Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-01-25
THE DISGUISED couRTsHIP.

before the magistrate at Northampton, a
few days before the sailing of the last
steamer for this country. From the ac-
counts given in tine English journals, we
Econdense as follows The prisoner looked
a neat, dapper, smart sort of young fell
low, and very respectfully attired. She
wore on the fourth finger of herright hand
la handsome ring, containing a stone which
\ she did aoSfail to show Of to the best ad-
vantage, as a present she had received
from Miss Smith. She carried boy
cloth cap, with peak and band. Her hair,
which was fashionably cut and short was
neatly parted on the left side, and well
brushed up and Oiled She wore dark
colored coat, much in the Newmarket fash
ion, with outside pockets. Her vest and
trousers were light and well-shaped, and
her boots laced up in front, were heavy
and what VIC called balmorals Altogether
she presented the general outline of hand.
4 some little man. Miss Smith, who was
present with her father, brother and
friends, appeared about seventeen years Of
age, and was also we'll and fashionably
d dressed. The only witness examined was
Miss Smiths father, who said the prisoner
was the wife of painter, her first cousin
to whom she was married, at Cheltenham
!, seven years ago, when she was sixteer
4 years old. About five months since, they
y came to reside at Sheford, in Beffordshire
and in the same house with them lodged
his (the witness's) daughter, Ellen Smith
On coming to Shefford the prisoner put or
: mans attire, said her name was Fred, and
said she was the son of the painter, al
whose trade she regularly worked as Q
Ejourneyman, and with whom she slept
Miss Smith, not having the slightest sus
picion that she was other than she repre-
septed herself became very intimate with
her, and speedily fell passionately in love
with her. Fred (for it will be necessary
to call her by her assumed name, in order
to render the evidence intelligible) recip.
rocated this affection, and in every way
conducted herself as Miss Smiths lover
+ and intended husband.
They conversed in terms of endcarment
toward each other, and in letters writer
d by the prisoner to Miss Smith, she callet
the latter her "dear Ellen and spoke O
the happiness with which she should NEE
her again. About a month ago the painter
represented to witness that he was about
to remove to London; that he was anxious
to take Fred intended with him, in order
to introduce her to her relatives. TIL,
/ witness, under these circumstances, con
sented to her departure. Days and weeks
! having transpired without hearing from
her after she left, the witness proceeded
to london to make inquiries. Finding
! there were no relatives of the painter liv
ing at the number in Doane street, he re
turned to Bedford, and communicated with
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the parent of the painter at Cheltenham
, who informed him, in reply, that the par
ties we're living at Moulton, in Northamp
tonshire, and they added that they sup
! posed that Fred was not the son, but tn,
wife of the painter, and that he had bet
ter look sharp, lest his daughter should b,
decoyed into trap. The witness, o
course, lost no time in proceeding to Moul
ton, where he found his daughter haC
been represented to be the daughter of tn,
painter, and the sister Of Fred. Matters
: which were strange before, we're thus be
coming more complicated, but the witnes
put an end to the deception by PRODUCING
the letter from Sheltenham. The effec
was he said, indiscribably strange. Hi
daughter, at first, could not believe tn
contents to be true; but Fred made no SC
cret that they were perfectly correct, anc
that she was the painters wife, Mis-
Smith was thunderstruck, and had nevc
; held up her head since. Fred was thcl
taken into custody. The bench decidec
they had no power to interfere, and tia
the prisoner, whose conduct was not re
!, prehensiblc in gaining the affections Of
> young woman for some purpose which doe
not appear, but must be discharged. Th
case had originated in Bedfordshire, ant
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