The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-25
EloEM EMIT EXTRAORDINARY.
Lothario Under Arrest---A Curi-
Gus Narrative.
WOMEN FASCINATED AND a
WIPE IN PURSUIT.

se .OuC NdII0tlv0s
WOMEN FASCINATED AND A
WIFE IN PURSUIT.
from Inc New York Times. Aug. IA.
ABOUT ntteen years ago one c.. the pettAa
ION Oh Mnnonaire, q young man who had
Deen trained IN one Of our best educational in.
eutution, ana who then held desirable posi-.
ton IN department at Washington CITY.
wooed ana won the beautiful and accomplished
niece OF an ex-President Of the United Statee.
The couple lived happily ten years or more
ana then the wife learned, to her profound
shame and sorrow, that c. had become
enamored of captivating operate artist whose
brother has since won Brigacier General,e
star, and who is known in Brooklyn AZ q GEN.
tleman OF fortune and q roaring good fellow.
It soon became painfully evident to the wife
Una t9ai ner husband was iavishing large share Of
ton. andlMrs. C., after vainly appealing to
her husband, made the truth known to his on.
pulent father. The father died about three
years ago, and cut him of with a shilling.
In may last he babe his family hurried
adieu and lied to Canada. Here, having ad.
Vertlsed matrimonially in Montreal journal,
representing himself to be a young man of for.
young women In correspondence. and after
much da!lying he secured an interview with
Mrs: Emily Florence Elliott, of Niagara. Can
ada West, young woman who had been well
educated, but unequally and unhappilv mated
Mrs. Elliott, who Is an engaging lady o.
twenty-three, having been compelled by he,
parents to marry Major Fitzgerald of the Brit
ish army, 2 person who is twice her age, did
not make his home attractive; and when he
returned to England he Left her behind to
dwel with her parents; and in her initial in
terview with G. in front of Trinity Church.
in Montreal, she frankly said that the law
would not permit her again to marry, and then
related, without reserve, her history. Other
interviews, subsequently,, resulted in an elope.
The couple first went to Saratopa. thsnce To
Clifton, N. D., and thence to the Lafarge Hotel.
and in all these places were known as hus.
band and wife. At the Lafarge, however.
o. having tired of his new conquest.
adopted ruse to get rid of her, and caused
her luggage only to be taken into the house,
while the expressman took his to No. 107 Wa
verify place. Here he left her on the morning
adelphia had failed, and he must 90 thither to
arrange for settlement of the business and
when he had gone Mrs. Elliot found letter in
her room, containing go to pay her expenses
back to Montreal.
During all this time Mrs. c., having
heard something of her husbands doings, and
having set out to find him, and, II possible, to
orlng nun back TO his old allegiance, had been
pursuing him. She went to Montreal, to Nj
agara to Saratoga. and at length, driven al.
most TO dispair, she applied to Inspector James
Leonard, at Police Headquarters, and told him
OF ner wrongs and her resolution. Detective
Golden apprehended c. at about 8 O'Clock
on Saturday evening, and thence he took his
prisoner to Police Headquarters, notwithstand.
lot.
1t was understood on Saturday evening that
Mrs: Elliott and c. had been married and
the injured wife, having been driven to despe-
ration, had resolved upon pressing charge of
blgamy, and it was with this understanding
that the authorities preserved silence on Sat.
urday. lest Mrs. Elliott should fly from the
city and thus render it impossible to establish
the charge. But yesterday morning. when
Mrs Elliott appeared before Justice Ledwith,
accompanied by superintendent Kennedy, she
made oath that the nuptial ceremony had not
been performed between herself and c..
and added that if he were her husband, she
would, to save him, swear that he was not.
mus All hope OF making case of bigamy
against c. fell to the ground, and Justice
Ledwith committed him for abandonment, re-
curing him to find $4,000 bail to appear for
trial at the Court of Special Sessions. There.
upon was remanded to Police Headuuar.
tiers, and last evening, all the arrests in the
case having been completed, Inspector Carpen-
ter unsealed the lips of detective Golden.
We have neither the space nor the heart
to undertake description of the meeting
OF the two ladies in the private examine
ton room at Jefferson Market Police
Court. 1t was a scene which at one time the
officers OF the court feared might result in o
tragedy. The real wife, pale and haggard,
suffering under that intense grief which re.
fuses to yield tear of relief, measured her
words. but put them firmly, demanding Of her
husband whether she were his wife; whether
she had ever been faithful and kind. and
whether she had given him cause to abandon
her; and the penitent sinner confessed in pres.
ence OF his enciente victim, whose indignation
knew no bounds
Both ladies are in town without dime; but
the real wife has a diamond ring which cost
will purchase to-day.
G-ap appears to have established the closest
relations with many women, and among their
number, it is said, is one Mrs. Williams. of
Cincinnati who sold ont her clearinghouse
with the intention of linking her fortune With