The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-01
Another Sad ROmance-EOye. El0pe'
ment. DesertiOn. Bigumy.

On Friday evening, the young ana con-
iidng wife of J. b. Norwood arrived in our
city to comfort and make glad once more,
as she hoped and expected, the heart OF
her long absent husband. But imagine
the feelings of the young wife on being IN
formed shortly after her arrival that her
husband was now rcvcling in the hliSSiul
realms Il second honeymoon.
LIB. Norwood, the rcCrCant husband, lSa
tailor. During the winter of 1854 he woocd
and won the tender affections of Miss Ellen
K. Richardson, at Columbus, VI -, where
her parents reside. The father of Ellen
was opposed To her marriage with Nor
wood. and forbid his coming to the house.
As usual under such difficulties, clandcS-
tine meetings were arranged, which finally
resulted in an clopcmcnt. The young cou
plc went to CarroIlton, and were united i'll
the holy bands, in due form of law, on the
22d of March, 1864. They returned to Co
lumhuS, and found the father OF Ellen Nill
mrcconcilcd to the marriage. After pass
inc the honey moon, Norwood left Tor the
army. and the Young wife never heard
from him until the surrender OF Mobile.
About three months after the surrender,
he visited Columbus, and the wiic'S father
was conciliatcd, and received him Kindly.
Some few months ago the husband left
home for Macon, and soon after came t" tins
city. where he resumed his work as tailor
and was employed at a shop on the corner
of St. Michael and Joachim streets. Dn-
RING this time he wrote four letters to hlS
wifi. M Columbus. and in the last one he
stated. in iocular manner, that h" " had
Il sweetheart in Mobile, and She was the
very incest girl in the South" and that he
proposed getting Il divorce and marrying
the new object of his affections. In the
previous letters hc said that he expected
soon To come after his wife, and bring her
here. The tone of the last letter suggested
something wrong TO her father, and he ad-
viScd his daughter to come to Mobile and
see her husband. She set out accordingly
for this city, and, a> we have said, learned
at the tailor shop that Norwood had got
married to Miss Carroll on Tuesday
night that he had reported her (thc first
wife) dead. The wife laid her complaint
before the chief Of police; and upon en-
animation il was aSccrtairrd that Nor
wood had taken out marriage license
and consummatcd the second marriage.
The detectives were set to work, ana last
evening we were informed that they had
got trace of him, and would have him IN
custody in less than twenty-tour hours.
The wife thus deserted is very prcpoS-
scssing and Intelligent lady about twenty
wears. She SAYS that it is a small loss for
he treated her very badly but she is bent
ON visiting rctribution on his guilty head.
We will endcavor to learn further par
| Ia. OF pf N
thario," and will keep our readers posted
as the case progresses. This is the third
bicamv case that has turned up during the
last week in our city.
=. S.-Sincc the above was in type, the
husband has been arreStcd.--no6ae RegjS-
tT, 22d.
THE BIGAMY CAsE.-Thc case of J. b.
, Norwood, who was arrested for bigamy
Saturday night, was called up in the
Mavor's Court this morning. Both wives
appeared against him, and testified to the
! fact of their marriage with Norwood. The
/ first wife, who is Il young and pretty bru-
nette, testified that She was legally mar
ried to Norwood in Carrollton, Alabama,
on the 22d of March, 1864. The second
wife, Young and handsome blonde, tcStl-
fled that she was legally married to Nor
wood in this city on last Tuesday night.
! Norwood is quite a young man, and cttc-
inmate i'll appearance. None OF the par
ties seemed in the least affected. The
wives appeared glad to get rid of him, and
he seemed indifferent to parting with them.
The Court held Norwood in bond Of one
thousand dollars to answer the charge OF
bigamy at the City Court. The simple
fact of the two marriages was all the evi-
dence elected, and we are left high and
dry to imagine the interesting details OF
I the ease