The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-12-16
A Woman,s INCONSISTENCY.


The Honesdale paper tells the following
remarkable story
"There is no doubt many in this town
who remember George Caservan, who was
clerk in the Erie Company's freight of
fee at the Union Docks in this place, in
1870. His cut was that of a regular black
leg, and he wore high hat that was only
kept by the great size of his ears from
hiding his head completely from view.-
Clerking at wayside station was not
quite lively enough for George, and he
left Honesdale for two years and sought
more congenial fields. In the winter of
1872 he appeared at the Delaware House
in Port Jervis, with a very attractive
young woman, whom he introduced as his
wife. His general appearances was SO re-
pugnant that it was the general wonder
that lady apparently so refined and so
unassuming, should have chosen him for
her lord BY and 10y the boarders noticed
that he treated his wife very badly, and
the circumstance beginning to be indig-
nantly remarked upon, he made the aston
ishing revelation that the lady was not
his wife, but the wife of an Ellenville man
named Billings, whom he had induced
to elope with him. This led to the couple
leaving the house and the "wife" at once
left the town. Caservan went back to El-
lenville and told Billings what he had
done, and advised him to sue for divorce.
Billings did so. The case came before
Judge Barnard in Poughkeepsie, Caser-
van testified to his seduction and criminal
relations with Mrs. Billings with the ut
most nonchalance, in open Court On his
evidence the Judge granted decree to
Billings coupling it with a stinging rebuke
to Caservan, in which he regretted that the
latter was not before him for judgment
instead of the woman. When Mrs. Bill
lipgs heard of the divorce that had been
granted, she commenced counter pro-
ceeding and swore to such pitiful story
of her years of abuse at the hands of her
husband such neglect of herself and child
that she was driven to the step which prov
ed her ruin, that Judge Barnard revoked
the decree to Billings, and granted it to
Mrs. Billings instead, assigning the child to
other parties. Billings returned to Ellen
vile, and the divorced wife went to Syra-
cuse, where her parents lived, and obtain
ed employment. Caservan, meantime had
returned to Port Jervis, and sought his
living by keno and bluff. He obtained a
boarding place at the house of Mrs. George
Elmendorf a young, rosy and buxom lady,
whose husband recently embarked on a
whaling voyage, to be gone three years.
Caservan in short time so got control
over Mrs. Emendorf that he actually in
duced her to sell her household goods, break
up her home and elope with him. They
took the Erie train for the west, and Mrs.
Elmendorf has not been heard from since.
Caservan, however, after squandering
what money she had, deserted her some
where in the west, and turned up again the
past summer in Port Jervis, as a prize soap
and three card d-monte swindler.
Last spring Billings and his divorced
wife accidently met in Syracuse. Singular
as it may seem, they reconciled the past,
and were remarked, and soon after re-
moved to Pine Bush, Orange CO., N. Y.
Here they lived together peaceably enough
until last month. There was picnic at
Middletown, which Caservan attended
with his swindling games. Mrs. Billings
was there, and the two met. Now comes
an illustration of woman's inconsistency
and fickleness almost unparalleled. Ca
servan prevailed upon Mrs. Billings to
again fly with him, and they went to
hotel in one of the small towns about Mid
dletown. Here they lived for some time.
Caservan had as an assistant in his con-
tidence games young man, whose name
we do not know, but who was really fine
looking fellow, and possessed abilities of
better application. He brought his wiles
in turn to bear upon the susceptible heart
Of Mrs. Billings, and the result was she
deserted Caservan and event west" with
his associate, leaving both him and Bill
lings TO chew the bitter end of content
ment, or ''cuss their luck, !" as they see fit
The Story Of Bag or Gold.