Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-11-10
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
A Young Lady's Strange Disappearance
..What has become Of Her--Suspicion
Of Foul. Play. He

--What has become Of Her--suspicion
Of Foul. Play. ae
We clip the following communi-
cation from the Beaver argus:
About four weeks ago a young
lady left her home in Zelienople to
attend the death-bed of an uncle,
who had lately arrived from ''the
old country" and had taken up his
abode in one of the small villages
in the. western part of Ohio. He
was supposed to be in INDECENT cir
cumstances; hut, after his death
which occurred about ten days af-
ter the arrival of his niece-it was
discovered that he was very wealthy
and had made a will in her favor
with q condition that she should
marry a nephew of deceased mot
related to the LADY,; failing of which,
his wealth was bestowed On some
charitable institution. Although
the young man possessed pleasing
exterior, and presented a dashing
appearance, the damsel considered
that she was choosing the least of
two erils by becoming benevolent
and allowing "The Home of the
Friendless" to appropriate the en-
tire fortune; which amounted to up
wards of fifty thousand dollars.
There must have been some weighty
objection, to cause young lady of
the present day to refuse such sum
of money with only the encumbrance
of handsome young man attend
ing it, but, whatever the reason, she
evidently did object. Either the
charms of the lady, or the money,
affected the young man SO deeply
that he resolved to compel the girl
to marry him; and resorting to
every subterfuge imaginable, he
finally told her that her respect for
the dead should lead her to comply
with his wishes. As soon as all
business matters were settled the
lady started for home-first telling
him of the destination of the money.
He appeared to take its loss very
|coolly, which impressed the lady
more favorably with his character,
as she informed her friends when
communicating with them. She ar
rived at Wellsville week before last,
from whence no trace of her, con-
cluded, as their letters received no
attention, that something had hap
pened her. They quietly set de-
tectives ON the track, as they had
reason to think they had an expert
villain to deal with. t
The young lady is small in stat
ure, fair complexion, auburn hair,
black eyes, and a decided manner in
conversation and action which never
fails to attract attention. From in
formation cleaned from the house
keeper of the deceased, we learn
that the lady wore a drab travelling
suit, drab hat with white plume; as
her uncle had prohibited wearing
mourning for him. She is the young
est daughter of Mrs. Shut, widow
lady, living in Zelienople, Butler
county, Pa. s-..... d.
A gentleman in conversation with
the writer, says he is positive he
saw lady answering to the above
description at the Wellsville station.
She appeared distressed, and a
handsome gentleman was endeavor-
ing to console her, but with poor
success, as the damsel apparently
wished to get rid of him.
There is suspicion of foul play,
and we hope the matter will be thor
oughly sifted. The lady is young,
talented and respectable; and her
disappearance is mourned by all who
know her. Who can solve this mys-
tery? .-r IS