Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-29

Scandal is very properly denounced-but
nevertheless is dearly reished by nearly all
readers of newspapers. Here is a choice bit,
in which whilome editor at Fort Wayne,
Indiana, is the principal figure:
GOVERNOR DAWSON, OF UTAH, IN TRoUBLE-A
WOMAN INVOLVED.
The telegraph ANNOUNCED few days since
that Governor John W. Dawson, of Utah,
who left Salt Lake City on the 3lst of De-
cember, for the East was pursued, and when
about twelve miles on his journey, was whip
ped and robbed. Seven of the men guilty Of
the outrage had been arrested, and three of
them, while attempting to escape from the
officers were killed. The Salt Lake Ne,Os
of January l has just come to hand, by
which we get some hints at the cause which
led to the sudden leave taking by Governor
Dawson of his brief gubernatorial honors
in the Mormon Territory 1t seems there
was woman in the scrspe, and that it was
rather necessary HIS Excellency should bid
no formal adieu, bat "go at once" The
NetDS says:
On yesterday Dec. 3O) about two o'clock
P. NJ, Governor Dawson took his departure
by the Eastern daily stage on bis return to
Indiana, under circumstances somewhat
novel and peculiar. For the last eight or
ten days previous to lea ing he was confined
to his room, and reported to have been very
sick, and what was worse, in a state of mem
tai derangement; or in other words, distress
ingly insane. This report of his physician,
not very popular man in this community,
was at first disbelieVed, bat it was subse-
quently ascertained to be verify true, and
his sffliction of a very serious character, 80
much so that he imagined that he had COM
mitted heinous otfense, no le tlan offer
ing gross insult to a respectable lady of
this city, U4Whom he requested his physi-
clan TO offer large sum of hush money, &C.,
sc.
From Wednesday till Sunday last, rumor
upon lumor was in circulation, and many
were the inquiries that were made in rela-
lion to the Governors health and condition,
which was reported and generally believed
to be no better, but hopelessly worse. Such
also, was reported by his friends on Mon.
day, in consequence of which, great was the
surprise when it was announced, on Tuesday
morning, that he had made all things ready
and would take the stage for the East on its
departure in the afternoon of that day.
The sequal proved that nearly every an
nouncement made by Madam Rumor was
true-there was little or no fiction attending
the matter. The Governor went and took
along with him his physician, a Doctor
lhJo Vi w ouOuti mluuobOLht duU
four noted individuals as'-guards, to.wit
Lott Huntington, Jason aud VIM. Luce, snC
Moroni Clawson, to each of whom as reported
last evening, one hundred dollars is prom
ised, in the event that they guard him faith
fully, and prevent him being killed or becom
| ing qualified for the Office of chamberlain il
kings palace, till he shall have arrived a
and passed the Eastern boundary OF the Ter
ritory. All these things, notwithstanding
their resemblance to fiction, are known tC
be true; and by the stage, to day, Judge
| Crosby and Martin, the Tepudiated quasi ex.
| Superintendent of Indian Affairs, also e
East for reasons best known to themselves
| So says report.
Last evening, after Governor Dawson left
fearful aud awful disclosures were made
The opinions Of the many that the Governo
had committed an offense that might en-
danger bis personal safety, in the event tn
insulted lady had relatives in the Territory
proved to be correct he had recently don
what, under the common laws of the coun
try, would, if it had been enforced, CAuseI
him to have bitten the dust, aud, as soo
as he was informed that the deed would b
divulged by the injured party, he suddenl
became sick and crazy, made his will an
sent his physician once and again to Ote
large rewards to the lady, if she would max
affidavit that nothing of the kind reporte
had transpired.