Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-02

remember Frank q. Wilson, who only q
year ago figured here someshat consp'c-
uousiy as the agent of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Of ChicA-
60. He was dashing fellow, full OF busi-
ness, and ever ready TO ''come it" over
somebody-just for the sake OF keeping his
hand in. His career in Davenport was
brief, end terminated rather insloriously.
Found guilty Of dishonest practices, he was
speedily removed BY the company, and set
adrift. Since that time he has made Mis-
souri, his principal stamping ground, With
bead dquarters at st. Louis. There he has
been circulating as Maj Frank W. Emerson,
and in addition to paying attention to life
insurance business, has been devoting hin-
self to marrying more wives than the law
allows. Such enterprise being in violation
Of the accepted rules Of civilization, Wilson
naturally cane to grief. In late number
OF the ST. Louis Times we find the follow
ing particulars Of his doings:
"The first we hear of him he was con-
fred at Providence, X. L., on charge
Of forgery. by some means he evaded
punishment, and in q fev months after.
ward turned up at Lsportc, Ind. in the fall
Of 1862, a. an insurance agent. While re-
siding at Laporte he married . Miss Jennie
N. Chase, an estimabls young lady of that
place For the last six years he has fig
ured extensively in the West and North
west a. . travelling agent Of the North
western Mutual Life and Empire Mutual
Life Of Chicago, the knickcrbocker, Of N.
York. and the brooklyn Life, Of Brooklyn,
and. up to Thursday last. Of tho Atlas Mu-
| tual Life Insurance Of this city. In his
loiterines and wanderings he not only got
into newspaper war with J. W. Guiteau,
| Eso.. agent Of tho New York Mutual at
| Davenport Iowa, but insinuated himself in
| 10 thc affections of Madame Clara A.
| Wright, doctress and fortune teller, for
mcriy OF Chicago, where it 10 said she shot
a man for entering her apartment without
first Obtaining her permission. Although
he was each week writing afsctionste let
ters to his Indiana wife, promising TO send
her money, but always forgetting to make
good his promises, on the 2lst Of Septem-
her last he was married 10 Doctress Wright.
Since his last marriage he has kept up .
constant correspondence with his true vile,
and il wss by means Of one OF his letters
that hs was overtaken last week in his ras.
cslity, and brought to grief and the Pamy-
| 70 jail ct the same time. lie told her that
he WAS travelling in Missouri for the New
York Life Insurance Company. lie had
deceived her 90 often in money and other
matters, that she began to mistrust any
statement he made to her. To satisfy her
self she wrote to Mr.. j. Closer, Of this city
the State agent of the N. Y. Life, who
informed her that Emerson Was not in his
employ, but was in the employ of tho Atlas
of st. Louis. He also divulged the fact
! that he had married and was living with
his wife in this city Tho deceived and
forsaken woman teiegraphed to the Chie
Of Police here TO arrest her recreant lord
But Emerson Was off somewhere, and was
not caught up with until last Thursday,
, ct Hannibal, where was arrested on dis
patch from Laporte. His wife WAS imme
diately telcgrAphed and came right on
lie was confronted by both women in th'
examining court, and both marriage Ger
tificates produced. Emerson immediately
/ applied for change Of venue to Palmyra
. where he was committed, in default Of bail
to stand his trial for bigsmy at the Febru
ary term of the Circuit Court. This Aajo
Emerson is an insinuasing scoundrel, AM
D profosses to be nephew Of the late Scna
tor Stephen A. Douglass
A MIXED UP AyFAiR.-This morning a
individual who gave his name as ii. Z. Tel
~ appeared at the police court, TO prefe
charges against q saloon keeper on th
: levee, named Magner, ~ whose place b
b claimed to have been victimized TO the tun
:, Of six dollars, which ho had set apart fl
n lus,ful purposes. Mrs. Magner and anothe
J. female were summoned to appear, and froI
e their testimony it became evident that Nj
Terry, filed with liquor, and entertainin
J. amorous propensities, had been very an,
l. ions to get rid Of his money, but had nj
= been able to crafty his desire ct Magner
e saloon. co nrade to whom he contide
/ his troubles had snatched four dollars o,
o Of the six out Of his hand, and made ava
g with it With The other two dollars firml
q grasped in his fist he left the saloon, On
that was the last seen OF him or his money
The Justice, after hearing the evidenc
. felt somewhat ohsgrned at thus being in
'e posed upon by shallow pated nincompoo
1 and ordered the whole batch to "vamoo.
z the rancho" which was done in doubt
It quick time.
10 BopY FouSp.-The body Of D.. Herma
le Boyer, whose disappearance on Christm
j. Day we mentioned in last Tuesdays issu
n. was found in the river near Buffalo, III
ID morning at about eight o'clock. The mi
l who found him saw the foot Of a human b
1t ing protsuding through the ice, and on !
b pairing to the spot dragged out the bod
which proved to BE- that Of the Doctor
r His friends were Immediately informed, a'
j. steps we're taken to bring the body TO ts
n place. An inquest will be held over q
remains in the morning, at o'clock.
Lronf bread makes light hearts. Roy
:. Baking Powder does it. Ask your groc
for il, and take no other. 1t 10 decid
Improvement over snv other.
lt OssIcs OF rns CoAx 4 TgS BRosks)
CARRIAeE MANUFACTURING Co.,
II CnicAco, Dec. 3ist, 1867.
y II ~ Psblie:
. Amer business connection Of over TIVE
II ty-6ve years with the well-known ssta
is lishmsnts Of J. 8. L E. A. Abbot and A
!. bot, Downing I Co., Of Concord. N. H.. 4