The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-03-02
ter, Mrs. Ida Fields, and thc two were


five dollars from Mr.. Jones, will
which to procure marriage license
stating that he bad no small change
but that he had draft on the insurance
company at New York, for which h'
was agent, and that be would cash it II
II few hours and return the amount
He then went to gentleman conneeteo
with the hotel, who WAS aware OF the
approaching nuptials, and, telling him
that his wedding suit, which he had or
dcred from Cincinnati, and which h,
had been hourl ! expecting by express
had failed to come, applied for and OBJ
tanned q black cloth dress suit which
the gentleman had ordered with q view
Of soon participating in like festivities
himself Having lonned the borrowed
Iplumage, he quietly ordered whisky
cocktail for one, gave the gentleman
the go.by, made known to one Of tho
lprOprletorS of the hotel his desire to bc
married, and asked him to procure the
services Of a minister and prepare {
irst-cass supper TO give ec'dt to the oc
casOn. All this was Sccordinglv done
and on Thursday evening, February
10th, 1871, at s o clock, Mr. NJ. Myer
Of New York, and Miss Josephine
Cowmau, Of MadisonvlIe, OHIO, W, re
made bone Of one bone and flesh Of
one flesh.
The festivities Of the wedding and
banquet being over, Myer Informed the
minister that he ouId rcmunerate bin
for his services on the next day, and
retired to his connIsGial couch All
this served to confuse and mystily
those who We're financially concerned
but their confusion was wolse con
founded yesterday morning when thcl
learned that Myer had not the where
with to liquidate his liabilities. Mi
Jones desiring to leave the city. and
seeing no effort on the.part OF Myer to
secure his debt, rather urgently ds
maldcd The immediate cash,ug OF. "tlat
draft" Flyer put him off for some
time, but EaalIy vent with him to the
German Banking and Insurance Com
| pauy Here they refused TO cash til,
draft, unless endorsed by some well
known person. lie thea went to HI
Philip Lieoer, corner Of third nno
Marl.e. Streets, claiming TO be Il reId
tive to The wife OF that gentleman, and
asked him to i've his indUrser This
BIZ Lieber declined to DO, saying he
believed Mre. Was the person he claim
ed to be, but that be was personally
unknown to him. iiycr was tEen ar
rested by Detective Gallagher, and,
while on the way 10 the bank second
tins, tore up tue draft when asked to
show it to the detective, lie then
stated that, ii he were in Cincinnati, he
could command more than sufficient
funds TO settle his bills. He gave Mir.
Jones gold ring, the property Of his
wife, to secure his debt, and on being
released vanIy endeavorcd during the
afternoon to find some person who
would advance him the amount neces-
sary to take him to that city.
Mrs. Mycr and her companion were
in sore distress on learning of the de
hection of Mr.. Myer, as it placed them
in very embarrassing position. Mrs.
NJ. informed us that she had known her
husband for more than year; that he
had visited her at her home in Madi
sonvlle for some time, and that he has
always had plenty of money, and has
borne good character. She says that
she has q good home with her parents,
who are well off, and who have sup
piled her with every comfort Of life.
That she came here to he married with
their consent and approval, and came
without them because her mother was
unwcll, and her father could not leave
his business. She says his name is
William Cowman, that he is yetcrina-
ry surgeon, and that he is engaged in
4 drug store on Fifth and Main streets,
Cincinnati. Mrs. Fields, whom she
calls her adopted Sister, says she lives
in Winconsin, AID that she has been On
visit to her sister at Madisonyille.
They, like Myer, are entirely without
money, and, with him, are awaiting,
Micawber like, for something to turn
up. The case is certainly very pecu
liar one, and serves to show that the
"heathen Chiuee" is not alone in his
practice of "ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain"
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In 1926, John Quincy Adams, then
President Of the United States, sent
General Gaines to Georgia to manage
certain political matters in that State
whereupop, according to the Phiia.
4elpiiia Age. the Governor wrote to