Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-24

weahhiest men in Clarke county. A mutua
/, attachment soon sprang up between them
: and the result was that in the month of May
1864 the twain were made one flesh. The
honeymoon, which followed was apparently
filled with all the sweetness which usually at
tends that happy PERIOD but was. destined to
beof short duration A month of their mar
ried life, had scarcely passed, when, in the
course of businessj an incident occurred which
brought to light, ut an earlier day, perhaps
than would otherwise have happened, the fact
of his rascality.
| About the Sth of June, 1865, he .drew on
the Bank of the Ohio Valley, of Cincinnati
for twelve hundred dollars, the whole amount
Of his deposit in that Bank By some over
sight, package Of $4,000 which had been
counted out to be sent to Indianapolis, was
semitic him, and his package of 81 200 for.
warded to that place. He received this pack
age on the 9th of June, and, thinking that
now was his best chance, concluded to strike
while the iron was hot He Immediately sat
down and drew the following: IT, IL -,
~ Banking House of B. w. Allen, afi1
~ n Springfield, Ohio, June 9th 1864 JJq
Pay to the order of the erFirst National
Bank one thousand dollars. rioy5arrs' >.
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Pi,U.~ ny - I---,ie, , ~ - W.. Au-ES'
,r ~ ~ nuncaa' .'U''i' ohef'nan oo' i'e" orh
FMS ne sent to the FIRST National Bank OF
opflhgheid, received the money, took the de-
posts in his own bank, and lett tor parts un-
known. His draft was Immediately forward
ed to New York and was duly protested for
want Of funds The mistake Of the Ohio
Valley Bank was discovered in a short time,
bpt ", not 70, ph!ll tne piTa nad Iewh. y-'t..
On leaving ne toid MS w,ie ne was gong 10
Cincinnati on business, ana l.i as she @ nad some
very hne diamond rings, some Q, wnlcn n ne
had presented her with, among othcrs aia-
mond engagement ring and other ,leweirry,
without her name engraved upon them, he
thought IT was not best to allow them to re-
main 40, and accordingly took them with him,
for the purpose OF having the engraving done.
This was the last time he was ever seen In
I Springfield. :. - =,
W 1t appears that he came directly othls city,
as it IS ascertained that he. arrived here some
time in JUNG. After spending some time at
asboarding house in upper town, he trans,
terred his quarters to the International Dur
ing his stay there he lived in the highest style,
always appearing to have plenty OF money
1 He frequently boasted of his wealth, and on
several occasions showed box which ne SAID
contained, sixty thousand dollars in United
States bonds. 1t appears that immediately
after leaving Springfield, ne assumed the name
OF John w. Harris. ,,.s .....,s.......
He left this city in September last, and
went directly to New York. Money being
plenty with him, he of course always had
plenty of friends, and had no difficulty i'll GO
ing in the best society. Through the clerk OF
4 the hotel he became acquainted with Miss
4 Annie M. Osborne, the daughter OF widow
lady. Being lady of prepossessing appear
ance and rare accomplishments, he became
enamored of her, and his visits, at first form
al, soon became frequent and prolonged. Du
ring his stay there, which was until late in the
winter, he spent most OF his time at her house
He represented himself as being very wealthy
and produced recommendations, which to
them appeared satisfactory that such was the
case Early in the spring, he left New York
and came to Chicago. While there lie cor
responded with Miss Osborne daily Ills let
tcrs, all OF which she has IN her possession,
show MN 70 be man OF r talent ana educa'
Ion iurlas hls stay ~ 0oo .nv l"tp.
ia',qns ,or 'ne nel.as meie oJl,e1eo al.u na
IN May ne returned 10 new 1ork, ana on the
aath gay OF that inonth 'hey were marr'ea'- a.
!, Inc following marriage notlcewe chp from
the aII New ork x herald Oh IN May zo,m a1., j.,
HARR,s~osBoRNE-non n the I41' lnst oy
lev =, y. i,urcnara, w. u, az inc e. resaehce
OF the pride iatner, foh -Jonn w, harris
formerly OF Mississippi, and MISS ANNE Nj
osborne, - ~" 7"" ~a' 'H.'.
mo cards. '',s'''',r,.' .,''
Hon. JoHS W: hAEs'sIlhs gentleman,
whose marriage IS published above Is native
[of Oneida County, IN th,s stare, but wncn llel
quite young emlgrated with ms father to Mis-
sisslppi and is, consequently, BY education
and residence, a southern man. lie was ed,
ucated at the University OF Misslssippl, ana
studied the law as profession, hut not wish
ing to practice, went INTO poiltics ana was
twice member OF the State Legislature
Upon. the election OF Mr. Lincoln believing
that the South would attemptto to break up the
Union be disposed Of his property, invested
it in U. s. Bonds, and came North, holding 1t
to be the first and greatest duty to support the
Government, ..-.,. '''.7..,.,.,,..
'sHe will, with his lovely and accomplished
! wife, sail Immediately for Europe, May all
imaginable happiness accompany them.
The above was evidently written by the vii
lain himself, and shows the rascality Of which
he is capable. Instead of going to Europe,
he came to this city, andhas, up to Saturday
last, been here ever since.a Shortly after his
arrival, he was taken with the small pox, from
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