The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-24
TIE GATE CRY.
THURSDAY, Novsil
Connub,al Txeachery.

There are more thrilling episodes PER-
tanning to the war than those belonging
to the field Of battle. Tho history ozone
of these will be found below sHsza
Soon after the fall of Sumter the whole
country resounded with the tread of arm
cd men marching to avengc the insults
hespcd upon our flag By Southern traitors.
Those Of US who resided in Chicago dur
ing that eventful summer will remember.
how Suddenly this people were turned
from peaceful pursuits to those OF grim
visaged war The merchant left his mer
chaadise, The mechanic his workshop, and
all classes vied with each other who
should best aud soonest evince his patri-
otism and military ardor. Nor was this
exhibition of love Of country confined to
Chicago alone. There were sounded The
notes oil military preparation all over the
North. and this whole section was the
theatcr Of a grand uprising
The incidents OF this narrative are
laid ia the httle village of Wyoming,
Jones county, Iowa. In that pleasant
place lived plain-spoken, honest iarmer,
jasper Button by name, who removed
thither from a small town in Illinois, not
far from she city Of Gslesburg He bad
purchases farm in the latter place, but
the title proving detective, be removed 10.
Wyoming. where the person of when be
bought the land resided, and there in the
court ct Jones county, prosecuted his
claim 10 Judgment.
Twelve years before, in the city. OF
New York, be had marred a blooming
Csltic damsel, and BY her he had been
made the happy iatiiar Of two beautiful
children, one bright, intelligent boy,
now eleven years of age, and another
girl, now SIX years old. When he re-
moved to Wyoming be took along with
MIN young mar named George Men
don, because his evidence was necessary
to enable him to maintain his suit in the
Iowa courts From this source has
sprung ail lis troubles.
During tbs summer alluded to, Button
and Ieoaoa beth enlisted in Co. II, l4lh
love infsutry. Col.Wm. Shaw command.
ing, aud together went to the front. Soon
after, Mendan deserted, aud Button LOST
all track Of bin. About year and q
half ago, a young man named james
Clatk, now citizen Of Chicago, received
q letter WHICH contained ono addressed
to Mandcn. This was shown to Button,
aud be aud Calk concluded to break it
open. Oar readers can Judge of Buttons
surprse when he found that it was from
his wife, breathing the most intense loye
and devetion Ter bis quondam 49,
His resolution -~1i aus
AS soon taken. He OBJ
tanned a furlough and returned to bis
home, and took his wife to her friends who
were then residen. in Pert Ssrnis, q w
After the expiration Of his leave Of alb
sence. he returned TO his regiment Since
then he has heard from her but seldom
Just before his discharge and return. he
received letter FROM his wife, dated
Marquette, Michigan, in which she an
nounced her intention of coming to Chi.
cage to meet him. On Friday he reached
this city and found her at the Eagle Ho.
tel, opposite the Northwestern Depot
The Two children he had left in ] 86l had
become three. Upon her bosom was al
infant scarcely nine months old, tht
fruit OF her tiason with Mendon Mr.
Button was naturally indignant, ant
threatened to take the children ard leav'
the woman to follow her evil inclination
without hindrsnce. By some means sh
paeified him aad induced him to take
glass or two Of liquor aud he slept
While thus slumherlng. he ayers, tb
woman entered his chamber aud robbe'
him of $295. the Swings of his tire
years service. With this and his tw
chiidten, aud the enc whose paternity h
aseribes to Mcndon, she took tho cars 70
Detroit, accompanied oy miner fror
Marquette named Mccormick, in who's
company she came tc this city, and win,
unknoea to button, had stopped at til
same hotel with her as her brother-il
law. $50 xN~
r. Tbs woman had rot been long ava
before the eldest child, the lad betor
mentioned. returned to the hotel, havin
eseapsd from The custody of his noth'
inst az tie ears we're Starting. From hi
the father learned the history of his wife
temptation and i4li---Ie said that son
tine alter Mendon deserted, ha came
u Wyoniag, aud sllen aod there maiat ains
marital relations with his mother. II
citzsns OF that village becoming cogu
zsnt of the scandal, il was thought be
10 remove. They went 10 Nsrqueti
Michigan, and opened a boarding hoas
Here, the child, the fruit eli their morg
matte uuon, was born. He filed t
hriaee ~ husband to the woman, passH
we'll until three months age, when temp
ed by the high price ct substitutes,
sold himself to drafted than, and abb
doned the woman he bad. taegat to de
ate lsoic the paths Of rectl'ude and V
tue. She remained not long inconsolsb
but speedily formed another connecti
with tie man McCsrmiek, with whom e
came to Chicago, and under whose Al
pieces she has robbed her husband of
money aud his child. The guilty P
4. were last heard from in Dstssit, aud pr
ably before this are safe in Canada. ]
husband cares nothing for the woman,
be does want the money and the ca
and to obtain those has applied to the
thoriles for assistance. These is iii