The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-10-21
A LOVE CASE
An Old Man Seeks His Youthful and
Maynard Wifc-He Finds Her in a
Cleveland Oys'cr SnIOOn-He Draws
His Revolver, Eat o Not, rs AIis
INTENDED Victim Had Fled,

Cleveland Oys'er SnIOOn-He Draws
His Revolver, Eat shoot Not, as HIis
Intended Victim Had Fled,
Love, love, love, love is like a dizziness,
1t plays the deuce with many men, and interrupts
their business.
The Cleveland Herald of Tuesday con-
tanned the following sensational love tale
and as it is located in this county, we give
it a place:
"If furious sanguinary threats, and a
slx-shooting pepper box" carefully load
with cold lead are a reliable indication of
intent to do ahttleIn the way ofslaugh-
ter, it came very near being our duty to
record another of those cases in which the
aggrieyed husband takes the law into his
own hands, and metes out dire vengeance
to the "Uhlan" who has prowled around
his household, and carried away captive
the wife of his bosom. 1t was on Monday
aftel noon that the affair occurred, which
may yet result in high tragedy, and tho
1t Is hoped that the very worthy old gen.
tleman, whose grievances are undoubted-
ly great, will let wiser counsels prevail
The tale runneth on this wise:
'f:Some two or three years ago a man ma
med John 2. Martin, living in Canton,
Stark county, on the shady side of 45,
became desperately enamored of a comely
damsel of eighteen. The mischievous lit
tie god filed his heart chuck full" of ar
rows, and he capitulated to the maiden
After an ardent suit he succeeded in win
ming her hand and ostensibly her heart
She was an orphan, without a home, while
he had much lucre, and she gave him per-
mission to foot her bills for board and
millinery AZ TC ranraaanFaA 70 - a a,,,
of good repute, a church member, and
held in high esteem in the community il
which he lives. A couple of years passed,
n the course of their connubial life ran
smoothly enough. At the matutinal meal
at noontide, and at the vesper hour, peace
relgned IN that household, and nothing
occurred to mar their happiness.
But at length the tempter came, IN the
shape Of a young man named Benjamin
Brown. He insIdiously alienated her af-
tectlons from her staid husband. She final
ly concluded that December wasn't pleas
as May, and eloped with her new low
er. They laid their plans so well that not
the talntest suspicion fitted across the
mind of the husband until the guilty pair
had fed. They came to Cleveland about
a month ago, and Brown found employ
ment at a well known oyster house and
restaurant. He represented the woman
to be his wife, ant the proprietor of the
establishment had not a thought of any
thing being wropg. Three or four days
ago Brown suddenly disappeared, leaving
behind him his pretended wife, and moth
ing has been heard of him. In the light
of Mondays events, it is supposed that
he had received sore intimation which in
duced him to flee / wrath to come.
Eyer since t. disappearance of the
pair from Canton he sorrowing husband
has been endeavo' lg to gain some trace
the tugltlves, b, / without success until
a few days ago. man from Canton, Wis
iting Cleveland, 'anced to go into the
restaurant and Immediately recognized
Brown. He knew The circumstances IN
der which he had that place, the affair
having created n little stir. Upon his
he informed the old gentleman of
his discovery, and on Monday the latter
came to this city IN quest of his erring
and the destroyer of his happiness.
he entered the restaurant, showed the
proprietor a photograph of Brown, and
inquired excitedly If that man was in his
employ. He was told that he had been,
but had lett for parts unknown a few days
before. Asking for his wife, he was told
that a young woman who was supposed
to be the wife of Brown, was a member
Of the proprietor's family. She was a
modest, attractive woman, and he had Of
fered her a home after her apparent deser-
upon receiving this intelligence the
old man gov lvid with rage, fourished
his revolver, and ~pronouncing the bitter
est invectives at his command upon the
runaway, he almost wept that he could
not get al" him, declaring his intention
to shoot him at sight. Perhaps, under the
circumstances, the recording angel Will
not score it against him that he made use
of language not strictly orthodox for a
church member, for he doubtless felt that
no ordinary words could do Justice to the
occasion. Then pocketing his wrath and
his pistol he went, unannounced, into the
presence of his wife. If this were a ro-
nance 1t would, Of course, have a gorge
GUS MISREPRESENTATION of repentance,
forgiveness, a profuse lachrymal display
and q grand closing tableau, but we are
narrating facts, and the termination was
not quite so romantic. He flung his arms
around her and almost smothered her
with kisses, but she didn't reciprocate a
cents worth. She wasn't glad to see him
all. She at first refused to 60 back
with him but finally consented, having no
friends in the city. She declared her de-
termination, however, mot to live with
him. They left on the evening train for
Canton"