, 1861-08-02

| Scar. Msx.--KtopAme.ss Of sne Yoang
Wife Of B1cn Gotham Merchants.
The Sunday st. Louis Repu5{;ecn. afforded
| Its readers and, hereafter, maoy outaMsrs, tho
following specimen rom ance, In one scandal.
ous act ::
On the 8:h Of July Mr.. Emma Amelia
Scott, the eife OF rich merchantin New York
city, el0ped with Mr.. Newton St. John, one
OF the last young men that abound In thAs
metropolis. The husband aud parents OF 1ha
lady were almoet frantic at her disappearance,
a1d New York detectives were dispatched In
pnrEnit Of the couple. 4 few days ago on8 Of
the officers arrived in this city and calle,. On
the Chief Of Police. He stated that he had
been over nearly all Of the West whera it WA
trace, should return home. He left, how.
erer, the miniatures Of the lovers with Chief
McDGnough, 80 that he might recoguize and
arrest them ahould they come to this city,
Saturday the Chief received information that
I'D Tin to suspect the couple Ts1a among the
Passengers on the steamer HaWkeye State,
Just arrived from St. Paul, aud detectives
Welsh and Eagan were dispatched with the
miniatures to ind out.
- At Barn1m's Hotel they learned that gen
neman aud Lady, answering to the description,
had taken rooms, with the Intention Of starting
the next day for Chicago On further inquiry
they hecsme convinced they had found the
parttee, and so reported at headquarters
Ihe Chief at once proceeded to BArnum's,
Knocked OF the door OF the suspected room,
| and, recognizing the person VINO opened it q;
| the fas ascinating Mr. s. John, At once addressed
| him By that name. The youth was at first dts-
! posed to deny his Identity, but, hndiug isuse-
lesE, confessed to the family cogaome1, and in
t1cdnced the abseondiDg wife to his unHel-
come visitor. They were both at once taken
into custody, and Newton spent the balance
ef the day IN IS unromantic pIace ~ the cal
| abcose- When he came forth ii the evening
to more pleasant quarters, bis personal ap-
pea1ance to say the least, #as not as Impress
| i've as when stopping at B2rnum's
| Mrs. Scott, aho is nineteen years of age.
| andremarkablJ interesting in appearance, was
| sent to = priva,e house, Wnere sna will remain
until her parents OF come officers arrive from
New YORK.. The lady stated that when they
left New York. they took the cars at Jersey
I Continental Hotel From there they started
| for the West, going to Mil Haukee aud St. Paul
where they s1a1 ed siz days They there TOOK
Raesage for this city. intending to go next to
eans Ch1esg3, sps where, thsir money being nearly
they might. Previous to STARTING on ...; s....;r
Journey, Mrs. SEQ drew from bank, whsrs
| sne LAD depoalt, the sum OF three hundred
dollars. Only thirty dollars of this is now
!elt, III. 81 Joh2 having the misfortune to be
without funds when commencing the journey
and not having received any since.
| The t1nau* wife had jewelFy to The value Of
ahout 81 500, and . great quantity Of fine
clothes IN her trunks. These would probably
6aVe been sacrificed when the money was spent,
she eta'e ed that it was useless to take her back
| to New York and the home Of her husband.
| a., added to the shame Of 1acing those she had
injured, she loved the man with whom she
had Heo, and Was determined to live With him.
she plead eagerly to be allowed to share his
| Improvement, When be was first locked up in
TIE ca1aboose Chief McDonough teleyraphed
the 1ews Of the arrest to the iad7'g iri5nd..
and they viii probably arrive on Mondav. to
t!ke her back to the home which she deserted.
What Will become Of Nj: Newton St. John.
who has both moustache and siir wb;skars'
is uncertain.