The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-25
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cCivWg VaGl' al ttcy nW0ni. Tue husband and his
mother chem removed " Patchogac, L. l.. where he
ovnci 4 hogsc which was hc!l In No. nare ami the
VIE was taken alcug ~ convenient appcnirge.
On tho Journey the was TIRE hsd as servant.
being refused scat beside tsther her husband
or moiher-in-aw, and At tho. NOV home
to hers. Meek and torsivins ~ Ve.l as helpless.
sic bore hc- iuit.ni"ss and erNr'tes quietly, sci.
dos, co,npainiui even when strir< We came, tol.
low the narrative ct aii her wrongs during this mise
cuontiy nrc.cniel Iy ier 10 her rl,;'irss hVsSnnl
1nerugs Of pclcr AMI tni.ens o. her desire 10
make him happy and receive measure ofthc love
be hal promised her. VHc Youngest, no, naifsl
Rtndoph, was bora sUhseuutnt to The arrest ani
ca.orcci absence Of tht father which We shan nov
relate.
ARRESTED, CONVICTED, AND SENTENCED a. N,vFa.
In 1874 Appleton Osksmiti was arrested Tor com.
rlicy in the slave tradn operations Tor which the
notorious Gordon was convicted and hanged.
Appleton md his br, Their sidney were sNr1Utei
To he the principals IA tho business while
Gordon Ma bat thcir ugCpt. sidney OdErniiti
tludei arrest Gnd rot ott ct tie country Appleton
arrested. tried, convicted, and segrenepd N bc
hanged, AMI wcs rouhnc iu the i7l at BOSTON await
Ing execution when he nan,r- / b. csr,pe lie bnd
refused to pcgn his vic " present at his hi i.
but had his oldest daughter. Bessie then mere
! child OF four or i've lcrs OF a-e present In t'
synpa,he. OF IN cour, ~ jury. WHcn tnis cxrc.
dcnt failed and the conclusive cvigcnce al guoei
against niW resulted in his conviction. the chi
sent back to rstchoEuc TO the rsrc Ot 10 no-hcr
Sra At LIBERTY ny WOMAN.
Precisely how the culpurs escape from prison
| WAS effected Is no. known bat TIE tian was ours-
|
| from PORTS nd who ctire1 to b. q cousin ~ hi.,
| and so secured access to him. THUS youns o-ia,
win her mother uud sister, carried On mihacry
| business In Portland; bnt altos The esci ape. owirI
to the odun allac lins e. tnan teelEe of tI,.r
repGtcd completely IN tac ALTAR. trey were compelled
| TO leave there, and removed 20 lnllu lei )ss.
| rcuR YEARS AND 4 uAtF ot SILENCE.
| After hts escape from prison, ten. yours IN n
half ELAPSED before the e1dhlipt NC vas
s6oTts, m sonimunisa,s ' dhe-,it vim aiG.
| Durins MI t.s u she trniHel 'rithiui
children, parity by her owl toll ard partly by tte
miserable pittances that cone g hc- through her
| mother-iglaN, who kcrt co-e wnlci. and w~,d over
her ia tii' long period VI separ 'tion tour io,iers
| Lad come 10 Ter from icr hus54li, thrJIgh her
| mother-ii-aw one @; which tu,t woman nai de-
stro,ed. thoush generously vouc' 5h-g 20 tne poor
| wife verbal statement u 50 mach uf Its contents
as she saw ~ to WnHt Il h'A since iransairci TIA"
| spent with hi mistress Mrs. y niic. IN Brooklyn
where his mother VISITED hin. lacu he He'd t. - s
| land, where lie has since resided nnoer vari. ~
| Ali.sJs. ~ ltDbert Maxwell, Capt. Mcdonald, Mr..
Eebeceiui, Snd perhaps otacrs. rr;ucuins On,e or
| twice In DISGUISE 10 th> continent but net u!th
| now throwing of all suJ;crust aud appearing bold
u rs APPLETON oassniir. IA wric character be is
| introduced 10 the Br,tsh pu1ic b. nis old ehum
il,pn Fuiur ia . lp"IOu tJ-i1 .'Astg., wEo
mentions him a. huFietOu CAssuutI, an CID and
| valued friend, iormr-N vel snufn In eiloru,
financial aud political cirt = i, Nt1 NorS. WAC las
! been residing snce uc war IL lie quiet village Of
| CLigweli, nee Lohien.'
TIE WORST viLLsivY
The most yillai'.uS ant Do .r.css part NJ tii-
| cruel drama now remain, 80 Nt .sl. + rot \
some instrlnentn.5 G.t L'N or'' 10, 9',ot t,e
c-caue OF his brother. S'4acy . ..sfl.th ictarucl
TO this country AMI isl .neI .eie upuiules G I.
| His vile MIS- Treated =. Nr' nut" tie sam,
lsoua. She huly left n.m. a.d rciu,nol 70 ave
with her parcats IA Portland. ere ms sL.A re-lns
Sidney then set 10 an .-tgnsua 1t VITA mistress
recognition OF his piIt 49, passing the "0n1d OF ~
| AGO when hts Legitimate wiie e,Re to seit'c ~
his estate. aud CuInpt'le TO ri on tais oman
Ion Lis paperd sni elee.-' "nicl w-t2 " IA hei pos
| SECRET AND noGUI rSoIV. proarR
Some tme after Applst5's ape ~ Er.isi 4,
| sidney interested hu.sst h. nrre1 ~ w.. ."a q
| fraudulent divorce 70 hi' sd %. il 81. -. SCI
ton both Sidney aud e I4r.-, b. l. rra'"a r.ar". u
| Is charged that LIr!aDc, "sw 80 laA.'n GA. o.
