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

of adultery, the guilty partner may not
marry again during the lifetime of the
innocent partner
The counsel now sued for the separation
of Mrs. Lagrave from her husband, on the
ground that Lagrave effected the marriage
by fraud, since he had been prohibited by
law from marrying when he welded Miss
Beals. The Judgment roll was entered in
December, 1870, and special acts relating
to the case were passed by the Legislature
in 1871.
Mrs. Lagraye's family at first proposed to
prosecute Lagrave for forgery. which would
have insured him term in State Prison,
some trivial punishment for the misery Of
of which he had been the author. No ac-
tion was taken, however, for the'brother-
in-law objected He said that they had an
abundance of money, that they did not
need the sum which Lagrave had stolen,
and that now that they had shaken him off
| it would be better not to make the story
public property.
Meantime Mrs. Lagrave had been tele-
graphed to return to New York, as her
presence was needed in some of the legal
proceedings. 1t is said that Lagrave in
tercepted the dispatch, or that he had spies
in Europe who Uniformed him of Mrs. La
graves contemplated return. Lagrave
knew by what steamer she started, and he
laid plans to capture the child, hoping
thereby to regain his old mastery over the
mother. The brother-in-law feared that
Lagrave might try some means again to
get Mrs. Lagrave in his clutches, and SO he
made arrangements at the telegraph Office
| to be informed at the earliest moment of
the steamers arrival. AS the time ap-
preached he kept his carriage at his door,
ready to hurry to the wharf whenever the
telegraph indicated the proper time.
Lagrave learned what move was on foot,
and he went to the telegraph office and
said:
"You have received instruction to tele-
graph the arrival of Mrs. Lagrave to-
street. am Mr.. Lagrave. have changed
my mind, and shall not be there. Please
send the telegram to my place of business.
He indicated the place, and the unsus-
pecting clerk sent him the dispatch.
While crossing the water, Mrs Lagrave
became acquainted with a very estimable
gentleman and his wife, who had treated
her kindly. She was with this couple when
the steamer arrived.
While her brother-in-law and his family
were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the
o1aI II 1, ,;c n,,I
one OF two others, were on the wharf with
a carriage. Lagrave kept out of sight and
sent Otis to find his wife, and if possible,
entice the child to the wharf. Mrs. La
grave was on deck looking for her sister.
The child had been sick during the latter
part ofthe voyage, and was then below with
the nurse Otis briefly conversed with Mrs.
Lagrave, who knew him as her husbands
partner, and suspected plot. Not seeing
the child, Otis requested Mrs. Lagrave to
take his carriage, which was on the wharf,
as he would like few minutes conversa-
tion with her before she went to her friends.
He thought that this would bring the child.
Mrs. Lagrave began to be frightened. She
turned to her lady friend, who was stand
ing near, and begged her to stay close to
her.
Lagrave saw that the plot had miscar-
ried, and he went ON deck to meet his wife,
She saw him with horror. She had told
some portion of her story to her companion
and now she turned and implored her:
"For Gods sake, take care of my child.
That man is Lagrave, and he has come for
my boy" -r
To Lagrave his wife denied the presence
of the boy. Lagrave would hear no denial.
He made a movement to seize her. She
retreated across the deck, He drew pis-
tol and followed her. She tripped and fell,
and Lagrave, in eager haste, approached
and threatened to kill her.
The husband of the lady friend witnessed
the scene. He sprung upon Lagrave and
knocked him down. A struggle ON the
deck ensued. Lagrave was disarmed and
handed over to the police.
Lagrave's terror-stricken wife was now
doubly alarmed by the non-appearance of
her relatives. Finally she took her child
and baggage and went with her steamer
friends to the BIevoort House, whence she
sent word to her sister. She begged her
friends to stay with her and watch over her
till her brother came, which they did and
then she was taken to place of safety.
And after she reached home, the excite
ment which had sustained her having PASS
ed, she again broke down, and it was weeks
before she recovered from Lagraye's last
attack.