The Republican journal., 1874-05-07
Throckmorton's Ghost.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gaz,

House, of a we'll known and respectable
family. against Miss Ellen Goodwin. st
maiden now about - years Of age, who
has lived here all her life and is also re
specially connected. Maj. IhrOcllmortou
Is bachelor, nearly 80 years Of age and
has always been regarded as what il
known as a thorough man of the world.
always to be found at one of the fashion,
able clubs. More than twentv-one wears
ago ThrOckmorton first met Miss Goodwin
as 4 young, innocent and beautiful school
girl, and became enamOred of her His
friends claim that he visited her but few
times, and that their acquaintance never
ripened INTO intimacy On the contrary,
it is asserted by Miss Goodwin and her
| friends that ThrocEmorton deceived his
victim under promise of marriage. 1t is
known, however that Throckmorton aban-
doned the young lady, and then began the
strange drama Miss Goodwin formed a
| desperate resolution to avenge her wrong.
and pursued her purpose with persistrn-
cy that will challenge credence, and the
recital OF which reminds one of the start
ling situation brought out in the ~rn~a-
| tional novel
! When Throckmorton left hls hotel one
| morning, over twenty Years ago, he dis
covered MS fair victim following close in
the rear; and through all the long wear
nihos 9hc HIS 9i"uo"t't ms i'"r7!' -
| first he tolerated the matter as Il joke, and
it became II source Of amusement for him
| self and friends. But the matter soon be
| gan to Wear :; serious aspect. He then
tried to rid himself of the fatal presence
| that had fastened itself about him Year,
and Years rolled on, and gray hairs began
| to appear about thp face and temples Of
| tha trnrl,l.d man SIN tha .baloi,- ,,,I,..
| ,,,1 y - - 'ii'-' ~ Wy ~ ~
9ucu tAu uoS6cu MS looJsltIN' ne lltiIN
| lett the city and went to New \ lork; but
could not hide himself in the metropolis
from the yiUilant search. His eyi. auu.I
t,,uI lin, :; III. L;I;,,,,., .,,l .I,,, Va,
,J'.a,,i ~, rt,,,,,
Niooc upoh nm SN Ntl "Htlc. -" l'''tl''''
to Louisville, and 20 dd Miss GOdWln
The affair came TO be known to everybody
i'm town
m, IIo,,l,... .,., .1,,.,,...l t1,J
AI oloHucL ioIiII AVA 'l"t' IN nav -,
anu the pale, sad tace OF the hlatu(t'i
woman, came to be spoken OF even to The
| chidren IN the streets as " "lhroekmprtou
SnoS'; ~: IL was developed pl tnP 'eSti'H'Nl
.ii.t IL .'ou" ~ - " Wo,'i,',i ~ l''oi
| SLo has I,r,i+to,, soI.oraI on,,,,. 7yLiat
tI.l u
nave hcen puoliSlcu Ill SOME Oh tnt lll'I
| ary periodicals OF the country NMle Ul
New York. on the track of Ihrockmortou
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p'peI9' ana was olefeu permanent ,I'u'-
| ton upon the paper She declined the
offer While upon the stand testityin@ I'm
REGARD TO this toct She stated tL9t hcr
n,Src,,i, in lir. u.,, nnt litn,.at,,,n Inv,
| l'l' lrII - - NV 10y,
| ihIorhlhoiloh' "a l3ISt llulhntI "I N4l
| nesseS We're examined. the object Of Whlrh
has been to prove Miss Goodwin Il mouu-
| maniac Miss ,o,win WA. herself nut l.r
| tbo ctond .,rl no,n ., lnno sto+,,,I..t &C.,.
| '4 '''' ''t'' ~ 'o''S' ''' NV
| Whlch Inc lolIoWhS Is an itp7lllVi
| | WAS Il wear, of aqe when | hr,.,lur .-
ulintrd with MIR. Throcllnorton. who -oJ1gIi
| me on rIrry nrr.Siou ma every u,.rartIrnIt,
| ana briua an .rro,nnIi.hrd man of i'm. y,,El
r,lila .r.ilv in,il,ta .i innvncr;,5,.J ,1rl H. L
| Iiryr him ana his nromisi. ana thl+,Iul, L,.r
| affections lend hrr 10 hrr rum. Tlrn M oy,r
safety was his only calc. and t,armg sJlspi.Ioi,
| Of the true state of affairs from my family.
trivial ,.ir.i,u,sf,,n.. in it.lf LI7.Il, ,.,,y.