The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-08-03


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She accepted his kind proposition, aud
they at once started on llelr journey. Be-
ing long one, and coulinuing over night
'hey took slateroom together in Sleep
ing car, When The LADY lad disrobsd,
the gentleman q discovery which inleres-
ted him not a little. This proved to be a
muslin belt which 81 e had herself consluo.
ted, and wore next ber person. On in
quiridg ioIo Tie contents Of the belt, the
lady at frst thought it best 20. to make
any disclosures bul she WAS finally over
persuaded, and confessed that there was
secretee in Il no less sum llian Sc, 900.
She had inherited from her mother. three
years before. the sum Of $4,000, and
these $4,000 we're the remnants. Mr..
Jones inferred from this rapid expendi.
:ure that bis travelling companion was not
safe person TO have the custody of such
a large sum Of ready cash. aud so hs
benevolently offered to take care of il for
her. SO The matter was arranged, and
10 due course Of time :hey reached this
city. Becoming anxious about her little
fortune, she begged Mt. Jones to return
q into her possession. This Mr. Jones'
declined to do, arguing speciously that he.
could and would take much better care Of
It than she herself could. and she finally
consented To the arrangement.
The gentlemen then procured lodeiug
for her in Race street, visiting her fre..
quenily by day. bu; spending the nights
in tie bosom of bis family elsewhere. He
was still krown as Mr. Jones aud the lady
as his cousin: But the latter, on disoov-
ering the true character Of the house in
which she had taken lodgings insisted
upon leaving it.. A removal to the Con-,
liaental was the result, but there quar-
ters were too expensive for Lengthy
sojourny and the couple thereafter moved
about the city, from one hotel and boarding
house TO another, until several weeks had
elapsed. While at the Continental, h Ow-
ever. Mr.. Jones was struck by amomensa-
~ pang Of remorse. declaring to his
companion that he was nothing lea than
a minister Of the Gospel, and requesting
her TO pray with him; aud pray together,
on bended knees, they did Subsequently,
Mr.. Jones conducted his lady friend 10 his
own residence in the northern section of
The city, introducing as his wife Mrs
Seigfried.
The arrangement had been that Mrs.
Byard was to act in the capaclty Of a ser.
want in The family OF Mr.. Jones, alias tho
Reverend William D. seigiried. but she
soon found tho labors. too ouerous, and
was forced thereby TO throw up her situa-
ton. 4. I5.. rs..f.t . r s..l
BY this act she came 10 be thrown en-
lirely upon the world, withou. money for
her support, and without the char
acter that was necessary to enable her 10
earn an honest livelihood. Previous to
her acquaintance with Mr.. Jones. she
stated upon solemn oath that she bad new
II deyiated a hairs breadth from the
straight and marrow path. During her
'esidence in this city, Mr.. Jones has aG
ariops times furnished her with money
n small amounts, sometimes with the
alIry sum of singe dollar. When
res'et to pay the two thousand dollars
'hich he had taken ioto his custody, lie
ud declined for the alleged reason that
e had suffered severe losses in the course
his oil specuatiOns, and had. MOI cover
suffer from The losses he had sustained
y many OF his spectators. Thus the
ase stood on the lasy's own showing.
Several witnesses. who are supposed to
6 cognizant of the most material facts in
le case. weie fnbpenaed, but non Of them
,peared. re-
The counsel for The defense, Messrs.
'hn o'Brien and Newton Brown stated
at they were redy 10 make up the issue
'vine, by means Of detectives placed A
ION the track Of Mrs. ByarG, discovered
n anIeeedenls; DC.
The counsel for the prosecution deman.
d Posiponement until Friday after
on, at four o'clock, hicb was granted. 90
r. Solgfreid giving bohds 10 the sum of
rec thousand tOllass to appear and an
er further at that time, M. Frederick
IAN became lis bondsman for that
ounl ,snsj ,ba
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