The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-08
Scandal In High Life.

Frequenters Of Broadway may remember
a tall graceful and handsome man, who for
some years past has daily sauntered along
that thoroughfare on his way to and from
business. The person in question is a mem.
Der of the bar, somewhat celebrated in the
management of Grim. con. and divorce ca
ses, is a married man and the head of an
interesting family. -,o.u "aa
He is, moreover, one towards whom the
wandering affections of truant wives seem
to incline, five may judge from the many
scrapes in which he has been caught, and in
which much misery has been occasioned to
innocent persons. But it is of later, and
ifpossible, more disgraceful proceeding that
we have to speak. The legal gentleman
has for years been the intimate friend and
confident Of o prominent politician, formerly
q merchant in this city. He visited the
house of his friend, and was ever welcome
to the hospitable board. iaS s'ed gal 90
A beautiful wife did the honors of the
merchants establishment, and it was to her
that the lawyer paid suit. Upon the friends
return to the city from a late political or
business tour, he first heard whispers of an
intimacy that dishonored him. Almost un-
willing to doubt bis wife, he was yet pre-
vailed to put detectives upon her track, that
the truth or falsity of the charges against
her might be proved. Their efforts resulted
in discovery that finally led to the ex-
posure of the guilty parties, and the merited
punishment of the gay lawyer.
A day or two ago the lady was seen to
enter one of the most notorious houses In the
city. The husband was notified, and in a
few minutes arrived. He accompanied the
officers, and at once proceeded to burst open
the doors OF the apartments. The first room
be entered was occupied, but not by the per-
sons be was in search OF. A like result fol-
lowed in two other instances. r.'.
I At last be forced bis way into the apart
ments in which his wife was concealed, and
flew upon the lawyer, and, although small
man, succeeded in few moments in giving
him severe beating, and then kicked him
down stairs. The wife, meanwhile, tried to
rescue her paramour from the effects of a
just punishment.
The next act of the drama was the send
ing tor the brothers of the woman by her
husband. They came and saw their sister
disgraced and ruined. No words of excuse
Or paliaton were offered, and none expected;
the scene, the place, the circumstances, ard,
more than al, the confession which she
made to her brothers, were enough to sink
her forever. The husband soon after went
to the lawyers home and found that be was
in the doctors hands. Telling the true
story of the beating, be next repaired to a
wholesale lace house in Broadway, where
be called for one of the principal statesmen
there engaged, who in consequence of some
admissions of the wife, underwent a like
punishment to that awarded his fellow con.
spirator.
1t appears from the confession of the
woman that she has been intimate with the
lawyer for some time, and that she had
placed herself completely in bis power. 1t
is surmised that he impaired this fact to
some of bis friends, one of whom, the sales.
man above referred to, probably used it to
ingratiate or force himself into her favor.
and it was this knowledge that led the
husband to make the second assault.
Thus the matter stands at present. The
whole subject will, of course, be made pub
lie in litigation.-N. Y. Evening Post.