The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-08-25
ATRuANr HUSBAND,

A TRuANT HUSBAND.
A Wife Fellows Her Husband from
England "A long Chase. The Hus-
bands Adventures .He- Genes TO-
leayenwortFl.;. 19f YEoffsI25i s9cfN
A few days ago a gentleman came
to this city and registered his nameas
the American Hotel, as Mr.. Briggs7d
that was simple matter, yet, to mg
name is attached a long and interest,
ing history as our readers shall pre-,
sently hear. .;J.f..1
Mr.. George M. Briggs first appeal.
ed at Cleveland, 4 Ohio, some, time dtlff
ing lastfall, and there he / ssed by Che !,
name of George Gordon, and was &C
companied by Mr.. Lewis Sayles,j'
with whom he was in partnership;
The young gentlemen opened the Unis
on Tea Company's store and did ~
extensive business, advertising exten. /
sively and becoming well known "a; I
the community, where they were de-
cidedly popular. Mr.. Gordon becszh9
in short time great fayorite with :
the ladies of the city and was welconfD
ed into the best society, where he had
every opportunity. t9 make the most
favorable marriags alliances. He wasf
not slow to improve his chances, andf
if report speaks truly he had irrevoe-,
ably engaged himself to two Of the
most attractive voting ladies' in the city!
Things were thus progressing when
one day he left the city suddenly, but
| why he left or where he went to was o.
mystery. A few weeks later q hand
some lady about twenty six YEARS of
age, called at the store asked for Mr.
Briggs who on inquiry proved to be-
Mr.. Gordon. The lady was his wife, r
whom he had married under the form-l
er name, and who had sailed from FDg-
land in search of him, but whose COM
ing had probably been anticipated by
some friends of Mr.. Briggs, who had :
informed him of her advent. She was,
however, just in time to save one of J
the young ladies from falling victim
to the wiles Of an unscruplous adven.
turer. Isl
A short time after Mr.. Gordoh's
disappearance from Cleveland, dash.
ing stranger put up at the Sheridan
House, at Kansas City, registering his !
nameas George M. Briggs, New York.
He assumed considerable style and
flashed in the eyes of acquaintances !,
his diamond rings and pin, behaved
altogether like a man easy in his cir
cumsancts and on good terms with the, !
world. He had not been long a.
Kansas City, however, before he met
a gentleman named j. hn F. Degnon
with whom he had previously been
acquainted at Cleveland, who. recogc
nized him as Gordon, and intrd duced
him as such to, his acquaintances.
He also particularly affected the soci-
ETY. of Mr.. John Tams, formerly Of
Leavenworth, but now residing at
Kansas City, from whom he received
much attention, and under whose auss
spices he was introduced to all tho d
lions of tho city. = Among others, he
formed an acquaintance with rich
heiress, to whom he became apparent
ly much attached and who reciprocal
ed his feelings. How much mischief
he would have done to that young
lady's heart and prospects can only be
conjectured, as he was not destined TO-
carry on his schemes without Interrupt !.
ton. @ i'H -"
From the fact of his having regfs-
tered his name as Briggs at his hotel
and of his having been subsequently,
introduced as Gordon, it began to b
whispered about that all was not righe
with this popular and well hammered
gentleman, who accordingly took hin1-
self hurriedly away from the city, say
ing that he intended going to. Ellie
WORTH i,a. q.
In place of going there he came On
here, and put up, as we before said, af
the European Hotel, whers hi5 de-
meanor was in marked contrast to thae'
which he had INDUCED in at Kansas
City, he being here remarkably qaiet'
and unostentatious, and by ne'rneans-
hashy in either manner Orsconversas
ton. s.s. ,fsa
He showed no diamonds or other
jewelry, with which, however, cif--
cumstances may have compelled hinfs
to part, and after staying here few
days, he left on Wednesday last, otsr
tensibly for Ellsworth. While staying
here he addressed note to Mr.. Deg
non, signing himself George Gordon.
though what the contents of the notes
may be we are not informed. We un-s
derstand that the lady who is pursu-
ing him as wife, is still patiently ont
the track, and will doubtless, sooner
or later, run her fugitive spouse down.
1t is stated that veiled lady made
her appearance at the depot yesterday,
having come from st. Joe, and has
since put up at one of the-hOtels, where
she is instituting inquiries which Lead
to the belief that she is none other
than the wife of Mr.. Gordon, on whose,
tracks she must now be very close
In due time we shall doubties be en-
abled to furnish se11ef.to this. high
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