The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-30
From the Detroit FREQ Press, July 1911
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THE MARVELLOUS ESCAPE oE A SEDUCTIVE
BOOT AND SHOE DRUMMER.

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THE MARVELLOUS ESCAPE oE SEDUCTIVE
BOOT AND SHOE DRUMMER.
Among the persons at Monroe on the
Fourth was family from town not far
distant--a family whose name can be
Star as well as anything else, for the
husbands mind will be "up among the
little stars for some time to come. 1t
seems that they got separated, and the
woman went off to hotel At the hotel
she encountered man who gave his
name to her as edward Brown" proba.
bly, assumed for the occasion. Although
Mrs. Star is 30 years DID, and the moth.
er OF three children, she allowed Brown
to palavcr around her until she had
agreed to come to this city and meet him
at certain hotel here. She was out of
money, and he gave her five dollars and
wrote down for the name of the house
at which she was to stop. Without seeing
her family again the woman took the
train for Detroit, and arrived here late
Thursday night. She could not find the
hotel named, and went to another, and
on Friday morning was upon the street
asking policemen the way to the house.
Her object in coming here was not known
until Monday morning. when Mr.. Star
arrived. 1t appears that one of his ac.
quaintances had seen Mrs. Star talking
with Brown, and that another had seen
her on the train.
1t was believed that the parties were
In Windsor, and Star went over there
and made search, not returning until
yesterday morning, when a hack driver
informed him that strange woman had
made her appearance at a certain house
on Fort street east. Star got into the
hack and was taken up there. Going in
he caught sight of his wife at the head
OF the stairs, and at once rushed for her.
She rushed for bedroom, and tried to
lock him out, but he kicked open the
door, and fonnd Brown there. The mis-.
tress rushed up with howl, Mrs. Star
gave yell, and Brown leaped up with
II war-whoop. Star was not armed, but he
picked up chair and rushed upon the
drummer with desperation in his eye.
Brown was knocked down as he leaped
up, and then he jumped through an open
window to the ground, coming down in
sight Of dozen pedestrians. He was in
his shlrt-sleeves had slippers on, and was
without hat. He ran directly up the
street, everybody shouting, aud when he
stopped running or where went to depo-
nent saith not. There was considerable
whoOping and yelling in the house, con.
siderable whooping outside of it, but
things settled down at last, and Star an
his wife entered the hack and were taken
to the Southern depot. The woman
seemed to fully realize her rashlstep, and
wept and sobbed in manner which at.
tracted every ones attention. In some
way, while going through his short fight,
Star had his coat badly torn and collar
and tie ripped of. He was too excited
to notice his raiment, and paced up and
down the depot like man under sente-
nee of death, relating the story of his
wrongs to every one who inquired. He is
a man of considerable property, and his
family has always been highly respected
The agent is said to be boot and shoe
traveller for house at Lynn, Massachu-
setts. He had engaged board at the house
for week, and had an acquaintance
with the tamale who keeps it. Had Star
been less excitable and impatient, he
could have secured help and had Mr..
Brown put behind the bars to answer for
his little game.