The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-30
ELoPEMENT IN WABASHAW.

From the Wabashaw Herald, 18th.
Last week eur city was the scene of o dis
graceful affair. which has furnished theme
for the delight of gossips ever since. A Ger
man physician named Snyder came to this city
some time in April last and opened an Office.
He soon enjoyed quite an extensive practice
among his countrymen, and was rapidly grow
ing into public favor among all classes. He
managed to ingratiate himself into the affec-
tons of woman of a respectable family, re-
siding in this city, whose husband had gone to
the war. The story of his departure, as told
US by his late friends, is substantially as fol-
lows:
On Friday night last he hired horse and
carriage, ostensibly to go to Lake City to see
one of his patients; but really for the purpose
of running away with the woman above allud-
ed to. He was pursued as far as La Crescent,
and arrested. The horse and carriage were re.
covered and he was brought to this city and
arraigned before Justice Rose to answer the
charge; the result of which was undetermined
when we went to press.
From the same paper, June 20.
Last week we alluded to an elopement case,
which sent foul stencil through the moral at
mosphere Of this city, and reaulted in the ar
session of additional particulars in regard to
the nefarous business, and give them as q
matter of Justice to Henry Ash, ESQ.,, of this
city, and E. II. Polleys, ESQ.,, Deputy Sheriff
of Lacrosse County, who arrested the villain.
DR.. Snyder, after hiring the horse and car.
rage of johnson and Ash, ostensibly to visit
a patient at Lake City, he took the deluded
packed preparatory to journey to some
strange land, and proceeded to Winona, and
there registered his name as DR.. Brown
and wife from Rochester. He left the next
day and proceeded to La Crescent, where he
was discovered by Mr.. Ash who was seeking
his horse and carriage. Mr.. Ash called on the
Deputy Sheriff. Mr.. Polleys, who arrested the
him 60 stating that she never liked her hus-
band, and as she had taken the step she
never could return again. Mr.. Ash told her
if she would go home and behave himself he
would let the villain go, providing he would
never return again to Wabashaw. That
was agreed upon, and Mr.. Ash gave the ap-
parently penitent woman $25 to pay her fare
ers who lives in the country but few miles
from this city. But instead of applying the
money as agreed, she managed to get across
the river and join her paramour, with the
manifest intention of taking the next train of
cars for the East. The Deputy Sheriff again
arrested the DR.. as he had violated this pledge
Again the guilty woman plead for his release;
$500 dollars in money and gold watch, but
he was not to be bribed. He brought the DR..
to this city, and lodged him in jail.
He was soon bailed out and the charge of
horse-stealing was not sustained, as the mat
ter was not settled, and no person appeared
against him. He left the city as soon after as
possible, and ere this is undoubtedly enjoying
the society of his dear charmer, to his hearts
content.
Great credit is due Messrs. Ash and Polleys
for the interest they took in causing the arrest
of the Doctor.