Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-15
Adventures OF n Minnesota Bigamist
He Becomes n strong Advocate OF
Family worship-His ConjuEnl Re-
Intions with n widow, Untimely

OIL u L~ktuuoSOkA niouAAst
He Becomes n strong Advocate OF
Family worship-His ConjuEnl Re-
Intiens with n widow, Untimely
Nipped.
fSauk Contre Centre Correspondence OF tho 81.
Cloud (Minn.) Democrat, Jan. Isl
Last fall a young lark, travelling under
the aiias Of e. W. Simpson, came to this
place. He hailed from Waterville, Me-,
and represented himself as worth $40, 900.
On the road he passed" himself of as an
agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad, ex-
bibiting pretended letters from the Super
intendent, and in this way obtained q pass
over the Stage Company's line from Col.
Merriam. BY means Of his $40, 900 pro-
LESSONS he also waded into the good graces.
of some OF your St. Cloud people. After
reaching this place he laid siege to the
affections of q Mrs. Hubbard, an amiable
and respected widow lady Of Sank Centre,
worth some property. 1t seems that they
had both formerly liyedin Waterville, Me-,
Simpson being at that time a common
laborer working for her relatives, though
then under his real name. He had writ
ten to her during the summer, declaring
himself an old lover /; stating that a trip to
California had placed at his command a
large fortune, and closing with q request
for permission TO visit her. She thinking
it was a brother who had taken this means
TO plays pleasant joke, wrote for him to
come. So Mr.. S40,o 600 Simpson appeared
in the little town, and literally "took" the
place. The quantity of air(s) in the neigh
borhood was wonderfully increased. He
brought with him letters Of recommends
ton, said now to have been forged, from
her relatives, and exhibited pretended Ger
tihcates of deposites in the St. Paul banks
for heavy sums Of money. He also g.
stole the livery of heaven to serve the devil
in :" was extremely sanctimonious, in
dulged in prayers, and was a stronS advo-
cate of family worship. As the result Of
his labors, he and Mrs. H. were married
in St. Cloud last October. For a time all
went on delightfully."- but, after q while,
letters were received in Sank Centre, show
ing that Simpson had already been twice
married in the East; that he had twice
been in the State Prison, thus divorcing
his former wives. He also attempted to
compel his third wife (Mrs. H. to give
him some valuable papers. She refused.
when he stole them. Now for the denoue-
ment.
he was preparing to leave on this morn
ing's stage, when last evening he was ar
rested in Stanford's Hotel, and upon ex-
animation, the missing papers, as well as
some Others, were found in the bottom OF
his boots.and sewsd up in the lining of his
coat. As sooa as he got his boots on
again, he made for the door, and started
through the suowbanks, followed by some
twenty citizens. Such a tumbling, wal
lowing, putting and blowing you probably
never saw. After an exciting chase OF
about two hundred rods, the pursuers
closed on the gay groom, and he wa
brought back to the hotel, where his hands
and feet were firmly tied. To-day he Is
to undergo another examination.
-- Simpson, has secured. 1t is understood,
most Of Mrs. Hubbard's means. and for
her considerable genuine sympathy Is felt.
His $4,000 have dwindled down to a
shadow; OF, IL any are left, they are, like
himself, in bonds.