Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-04-25
ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE.
A MATRIMONIAL SPECULATION, AND IT'S RESULT.

On the 25th uIt, the gossips Of Albany
were made wide awake by the following ad-
vertisement
WANTED-A WIFE. "A gentleman intending
TO start for Europe on Monday next, wishes to
take with him wife. Any young lady of pleas
ing address and appearance willing to perform the
duties Of tender wife, will please address before
noon Tomorrow, R. J. HALL, Post Office.
Strange as it may seem, there were sixty
foolish madens in the good city OF Albany,
50 much IN want of husband, or so deslrous
to take a trip TO Europe, as to be willing to
accent of an advertiser and take the chances
Ga hundred to one) OF marrying worthless
adventurer and swIndler. Advertisements ot
this kind are seldom published in good iaith
being generally intended to entrap some un-
wary victim, without going through the ior-
malltes of marriage. Such, however, does not
seem to be the case with Hall, for among the
sixty biLets dour which he received before III
O'Clock the next day, was one signed by
Annie Newton, residing in Franklin street,
near Ferry, which was accompanied by her
daguerreotype, and which led to an acquaint-
ance, resulting in marriage week ago
Thursday The introduction and courtship
were of the brieiest possible description, for
the parties were united together for better or
for worse on the very day on which their
.yes first beheld each other In order to
establish his claims to respectabiiity he IN
formed the credulous Annie that he was
acquainted with two respectable physicians
in this city, and his statement was believed
without taking any further step to satisfy
her as to whom she was marrying.
But there is consolation for the fiity-nine
disappointed maidens. The day OF the mar
riage Mr.. and Mrs. Hall proceeded to New
York, and stopped that night at Earl's new
hotel on Centre street. On Friday he an
nounced himself to be a clergyman. and
commenced making pastoral calls. On Sum
day he preached in an uptown church. The
result Of his clerical labors and the deHouement
are thus related by the EreHiHg Post of Sat
urday:
Last Sunday evening Marshal Murray at
tended service in one OF the churches up
town, heard a good discourse and had the
pleasure of seeing and hearing the Rev. X.
j. Hall. who was introduced TO the congre-
CATION by the pastor OF the church after the
close of the regular service. The Doctor,
in introducing Mr.. Hall, said that he was
loyal refugee IRON Mississippi, whose story
had warmly interested several persons in this
CITY. lie was suffering tor want Of
means. and a co lection had been taken for
his benefit in Doctor --'s church that
afternoon. Il was 10 be hoped that the con-
greration, after hearing MIR. Halls story,
would Be willing to give literally to n man
who had suffered for the cause OF the Union.
5, Mr.. Hall told his story. He was
physician by profession. but was licensed to
nreach. and occasionally " served at the al
tar" in Missouri HIS known attachment
to the Union had excited the attention Of
his secession neighbors, who called on him
and demanded money ior the support OF the
rebel cause. lie had none 10 give them, and
so they murdered his only child before has
eyes. one OF the rebels knocking out the
cbild's brains with the butt OF his musket.
Then he and his wife escaped, driving
away in the night in buggy 10 the federal
lines m Missouri. They had hairbreadth
escapes on e way. Once five rebels on
rirket duty came out to the load two OF
them seized the horses head and the other
three cane TO the buggy, but Mr.. Hall ac-
clrding TO his own account, put trust IN
Providence and put bullet from his re-
yolver int each OF the rebels.
Such suffering and yalor were not TO be
overlooked, and the congregation responded
bv a contribution, which, with the collect
ion taken bv Doctor in the afternoon,
made a handsome sum. The clergyman
announced that Brother W, Of the congre-
CATION, who was specially interested in Mr..
Hall. had hospitiby entertained him since
FRIDAY. and would keep Mr.. Hall and his
wife in his house in Twenty first street until
they could do better.
Such charities, rightly bestowed, are al
WAYS commendable. 1t is thus that love
soltens the features of grim-visaged war.
But Yesterday Brother W. appeared at the
Marshars Office and stated that he believed
he had a regular fre-eater in his house-he
did not know but that he was JEFF. Davis or
Floyd himself.
Ills wife had seen some letters in Mrs.
Halls room which convinced her that all
was not right, and he wanted those people
10 90 out OF his house. The Marshal Temem-
bered the Muuchausen tale of the five seces
sioplsts shot by Hall, and sent detectives
Sampson and Deyos to call on him. Two
| five dollar bills on the "Monson BanG' were
enclosed insthe following letter:
"No. 20s MADISON ST., April 18th lsb2.
..Rrv. j. X, HALL Dear Sir:-l have
/ had the pleasure of hearing your address at
I r.
inst. and was deeply interested in the ac-
count Of your suflerings in Mississippi.
AT that time was without funds, and
had to leave town early on Monday morn
ing, and have only just returned. Permit me,
then, to offer you the enclosed token of my
sympathy, and to express the hope that all
YOUR hearers have eyinced equal proofs OF
their regard.
IL am, dear sir, yours. &c.,
"THEO. JENKINS"
Detective Sampson called on Mr.. Hall and
delivered the letter. Mr.. Hall thankfully
nut the ten dollars in his packet. Mr.. Samp-
son then told Mr.. Hall that Mr.. jenkins
was one Of our wealthiest and mcst philan'
thropic merchants, and that he had interest
ed himself so much in Mr.. Halls story that
he had invited several other merchants td
meet in his counting house to see 1t some
thing could not be done for him. H'
thought that Mr.. Hall had better go dowr
and attend the meeting and tell his owr
story.
Nj. Hall regretted that he was about tC
visit distinguished clergyman in Brooklyn