Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-14
ElOpement-How q Business Man Inn
proved the Absence of His Partner.

Recommendation q Business Man Inn.
proved the Absence Of His Partner.
From the Chicago Times. Saturday.
In the winter of 1867, when William
Bower arrived in the city of New York
from the shores of merry England, !"
fortune had favored him with eomely
form and good address, which, with his
insinuatng manners, enabled him at
once to obtain situation (which he did
not long retaiD) in the house of 81. R.
Thurber 4 Co., of that city. Some mis-
understanding between the employer and
employed, that has never been fully de-
veloped, was the cause of his leaving his
situation and coming to Chicago in the
month of August last.
Soon after arriving here, he obtained q
situation as stock clerk of the Republic
Insurance Company, which position he
held for the period of about nine months.
William is young man not insensible
to the great effect of polished exterior
over the gullible portion of mankind. In
consequence whereof he was ever to be
seen dressed in the hight of fashion, and
with insinuating manners, doing the
polite to all about him. His salary was
liberal, but at length it began to be noised
about that he must have other resources
than those realized from his clerkship,
in order to support the style which he
maintained. The conclusion arrived at
was not pleasing to the officers OF the
company, and sbea. the let of May Last,
Bower was allowed to resign his situation
under peculiar circumstances.
Shortly afterward he formed q part
nership with young man named Grlf-
fifth, in the insurance brokerage business
on Washington street. The business
promised we'll, and all went smoothly for
8 time, until at length new vision
dawned upon Bowers mind, and he be-
came infatuated with a young married
lady residing on South Halsted street,
near Madison. His extravaganza then
found channel, which promised shortly
to engulf him financially. His partner.
ship accounts, it is said, were overdrawn
to enable him to keep up appearances,
and, as the sequel will show, to ALLEVIATE
the affections Of fond wife and mother,
and to destroy the hope and happiness Of
a family. His visits to the wife at first
we're furtive, but at length, by the en-
couragement of the woman, were openly
and boldly made. even in defiance of the
husband who had taken occasion repeat
edly to command him from the house.
These requests we're laughed and sneered
at by both parties.
Another would not have brooked as
calmly an insult to himself, and the
destruction of his happiness, as did the
husband; but he hoped by mild means to
reclaim his wifes affections and prevent
the public disgrace of his children. Mat
ters grew no better, however, and the
calls of young Bower at the bower OF his
fair inamorata became daily bolder and
more frequent, until at last arrangements
were perfected by the guilty pair to leave
the city.
On Monday last, Mr.. Griffith, the
partner of Bower, departed for the coun.
try to be gone for several days, leaving
the business, as a matter of course, with
his partner. Immediately ON his depart
ure, Bower cast about to raise the neces-
sary stipend with which to carry his
other enterprise to perfection so, taking
several hundred dollars worth of insur-
ance premiums, according to the state
ment of his partner, be sold the same
and pocketed the money. This was
accomplished on the day of his partners
departure.
On Tuesday night, according to pre-
concerted agreement, the defaulting
partner appeared in the vicinity of the
house where dwelt the victim of his de-
ception, and the lady started out ostensi-
bly, for walk. They soon reached
carriage that had been in waiting at
convenient distance, in which they were
driven to neighboring depot. The
fight of the fugitives was not intercepted,
and their place of destination is un-
known.
Mr.. Griffith returned on Thursday to
find his business 10 demoralized condi-
ton, with himself holden to pay the deh-
ciencies caused by a partner in whom he
had reposed great confidence.
The husband soon awoke to the shame
brought upon himself and his children
by his wifes elopement, but too late to
retrieve his sad misfortune. The two
small children, almost toe young to feel
their disgrace, are kindly cared for by
others who have the place of the most
unnatural mother.