Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-01
SKETCH OF HIS ri

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If am permitted, 1 wish to give g brief
sketch Of the unhappy circumstance -efmy
past life since the time an unfortunate mat
rimonial alliance caused me to seek relief
in visiting foreign lands and finally drove
me to enlist in the army. While IN the
army l passed through the various posi-
tions from a private upto orderly AeEaeaDt
and then hTi4g passed an examination, |
received a commissoD. returned TO my home
after a long absence, expecting to find a
welcome and a happy home. But such a
scene as met me there was enough to driYe
the most ca1lous person in the world to for
sake such a home. Irushed from the house,
and formed a determination never 90 re-
turn. knew not which way I was GO
ing. / drove out to the country. I
attended @ party, and while there some one
told me thas Harry Parsons, a cousin of
Tamzen Parsons, was present and very anx-
lou TO see me. I had been drinking very
heavily that day. ] drove to Mr.. Parsons
house that night, but what occurred there
LIDO not know. I awOke in the morning
filed with shame and remorse, for / was
walked by a tender hand l asked, q Who
are youg" and she told me it was Tamzen
She said, " Doctor, why do you drink SO 2"I
saw in that look sympathy and pity that fill
ed my whole soul, and Isaw my feeling was
reeiprocated. While in that condition a wild
mad love took possession of me, such an one
as / had never experienced before, an Illicit
love. one Whiehled TO Illicit intercourse, and
which love l have until this day cherished.
Butt was not all passion. Love DESTROYS
all baser passion. went to Pittshurg, and
the next day Famzen asked me to harry
her. and ,fnsane as was, l did so. I went
70 the Mayor Of the city, and the principal
minister of the city married US, and it was
then nv intention to seek some retired spot,
and settle down, and live in quiet. And the
next day when / was making arrangements
to find a placein which 10 reside, / was ar
rested and brought before the Mayor, on a
charge Of bigamy. I then told HIM the
truth, aud all the circumstances connected
with the matter. made an offer to Mr..
Haines, which, had he accepted Il, would
have prevented all exposure and the nnfor-
tunate events that have since happened.
But Mr.. Haines, for some reason which
he best knows, refused whether il
was from a v~irtuous DISCRIMINATION
TO vindicate the character Of his family, ]
do not know. | was put i n jail and tried
1 did not bring one word of testimony fol
my defense in that trial. / was brought II
guilty Of adultery and bigamy. Imme
diately after my trial Tamzen came to th'
Jail, and there occurred a scene l shall
never fbrget.a But i parted with her for
ever, as then supposed, After she left
wrote her letter, explaining the Who'll
matter and tdd Hess was bes
that we shouid-not meet again
Meanwhile / was kept in jail till March
having been sentenced for A.year- Mean
while ! reconeiliati0n had tskens Flsca Be
tween me and my vile, and I was Pardonec
returned to this city and opened an ,ofic
on Ontario street My fofnes patrons re
turned to-meseI was doing Welkf ] praG
ticed faithfully, sndduring all my practic
LhaFe never betrayedths eoafdeaos ofm
profession slga 40 gEaITs VIZ
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