, 1864-09-29

A Hypocr1tIcAl Horxe Thisf. 1xylnd2e
and Ka2e 1ocelreF.

| III!
| On the 31st OF Ma5 last, 1nau calling him
self W1u. Rosea came to Poland. Mahonius
county, and put up at the hotel ID tn It piacs
| Ut protested to be wealthy man, on the
lookout for good tarm on which to eettle.
| He made the acquaintance of several farm.
! ers, MD at lenRth selected the firm Of man
| 1amsd Lowe, agreeing to buy it for 81,
| nlnirder in few Gays, when he was to re-
ceiVe large sum ofmoney. He said he came
| from Watcrtowr, Jefferson county. N. Y
| where be 1rna well known. He had SEQ. .001
In Rank in New York, which was to be eeat
out to him. Rosea persuaded Lowe to 1t
bim have fine black horse, worth consider.
ably more than the $500 which he Was to
| pay for with the farm.
Lowe had daughter with whom Rosea
erdeaTorcd to get intimate, protesting a
great desire to be in ler company. Miss
Lowe was not At ali preposscssedi In bis favor,
and her father also discouraged any further
Intimacy. Rosea then turned his attention
IN other directions, and made the acQuaint.
ance Of the Rev William Johnston, Bic
thodist minister who had long lived In Po
| land and saved up come money. Mr.. John.
ston had two daughters, snd on Rosea re-
marking to some OF the neighbors that he
| vas about to acttle down In the neighbor.
hood and muss be looking out for vita, the
to choose from. '1'1
One day the third daughter happened TO
ride By. when Rosea remarked that aha .gas
to be bis wife, tor he had dreamed nj har
Ko then made Mr. Johnstop's acoualntanrs'' ' -
aId paid marked attentions to thc Tnnn1
lady IL question. Whist visiting At the
house, Roeea protested great pietY. making
long prnye1g, and talking With great religious
1elEGncy, The old clergyman Was com plese-
II taken In by bis pretensions, and believed
tnat nothing wrong could be done By so good
a man.
Koeea talked freely Of his wealth and his
1nienllops to settle ooWn. He spoke Of his
fuicndse Of the Lowe j0rn, aHd said that "A
It did not exactly suit him he should atoal.
Il, md give It to Ar. Johnston to iiTs cns Ia
case ne should marry the old mau'e d uehtdr.
and Should buy farm in Logan ccuntT fnr
himself. The old man gave his cnnsent 70 ~
Roee1s marriage with his daughter, and the
Wedding took place soon atter.
Dur1nE bis stay In POLAND. Roeea denosifed
IN the First National Bank, 1t Younertnwn
l,NV, tak'ng certificate Of deposit there.
Tor. Soon atter the marriage he got a car.
r1age and drove to West Liberty, Logan Co.
where they put up at hotel and he made
the acquaintance OF the people In the uaIrh.
6orhood, and made q bargain with man
named Williams for hia farm, agreeing to nav
q sum about SC, 600. He then went pnck to
Poland With Its wife, and pretended to have
lost lis pocket book with his certificate Of
depoElt. Ae wanted to draw tho money
unless they were irdemnihed by bond 81.
Jvb1 sou az biz tWo eors, deceived b. the
pfcty OF Roaea, entered into bond. and
Kosta drew the 81 100, besides obtaining
a.out $500 from bis father.in-law On otheF
I1steDate. ne then drove over to West Lib.
erty again with bis wife.
While at West Liberty he profesaed tn he
expecting SIC. COO IRON New YORK. and would
pay for bis farm and stock It,, III eot a naw
cAIr1agc, for which be agreed to Day sam
and from another man be borro orod nnnther
horse TO match the one he had alreadv nh.
1afncd. He told his vile be Was going out
10 buy some hoge and make SOME money
while he Was waiting for his farm,
= lie vent aHay leaving his wife at the bote}, I
10 two days she received a aisootch f,nm
Keeea At Toledo, saying he had bought car
load OF hogs, and would be blck Of Hatnr.
Jay: He Was not b, ard Of again.
After waiting eeyersl days, the persoas he
aad sWlndled started a1tet him, and traced
IN IN to Upper sandusky, where oil trace was
The scoundre1 had not only deserted b;s
Fife and left her penniless, but had robbed |
'is father.in law Of 81, 800, Ill be lad in ths
World, and LETT him In debt, His Bauctfmo-
nous conduct had completely deceived the
I'd minlster, and rendered him an easy prev. |
yesterday (Wednesday) the brother mud
iEter Of the unfortunate girl were in tho
tty, and put the matter In taa hands Of De-
ectiEes Whitney aud McKlnstr5, to whom
Il Information should be addressed. a re-
Tard Of $500 Ia offered for the arrest OF ths
n1ain.
William RoEea is abort forty years old, six
'et IN b. l5ht, stoopsboulde1ed, long, black,
Ers1ght hair; has short, pug nuse, witn |
ery large mouth; both fectsh0rt and high |
! instcp; bce d bad hacking cough, and
'oks like an honest old fashioned farmer,