Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-08
An Adventure in Chicago.
TFrom the Chicago Post

For some months past a man known as Petel
Greueback alias Peter Freeman alias Chas. P
Freeman has been stopping in this city repre-
seDtiug himself as an officer In the regular
army, stationed here for recruiting purposes
He 10 young man between twenty-five aui
thirty years of age, and wears the uniform used
In the regular service. A few months ago he
became acquainted with the family of re.
spectacle farmer in the town of Cicero by the
name OF Crawford, whom he informed that he
was absent from the amy and expected to re
main here for some time. He told the old gen.
tleman his history-not forgetting to embellish
It with an account of his military experiences
By this means he soon won the friendship Of
Mr. Crawford, who cordially invited the soldier
to visit him often and make the country resi-
dence his home whenever his business would
permit. He was soon on intimate terms with
the family, and paid every attention to Miss
Sophronia Crawford, the old gentleman's
daughter. He soon won her affections, pro-
posed and was accepted. The marriage took
place In the month of January. Mr.. Crawford
having unlimited confidence In the man to whom
no had given his daughter requested that the
couple should remain with them at least for a
few months. To this the newly married
couple gladly consented. The wife remained
with her parents and he spent his time during
the day in the city, pretending that he was CALI
ed to transact important business relative to the
army. For some weeks he would come down
to the city in the morning and return to the
country in the evening Finally he told his
wife that he was going to Buffalo on buan esg,
and would be absent several days. Weeks
elapsed before no returned, during which time
the family heard no tldings from him. He
m n IN tho Niku a al 4 ho
fore visiting his wife, and excused himself by
saying that business kept him away.
Finally, Mr.. Crawford began to suspect that
all was not right, and to fear that his dsugh-
ter's husband was nothing more nor less than
an impostor. The actions Of the man confirm
ed his suspicious, and he concluded to make in.
Vestigations, with the hope of aecertaining
something about the character and former life
OF Greusback. He came to the city, but could
not learn anything in regard to the soldier; 40
one knew OF recruiting officer Of that name,
or had ever seen him., He at lRst succeeded in
discovering that Greusback had q wife living
in the town Of Dexter, in Michigan, by the name
Of Edna Freeman, to whom be was married
over nine years ago, ss shown by the record -
Her husband had cruelty deserted her shortly
after the marriage, and she had been living in
Dexter with her friends ever since.
IL was further ascertained that Greueback
alias Freeman was man of very bad chsrac-
ter, and was known in Buffalo as frequenter
of dsreputable houses, and an associate with
dsreputable women. Many stories were told
of the difficulties which Greusback had met in
his attempts to seduce young girls, and of his
travels from place to place always aesociating
with the lowest classes.
Yesterday warrant was obtained on the com
plant of Solhronia Crawford and placed in the
hands of the deputy sheriff, who arrested Greus.
back in the afternoon, and he was taken before
Justice De Wolf for examination.
By mutual agreement the case was continued
without auy examination until next week, the
prisoner being held to bail in the sum of $1,000