Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-02
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Romantic Adventures Of n Bal
timere Banker.
Interesting Disclosures.

AnaefeStsnS DfsctOsuFes-
A New York correspondent of the Baiti-
more EpsHiug Telegraph relates The following
story of an affair whose exposure has recent
ly created great sensation n the city of
churches: W eA
The Baltimorean's frec-love affair, which
has created such eommotion among she
members Of Beecher's church, and which L,
related in one Of my previous letters, is now
the town talk Of the city Of churches, ard
creating enough gossip TO satisfy an amy
corps OF youhg ladies. Some further parlic-
ulars have since been obtained, By which it
appears that the young Raltimorean, who,
by-the-by, was quite good looking and of
dashing appearances, had practiced the free
love business 10 considerable extent In
your Monumental city-which, il is said,
led to the peculatious and final abstraction
of the funds Of the bank where he was enl-
ployed. His fraudulent operations sppsar
somewhat to resemble those Of jenkins, the
Phoenix bank defaulter of this city. now in
the Tornbs, who also robbed BY instalmerts,
as did our baltimore friend, who, l am pos
itively informed, went on in his mad career
more than - months, without being detect
ed by his superior oficers-though all the
time creating considerable suspicion in the
mind Of the cashier of the bank. .s
I One fine morning, however, Just about the
time your townsman was making himself
merry with the idea that his defalcations
would always remain unknown, the astute
cashier. with a confidential book-kespeT,
locked themselves up in the bank and inves-
tigated the teller's accounts, They soon
found what they were affer-a defalcation Of
several thousand dollars. The next morn
ing, on his appearance at the bank, jovial
and dashing as ever, he vas called into the
cashiers private room, and the entire matter
was plainly told him. He at first kept up
an air of braggadocio, but finally made a
clean breast Of 1t, and acknowledged himself
a ruined man. In order not 70 throw dis
grace upon his relatives, who are reported
TO be quite respectable, no criminal action
was instituted against him. Forlorn, how
ever, and deserted by his friends, his credit
considerably impaired, he found Baltimore,
after all, place too hot to hold him. He
packed up his trunks and along with his
interesting family, made tracks for the sewer
Of all evil, New York Here, however, il
must be stated that the ex-Baltimore hank
employee did not arrive in the metropolis
Win MS pOCkets IDeQ Win BIccilulCk1-
Poor fellow he had lost nearly all, not by
the war; nor by runaway slaves, rs he repre-
sented. but BY licentiousness and gold op-
perations extending over more than eighteen
months. Not only had he squandered mis-
own money, bat several thousand dollars be-
longing to the bank in which he was EN-
ployed.
Arrived in New York, he found that
boarding or keeping house in the metropolis,
as he was accustomed TO, was rather sxpeE-
sive. He betook himself 10 Brooklyn,
where, through the interference Of some old
friends, an obliging hotel proprietor con-
sented TO take him at quite a moderate sum.
He visited Wall street, and by hook and by
crook managed to make out we'll as stock
commission broker, though the want Of ca
pital always confined his operations TO very
small amounts, compelling him to be salts
fed with very small profits. Being Of
sociable turn Of mind, be scon formed ae-
quaiptanees and among others visited the
family of a VERY wealthy importer residing
on Brooklyn Heights. The lady Of the fa-
miiy was quite fascinating, and an intimacy
soon sprung up between her and her Balti-
more friend The latter made her his con-
fidant, told her of losses by the war and in
Wall street, and created quite sympathetic
feeling on her part, which grew up 20 real
friendship not only between the lady and the
strange visitor, but also between her hus-
band and the Baltimorean's family. Madame
often took rides with her new cavalier; in
vited him to seat in her pew at Beechers
church accompanied him to fairs, concerts,
and certainly acted in manner as II she
had no husband to care for her. Things
went on in this manner very pleasantly for
a. L. L.1.s % naa~lnrf.
church commenced talking, and az you know
women's talk never ends, various stories
were set ahoat by the tongue Of gossips that
Mrs. s. had been seen here and there
with the handsome Baltimorean, and these
stories reached the ears of the parties con
cerned.
The lady's husband also heard OF the
stories, but he did not mind them much.
He also had taken fancy 10 the Baltimor-
can, and, if reports speaks true, to the Bal
timOrean's wife. Still his wife hated scan-
dal, and did not want I" to be talked about
in this way,p so the importer engaged tie
young man to go TO Europe to attend 70 some
business for the house of which he was The
head, and in the meantime be would look
after the interests of his family. The con
tract, understand, has been carried out 70
the lettes thus far.
The ez- Baltimore bank clerk has leil lor
Europe, and the importer takes csre--very
good care, believe--of the family, at least
Of the Baltimorean's wife, but his own, poor
soul, is anxious for the return cf the gay
cavalier. The sedate people Of Beechers
church, however, are unwilling to let the
matter rest there. They are determined, 50
they say, to break up this free-love affair,
and if they can't then to expel the importer
and his wife from the church. Quite well
attended caucus Of the pew-holders was held
on the subject night before last, bat the inn
porter seemed TO have a majority of friends
on hand, and these free-iovers apparently
will be permitted to listen to Beeehers SER
mons for some time TO come, as many other
free-lovers do. s