Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-03-29
Hell In a Mans Bosom @ rime and it's
lOnkeQuenceH.


Hell In a Mans Bosom Crime and its
consequences.
The village of Penn.Yan in New York
has been lhe Scene Of Crime that carried
its own punishment. /
James Ii. Burns was county treasurer
a-map OF high business aud social .pesi-
ton, and esteemtd IN every walk Of life,
surrounded by delightful family and
blessed with competency. Burns be-
came infatuated with Miss Cooley, to
whose minor brothers and sisters. Burns
was guardian. Burns was about forty,
Miss Cooley twenty-five he was fine
looking, youthful appearing man, and
she WAS beautiful ana accomplished, and
both moved in the first CIRCLES. An inti-
macy sprang up, ripened into infatua-
tion, and finally about year since both
liisap,rarers sIu WIS Easlermineds sfhat
Burns was detaulter to over forty thous-
aud dollars. No clue TO the where abouts
Of Burns and his parainourtou ould be gain
ed until last month a dispatch from the
San Francisco police stated that Burns
was there. Orders for his arrest were
telpgraphed back aud the sheriff aud one
of Burns, bondsmen went to San Fran
cisco. The meeting between the de-
iauiter and former friend is said TO have
boen most affecting, He ,grasped the
hand ofthe sheriff and wep like a child.
As soon as he could articulate a word
he leHclaimed, t'l'In 50 glad you have.
come, Pm SO glad you have come!" lie
wa, then seizrd by .convulsiuns, and il
was some time before no was restored to
reason. Burns is "a man about forty-tive
years ofage Whenphe left Penn Yam
re wore a heavy black beard, reaching
almost TO his waist, and his hair was very
black. When arrested lie had shaved
of his beard and his hair was very gray.
disappearance nowis that OF u han Of sc.
The manner in Which his arrest was
brought about was as follows:
The news OF his deialcation and fight
had reached two residents of San Fran
cisco, tormrly of Penn Yam, named Law
rehceg aud Lee, Tie latef had been a
sschoehn.,te oisMiss , CosleSs 4Ad >bJeh
knew burns well. Lawrence in the lat
ter part of January last me, Burns in the
streets of San Francisco, and recognized
him despite the grsaa change in his APP.
pearauce. Following him, he found that
he was stopping at The Brooklyn Hotel.
Seeking Lee, Lawrence told him of his
discovery, and the two proceeded to the
hotel TO make certain their suspicious.
They met both Burns and NJ IS Cooley.
Lee called the later by her name, but
she insisted that he was mistaken in her
Lidsnrty. JBuTiSy (howevey5 at. -onceJ e2-
'claiaied, 81 told you so, Cynthia; knew
they would find US % and burst into q
violent iii OF weeping The police au-
thorilies being informed of the Presence
of the fugitive, refused to take hold OF
the matter, although Burns manifested
q desire to be taken into custody. Word
coming from The sheriff OF this county 10
hold Burns, he was taken in charge by
Chief Cowley, ndrefused5althaeff efference
| OF the law in his case. Miss Cooley, when
her companion was safresteds deserted
him, and started for Elmira. A tele.
gram preceded her, and shortly after she
arrived IN that city she was arrested
Her trunk contained quantity of cloth
ing belonging to Burns, but no bonds OIL
money wervt9pndyan ana she Was, s,seleased
She HisS al present in Elniira AZ the -houst
of her brother-in-law, prominent cit
izen OF that place.
Il On the 22d of February. the Sheriff
started home with Burns and arrived a
Penn Yam. A few mi utes after it be
came known that Burns was back, hun
! dreds Of peopls focked to. the BeDhan
I House, where he had been conducted. i
was, Impossible to get within q, block o
the house. One OF the sons of the de
iaultlng Treasurer was Lhe first person al
j the hotel, and the meeting is described
as having been touching IN the extreme
The boy threw his arms about his father,
neck and'thea coinmingled tears of th'
|. TWO moved the stoulest hearts. Th,
Sheriff was obliged 70 use toice to sepa
rate them, aud locked Burns 10. room
by himself Shortly thereafter he BE-
y ame dellious, and imagined he was still
in hisgsil npSap II raneissvs SSHe was re
moved 10 the home OF his brother-in-la,
;. to-day whrIe lie lies in critical state
attendeilby the wife lie SO cruelty AM
: shamefuHy treated. She saysithat II d
! RECEIVERS and does rightol hereafter .slt
\ VIII forgive both him aud his paramour
Burnsstatedst sthaHhe, and Mis- Coole
left New York for Central America, ,wher
> he engaged in mercantile pursuits, IN
I kn9lsfaly ef tiS crinses, boweyeb Hv!
ofed him OF business, aud he determine
To tras sel, thinkinghis mind might be gu
Z eteJ. lreiawd, Vales hifslsethef lEurcpea
countries, but could dsnjoy ngthiags ENso,
!. Europr ny Went on q vdyage 10 tile San.
d wlch aud BarbadUesp Islands, aid finall,
: ohthe 10th Of yanpary. 4ast, landed !
Il Sap Franclso9 p hsarti tibrpken5 chesglel
Inap.5 In al his wanderings ne WAS a
campanisd by Mics ygoeleva abda@.,s
= Z haa1Iea aconsinasilg BY the Is ough { sstb,
heiwss pursued. HeF had siaPerpetSi