The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-23

IIIII IIII IIIIIT.7IIIH VlIIIII7Il
A Novel Case-A Nephew El0pes with
his AHnf-AFFest OF the Parties,

bis Aunt-AFFest OF the FAIRIES,
A strange and peculiar case was
brought to light by the Provost Mar
shall yesterday A young Mr. O, q
resident Of Madison county, KY, has
been so;ourning with his uncle, residing
I near Richmond, for some weeks past.
The uncles household was presided
over by a young and rather handsome
wife The hopeful nephew was at first
sight smitten with the charms of bis
aunt lie worshipped at the shrine Of
/ her beauty, and made her his divinity.
lie declared his passion. lie loved,
and was loved in return The uncle
surmised that al wss not right, and
looked upon his wife and nephew with
jealous eyes.
Ii was long before he could convince
himself that the partner of his bosom
and the mother of his three children
was false to his love and his honor
The facts were to plain The truth be-
came more apparent each day. The
storm was gathering, and soon must
burst in All It's fury The guilty pair
grew fearful, and decided to fee to some
far, unknown land, where they could
enjoy their mutual love IN peace and
sweet retirement from the busy world,
and the tongue Of scandal. The faith
less wife made every preparation Tor
the Journey On Monday morning the
trgo-horsc carriage was called to the
door, and she informed her husband
that she was going to drive to Rich
mond, 10 make a few necessary pur-
chases. Tie nephew took a seat by
her side, and soon they whirled into
the county-toWn. They visited several
Of the stores, and the wife, on the credit
Of her husband, made purchases to the
amount of 500 Re-entering the car
riage, they took the road for Louisville,
and, arriving in the city at a late hour
in the evening, they registered them
selves as man and wife at the St Cloud
Hotel
Their object was to dispose Of the
horse and carriage in the morning, and
take the train for the North, going first
to Illinois. The military detectives OBJ
tanned an linking of the transaction,
and, before the sale could be effected,
the nephew was placed under arrest,
and reported TO the Office of the Pro
vost Marshal Captain Dunn closely
inquired into the case, when young o.
made full confession in regard to the
whole affair The horses and carriage
have been seized by the Provost Mar
shall, and will be held until the uncle
and outraged husband can be informed
of the facts. The hopeful nephew and
gay seducer is now confined in prison,
and he viii be retained until it can be
ascertained what action his uncle will
take 10 the case. The silly wife is still
at the St Cloud Hotel Now, when it
is too late, she sincerely repents her
folly.
We learn, since writing the article
above, that the young man is also sus-
pected of being a guerrilla. One of the
horses offered for sale yesterday morn
ing was branded "U. S He IS unable
10 account for the horse being in his
possession A man by the name Of
Chas. johnson was arrested, charged
with being an accomplice Of the preci-
Gus villain O., whose name we suppress
to save wounding an uncle's feeling
who has already been so deeply out
ragged by the graceless nephew. John
son was aiding in the efforts TO dispose
of the horses Several policemen were
offered brides, which led to the arrest
Of the parties.