The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-18
FIRST EDITION
DOMESTIC SENSATION.
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7 The st. Louis Republican of February Is
says
Another illustration of the uncertainty of
/ welded bliss has been developed notable
Illustration; one which shows that not only In
the whirl of cities, but away among the pastoral
and rural, a happy household may be brought TO
smash by the duplicity of man and the credullty
and weakness of woman. The historian OF the
sad romance is Mr.. William Raynor, who arrived
in 81. Louis on Sunday, in pursuit OF an eloping
wife, and who furnishes the following statement
OF the events that eternally shvered his domestic
peace;-
Roseville, Perry county, Ohio. About eleven
years ago he married his second wife, hand
some girl. He had two children by his drst wife,
but his second marriage was not blessed by nav
inc pledges of affection. Nevertheless the house
hold was a happy one: the farmer titled his acres
and prospered, and his wife kept his home neat,
and met him at evening with smile like sun
beam. In December last Mr.. Kaynor states MS
first trouble began. There came TO the neigh
borheod n man named George Mcpherson,
who formerly lived there, but for many years
past has resided in Kansas City and the far
West, leading, as it 10 said o life OF wild and
exciting adventure. He has brother named
Jonathan Mcpherson, living in Uniontown,
Ohio and Il was to his house he came first when
he reappeared in that section of country. Before
he had been long in the place he attempted, 1t is
said, to run off with one of his brothers daugh'
ters but the effort was frustrated, and, as there
we're serious threats of putting a bullet through
him, he left He then visited Cthe house OF Mr..
Raynor, who is a relative of his, and was kindly
received. He remained here six weeks, and
made himself quite at home. He used to regale
the family with exciting stories of his life on
the frontier, in which he figured as the hero of
many thrilling adventures. He wore q fero-
cious black beard, talked, as Mr.. Raynor
puts it, ''mighty genteel," and appeared to
have lots of money. In fact, he was
quite a different sort of fellow from what
the country folks were accustomed
to see, and he consequently created no small
sensation. The older farmers, however, shook
their heads. They remembered George was q
bad boy, and they suspected he was rather worse
as a man. Before Mcpherson had been very
long at the house, Mr.. Raynor had his suspi-
cions aroused that an improper familiarity was
growing between his guest and his wife, but
being busy with his work on the farm, and in
credhlous that his wife could forget her duty to
him, or that Mcpherson would violate the bonds
of relationship and hospitality, he thought no
more of the matter. But once or twice he ex-
postulated with his wife. About the beginning
of the present month Mcpherson left the
house, and the farmer no doubt thought
the 4th inst, Mr.. Raynor had to go to Lex
ington, the county seat of Perry county, to
attend court. He did not want to be there until
Monday, but his wife prevailed on him to 60
sooner, saying that he had better not be hurried
At this time his two daughters were attending
school. Mrs. Raynor got him to saddle the
horse for her, saying she wanted to go to Union
town for medicine and to get letters. She was
very affectionate in her manner, and Mr.. Ray.
nor left for Lexington in excellent spirits All
this time it appears the false woman was laying
her plans to join Mcpherson and elope with
him, carrying away as much goods as possible.
No sooner was Mr.. Raynor gone for stay OF
two or three days than his wife set about carry
ing out her project. She boxed up everything
valuable she could lay her hands
upon, her own clothes, her husbands and some
OF the children's, small articles of furni
ture, bedding, furs, spoons, and various othel
articles, such as would be useful In housekeep
ing. She also took $3.50 in greenbacks, $50 IL
gold, and $40 in silver, making, with othe
money she had, probably $1,000; and so fixed
she proposed to decamp. She sought out maj
named Roe, to take the things to the Rosevill
station, on the Cincinnati and GAINESVILLE Rail
road. The fellow took the things over to tn
station for her, using Raynors OK team. He
right name is Juliet. She met Mcpherson il
some contiguous station. and away they wen
together seducer and seduced.