Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-03
A Young Wife Deserts Her Lawful
Spouse and Runs Away With
Her Johnny"
They Are Pursued and Oyertaken at Warren
"J0hnny" Gets WalI0ped, but Escapes
into the Night Air Dressed a la
UOttentot.
GRAND TABLEAUX.

one of natures nobemen upon his coun.
tenance. He is possessed of sufficient OF
worldly goods to furnish comforts and
even luxuries for those who are fortunate
enough to have so good provider as he.
He has, or rather had, wife I" fair to be-
hold" and an interesting family Of chill
drcn. Plenty graced his board made
enjoyable by being the fruit of honest toll,
paid for by the sweat of his brow. How
many are there who look forward to such
circumstances as the goal of their highest
aspirations. And why should not he be
happy? All that modest mortal could
desire were his. But there was skeleton
in his household. The fair flower that he
had taken to his bosom to love and cherish
and protect with the might Of his brawny
arm was transformed into filthy viper
which stung him to the heart, and al
though he has cast it from him as thing
unclean and vile, yet his peace of mind is
wrecked, and future remembrance of false
hopes and broken vows must force itself
upon his mind and render the objects he
has so faithfully labored to attain value
less. The one of all to whom he would
look for his reward has repaid his care by
the crimes of descrtion, robbery and adul-
tery-without even a shadow of justifica-
ton.
One John McLord is the gay Lothario
to whom she transferred her affections,
and for some time PAST, we understand,
she has been suspected, by those more
Argus-cyed than her unsuspecting hus-
band, of being guilty of breaches of the
marital compact. Now, Johnny" is net
shoemaker, CT anything else, we opine,
but an overgrown, lubberly boy, without
principle or decency and what she could
see about him to induce her to desert her
really manly appearing spouse it is impossi-
pie to imagine. Nevertheless, on Satur-
day last, while Mr.. N. was absent from
home on business this frail fair one
packed up every portable article of value,
purchased about hundred dollars worth
of goods on her husbands credit, and with
her infant child, was soon prepared to
bid farewell to home which it was in her
power to render happy one. A promise
of five dollars and expenses was sufficient
| inducement to obtain a conveyance, and
the party, including her Johnny"-who
was dressed in bran new suit Of clothes
purchased by her with her husbands mo-
ney--startcd for WARREN where in due
time they arrived, and put up at the No
sher House
The interesting couple were accompanied
by the owners of the conveyance used by
them, and another with horse and cutter
belonging to Nichols livery in Darlington.
The latter, who probably went " for the
lark of the thing" had slowed away
full cargo of me-quick, and at an un-
lucky turn of the road was deposited un-
tremendously in snow bank, while the
horse, after smashing the cutter, continued
on to Warren, where he was taken up and
put in a stable. The unlucky driver was,
however, picked up by the other party,
and taken to Warren.
Meanwhile, the injured husband had re-
turned to his now desoatc home, and at
once eomprehendcd the situation. Bent
on asccrtaining the full extent of his mis-
fortune and furnishing the destroyer Of bis
domestic happiness, he soon found out the
direction taken by the recreant wife and
her paramount, and with relative or
| friend and fast team started in pursuit.
The loving couple had retired for the nigh,
when the pursuing party arrived at the
Moshcr House, the gentlemanly proprietor
of which, On asccrtaining the circum-
stances, pointed out to the injured man
the room occupied by the guilty pair.
The application for admission was replied
to by Johnny himself, who appeared at the
door sans hat, sans coat, sans vest, sans
pants-sGns everything. in fact, except
shirt and looking as though he was gull
ty Of stealing his neighbours sheep, while
the frail Sally was snugly cnsconced be-
tween the sheets of bed in the ROOM
There was sight for a father p But
no time was lost in parleying. Nerved by
rage and injured pride, Mr.. N. soon put
Johnny hors du combat kicked and
pounded and bleeding-and he only es-
capped death by crawling under the bed
and thence out into the night. But it did
not end here. Those who accompanied the
parties took a hand in, it being free fight,
and in turn got beautifully used up. Well,
we should say so. The array of bruised
and bloody and discolored visages would
have delighted any devotee Of the prize
ring when quiet was restored by the arri
val of the Marshal and deputies, who ar
rested the offenders. Johnny soon found
his Black Crook costume uDsuted to the
chilly winds of winters night. and gave
himself up. In the morning the party re-
turned to Darlington, those under arrest
being in charge of Deputy Sol. Way. Mr..
N, we understand, upon sober second
thought" and perhaps wisely, concluded
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