The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-07-23

rob her Of her income. Her family, with
out knowing of all her sufferings, tried to
induce her to abandon her husband and re-
turn to them, but she would not. She had
contracted the marriage despite their re-
monstrance, and she was too proud to go
back.
For years she suffered constant torment.
He beat her until she feared he would muir
der her. and at times others in the house
interfered to save her. Being of delicate
and sensitive mind, she was keenly alive to
mental suffering, and he had fit subject
on which to exercise his devilish power.
Lagrave was a man whom God seemed to
have endowed with every perfect mental
and physical attribute and yet left him
without soul or heart; for never a shadow
of compassion or one jot of mercy stirred
in his inhuman bosom. He was very de-
mon. He seemed never to sleep. He was
always awake. At dead of night he would
pace the room. Did his wife awake, it was
to find herself constantly watched by the
alert fend, who never ceased his persecu-
tions. Yet he was the same trim, natty
man, and to those outside the same elegant
serpent. His outward semblance of perfee-
tion never deserted him.
At last he maltreated the child-the beau
tiful boy in whom was stored all the hope
that was left the mother. In his quiet, cold
way he kicked it, threw it about the room,
and thus found new delight in torturing
her. This drove the mother nearly crazy,
and she suffered outrages which only wo-
man could receive, and brutality without
end
One night unusual sounds were heard in
the Lagraves' room, and the servant rush.
ed to the apartments of the neighbors who
lived on the flat above, and told them that
Mr. Lagrave had threatened to murder his
wife. With natural desire to avoid inter-
ference between man and wife, the one ap-
pealed to paid no attention to the call. He
supposed it no more than a threat The
servant was frightened, and she listened at
the door.
Lagrave wanted his wife's jewel case
She had refused it. He beat the boy, and
Mrs. Langrave screamed. He demanded
the jewels, and threatened to kill her if she
did not give them up; and he assured hel
that if she made the least noise he would
put her to death by slower and more ex
cruciating means. He would torture her
She held out stoutly, and he persisted and
finally grappled her, and a fierce struggle
ensued. Managing to free herself she
seized the boy and fled screaming from the
room, and locked herself in a rear apart
ment with her servant Lagrave followed
and demanded entrance 1t was refused
He sought to force the door. Stepping
back, he sprang against it like a tigel
again and again, while the house re
sounded with the screams of the terrified
woman.
Lagrave was watched from above by
man who longed to come down and xii
him. Presently the door began to weaken
and the man leaped down the stairs. La
grave heard him and fled to his room, fol
lowed by the man, who seized him by tn,
throat and pinned him to the wall.
"You devil p should dash you iron
the window !"
In the back room Mrs. Lagrave wal
found trembling with terror. She return
ed to her husband and the next day the,
were out riding together, for he had agail
fascinated her; but she never ceased to fea
him after his attempt on her life. He tor
tured her more terribly than ever. FINAL!
they removed from Twenty third street ant
took apartments at the st. James Hotel
Here she felt that unless relief came or sh
abandoned her husband she must go mad
She went to the Metropolitan Hotel. H
followed her.
She felt the dread spell of his repulsiv
presence, and 80 one day when the mon
, ster was away she took her boy in her arm
and fed to her mothers home.
, During her absence there had been grea
4 changes in her family. Her step fathe
, had died in Europe. His wife mourne
. his death bitterly, for she had loved he
: youthful husband. His remains wer
brought to this country and inferred i
/ Greenwood; the spot being covered by on
: of the most splendid and expensive of tn
4 many costly memorials in that city of tn
dead.
. Mrs. Lagrave's elder sister had marie
. a very wealthy man who was very popuia
Q and we'll known in the city. Her younge
sister had been married to an Italian
/ prince. The granite mine was still NOR
fruitful ita nrodnct was In great demand