The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-04
a Gay BigamIst..-A Minister'S son
Marrtes Two Girls Within SIX
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Last week a young couple came to
our city and stopped at the American
Hotel. The gentleman was genteelly
dressed ard appeared like one who
moved in good society. The lady was
young, and pretty 7 looked as though
ed lightly upon her fair shoulders.
1 They had been in the town buta short
time when anSofficer from abroad ap-
peared on the scene in search of a
young gentleman answering the de-
scf1ption of the party above mentioned,
for whom he had a warrant for arrest,
on a charge of bigamy. After pretty
thorough search the young conpleWere
found, although it does not appear that
they shought htconceRlment. The young
man proved to be the person the officer
sought. He was accordingly takensin-
to custody and placed in the county
jail for present safe keeping. -r-yr
This happened on Sunday last. Mon
day morning, when 1.-THE jailor went his
roundSi among the cells, the prisoner
was missing-the bird had flown. Sub
sequently it was ascertained that he
had made his escape through a very
small aperture in the cell! door, through
which food was sometimes passed to
prtsoners.1r Being slim person, and
possessing good deal of the serpent
in his nature, he was able, to use a
homely saying, ITO crawl out of small
hole, which he accordingly did, and
made good his escape, as before inti-
mated. We yesterday called upon the
lady whom he called his wife, from
whom we obtained the following story
of wrong and Yillainy: Her name Is
Miss Alexander, and she is sixteen
years of age. Previous to the farce of
marrying this man, she resided with
uta fnfh IN,
country town about ten miles from the
village of Cul Corners, where She be-
came acquainted with gay and fes-
tive young man by the name of Edwin
NJ. Chambers, the son of q Methodist.
minister residing ator near Kalamazoo,
The young man appeared to have
plenty 9t money, was well -dressed,
goodtl ooking, with raven hair, curling
over his massive brow, and pleasing
and winning In his address. ii3.
Mr.. Chambers was about twenty
years of age when he first caught sight
of Miss Alexander, and to use his own
Fecstatic language,i "his soul was fired
with love- for the Beautiful girl with
her bright face, her bewitching curls.
dark as midnight, her sylph-like form,
and her sweet winning ways. He
sought an Introduction to her which
was copsummated, 1andJ he thought
h1mselt q lucky man. BE made love.
to her after the most approved fashion,
which she, fond enthusiast, returned
with all the ardor Of her young, trusting
heart. -"
The young man finally hroached the
subject of marriage. She bIushingIy
referred him to Ma, who, perhaps,
thinking her daughter had chosen the
better part, consented to the nuptials,t
We wonld here state that the young
lady's step-father was a man well to do
in theworld, and, although by no
n
the way of the young people, undoubtLi
edly thinking them both, however;
rather young to marry The course OF
true love had, up to this time, appar4
emily run smoothly, when the young
man was suddenly called away to a
distant town, on real or pretended bus
mess. AS is usual in such cases, he left
his fair afhanced in tears, but, tearing
himself away from her embrace, hur-
rted off on the next train. We will now
follow the course of the young gem
tleman lover. After leaving the pres
ence OF the eondding girl, he. pursued
his course until he reached a little
country place about six miles from
Detroit. called Bedford. Here he threw
OIL every restraint which thoughts
of the trusting creature he had left
behind should have atendencytot throw
around him, and began to make merry
with the maidens of Bedford, among
whom, with, his elegant ''store clothes,S p
he. created considerable of a stir. One
bright particular star again threw it's
rays over the young mani susceptible
heart; another pair of 1oYe-lit eyes
smote him in the region Of the vest
pocket and he loved again with the
balance of his soul. ON the part Of
the young lady 1t was a case+of love at
first sight; on the part of the young
man, it was love at second sight. To
cut the matter short, he wooed her he
won her, and ghel3 married her. This
was in December 1855. He then left
his young bride, and returned to sithe
girl he left behind him, y who was, of
course, happy to see her betrothed
once more. He now urged Miss A. to /
set the day for. their marriage, which
Edwin's father, was called IN, and the
marriage ceremony was again per-
formed, although another stood by his
side. The second marriage took place
about six weeks. aftarithe first Up to
the day of the young seoundrel2s ar
rest the two had lived happily together
and the drst intimatian the supposed
wife had Of Chambef g perfidity was on
Sunday last, from the officer who ar
1 rested him. The poor girl deeply feels
the wrong inflicted upon her by the
lhnprincipled scoundreI, who is doubt
less ere this 1afteri another victim.
Pass him around. Don't forget his
name, which Is Edwin M Chambers.
He is slightly built, genteeIly dressed,
with dark curling hair, and fine fea-
lures, and twenty soneyears Of age.
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A GHAPTER OF FRRoRs.- The follow
ing dispatch appears in our exchanges.
K PARikERsBuRa, w. Va.,ii Y Ia gust SSI.z-
The following nominations for State
officers were made yesterday Il by
the Radical State Convention. For
efovetnprs a. L Foreman; Secretary of
State, IL M. FVitcher; Attorneg Cen
eral, f. Melvin; Treasurer, Captain
Breaton, Of Grafton; Judge Of Appeals,
VIM. Maxwell. Hon Calvin %. Hub-
bard has been renominated for Com
gress.
THE Asia brought to Boston, Friday.
q, 600 pounds fmspecie nom IiiHerpool,
and 1900 pounds in specie from HALF
"a =. The tnatket IS beginning TO feel
the force Of American securities. si.ifi.s
IArPoRTANT RU1EoR.=A letter from
Washipgt me tions q Fumor to the
effect that a sufficient number Of French
Vessels will be sent to Matamorasi TO
enforce the blockade ordered by MAXI
MILAN. This Fpmor requires conirm-
= IEIE Michigan Union State ConVen-
ton which met last Thursday relnoni-
mated Governor Ctapo for another
term. One hpnd red deIeR tEebel afi3
pointed to attend the So6tliern Onion