Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-04
School Teachers Troubles.
HOW A coNFIDISG WOMAN WAS DECEIVED AND
DESERTED.

HOW coNFIDISG WOMAN WAS DECEIVED AND
DESERTED.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, 2lst.
The appended instance of misplaced conf
dence and betrayed trust will be found of in
terest, and to some perhaps may serve as
warning:
This morning lady, apparently thirty or
thirty-fve years old, called upon Superinten-
dent Byrne and made complaint against her
husband, who, as she alleged, had deserted
her, and carried off her money and watch.
The lady, whose name we suppress, told our
reporter the following story: She was ma
tive Of New England, and had livedin North
Danyille, Vt. She had been a widow for the
past seven years, and had latterly been en-
ployed as teacher in one of the public schools
Of st. Louis. About two weeks ago, unfor-
tunately for herself, as the result proved, she
made the acquaintance of a man who told
her his name was Edward j. Roberts, that
he was a widower, and had two children liy-
ing in Philadelphia, moreover, that he was
engaged in lucrative business. In short,
he 80 Won upon the lady 5 confidence that she
consented to throw up her situation in St.
| Louis and 20 with Mr.. Roberts to Chicago.
lie told her that he was shortly going TO take
his children to Europe, and the lady had Of
! ten been assured that European trip would
| be good for her health. On the arrival of
the couple in Chicago, Mr.. Roberts made 4
proposal of marriage, was promptly accept
ed, and the two were made one. They stop
ped three days at the Briggs House in Chic
ago Soon after the marriage, Mr. Roberts
told his wife that he had lost his pocketbook
-.
pay their fare to Philadelphia, to which city
they had agreed to 90, and see the dear child
rem. She therefore, handed him her purse
which contained 500 of her hard earnings
in school The next day they came to Buff
falo, and stopped at the City Hotel. Last
evening Mr. Roberts borrowed his Wife's
gold watch-to get it set correctly, he told
her. Her pocketb0ok was lying on the table,
and he picked it up careleSsly opened it,
found it empty, and remarked that he did
not like to see It without any contents, and
would therefore place SO in it, and also
the baggage-check for.her trunk, at the same
time suiting the action TO the word. He
then left and said he would be back in 4 few
minutes. This was the last the poor woman
saw Of Mr.. Roberts, and probably the last
she will ever see of him. Without doubt he
left the city promptly, carrying off the 500
and watch, and leaving his victim $40 to
take her home, also the check for her trunk,
which remained at the depot He played
the confidence game to some advantage, in
the most artful, and at the same time most
contemplate manner possible The lady re-
lated the above sad story with many pro-
testations that she had only herself to blame,
and ought to have known better. She ex-
claimed go, women are 50 foolish; you
cannot tell what a contempt have for my
self" She announced her intention Of 60
inc home to Vermont forthwith, and the Su-
perintendent promised to do all in his power
to catch the rogue who deceived her