Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-28

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rest "A nDasconseiSse Young
From thu Detroit Advertiser.
About two months ago clerk, xho had
previously been crnployed in an extensive
wholesale house at Pitts urgh, Pa, sudden
~ left his employers. and the next heard Of
him he had safely reached the borders Of
her Majesty's dominions. Upon an investi-
CATION of the books Of the concern, II was
ascertaincd that he had, from time to time,
robbed his EMPLOYERS of large sums, and on
the day before leaving he had appropriated
over 81 800. With this money he fed d.
rcctIy to Hamilton, c. W., and was sue
cess.d IN obtaining empl ynen;, in M
nor capacity, a. the Anglo American llo-
tel.
Adjacent to the above house. is an ice
cream saloon, kept BY man named Mcki!-
lup, in which was employed young girl,
VINO had been but short time in the cou~.-
try, having arrived there from Scotland
Having no friends in this country. The clerk
above referred to formed her ..cauaintance,
and by gaudy display o. money, the fool
ish young girl fell into a trap prepared for
| her. They were married, and after spend
| ing short honey moon, started on trip
" cstward, going as far as ST. Paul, Mime.
sofa. Business no: being as good there as
they anticipated, they retraccd their steps
to this city, where they made arrangements
! 10 locate themselves and commence business
in the fancy goods line. With this object
in view license was procured. and a guam
tity Of goods were purchased Of Docltz IL
| Pro. on Tuesday or Wednesday last.
| About this time the detectives received a
telegram from the Pittsburgh merchant,
riaking inquiries whether a person answer
| Ing to the description Of the clerk was in
the city. The dispatch was answered in
| The affirmative, and another was received
| instructng them to watch him closely, but
not to make any arrest until the merchant
| should arrive. As the detectives were I'M
| informed and completely in the dark as to
the whole affair, they hardly kew hos to
proceed, but contented themselves with
following the directions of the telegram.
One of them called upon the proprietor OF
the hotel, where the young couple were
stopping. and desired to ascertain all the
facts poss bic concerning them. The land
lord, either by design or ignorance. it,
IUlHieu the Clrfk tEal soIHc OlIccTs were
looking for him. Consequently he took
the earliest convenience to Canada, leaving
his young wife wholly ignorant as to where
he was going. She subsequently went to
Windsor i'll search of him, but failing to
learn of his whereabouts, returned to this
city. almost pennlless and disconsolate at
his flight. Unable to divine the cause Of
her sudden dcs.rtion, she injured for and
soon found the detective, who Informed her
| Of the nature and extent Of her husband $
| crlmc. She is now in the city and is be-
| ing cared for through the fundamentally
of the officers, until she can either learn OF
her husbands whereabouts or obtain EN-
pioyment in some kind and humane Eanl-
y.
The wife thus thrown upon the world by
| the bascness Of n thief is not more than
nineteen years Of age, and having no rela-
tiyes in ,ne country, feels doubly sad oven
her misfortune.