The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-10-31
Romance in Real Life.

quarry Touantic a0u nis nIy Trou MT ste
ries as weekly appear in TIE Ledger yer
founded more upon fancy than fact. tu
after reading the extraordinary accoun
OF the doings of "Ricbard Guinness Hill
nephew of the celebrated banker an
brewer OF Dublin stout as cbropicled il
late English papers, we have conclude,
to entertain higher opinion in the iutur
of those tales of hunted lives"
The particulars of the affair, as lait
before the magistrates at Rugby presen
one Of the I.1ost rem arka able cases of fraud
dnplicity and cruelty which probably ev
er occurred in England 1t appears tba
Hill, who is about 32 years of age, and ;
nan of gentlem anly bearing. few year.
ago married grand daughter of 81,
Francis Burdett. and protege of Mis-, Bur
dett Coutts. The interval between The
time Of marriage and the hegiuniox O.
$50, was passed by the happy pair il
travelling. aud without any apparent dis
turbance of their domestic felicity. In the
early part of the above mentioned year
however, appeared little stranger. for
whose future welfare, Hill became desi
rous to provide in manner not at all q.
sual except in those aforen ptiored bar.
rowing tales. A few days after the birth
OF the child, Hill adopted course to de
stroy its identity, with the presumed OBJ.
ject of possessing him self of certain prop
erty devised by will made BY Mrs Hill,
giving the whole of her property, which
was considerable, absolutely to her hus-
band, in the event OF no issue surviving
Gcr decease.
He first registered bis child under a
false name and description, and then in-
duced his wife to consent to its teing pot
out to nurse in London, to which place
be proceeded. and On bis return stated
that be had procured a suitable person to
take charge of it. The mother. believing
her husbands representations, entrusted
ber child to the care of girl fourteen
gears OF age. the Gsus bter of the woman
who was ia attendance upon her, who
conveyed it BY specisl train to the city
where she was net by Hill. who drove
her to sone portion o. London, with which
as country girl, she vas unacqusiGted. :.
depo-ited box containing the cbild's
clothing. aDd then returnud to the raj ay
station. when they we're Get by tGo 30
men to whom the child wa given. Upon
the return of the girl to Rugby she ipti
mated 10 Mr.. Hill that the child bad
teen put into the hands of impTop per
soma. Hill. howcser, CON tatted this a.
sumblion by assuring bis wife that ne
was mistaken.
Fro0 tue to time, Mrs. Hill expressed
the greatest anxiety regarding the vel
fare of Der child, but her husband al~sy-
ssseVerated that it was in proper hands,
and was pro- res,iDg most satisfactorily
1 his state OF things continued for about
two years, and at length Mrs. Hill told
ber husband that she Insisted upon seeing
her child. He refused to comply With
be! request; serious alteration took
place; and be utim stely subjected her to
gross i'll usage. Upon this separation
took place. bot a short time subsequently.
be made overtures to bis wife to live with
h'r again. She ndiguantIy rcpelled bis
offers for time, but at length promises
TO consider them tasorably, provided he
ati-6ed her as to what be had done with
her infaut He informed her in return
that it was dead; and she then dem anded
he rcgi-ter of its death. and pressed bin
opoD this point. Being thus placed in a
be altered his story, stating that
he nurse in whose care be had placed the
,hiid had left England for Australia, he |
orosidiDg the passage money.
Mrs. Hill, still! doubling the truth of
bis statement, placed the matter in the
bands of her solicitor, who at once en-
,loyed detective officer to clear away
be mystery which surrounded the case.
The officer ascertsined that child bad
made its appearance in house in st.
Giles. about the tine OF the disappearance
,f the child in que-tiou, and after much
rouhle succeeded in tract ngIttoa tenement
filthy alieg 10 Drury Lane. After
earching various rooms. Brett the detec-
i've proceeded to a small apartment on the
Iecoui floor. La one corner lay man
,early naked. apparently 10 dying state.
md squattiug sl over the floor were sew
.ral women 10 most ragged and filthy
condition. The whole place was 10 a
Dreadful state; the stencil from the filth
,eing almost oserpoWering. On the floor.
n this horrible den, Brett discovered the
leir to Gl4,OO0 year, almost iu state
# nudity, and covered with vermin and
il3h' No shoes were on bis feet. aud on-
y one dirty reg enveloped the entire body
The toes were dreadfully SCARED With the
IMPRESSIONS Of wounds. no doubt inflicted
" walking on stones, while the head and
,ody generally showed unmistable n arks
# negligence aDd i'll usage. The house
rom bottom to top appeared to De occu-
led BY prostitutes and besgars. and the
,ficer only escaped with the child in safe
y by literally paying" his way through
be swarm of people who blocked up eve-
y means of egress.
Mrs Andrews. in whose charge was
be child, being arrested, the detective as
ertaiDed that Cd one vet Saturday she
vas standing in Windmill street. Hay