Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-08
A Sad Story.

From the New York Post 18th.
Here is q story of the saddest side of
New York life
Not many days ago there was fash
ionable marriage in one of our uptown
churches. The bridegroom was re-
markedly handsome man, of nearly
thirty years of age, well known i'll what
is called fashionable society as an
agreeable, liberal bachelor and "ladies
man. The bride was lovely girl, be-
longing to one of our best known fam
lies, and esteemed for her character as
much as admired for her beauty. The
friends of both were present; and moth
ing surprising occurred at the ceremo-
ny, save that all present remarked up
on the appearance of the bridegroom.
He was apparently SO oppressed by
some great sorrow or anxiety that he
could not smile nor command cheer
full word
The pair had spent but few days
together, when the husband, after an
interview with his young wife, which
left her almost crushed in mind, hastily
called at his late bachelor rooms, which
he had not yet given up, burned large
number. of papers, packed up few
precious articles, and suddenly disap-
peared; and no one of his friends
now know where he is to be found.
But one dreadful truth reached their
ears too quickly At one of our new
hotels in the centre of the city, but a
few blocks from the church in which
the marriage was performed, there were
found a woman and several children
bearing his name, and she found no
difficulty in establishing her right to it.
She is many years older than he. They
were married when he was scarcely
more than boy, and have never pub
hshed the marriage; but they never
quarreled nor separated. He still sup
ported her and visited her; and on the
very day of the second marriage, at
noon, he made her long visit, in his
usual manner.
This event has been a sudden shock
to both families, and the absolute con-
cealment of his marriage from all his
friends for many years, while his wife
and children openly bore his name in
public hotels in this city, is as unac-
countable to them as it will be to 9th
ers. The young man was for several
Years an internal revenue Object III tL1S
city, but for some years past has been
employed in bank down town. He
has paid three thousand dollars
a year for the board of his
wife and children, while receiv-
ing salary of only two thousand; and
has yet maintained his bachelor life
with lavish expenditure. In his rooms
are said to have lain not far from a
hundred suits of clothes, with expensive
books, and many other evidences of
wealth But his accounts at the bank
are said to be entirely correct. His full
understanding of what he was doing
appears from the fact that he carried to
the altar pistol, with the fixed purpose,
as he afterwards said, of blowing out
his brains there if the ceremony should
be interfered with.
We draw no moral from these facts.
But the very shock they gave to al
who know of them, is proof that
crimes of this kind find no sympathy
or liberation in this community; and
that the standard of morals here is not
SO low as some writer's have said, who
appeal to such cases as these for illus
trations of New York society, instead
of what they really are, frightful and
exceptional or1trages upon it.