The Portland daily press., 1865-03-04
Selling a Wife and Children
D1seRAcrrUL CASE AT woLvERHAnrro

DIsGBACEFUL CASE AT gWoLvERHAMPToN.
i It will, no doubt be in the recollection of
some of our readers that few weeks ago a
paragraph went the round of the papers, to
4 the effect that man residing in Wolyerhamp-
I ton had sold his wife and three blooming chill
4 dren to an American adventurer, for the mod
crate sum of ESQ. As was then mentioned.
the wife left her lawful husband, and with the
three children went to live with her American
admirer. 1t would appear, however, that a
few days ago she repented of her bargain. and
returned to the protection of her husband
Upon finding himself deserted, the American
communicated with the husband. and inform
ed him that If he could persuade his vile to
return to him he would give the husband an
aadltlonal 800. The husband, accordingly.
tried to get the wife to leave him, and finding
her quite willing, communicated with our
American cousin, who was in London. He
went down. to Wolverhampton on Saturday,
| he there saw the husband and wife, and it was
arranged that the American, with the wife and
three children, should leave Wolyerhampton
on Saturday for London, by the 4 is o. m.
train. The Yankee, to make sure OF his prize,
arranged with the husband that he should see
them to the station and upon the signal being
] given for the train to start he would hand him
ESQ Bank of England note. The husband
accordingly saw the American, his wife, and
three children sa'e in the train, and upon 1t
leaving the platform received a Bank of Eng
land note from his Yankee friend9 The train
had hardly left the station, when UPON looking,
at the note he found It was q sjmple e5 note,
! Finding be was duped out of R4b his wife, and
three children, he at once sent the following
4 graphic telegraphic message to the police in
! this t0Wn:-"Tall thin man run away with
my wife and three children, two boxes, two
bandboxes, and q carpetbag. he is an AM
erican, with a belt round him, with bowie-
knife in the belt and q revolver, They are
going to London, but husband will be at Bir-
mingham by the next train booked from VOL
yerhampton 70 Newstreet Station. To be de-
tanned" Upon detective inspector Tandy re-
ceiving the telegram he directed detectives
Sergeants Spokes and Jenns to meet the train
from WolverhRmpton and lookout for the
American, the wife, and three children. These
two active officers accordingly went to the
station, and upon making enquiries of the rail-
way. officials found the husband in the cloak
room, he having arrived from Wolverhampton
by the express train which reaches Birming-
ham about ten minutes after the ordinary
train. The officers made further inquiries
and found the American had arrived. They
then went to the Dudley-street side Of the sta I
ton, where the husband saw the American.
with his, wife and children and the luggage,
he being IN the act Of putting the latter into
1 cab.Q The husbsnd, going up TO the Yankee,
said, swell, John, how are you getting on p,
to which he replied "All right, guess" Up
on this the husband informed him that he had
given him at Wolverhampton station e5
note instead ola $50 note, and he wanted the
latter sum. Said the American, swell, I guess
itawas amistake,Y and taking a bundle of
notes from his pocket, handed the husband a
$50 Bank Of England note, which was passed
to the detectives, who found it to be-, quite
genuine. The husband then shook hands
with his wife,. and kissing his children wished
them goodbye" and, with friend who was
with him, went to the nearest liquor vaults,
where he "liquoredn with his friend. The last
that was seen of the American was that he, 1
with the purchased wife and children, were
"making tracks, for the London train, where
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