The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-17

PlOt 10 KUN 4 M dll dlIu Cdp
ture His Wife-Tho Hus-
band Victim, and the Wiie
His LiberatOr.
Tho clcmcncy Ola western Gov
ernor has released from prison an
American citizen who, in the cir
cumslances causing his arrest
for felony, ignominious trial, and
shameful conviction, has suffered
wrongs inconsistent with even the
cruelcst conception Of the most
ordinary safeguards ofcivilization.
Before the imputation Of crime
fell upon him he was a rather oo-
scure but apparently worthy prac-
titioner of medicine in st. Louis,
with q much younger than him
self and Of peculiar beauty, and a
friend whom he ontertalued and
treated as u brother. At the best
Of times he had h ard times
TO earn suitable livelihood
and often complained thereof
to his wife and friend. But the
adversely Of one season was pc.
culiary severe to his hopes, and
during this period his ruin was &C.
compIished.
There camo to him very private
ly mysterious note OF arch-temp'
tation containing the assurance
that for 4 very fow dollars he
might obtain thousands in "groen'
backs" so skillfully executed that
detection would be impossible. As
his own pertinacious story goes.
he wrote positive refusal to his
unknown tcmptcr, and beloved
that ho should hear no more of tho
supposed swludlcr; but the latter,
to his great surprise, at onco sent
him package ofspurious national
bank notos by express. THUS in
voluntarily lie received into his
possession the perilous stuff,
and even while In editati n z
its surrender TO the authorities
was suddenly arrested by tho po.
lice on the charge Of having couu-
tcrfeit money in his possession.
Anonymous communications in
writing had intimated to the de-
tcctivo that certain amount OF
spurious currency could be found
in thc victims house, and the off,
GERS, taking the bcwildered ac-
cusod into custody, had no Difficult,
ty in finding it. Astouuded and
indignant, the poor prisoner maae
frantic protestation Of his inno-
ccnce, and repeatedly explained
the manner in which tolonious for
gerics had boon forced upon him !;
but ho was without means 10 en-
ploy dcxtrous counsel, appearances
and his known poverty were
against him, and he was tried as .
fclon, found guilty, and sentenced
to the penitcntiary for three years.
Ills wife was almost beside her
self at this misfortune, his flieul
bewailed him, and these two, i'll
their common grief, wero drawn
into intimacy Of association like
brother and sister. Whatit was that
first aroused the lady's suspicious
Of the good faith Of Damon tc-
ward Pythias is not known, but
sho certainly gained the idea that
q hcartless piece OF trcachcry had
been effected by solno interested
person, and set all her woman's
wits to work to fathom it. To
wards her husbands friend she
began exhibiting q particularity O;
preference, which he rcciprocated
with alacrity, and so rapidly did
she lead the man on to unmasE
himself that ho had no time to
question her motive. believing
that she was really to become the
creature Of his will, and wonIc;
thoroughly approve all ho haC
done to make her such, the mis-
taken villain boastful!y confessed
to her that he had supplied the
counterfeit money by which hcl
husbands ruin was achieved. ant
that his solo objcctin The audacious
trick had been 10 remove from his
path i man who stood between
himself and the woman whom he
loved. The wife heard this shame
less confession with such appear
ance of calmncss as she could com
mand, but on the same day tho
prosecuting attorney was inform
cd oft, and instantly took meas
urcS to have the false friend ar
rested. Unluckily for the cause
Of justice, the traitor gained news
of his danger in time to fly from,
the States and thus escaped cap
turc; but upon proper reprcsen
| tation to the Governor tho wrong
ly-imprisoaed man was at oncs
pardoncd, and is now free in hi:
| own homo once more.
Tho Anzeycr publishes a circu
lar as addressed by Count Bis