The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-09-15
Extraordinary Case of Mans Perf1dy
and Woman's CreduIity.

/ VIM r. Hubbard, who has for eight
months past been a resident of Ka-
lamazoo, is man about thirty-six
years old, a carriage-maker by, trade,
of superior education, talks we'll on
any subject, quotes scripture like d
class leader, delights in religious meet
/, ings, and passes for a saint of the first
water wherever he goes He was
born In Dundee, MOnroecoHnty this
State, where his mother still resides.
There he married his wife, of an ex-
lcellent family,-bat-sh did d4@1Set live
long enough to mourn over many of
his crimes He neglected her after
few months welded life !; went I'd Adj
rian to follow his trade, and spent his
fearnings in riding around with ques-
tionable women, instead of providing
return to his home, '..blarney his wife
into forgiveness, and his mother out
of money. He has three orphan chill
dren at Dundee, living with his wife's
parents. - 777s-=ss.as-ss.ss-ass-1szs
During the rebellion, Hibbard en-
listed as a private in the 18th Michi-
gan infantry, talking patriotism as glib
| ly and fervently as he generally does
piety, and with as much hypocrisy.
For he made a worthless soldier, shirk-.s7
ed duty, shamed, sickness, and really
did but very few days military serYicesSo
He kept the society of loose eharaezPs
tiers in the rear, instead of fightingli9
braveIy in the front. More than once,g'
in Southern towns, he was seen ridingco
around with dubious females. ,a 30 err
At some period he wentinto the Emlaa
| pire State, and at Rome married one ~
| wife, and not long afterwards another1t
at Batavia-both very attractive, SUI g 10
rior women. He lived with his vie-a.
tins few months each and then forLs
sock them. Not far from Rome he -
played the religious game With sucff''I
success as to deceive the deacon of b
church, and get position as clerk in
his store. He boarded with very
nice widow lady, and ere long dubauch-
ed her, and then made an accomplice
of her to hide the clothing and otherH
choice goods he stole fromhis employ
er. She secreted for him some $4O0 4
worth But one day, when she was
out of town, he packed up his plum
der, stole her gold watch, and decamp-
ed with the whole property to Mich-is
igan. s ua ~. ,.,.a1a.,
| He had been absent several years :,
from Dundee he was welcomed there
as returning prodigal, and found but
little difficulty, and with his bland
manners and oily tongue, in inducing
a beautiful young woman, school
teacher, to marry him. This was IN
1866. Only ten days after his we'd
ding, he was arrested on a requisition
from the Governor OF New, Y ork,'
taken back to Rome, tried for grand
larceny in stealing the clothing and
watch above mentioned, convicted on
the testimony of his penitent victim
and aocomplice, the widow, and SEM
fenced to the Auburn State prison for
two and half years. He there be-;
came acquainted with fellow convict,
whose term was to last some i've
months longer than his own term; and
learning that this man had a pretty
! young wife with property in her handsy,
he looked her up, after the expiration
of his term, wormed himself INFO her
confidence, seduced her, and gota CON-
siderable sum of money from her. Hed
abandoned this victim but three weeks,
before her husbands imprisonment,
ended r,. .e--.-.-. -.
Last winter Hibbaard went to Ka-' Ka--.'
lamazoo, put on nice apparel, and his
most sanctimonious face, attended ALL
the religious meetings, talked theology
eloquently with the minister. and fat,
tered the women quite delicately and
successfully. They thought he was
the very pink of perfection; and, aso
elsewhere, it was but short time Be-
/ fore he entered into marriage en-
gagement with one of the sweetest and,
most intelligent young ladies of that
famous village. Her brotherin-1aW
| (our inforrnant) has spent both tin1ez
and money to unmask the villain, abeSI
ing led to suspect him from wearing,
such a showy religious cloak and this
week the exposure will take place. BY
the time these lines reach our readers,
VIM II. Hibbard is either in the
sheriff's clutchfor the crime of bigamys
or he has fled in terror from the State.
He is. said to have murdered one wife
in the State of New York, and to have
desolated by his lust seUeis families be-}
side those recorded aboye.-Lq'ssfsg
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