, 1872-11-15
A SAD STORY.


Tvomcn-Eirst with the Wife Of e
Clergyman, Whom K1e Deserts, and
Then with a~Yorug Girl.
Grahamsuille, N y. (Nou. q, Correspondents a the
New YORK Times.
No inhabitant of this piece who lived here ten
years ago will ever forget the intense excite
ment that prevailed here then over the elope-
nent Of the wife Of the Rev. Mr. Ketchun, the
beloved pastor ef the Methodist Episcopal
Church here with o tailor named Bugsbee; but
there would be no interest in the recital Of the
Incidents Of that affair now, but for the fact
that the same man, under q different name, has
just beguiled from her home In Monticello,
twenty miles from here, o beautiful and
accomplished young lady. While living IN the
member Of Dr.. Ketchums church, and great
worker therein. Mrs. .Ketchum was 8 young
and attractive woman, and no one ever suspected
anything wrong with either Of them, until they
disappeared one day during her husbands ab-
eence. The two we're never heard Of until two
years afterward, when they we're discovered in
the village Of Euenville. MIR. Ketehum, in the
meantime, had beon divorced. Bugsbee and
Mrs. Ketchum wero not married until come
that village, and we're apparently getting rich,
when, O few weeks ago, BugBbee disappeared,
and his whereabouts failed to be ascertained:
Torara the Letter ter rars Of Bnoeg East
peared at the Mansion House, Monticello, and it
soon transpired that he was the agent OF the
Davis Sewing Machine Company. He made
good impression by his stylish clothes, pleasing
address, and manners, and found ready sale
for his machines. His morals were perfect, hence
he found no difficulty III getting q passport into
the best society, especially that Of ladies. When
be came to Monticello there was living there
wealthy people, young lady named Flora
Allen. She was beautiful In face aud form, and
it Was not long before Buckley made her
acquaintance, and created in her mind q strong
that he was Of a-wealthy family in Florida,
but that he had run away from home be-
cause be disliked the profession his father
had chosen for him-thnt Of the ministry. The
ed to their aughter receiving. his attentions
because she was then preparing for her marriage
with another. A day or two since Buckley dig
posed Of all his effects, converting them into
cash. Thursday be hired horse and wagon at
livery stable in Monticello, saying that he was
going to stake his girl riding to 1Yartsboro to
an oyster supper" He and Hiss Allen departed
together, and have not been seen since: The
next night after they went away, one OF Miss
Aliens sisters received letter from her dated
ut Jersey City, in which she stated that ahe and
Buckley we're married, and that it would be of no
use for eny Of them to write to her, or follow, as
before letter could reach them they would be
miles away. A brother Of Miss Aliens. and the
1ivery-stah1e keeper Of whom Buckley had hired
the horee, started at once in pursuit, the one
to find, if possible, his sister, declaring ven
geance on her seducer, the other torecoVer his
property. I
That Buckley and Bugsbee ono and the
Same person is settled beyond doubt, and the
greatest sympathy is felt for the young lady
who has been so basely betrayed, and her sor-
rowing parents. She will, no doubt, be de-
serted in turn by the base villain, and left to
return dishonored to her home. The Davis
Sowing Machine Company, it is Eaid, lose heav-
ily by Bugebee, he having sold many machines
get it, and negotiable notes when he could
not, Tho notes have ell been turned into cash,
and all put in his pocket, 10 returns being |
made n to the Company, It is to be hoped that
justice. !