Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-18

We record with the highest satisfaction
the fact that two precious long-hairsd
knaves have been gobblsd up, after q weeks
chase, BY the officers Of the law, were
brought to this city yesterday morning, and
were be to put aboard the three ?. train for
New York State, where they will have the
pleasure Of meeting their wives and children,
and serving a term Of imprisonment in Sing
Sing for the crime of bigamy. The real
names Of the guilty parties are Lewis and
jerome Davis, brothers both by blood and
in virtue of serving with equal zeal one
master, the devil They pass under the
names Of Lewis and jerome CLARK, the first
names being correct, the latter being the
maiden name of their mother. We give the
facts of the case as detailed to US
by the father of the little girl who
was the victim Of the arts Of these vii
lains. His name is Albert Sheldon, and he
lives in Denmark, Lewis county, New York.
He is a man of considerable age, and ap-
pears to be a simple-mindsd, honest person. |
The young men in question had been in
his employ eight weeks, engaged IN getting
ont lumber. Mr. 6hsldon knew nothing Of
them personally, although they lived in |
Pittsburgh, Jefferson county, IAN adjoining
county, and have wives and children.
The relatives of the Clark brothers with
Mr.. s. family were so quiet and undsnon-
s~trative, that there was no occasion for sus-
pieion. When, therefore, on Wednesday
morning Of last week, it was suddenly dis
covered that the men had hastily left ths
premises, and that Lilly Sheldon, a little
sfectiOnate girl thirteen years Of age had
been called from school and was missing,
the family were thrown into g state of in
tense excitement and confusion. Mr.. s.
learned that Lilly had been called out of
about eleven o'clock by Lewis Clark,
and that she got into a buggy with him.
He at once dispatched his son 70 Adams,
Jefferson county, s point twenty-thres miles
distant. he found her and the two brothers
there. She cried and wanted to 20 home.
brother was about 10 set out with her,
when Lewis said he would take her home.
The boy was green enough to believe him.
Clark thereupon hired a swift horse, started
back, but soon turned of, having received
sl5O, as the sequel shows, from his brother,
70 carry out his plans. They went TO Rome,
Y where they were married. jerome
them there, aud on Saturday last they
oouget tickets to Cleveland.
Deputy Sheriff h. H. Morgan, ofFJeferson !
county New York, and Constable Henry
of EIlisburgh, same county, were /
'ut upon the trail. They went to Rome, :
ound where Lewis and Lilly had spent the |
Inst night together at q respectable hotel, z
raced all three to house Of low repute
Ehere they had engaged board and lodging :
or a week learned that they had left for :
his city on Saturday, having bought 4
through tickets and checked a considerable
OF Of baggage. They found q trace Of
hem at Buffalo, came on here, and learned
hat they had stopped over Monday night i,
{ the Lake Shore House, and gone to Berea 4
be next day Thursday. They got this 4
nformAtion from a hack driver on whom Z
hey happened to run whe conveyed the t
srty to the depot. !,
The New York officers, accompanied by i
hree Of our policemen, pushed Oh to Berea R
evening, wentinto a hotel at eleven o
clock, and loI Lewis and Lilly in bed t
He was arrested, and compelled il
} state the whereabouts of jerome. He :
found at farmers house about three c.
lilies out Of town, at two o'clock, A. N. 3
he brothers had engaged to cut wood for l
The manifest intention of the "fbOys" q
to worm into the confidence Of the Al
family, with the view Of giving :
erOme an opportunity of supplying him. {
with q wife a "a Lewis. But he was :
ipped before the fruit had ~riPpened. ia
The parties were brought to this city on P'
ie early morning tn in, the girl left at q
Forest City House andths brothers D
and locked up. Nj. Sheldon ar =
we'd from New York about nine o'clock,
had the satisfaction Of seeing tho be- m
Of his pet daughter in the hands Of =
10 officers. He says the brothers were
ientifully supplied with money when they
arted; that jerome showed TO his son $3.50
notes slowed away in q belt on his person, n,
i'd from $500 to 500 in bonds. They evil O
entity meaut 10 follow as far as prsctic Ible
e star Of empire in its westward way, and
d farewell to the scenes Of their early 4
We, courtshiP, marriage, &o. They had j
assunder the ties binding them to e
leir wives and children, and committed ct
lemselyes to the tide of fortune. But
are comes q rehuent wave, and it will land
evils in the lap Of his first wife, in the =
,som of his deserted fsmily,-Only to be 4
ashed thence and beached in famous Sing d
ing. I"
The little girl is nearly crazy and longs
get home. She was 90 much affected by
le sight of her father yesterday morning, =
lat she could hardlyspeak during the inter- I