Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-11-22

wonan's wit.


Oceans of ink have been shed to prove
that her nature is essentially tickle, and
that her great characteristic is love
and craving for change. We have
neither the time nor disposition to argue
this point. We have seen wives desert
their husbands when misfortune over.
took them-then again we have seen
them cling with ten.fold tenacity when
disgrace aud reproach branded those
they loved.
An incident of the latter kind came
to our knowledge the other day, which is
so extraordinary in its character that we
cannot resist the temptation of giving it
to our readers.
The people of Toledo will recollect a
well-to-do carpenter named P, who
resided In town some FIVE years ago and
afterwards purchased farm in one Of
the western counties of the State. AZ
ter residing there for about a year he
sold his farm and went to Missouri He
had been in Missouri some eighteen
months, when rumors reached Toledo
that he had committed some crime, had
been tried aud sentenced to the Peniten-
tiary. The story was talked of for a
few days, T. was pitied by his friends
and abused by his enemies, and the whole
thing Was forgotten.
The circumstances as they afterward
traDspired, were these P. became en-
barrassed for funds, and had sold pair
OF horses to stock buyer for $500, re-
celving that amount in national curren-
cy, all IN new, clean bills. Two of these
he paid out the next day, when it wss
discovered that they were counterfeit.
r. was arrested, and on his person was
found the remainder of the money (some
$4oO) In the same spurious currency. He
at once stated that he had procured the
money OF the horse dealer in question.
whom we shall call A., but to his horror
that parsonage denied all knowledge of
the notes, and asserted positively that
the money he had paid was on an Hi
nois bank and the most of it in bills of
large denominations. At the time an
Immense amount of counterfeit money
had been set ahoat in that region, and
the idea existed that an organized band
OF counterfeiters was located in that vi.
entity. AS 2. was the first man detected
In uttering the counterfeit currency, pub
lie opinion set strongly against him. A..
was also arrested, but as no spurious
money was found on him, and as he told
perfectly straightforward story, deny
Ing any participation in the matter, no
case could be made against him, and P.
was made the sufferer. He was tried,
found guilty and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment in the Penitentiary. His
wife, however, did not desert him. She
believed in his innocence, and determin-
ed to make it potent to all mankind.
But first she made visit to the Govern
or, and implored the pardon of her hus-
band, stated the case, insisted on his in
nocence, but to no purpose. He sympa-
thized with her, pitied her, but could not
grant her request. The offence had been
too common, and a due regard for public
veal demanded that the law be allow
ed TO take its course. The courts
had found him guilty, and the Governor
could not set aside their verdict until
facts had been brought to his knowl-
edge, showing the innocence of the pris-
oner.
Her next step was to convert the prop
erty into cash. She ielt satisfied that
A. was the real perpetrator of the Of
tense, and she determined to follow him
until she conld force the truth from him.
lbs first move was to Freeport, ILL.,. and
thther she followed, watching him untir-
ring y, DIGGING his footsteps and clingiDg
to him like a shadow She had not been in
the placed week till alarge amount of spu.
rious money was aaoat. This convinc-
ed her that A. was enga ged in this bus-
ness.
He next pushed for Fort Wayne, In
diana, and the same thing occurring
there she caused his arrest. Nothing
could be fastened upon him however,
and he was discharged. From Fort
Wayne he came to Canton, Ohio, and
thence went to Pittsburg, Altoona, Lam
caster, Chambersburg, Philadelphia Pa,
Goshen, Deposit Binghamton, Oswego,
Elmira and other towns in New York,
remaining sometimes as long as two or
three months in place. In each town
he pretended to have a different business
Sometimes he was horse buyer, a pur-
chaser of grain, or dealer in proyis.
ions. BY some means, not fully explain
ed, she kept herself informed of his
movements, and wherever he went she
went with him. In every place he went
counterfeit money became plentiful, but
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