Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-10


In the spring Of 1850, DR.. Hughes same Il
this country, spending five months in th'
Canadas and States, and, after visiting hiI
Manx friends in this city, e back to the
: Island, but almost immediately returned
and, in the early spring of 1881, opened an
Office and practised medicine in Warrens-
vile, in tAia >~~-ntv, He drilled all the
companies which were recruited in that sec
ton. for the Federal service In July, how
ever, he returned TO the Island, and, with
his family (for a boy had been born to HIM
made his residence in Edinburgh for a short
time, during which he attended the sessions
of the University of Scotland. The Doctor
leaves personal testimonials which he re-
ceived from a number Of the most eminent
men of the medical profession in Great
Britain.
In April, 1852, the family paid a farewell
visit to the Isle of Man, and came to this
city. The Doctor practised medicine till
May, 1853, when he took a sudden freak and
enlisted in the navy at Buffalo, leaving his
wife and child at Warrensville during the
brief time he was in service. He next open
ed an Office in Chicago, but upon the urgent
solicitations of his wife and many friends,
returned after a few months, to practice
medicine in Warrensville and Bedford. In
March, 1884, he enlisted as a private in the
5Sth o. v. l., and was made orderly sergeant
on arriving at vioksburgh. In the follow
ing June he was appointed Assistant Sur
geon of the 4sth o. S. G.. Infantry, and,
later in the summer, was authorized by
President Lincoln to organize the Marine
Hospital in Vicksburg as @ general hospi-
tai for eolored troops, and appointed Sur
geOn-in-charge of the same.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH rAMzEK PARsoSs, Hts VIC
TIN.
DR.. Hughes had gained an introduction
into the family of Mr.. Thomas Parsons, of
Bedford, through their English cousin Harry
Parsons, before he enlisted, but had never
seen Tamzen Parsons, although he knewthere
was a young daughter bearing that name.
He gives the following account of the man.
ner Of his making her acquaintance and the
circumstance under which it was formed.
In October, 1884, while he was yet in the
army, be learned that his little son, Bissett,
was lying sick in this city. He applied for
a leave of absence, but on the refusal
to grant the same, he sent In his
resignation, which was accepted, and he
arrived here on his birthday, Nov. l1th.
He declares that he found his wife beastly
drunk. His home was worse than desolate /
u $500 Ii. L. -,.h - -L.-.H II I
danger was past, left in rage for New York.
After the lapse of two or three weeks he re
turned to his home on Ohio street, and
found his wife drunk and fighting with
parties occupying the same house. Infuri-
ated by the spectacle, he rushed from her
presence, vowing that he would never re-
turn again. He hired a horse and cutter,
and, learning that a soldiers ball was to be
held that night at the WarrensVille Hotel,
drove there, drinking deeply all along the
way, wherever opportunity offered. he was
about 10 retire for the night, when he was
told that Harry Parsons was stopping at 1.-THE
house of Mr.. Thomas Parsons and desired
to SEQ him. He accordingly ordered his
horse, and reached the place, although
he declares himself oblivious Of all that
transpired from the time he left the hotel
till he was awakened the next morning by
G young woman who had lifted his head
upon the pillow and Ioosened his cravat.
He said to her in a beWildered manner,
@whO are yOu?" "Tamzen Parsons" she
replied. "Where am II" ain my fathers
house" was the answer. She said, "Doc-
tor, why do you drink 50 much7" He told
her his domestic troubles, and claims that
she expressed sympathy and said, Would
to God l were your wife !" An Illicit love
sprang up. They went sleigh riding, and
on the morning of the 10Th December,
1854, set out for Pittsburgh. On the goth
they were married. 1t appeared in evil
dence that the Doctor presented Tamzen a
forged bill of divorce from his wife. He
acknowledges that be filled out a blank bill,
but did not attach his signature to the docu-
ment states that it was shown to Tamzen
ment, and that their names were attached
to the paper. The instrument was not pro-
duced in court and there are no data given
whereby the truth may be reached. At
any rate the marriage took place; the Doc
tor was arrested on the following day, the
2lst, at the ~instigation of a brother-in-law
of Tamzen, tried on the charge of bigamy,
convicted and sentenced TO the Pennsyl-
vsnia penitentiary for one year. Only Eve
months Of the term were served, for Mrs
Hughes, true, forgiving woman that she
ever seems TO have been, obtained the par
don of her husband from the Governor, on
the presentation of the numerously signed
petitions which her industry had secured.
He returned to this city last May, and en-
gagged, about the middle of June, in fitting
a suite of rooms on Ontario street, pre-
paratory to the occupancy Of the same as a
dwelling and Office, when Mr.. Brayton, of
this city, agent for a foreign steam
line, notified the Doctor that the
passage of his wife and son to the Is'e of
Man had been paid by her father. He
thought of returning with her, and his hest
tstion delayed her setting out full two
weeks. She and her little boy started about
the 4th of July, expecting to return in five
TIE PLOT ~THfCKRSs.
On the nightefthe 24th OF July, DR.. Hughes
went to the house Of Mr.. Thomas Parsons
TO gain an interview with Tamzen. Her
ordered him out of the house, and on
his refusal to go went to Bedf I'd village for
an officer, whe arrested him for housebreak-
ing and asssultsnd battery. On the follow
ing Saturday the case was brought before Jus
Porter of this city, Tamzen appearing
and making affidavit sgainstthe Doctor. This
enraged him and he bought that day, the
revolver with which he shot her, two weeks
later. Legal proceedings were staid, how
ever, through the mediation of Mr.. Henry
Parsons, Of this city, and the Doctor prom
ised him to nave no more to do with
Tamzen.
On the evening of the sth of August DR..
drove to Bedford with a companion
o. s. Russell. Having slept off e
drunken debauch, they set their faces to.