The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-11
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The TrIhaiauons OF a Much Married
Man

The TnIhSsiRtI0ns OF a Much Married |
Man.
Nathan Vanpelt the much married
man, is again in trouble. The history of |
his case, as near as we can gather the |
facts, is as follows: In 1850 he was mar
RED to the daughter Of q worthy citizen of |
Augusta township, by DR.. Westfal, of this
place, then a Justice of the Peace, in &C
eordapoe with the provisions of law for
certain emergencies made and provided
He and his wife lived together, and little
earlier than was desirable the child was
born. After the breaking ont of the war
Van enlisted and went into the army.
Not rellshing the perils and hardships Of
soldiers life, he deserted, and located
somewhere in Pennsylvania, where he
Joined the Presbyterian church, became
superintendent of the Sabbath school, and
married highly respectable ladv. Tiring
of his second choice, his heart yearned for
his first love, and, abandoning wife No. g.
he returned to No, l, with whom he lived
quite while in the vicinity of Salineville
1t viii be remembered that a year or two
ago we gave an account of Vans trlbula-
tions when wife No. 2, learning his where
abouts, disturbed the quiet of his home
by asserting her supposed rights, backed
| by the strong arms Of the officers Of the
law. .. --..-- ..
1t appears that Van made himself
in these parts for some time after this ex
plot hut finally, in the belief, no doubt,
that the affair had been forgotten, he re-
turned TO his first wife, and with her To-
Gated somewhere in Jefferson county.
If everybody. else had forgotten Vans
/ peridy, wife No 2 had not. Filled with
indignation at the wrongs heaped upon
her, and determined TO p1nish to the fullest
extent Of the law the man whohad aband-
oned his first wife, made her his second
and IN turn abandoned her, she repaired to
Steubenvilie and procured warrant for
his arrest, on charge Of bigamy. The
warrant being placed in the hands OF the
proper officers, they Immediately proceeded
to make the arrest. In the meantime Van
got wind Of what was up, and leaving his
home in Jefferson county, started for the
house of his father, on Stilhork The Of
icers were pretty close upon his track, and
the chase was an exciting one Vans
course led him through the village Of
MechanicstoWn, this county, where he
mounted a horse that was hitched to a
post in the street, and dashed away at tull
speed. BY this device, he succeeded in
reaching his fathers house in safety. But
there was little security for him there.
Soon the officers came mp and began a
search of the premises. Van, seeing he
must finally be captured If he remained IN
his hiding place, concluded to come out
and make bold fight for liberty. On his
I, first appearance the officers attempted his
arrest, but Van was too much for them,
and again escaped. In the scufse that
/ occurred at this point, fire arms were freely
used, but with no serious effect One oi
the discharges from pistol in the hands
of the fugitive scorched the face Of the
Sheriff little, but no otherinjury was in
ficted. Alter his second escape, Van
turned his course in the direction of Au-
gusta, and 1t IS supposed he IS now con-
cealed somewhere in that neighborhood
We understand a thorough search was to
have been instituted on "Wednesday, but
with what result we have not learned
The above are the facts in the case a
near as we have been able ta gather them
Van is festive cuss, and will doubles:
end his days in the service Of the Com.
monwealth. - AlneTVG Commercial