The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-16
A story from Boston-HOW n seo."
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Wynocrisy, and kidnapping. .
An advertisement appeared in several Of
the RoS;on morning newspapers OF "ed-
ncsday last offering 4 reward Oh Si,o"o ioi
the return of Corunia Lewis, n chlid sever
from the s.. James Hotel. on the afternoon
Of November %, by 4 man who is minutel
described in height, appearance. ana man
ner. but whose name Is not gwen.
Nine wears ago William II. Lewis was Il
ro,nr man blessed with more than the
i,snai' share of good looks, splendldly cdu-
Gated. who was studying to he a PHYSICIAN
lie was poor. 50 poor that he nad haroly "
,cnnv that he could call his own, but what
he inckrd in wealth he made up in a gentle
rnanlv hearing, which attracted toward him
every person with whom he came in con-
toct. About this time he met Miss -.
then just budding into womaihood, ana
one Of the acknowledged bellies OF lastloi-
u,S BOSTON. She was rich, so rlch tnat ner
friends firmly believed that she had more
money than She knew what to do with, De-
inran hcircss of Il very wealthy estate IN tht
vicinity of Boston-that of the Burlington
E,n,iiv' She became infatuated with Lewis,
and. IN the ordinary course Of such events,
married him. Ii was Z case Of love on her
s!lc. Of money on his.
soon after the marriage, Lewis, who had
been a nobody before, blosSomed lofth mt"
the most stylish young married man IN
town. His friends did not ascribe this goi-
ccou> change to any sudden rise In the price
OF pills: for, in fact. nc quite abandoned
the study OF his profession. His wife, III
her fond simplicity, pllccd all her means at
his service, and he took her money and used
il unSnarinrlv. while ut the same time he
r,uaiG her with GOODNESS AID neglect, pre-
.crring ANYBODY cl>c's company 10 lcrs:
This cut her t. the quick, but She still
clung 10 him through il all, in the tondnesS
of her love. As the years rolled on hi.
GOODNESS ripcned into outrage, insolcncc,
and intidclity.
shortly after they were married they con-
tIrlcl TO take Il house, and Lewis, dcsl-
rous Of astonishing his poor friends, re-
>cN ed to build a stunning mansion IN the
vicinity of the Hub. Savin Hill was the
rlacc selected. 4 beautiful spot near Dor
chester. from which is Il magnificent piano.
ramic view of Boston harhor and its
islands. The wife opposed this selection;
bat Notwithstanding that it nearly craze't
her the house was built according TO
Icwi,'s plans and specifications ut a cost OF
Doom of her money. After it had been
finished. Lewis refused to live i'll 1t, and m
mediatcly entered upon n fast HE. Inc
ompan he kept was nOne OF the best, ana
he i accused of having on several occasions
introduced dangerous men to his vile Tor
the purpose Of c%ntrapping her into such a
position rs would enable him to gain an adj
vantage over her. At last human nature
coulh stand the perpetual abuse. insult, and
inidclitv. no longer, and about a year ago
Mrs. Lewis applied TO the supreme court
Tor 4 divorce.
Last summer Lewis cut Il great swell at
Long Branch. hut upon whose money
ha, not TRANSFERRED. Putting up ut the Man
sion House, he represented himself as be-
iug a "Singlc man. He lived in the most
cXtravagant style, and was courted by the
most fashionable society. Visitors at that
waterius-place last summer may remember
. Young man. dressed very neatly, and
with hi coat usually held together by Il sin
cic button. the button-hole supporting II
rose. He was known among the marriage
uhlc bellies Is the Handsome bachelor from
Boston" He waSthoughtto be millionaire.
and drove the finest turnout that the STD
tiles afforded.
On his return to Boston he pretended to
tie RELIGIOUS. lie gave out that he had been
converted TO the Episcopal Church, and
went 10 a place of Worship of that commu-
Mon petty regularly, saying his prayers be-
mind 4 ninctccn-dollar book. while Ut the
same time he was busy circulating vile SLAM
Qcrs among his friends about his wife, than
whom no purer woman ever lived. The
divorce suit has not come TO = conclusion
vet, Lewis having succeeded in obtaining an
order Tor Il jury trial. Mrs. Lewis claims to
t;ayc strong and positive evidence Of her
husbands infidclity, and it is quite proba-
hlc that she will succeed in obtaining a YER
diet in her favor.
The FREQUENT brutality of Lewis's treat
mont To her mother was noticed by the little
girl Corunia, young As she was, and when
ever William came to visit his wife OF late
the child would express its hatred to its
father by clinging to its mother. Lewis
.rcciprocatcd that dislike of the child. He
would once in a while put his arms around
her, but Corunia realized instinctively that
the embrace was a cold one. AT last, finding
all other means useless, with 4 view to iniiu-
encing his wife 10 withdraw the suit or COM
promise the matter, he kidnapped the child,
and its whereabouts is yet unknown.
The final result of this remarkable case is
looked forward to with deep interest by
those who have any knowledge of the cir
CUmStances.