care aud ai!cit on should
be given them at his expense. Before
morning hoy wa7 born
Next --yculng = concert was given. and
the entire proceeds. amounting TO about
forty five do.lirs. We're handed over to the
now reformed ana ANXIOUS husband be-
fore leaving the place Dodge interested
many of the leadin. citizens in h"naIf Of
the couple. and l.it with the satisfaction
o! known. that h.- p-yte-es wcte 10
longer ia danger at want
NothnE more had been heard of them
bv Nr Dpd,.- until SATURDAY eveH.n. last.
when a w-ll-dr-s--d man entered Ia nII-
SIC store and cnquired for him Although
the naa gave his name. Dod-- neither re
nIeiuher"d the nau" H'r til" person Untlt
reminded of Tia. circumstances und-r
which they met fourteen Year, a-D. 1t
seems that he bad obtained a >Ituatiul in
FuzwiliiaIn. and remained for nearly :,
wear, when Ia" joined - company OF emf
grants for the w ct.
H.. had settled in Illinois and had work
cd ~ way M 10 crmpaIdt,. opuieucr an'i
distinction. -ing st present a member oi
the iilinni, legislature Ills wife died
-.itpHt = vg3I.-.i.c.- vIug Bo .hglIr.'s, ex-
ceit tha boy who WAS born under such
peculiar circumstances. and who has b -eu
named AFTER the i-Uc.LciuF al hi- parents
! hc ah"v" particulars ~. l"arii,'l from
tn" icatl. man hr-, l.. lie J. u REMARK
ably flank, Intelligent man. and : a tav"r-
able specimens ut an Illinois la-i-lat"g-
At hi, request We have r,trninc,i from
uh. SHIN. h> uanI", whilst havinE tt-e
permission L. u-e Tia" details What iI-
history would have been had ti,. uiEht
attack on - .d-c never occurred i sub
iect for cori-ctarc. hut j li>-ly probable
II would have been ycry different from
what 4; LA, been