The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-10-15
A MAN HUNT,
How a Brave and Faithful wife
Liberates hei HusDand from
PrisOn..A Strange story.

How a Brave and Faithtni wife
sLibevates hel HuSDand from
Pria0n--A Strange story. e
The Governor Of Missouri has re.
Gently pardoned an inmate Of the Peni-
tentiary, under circumstances which
furnish remarkable and touching in
stance of what devoted, trusting and
energetic wife oan do fer an unfortunate
husband. The latter used to live in To-
ledo, Ohio, and the facts of his case are
youched for by respectable Journals of
that place Some time age he removed
to Missouri with his wife, and early in
1870 the events fell out that proved SO
disastrous to him. 1t appears that he
was not very prosperous. and had occa-
sion to sell-as nearly the las: of his
possessions--a pair of fine horses
For these he received $500 in clean,
new national currency The stock deal
er who bought the horses afterwards
disappeared On the next day after the
sale the vender paid two bills of $40
each. 1t was discovered that they were
counterfeit, and the utterer was prompt.
ly arrested and lodged in prison. He
OF course directly protested his inno-
cence, and told how he got the money !;
and the remaining $3.50 was found on
ais person The horsedealer was traced
and brought forward, when, to the hor-
ror and amaxement Of the accused man,
he stoutly denied all knowledge of the
bad bills, and swore the money he had
paid for the horses was in bills on an
Illinois bank No confrmatory evidence
Of the prisoners tale could be got, and,
as much counterfeit money had lately
been circulated in that region, public
feeling was strongly against him. He
was tried, and, despite his earnest pro
testations, and his wife's determined
struggles in his behalf, he was found
guilty. and sentenced to five years i'm.
prisonment in the penitentiary iH
But the wife never for moment be-
lieved him guilty; and, With astonish-
ing resolution and pertinacity she now
bent herself to the task Of proving his
innocence and effecting his release. To
the latter end she sought aad obtained
interviews with the Governor Of Miss.
ouri To him she stated her case as
she saw and believed it. But the Gov
ernor, although kind, was firm. The
prisoner had been shown to be guilty
Ccunterfciting was greatly on the in
crease, it was necessary to make exam.
Piles, and there was every just reason
why her husband should I've one of them
He could hold out no hope, save in the
condeuued's restoration to his family
after Eve years. The wife went home
converted all she had into cash, and
thenceforward devoted her whole time
and brain to following the horse dealer
who had given her husband the spuri
GUS, notes, with the hope of convictine
the really guilty person of that offense
Pursuing him like shadow, but keep
ing out of his sight, she soon found
that when he went to place counterfeit,
money was said to be in circulation
there soon after. This happened al
Freeport, ILL.,, and afterward at For
Wayne, Ind. At the latter place sht
caused his arrest. But nothing coulG
be proved against him and be was Sc
free. She then doeged him to Canton
Ohio, to Pittsburg, Altoons, Lancaster
Chambersburg, Philadelphia, Goshen
Binghampton, Oswego, Elmira ant
other towns in New York, sometimes
staying two or three months in eacl
place. The man was, however, so guar
ded and ingenious as always to manag,
to cover up his tracks-in fact he neve
passed false "paper'' himself at all
and his implacable pursuer was unable
to bring him to account At last, how
ever, he fell ill at Newton, Sussex coun
ty, N. j., and she believed and provet
that her golden opportunity was at las
at hand .t... t... ..s
/ When the horse dealer fell i'll, the wifi
of this victim was at the same hotel.-
She found out the physician attendin,
him and frankly told her whole story
She described how she had tracked th
cause of her husbands misfortunes, an,
begged the doctor for the sake of righ
and justice, to help her. The physical
J was moved by her tale, and agreed t
do what she asked, which was TO Civ
bis patient some depressing, but saf
medicine, and adroitly to lead him t
think that he was in very critical con
dition. 5,i h.fft es. .
This was accordingly done, and worl
ed to charm The patient begged g
once for a clergyman, who, arriving
, pointed out the necessity of full roper
tance, and at this juncture the wife er
tered the room, and implored the saE
posed dying man to repair the gres
wrong he had done her husband. Tn
'iresult was that the sufferer, made der
ositions before q magistrate eonfessin
that he had passed the $500 as descr
bed. and furthermore that he was
member of an extensive gong Of cour
terfeiters, his special business being nc
to utter bad money, but to spread
: among confederates in different parts
the country. He also said that on tn
occasion of making the trade in ques
ton he happened to have no othe
. money, and greatly wanted the horses
Armed with this document, the no'
happy woman fastened back to Miss
ouri, laid her evidence before the Gov
ernor, and had the satisfaction of Cal
rying full pardon.to her husband al
most Immediately after. The two ar
now living jovfully together on a farr
in Southern Illinois, and their case i
. naturally attracting abundant commen
and congratulation.
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