presented himself 10 A }Pet"t v l.i i".iu- ne
rcs.cntc thrtc, AHa ia cue 70 80 cOaH 'h- D.. J-
ccedinss IN tie Courts %, tltt S.-.e, 90 &c. .e 81
| Appclun OISsni;1 Lfri.,uH', Ap"rN'.t Ni' h"'
| all along preenicl 10 &c u,tDJ ~ 80 Nryasr.i
vie, deuies this ani sa's ~ "se = 'r,5 O. .i'. %
| Vlo per~onatci the TO- .uiNf. iIe only disagree
| ncntis - 10 VNici we a. thC- i.cn teJh e
assumed clianetcr, i eohs a3-h'tei ~ arel- ~.
! Appleton Oaks .h lia,ayh "ar not tstrc, NC IN
| this country at pIe Ln-. /. -e.ns GO. sin lat
| both Of these lur,ort bli % h.ni i. I ia 'au's u
| business, one ropreterin; tns phillf arl
| the other iurul-ting Tue evidence, yUl % oc'
| tween them ir'ululypt dc re; VI di5osce was
oLtIinei, repar.'.as Appleton CpSs-iih ron Is
| wife lsut'u. Pending tAtsc igot.r .iu-s tins ropr
deceived woman was h!ln. wIti A.r husband
mother. ra'chv-ur. l. L., c'rlls tor e." Gull
dren Oi tie miserable -"OdUif'!. ni remained ON
tie inception o. TIE ialSt lul a-Nrt. g5iis aittr
ita c)ncusiln. - th-s'n l-non'nos os It al. 10
intimat.G to her last "a ~. ItDoseiu-l we've even
c1nteal lated, Aul wheu t.us Dy hlu, tre decree
Lad been oytIibel,
TUE FACT WAS Gerr from uEn,
and for years ulterw ard she remained 10 Ier.cet
Ignorance Of il, tn9n coatlaGln' To- iTr "i,l =
husOlI id relatives AMI bayn. Ho ucq un,1nres u
irienls beyond tue c!ce Of MS iaMl -
oAEsMIru MARINES MS LrRca,roR.
II seems that - SOU this docree was thu, OBJ.
'ailcd, Arp'eou oahs ''!'l, u2 lie a.'umcl name
Of C.pt M,Dou f., &c urueJ 20 tins coaatry "a csa
iorm'y wi.n prey.nl' aIr4nheh,ent ana marie 4
Ms M0spl, i"e Woman who lad assisted L'm 90
escape lfSu tDo BoaOn jail Where lie AA,H'Ouseu
en re /, n9t En'1n ont l' ., wo..,.f , W. =
hii eldest dJu htcr BESSIE IRON ier nptuer. ans,
on some tihng pretonce OF trip u the country,
and Joined hin. TIE new, f.Y.rite was tien
picked Mp at Portisna, and tle parry sailed
Tor Halifax where the MARRIAGE vas 10 he
ce ebrated. Tie bridal plr;y consisted oil Applet On
Olksn ith, alias Capt Jonn Mcdonald; Ml.s Augu "a
| Mafun, the Intended BRIDE, ini Nr~, h.s-n hcI
mother; aud little Bessie tie orlI hho,' member
of TIE company. The marriage was 10 be Celebrates
in church 10 Halifax, and all tue arrangumen:j we
per ecied Tor The cefemuny, ne patty N Church
clergyman in AtteaC nee, anu, IN TACT, the solemn
ceremony In progress, when
A SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES INTERRUPTED IT.
The opening address aud ch9l!ange to the Wit
nesses, according TO 10 ,orm Of the Ens'1s. ana
| American Episcopal Churches, had tren iead and
tie clergyman had pronounced, without receiving
any response the solemn adEoniupu:
the dIcfdm 1ay, tie, tn.t 4 eer 4 y9a k4,g aaI
w T 1 sy S6 ES' e o. sw'' S e
assured thai II aly Icros julAed tOgttnef othrr
wise Than as Gods Word doLI alOw Their marriage II
| not lawful
| lie then proceeded:
"Capt. John Mcdonald, wilt thou have thi'
| woman
When the bride burst into tears and interrupted
Tire ceremony by turning TO her companion with Tive
| remark
"oh, Appleton, give your real name; let US have
no deception Here
Tic guilty and anrighted man hung his head II
-iAi me and confusion.
us not your name John Mcdonald :" demanded
the ccr lyman; bat there 10 response.
| " GIVE him your real name, Appleton, or Will no
consent to be married." persisted the woman.
| - MOI can proceed VITA The ceremony 80 Iong as
there Is any mystery attending IT," said the clergy
man, and lie lett the chancel indignantly
SERIOUS DILEMMA.
Here was a dilemma The man was living in
England as Capt. AcDonld Should he give an
other name mere the fact would undoubtedly reach
the ears OF those from wuom lie HI iInS
Moreover. the sentenCe Of death was hanging o Eor
TIE head OF Appleton Ouksmith in the United State
and mat Tor crime recognized as capital Oy all en-
lishtoned nstOhs. To give his real lame publicly
therefore, was not merely to cndanger the position
he had attained abroad under the alias out tO sub
jecl himself " arrest and execution. However,
determination OF the question Immediately Wal
| aVoided By refusal clergy man Ia prncp,,