Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-01

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1 From the Memphis Bulletin, Feb o.
n For the past two days there has been eu-
} ripus runous on The streets of Memphis
I relative TO the naughty doings Of certain
Well known lady Of fashion, and fast
young man, who, up to within the past
week, has held prominent position in the
De Soto Bank II has been a sweet NOR
sel 10 the lovers of scandal, and the Mrs
Caudours an6 Lady SneerBells Of the city
have rolled it under their tongues with
extreme unction, and have visited their
neighbors and given "full, true and par
| tieular account of the whole affair, so far
as they knew, at the same time holding up
their hands and turning up the whites of
their eyes as they detailed and dilated ON
the particulars of the cover true tale"
As the matter has now become Of public
Game, and has been openly talked OF on the
streets, 30 further secrecy on the part of
the journals OF the city is reqtdled, even
although some of the most respectable
families of Memphis are involved in the
disgrace which is certain to follow when
a female forgets her fidelity to her husband
and bestows her affections on gay Young
bachelor, whom, perhaps, she loves neither
wisely nor well.
The parties in the scandalous affair in
question are festive young bank clerk, of
dashing appearance, familiarity known
among his associates as Tom Lewis, and
Mrs. Leech, wifeia most respected citizen,
Mr.. Thomas Leech, and the mother of
three young and beautiful children. About
year ago Mrs. Leech, who was fond of
gay and fashionable ssciety, left this city
for the Partisan capital, taking her
children with her, but leaving her husband
behind her. Mr.. Leech, who is, or was,
fondly devoted to his wife, accompanied
her to New York, and saw her safely on
board the steamer that was to carry all
that was dear 10 him in the world across
the Atlantic. When the vessel sailed he
returned TO Memphis and resumed his
business as a cotton broker, in order to
make money for the support of his wife
and family in the gay capital of Paris. The
lady and her little ones safely landed in
La Belle France, and letter announcing
the fact was duly received by the husband
| and father, and as duly acknowledged.
Every mail brought and carried away low
ing epistles from the husband to the wife,
and gics gersa.
A couple of days ago Mr.. Thomas Leech,
the husband and father in question, re-
ceiyed letters from his wife, in Paris, and
the came mail brought letter from the
lady addressed to Mr.. Thomas Lewis, the
| individual above referred to. The SINH
larity between the names of Thomas Lewis
and Thomas Leech caused the postofice
| clerk, in the hurry Of business, to place
Lewis letter in Leech's box. Mr.. Leech,
without scrutinizing the address very care
fully, seeing the letter post-marked Paris,
naturally thought it was from his loving
wife, and hastily opened it. He COM
| menced to read, but the contents of the
letter perfectly sstonished him. 1t was
| undoubtedly from his wife but was GER
tainly never intended for his eyes, and
| turning to the envelope, he observed that
| it was addressed TO "Mr. Thomas Lewis"
He again picked up the letter, and read
on, and ON each line making a new reve-
| lation Of his wife's infdelity She allu-
ded in raptnous terms 10 the pleasant and
happy hours she had spent with her lover,
and painted in roseat hues the period when
they should he together in sweet COM
| munion. The husband was astonshed az
he read the glowing language, aud sat
almost petrifed, holding uncOnseiously the
| episte that told him Of his wife's ahame
and also showed him in the darkest colors
that happiness had forever departed from
| his household. He was perfectly dis
tracted, and for time he knew not what
10 do. His fret thought was TO go TO the
individual who had ruined his happiness,
and kill him on the spot. Better counsels,
however, prevailed, and taking his brother
into his confidence, he left him in charge of
his business, and departed last night for
| Paris to get possession of his three little
| young children, and bid an internal adieu
10 his faithless wife.
As may be suspected the report of such
an occurrence in the otherwise virtuous
city Of Memphis caused quite sensation,
and has been the theme of general remark
at many a ireside for the past two nights.
The gay Lothario, in this Cover true "
and interesting tale of connGbial infdel-
ity, is a native of England, about twenty
FIVE years of age, for several years a resi-
dent of Memphis, and known as a fast
young man about town. He was at least
prepossessing in appearance, sported good
clothing, carried a high head, and was
more noted for assurance and pOmposity
than for other moral and mental traits OF
character. He delighted in the society. j
the fair sex, and was especially attenflti''
TO married ladies, with a few Of whom Il;
had established himself as a favorite walk
ing stick" He almost invariably appeared
at the theater on fashionable nights, gotter
up apparently regardless Of expense
either so far as his own meangse tfi0se O
l L.
the company Of some fair dame or maiden
His style Of conversation was of the ex
qnisite as aw dem foine order, very
pstronizing and evidently intended to i'm
press with his magnifcence those VII,
figured a. small fry" in his lordly esti
nation.
After the revelation of the unwelcom
letter above referred TO, it il said that
brother Of the injured husband, accom-
panied by some legal friend, sought an
obtained an interview with Lewis, in
private, retired room, and there gave hin
the choice of making clean breast or ful
confession of the intrigue, or dying on tn
spot Lewis was Of course taken BY sul
| prise, but chose the former proposition, an
confessed most abundantly, making also a
| affidavit, showing that the criminal int
| macy between himself and the frsil vii
and mother had existed for several year
previous to her departure for the old worlC
He was then allowed to 90. The next da
he was dismissed from the bank with bin
that Memphis was not healthy place fC
hIm at present. He took the hint, an
having hastily collected his traps togethe
! aud LEFT town on Tuesday night, bound,
is said, for the isle beyond the sea whic
was honored by his birth and early trair
ing.
! WONDERFUL FREAK OF MATURE