Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-06


From the Cincinnati Daily Times
ABOUT year ago young lady graduated
at one of the colleges in the vicinity of this
city, with distinction and honor. She was the
only daughter of a gentleman widower-
of affluence and wealth. residing near Cleye-
land, and had been guardedly educated to
move into such society as her fathers position
would admit of. Possessed of gentle and
coniding disposition she won the esteem and
friendship of all in the college, and her de-
parture was marked with many tokens of ap-
probation Of those qualities, which, in a wo-
man cannot fail to secure the highest COM
mendatlon and praise Preparatory to return
ing home, she stopped at the residence of an
uncle in this city. Being just from school,
her desire for company was natural and the
short week of her stay here was fraught with
the first lessons of fashionable life.
AT social gathering she became acuuaint-
ed with young man possessing the exterior
appearance OF a handsome gentleman, and
claiming some literary attachments. He was
temporarily stopping here had brought letters
OF introduction to number of our prominent
business men, and purported to come of good
family in Philadelphia, An acquaintance, mu-
tual with both, sprung up, and when she de-
parted for her home he accompanied her. At
ter releasing himself of his charge he engaged
rooms at hotel in Cleveland, and frequently
calling on the lady, driving out with her, and
rendering her that close and particular atten-
ton which affanced lovers only give. Matters
passed on in this routine for few weeks,
when the gentleman took his departure for
Philadelphia. Letters passed between them,
and their phghted VOWS were thus recorded.
After an absence of a few months he again
appeared in Cleveland, and asked of the father
his daughters hand in marriage, producing
papers and documents which placed MIN in
possession of property valued at fifty thou
sand dollars. Matters being SO satisfactory,
the father gave his consent, and the wedding
day was designated to take place within four
weeks.
After having been informed by his intended
son-in-law that none of his relatives would be
present at the ceremonies attending the mar
riage the father became suspicious, and, un-
der plea of visiting lis brother in this city, he
made trip to Philadelphia, and discovered
that the person he had given his daughter
happiness to, was swindler and an imposter.
He had been employed in house in that city,
but was arrested on charge of forgery, and
only escaped Imprisonment through circum-
stantal evidence. Returning home, the lat
ter held consultation with the young man,
and informed him of his discoveries That
night he disappeared leaving letter for his
betrothed, in which heinformedhe her of his past
life, saying he wished to marry her for hel
money only. The blow came without warn
ing, crushing her with despair and intense an.
guish. For six weeks her pure and angelic
spirit lowered on the confines Of eternity, bu
at last yielding to the efforts of the attending
physicians it slowly instilled its influence and
lnvlgoratlng power in its mortal tenement
but reason had fled. The following announce.