Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-27
From the Detroit Adrertl.sr, July 81 J

lFrom the Detroit Advertiser, July N
The denizens of the usually quiet village
of Feptonville were recently thrown into
| the most intense excitement over the sud-
den and mysterious disappearance of one
of its citizens and the subsequent disap-
pearance of a young lady of the village
whose name had been mentioned in no en-
viable light with that of the absquatulating
citizen. As near as we can learn, the cir
cumstances of the case are as follows:
Some time during last summer stranger,
named A. Kinney, made his appearance at
Fentonville, and commenced boarding in a
house owned by woman named King, the
widow of three defunct husbands, and an
angler for a fourth. Kinney sought her
acquaintance; he ascertained that she was
comparatively wealthy, and this fact in
duced him to overlook the fact that in mar
riage he would be provided with family
Of grown up daughters. He made the ven-
ture, and In less than week he was mar
ried to the charming widow, notwithstand-
ing the fact that rumors were rife that Kin
ney had wife and family III Canada. The
widow of three husbands and the wife of
the fourth did not heed these idle reports,
and for time was happy In her ''modistic"
relations. But alas! for the stability Of hui
man bliss. The new husband, the sudden
father Of grown up daughters, soon became
tired Of the attractions Of the numerous"
widow, who was only forty-two years old,
while scarcely thirty-fve summers had
passed over his head. He therefore opened
correspondence with young lady some
where at the East and invited her to come
on to Fentonville, where the latter had q
sister residing. The young woman came.
Kinney and she soon became quite intimate,
and the Jealous ire Of the woman of four
bt1ci ciot glo IN dol
gers of the place were afforded plenty Of
food for gossip, and affairs finally reached .
eliminating point on Friday of last week.
On that morning a shrewd observer, if he
had been at the depot, would have seen the
young woman in question, apparently alone
take the morning train for the East. Soon
after Kinney stepped aboard the cars, Both
parties were seen to get out at Holly, five
miles below.
The wife Of the recusant Kinney heard OF
the expedition, and the sister Of the miss
ing lady was not long in finding out the
"situation" A council of war was held,
and it was determined to make 8 recOnnOis-
sanCG in force, upon the return Of the even
ing train. When the hour arrived, the
jealous wife, exaspGrated at the cOnduct Of
her faithiesg swain, accompanied BY her
daughters and the other interested parties,
ment- while the runaway lady'5 brotneT-iu-
lasY was b make q sortie in front. The
train came on, the unsuspccting pair alight
ed. The irate eX-wid0w poured in broad
side of invective and sarcastic expletives
that exhausted her vocabulary, the sisterof
the unfortunate young woman upbraided
her for her unladylike conduct in going off
with married man, while the brother-in-
law charged on the enemy's works. The
scene that ensued battles description. The
engagement that followed was terrific
MarengO, Austerlitz and Waterloo were
nothing in comparison to this fight. The
numbers engaged on each side were equal,
and fiercer and fiercer ragged the conflict,
until at last Kinney became "feariully de-
moralized;" so much so that he could not
withdraw his forces in good order. His
front suffered from having his nose pulled,
while raid was made on his rear by means
of the toe of his antagonists boot. The
vanquished foe fed in wild disorder, and
the pale moon smiled again over scene of
peace and quietude, where frightful war
had just held sway. This was too much
for chivalric knighterrantry to bear. conse-
quently Kinney left the town for the west,
and on the succeeding morning his conlpag-
non du Uoyage of the preceding day followed
in the same direction, and it is supposed ere
this he has consolidated his forces for raid
in some other locality.
When he left Kinney was keeping news
room in the place, and after his departure
several bills came to his address from De-
troit, showing that he left $25 or $50 in
debt for papers.