The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-20

her 17th year. and two boys, aged respec-
lively 10 and IA years. AT the breaking out
Of the war her husband enlisted In the
army, and, as she did not hear from him, !,
go snE BrLiEvzD nm DEAD y r.
until june, 1903, when she learned through
a friend that he was alive, and in Washing
tom, She thercupon set out for this city.
arriving here about the time that wife No.
2 Abandoned, her bigamous husband. Ills
marriage In 1861 was, therefore deliberate
higamy, for committing WHICH he has rem
dcred himself liable to criminal :'+ '.,5.a'@t.
PROSECUTION AND IMpRIsoYMEKr., a.
Too astounded for tifterahce,, wife No. /
heard the story of wife No.:2. She seemed
to have no hesitation in believing It., and
said that his conduct IN abandoning her
and hts children was proof that the story of
Ibis second marriage was true. The New
York dupe ait length proposed that they
Should 90 to his Office and charge his vii
liany home upon him. The Ohio victim
consented, and together they weht'to the
Department In which he is employed, wife
No. remaining III the hall while wife No. 1
BOLDLY ENTERED MS OFFICE, @
and, I'm. the presence Of q number of clerks,
said: $50, Colonel r.. 1t seems, that you
have forgotten mel" Startled. by the fa-
miliar- voice. the colonel looked up hastily,
aud seeing the woman, or rather one Of the
women whom he had so deeply Wronged,
confronting him, with desperate mein he
faitered out, "The devil! Jennie, is it
you? Let me kiss you?" He attempted
to embrace her, but she waved him off, say
ing, derisiveiy, g You had better kiss your
first wife she is in the hall outside !"
&" Let me see," said he, blanching with ter
ror, t".whether she js there or not;" and
going into the hall he met the fearful face
Of his first wife, "And now" said the New
Yorker, her black eyes flashing fire and her
breast heaving with the intensity of her in
dignation, ~ propose to hand you over to
al officer, who will conduct you to pri-
son !" "For Gods sake spare me !" he
plead piteously. eff | am imprisoned
my first wife and children will starye
don't, for God Almighty's sake, take
the bread out Of my poor, innocent chill
dren's mouths acknowledge all have
been black-hearted scoundrel, but spare
me for the sake Of my poor children "
This he said, and much more, while his
first victim sobbed bitterly. and united her
voice with that of her SHINING husband in
pleading for mercy. The first impulse of
the New York wife was to carry her threat
into execution, and then and there to have
him arrested for higamy. Finally, moved
TO PITY lor Lne poor
WIFE OF HIS YOUNGER DAYS, -,
she told him she would allow the matter to
rest until she could obtain ADVICE. The
two wives then left the building. irG.. ~,
SHALL THERE BE A SEQUEL?
We are not,at liberty to divulge more at
present. Suffice it to say that the New York:
er, on condition that he would at once fur
nish her with such documents as should
secure hera divorce, and in consideration
of the pitiable plight his first wife and
children would be in, generously agreed to
let him go unpublished for. his, infamous
crime.
THE NEW YORK WIFE GOES HOME. 4
The documents referred to were forth.
coming yesterday, and armed with them
she left for New York on the 8 o. clock train
last evening. It is not improbable that on
informing her mother and friends of her
lenient course in relation to the scandal
they may insist upon his immediate prose
cution for bigamy. <-.st.
-.. THREATS OF SUICIDE.
He has assured his family that should
such action be taken he will commit sui
eide sooner than stand trial. Meanwhile
the Scoundrel, apparently far from fully re-
alizing the ruin he has wrought, occupies a
81 600 position under the Government, and
trembes lest ho receive the penalty due his
heln0lls crime. ...