The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-12-06
A NOBLE WIFE.
a Wife Hunting Down "a Criminal and
Securing Her Hustauds's Pardon.

The Governor Of Missouri has re-
Gently pardoned an inmate of the
Penitentiary. under circumstances
which furnish remarkable and touch !
ing instance Of what devoted, trust
ing and energetic wife can do for an
husband. The latter used |
to live in Toledo, Ohio, and the facts
Of his case are vouchcd for by respect
able journals Of that place, Some
time ago he removed to Missouri with |
bis wife, and early in 1870 the events /,
fell out that proved SO disastrous to |
him. 1t appears that he was not very |
and had occasion to sell |
AS nearly the last OF his possessions
"a pair OF fine horses. For these he |
received $500 in clean new
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
The stockdcaler who bought the hor-
ses aftcrward disappeared. On the
next day after the sale the ycnder
paid out two bills Of $40 each. 1t
was discovered that they were coun-
terfeit, and the uttcrer was promptly
arrested and lodged in prison. He,
OF course, directly protested his inno-
cence, and told how he got the mon
ey; and the remaining $3.50 was
found on bis person. The horse.deal-
er was traced and brought forward,
when, TO the horror and astonishment
OF the accused man, he stoutly denied
all knowledge of the Lad bills, and
swore the money he had paid for the
horses was in bills on an old Illinois
bank.
no cosFIRMAToRY EVIDENCE,
Of the prisoners tale could be got,
and ~ much counterfeit money had
lately been circulated in that region
public feeling ran strongly against
him. He was tried, and despite his
earnest protestations and his wife's
determined struggles in his behalf. he
was found guilty and sentenced TO
five years imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary. But the wife never for a
moment believed him guilty, and with
astonishing resolution and pertinacity
she now bent herself to the task of
proving his innocence and effecting
his release. To the latter end she
first sought and obtained interviews
with the
GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.
To him she stated her case as she
saw and believed it. But the Gov
crnor, although kind, was firm. The
prisoner had been shown to be guilty.
Counterieiting was greatly on the in
crease. 1t was necessary to make ex
amples, and there was every Just rea-
son why her husband should be one
of them. lie could hold out no hope,
save in the condcmned's restoration
To his family after five years. The
wife went home, converted all she
had into cash, and thcnceforward de-
voted her whole time and brain 10
following the householder, who had
given her husband the
THE SPURIOUS NoEEs,
With the hope of conyicting the re-
ally guilty person of that offense.-
Pursuing him like shadow, but
keeping out of his sight, she soon
found that when he went to a place
counterfeit money was said to be in
circulation soon after. This happen
ed at Freeport, H., and afterward at
Fort Wayne. Ind. At the latter
place she caused his arrest. Nothing
could be proved against him, and he
was set free. She then dogged him
to Canton, Ohio, to Pittsburg, Altoo-
ma, Lancaster, Chamberburg, Phila-
delphia. Goshen, Binghampton, Os-
wego, Elmira and other towns in New
York, sometimes staying A month
or two in each place. The man was,
however, SO
GUARDED AND INGENIOUS
As always to manage to cover his
tracks; in fact, he never passed false
"paper" himself at all, and his impla-
cable pursuer was unable to bring
him to account. At last, however,
he fell i'll at Newton, Sussex county,
n. j., and she believed and proved
that her golden opportunity was at
hand.
When the horse dealer fell i'll, the
wife OF his victim was at the same ho-
tel. She found out the physician at
tending him and frankly told him her
story. She described how she had
tracked the cause of
HER HUSBANDS MIsFoRTgNEs,
And begged the doctor for the sake
of right and justice to help her. The
physician was moved by her tale, and
agreed to do what she asked, which
was to give his patient some depress-
ing. but safe medicine, and adroitly to
lead him to think that he was in a
very critical condition. This was ac-
cordingly done, and worked to a
charm. The patient begged at once
for clergyman, who, arriving, point
ed out the necessity of full repent
ance, and at this juncture the wife en-.
tered the room, and impiored the
supposed dying man to repair
THE GREAT WRONG
He had done her husband. The re-
suit was that the sufferer made dep
osition before magistrate, confesslng
that he had passed the $500, as de-
scribed, and furthermore that he. was
member of an extensive gang of
counterfeiters, his special business be-
ing, not to utter bad money, but to
spread it among contederates in dit
ferent parts of the country. He also
said that on the occasion of making
the trade in question, he happened to
have no other money, and greatly
wanted the horses. Armed with this
document, the now happy woman