Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-03-02
A isan VTOoss HAIs own Daughter
and nearly Marrfes Her.

Tho Cleveland Herald records the following
romance il real life, which, for startling inter
est almost surpassss the daring conception of
the novelist
About seventeen or, eighteen years since,
young man, an American, resided in the city
of Rochester N. Y. There be wooed and won
young aud blooming German maiden Shortly
after his marriage he became acquainted with
some other young men, who s'llved fast,Y and
thus was thrown sometimes among doubtful
company. Some months after marriage for
gerry was committed, aud suspicious pointing
strongly at him, a warrant was issued for his
arrest He escaped, and for years nothing
ufDre was heard Of him. Sometime afterwards
his innocence of the crime was discovered By
the confession of the guilty person.
Three months after the diaapperAoe of her
husband, the young wife gave birth to girl.
By her own efforts and the assistance of kind
friends, the mother was enabled to support
herself and her child for three years, when she
died, and the little girl was left an orphau.-
4 German family living in the neighborhood,
took the CHILD TO their home aud adopted It as
their own About ten years since they came
to this city with the intentiOn OF settling here,
but soon after their arrival, received letters
that led to their return TO the old county,
The girl, nov obout seven years of age, was
left iu this city with "a German family named
Klengenhei:er, the foster parents hoping that
the father would appear some day to claim ber.
With this family she lived to the present time,
and has grown to a handsome young lady of
some sixteen or seventeen summers.
The father, OH leaving Rochester, had left
for South America, and led roging life among
the different coua.rles of the Southern euntI-
neut, Eventually he turned up in Sonora,
having been attracted thither by the reported
richness of its mines. Being naturally Of i
restless disposition, Le took part in the doines-
to troubles Of the State, aud was engaged ia
the Liberal sde in several revolutionary move
ments. When tue regular Governor, Glyalan-
DO, obtained tue mastery, Onr American adyen-
turer was compelled TO fly for MS life and take
refuge in the United States territory.
After all his wanderings and adventures, he
became anxious TO see his wife once more It
still alive, and to learn something of what bad
/ trauspired after his flight. He was still Igno-
] raut OF the fact that his innocence had 0eea
established, aud knew nothDgof the existence
! of daughter. Travelling under assumed
name, and trusting to the effect of years and
hardShips to conceal his identity, he set out lor
! New York State
| About six weeks ago be came to this city on
hls way to Rochester, intending to remain two
or three days. lie fell in with Mr. Klengen-
hlcfer, and, the latter had brother in So
nora, an acquaintance sprang up between them,
which led to MIR. K. inviting his new acquain-
| tanee to his house on Knsmau street Hero
he met with the young lady, who bore the name
| OF her foster parents, and he became at once
deeply Interested in her. Instead of proceed
ing at once 10 Rochester, be remained in Cleye-
land-fasciuatod by the charms Of the young
lady. Having met some Rochester people,
who did not recognize him and learned that
| his wife had died years since, he abandoned
his idea of visiting Rochester, and paid assdi-
Gus attention to the young lady who had SO
smitten him, the result was that he offered her
his hand-stil under The assumed name he had
borne for years-and was accepted. The mar
rage was txed for Monday evening last.
On Sunday evening the intended bridegroom
was talking with the intended bride when his at
tenton was attracted 10 a locket which she wore.
His curiosity was gratifed by the Iocket being
opened, and miniature portrait of lady was
revealed lie turned pale az seeing it, and
could scarcely speak. 1t was the portrait of
his wife, taken about year before death
Further inquiries disclosed the fact that it was
the portrait of the young lady's mother, aud
| that the man had been almost miraculously
saved from the horrible crime of marrying his
own daughter.
We suppress the names of the parties in
this extraordinary transaction, out of respect
to the feeling Of the young lady. Tue father
and daughter, unable to remain ina place
containing such cruel recollectioDs, left yes
tcraaY for Western State.