Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-21

ing and assuming. He remained in town
several weeks, and during his peregrina-
tons became acquainted with the fair Jo-
sephine. An intimacy followed which soon
ripened into an offer of marriage. The
young lady consented, conditlonally, refer
ring her suitor for a final answer TO her
father. Penn went to Ward, and in few
| words stated the case to him. Ward took
the matter very coolly, and told the young
man that If his references were all right he
had no objections to intrusting his daugh-
ter happiness in his hands. He would,
however. give a definite answer within one
week. The next morning Ward announced
to his daughter that be intended to depart
in the afternoon for Boston. to be absent
four or five days Not until Wards de-
parture did Penn speak to Josephine upon
the subject Of their marriage, and his inter-
view with her father. He informed her
that Ward had absolutely refused to give
his consent to the nuptials, without as
signing single reason therefor. An elope-
| ment wa> consequently agreed upon, and
the pair were united in holy bonds Of wed
| lock.
In the meantime Ward visited the chief
{ of police at New York. and learned that
! Penn was none other y AN Il notorious con-
/ idcnco operator. who had served out one
term ia sing sing, and who was now want
/ ell On several charges. Ward. in company
with an oihcer, at once retraced his steps
/ toward bennington to learn that his daugh-
ter. had elope! with IL convict Ward hasti-
/ is settled ms business and alone started in
/ hot pursuit He traced the fugitive to
/ Chicago, but There lost track of them. He
continued his search, however, with indie
/ iatisab.c zeal. but heard nothing of his
| lost daughter until February. 1874, when
be wa informed 10y an old friend living
! near Nats0nyille, Cal. thar the daughter
! had been seen some weeks before on the
Southern Pacific Railroad cars gong TO
| HOLSTER
Two weeks after the receipt Of the letter
Ward arrived in San Francisco. lie lost no
time in hunting up his Mat>onyille friend.
and the two started out after tidings of the
missing one. Below llollister. on the Tres
PinOs they learned that a man and Il wO-
man answering the description of Penn and
Josephine had passed through that county
some weeks before. Where they were going
vas a mystery. Ward continued his search
in vain. travelling by night and by day,
until suffering from misery and exhaustion,
he. two weeks since, returned to his friend
home. While there he incidentally learned
that a woman had been discovered four
clothes. and had been taken in by Span
I,h raucaero until such time as would en-
able her q depart arrayed in the proper
habilimentS of her sex. Ward instantly set
out for the ranch where the girl was tenn
p0rarily sojourning. lie found the place,
entered the house, and there. stretched out
upon the bed, in high fever, was his own
daughter. lie sprang forward with a wild
cry, and cla-ped her IN his arms. She re-
cognizei the author of her being. and
smiled family through her tears. The fair
Josephine had changed greatly. Her form
had lost It's former perfect symmetry, and
the hollow checks and dark rims about her
eyes told too plainly of want and suffering
josephine soon related to her father the
following remarkable account Of her mar
ii,d experience: After leaving home She
and Pcau departed for the great west. They
stopped Two days in Chicago. and then left
for Kansas. There her husband got into
some q liiculty, the nature of which She
never learned. and they were induced TO
leave az moments warning. In January,
l-73. they arrived in California, and a short
time settled in San Francisco. Penn grew
restless and, IN company with his wife, set
out Tor the lower country. At HOLSTER he
obtained two horses, and on horseback she
rode tNo hundred miles, until they arrived
Al N.-a.ia. Here Penn pitched his tent,
ami here her rea! >uherings commenced. He
seemed To have no visible means OF support
Yet always had money. Almost nightly he
came he;lc under the influence OF liquor.
and without the slightest prov0cation would
>hame.a.ly ma.treat her. In March She
gave hiIth 20 child, winch, fortunately,
lived hat three days. For several weeks she
wa- nclr her death. and all this time there
was 40 kindly hand 10 minister to her
wants, or tn cheer her in the hour of dark
ness and peril. Her husbands manner did
not change during this time. and when She
became well enough 60 walk, be Inaugural
tel reign Of terror bg a>~a4lting her with
buojiIck. which eliminated in laying her F.
>eu-,le-~ upon the floor. The sight of >eye ]
raj persons coming toward the mouse. one /
90 whom had been a witness 10 his coward 7
lee and brutality. Induced Penn t. leave IN /.
q summary manner. lie never returned. f.
She Slow y recovered. and, being without /.
money or friends. d1nned an extra suit of .
her husband clothes. cut her hair short, f
and iel- IA foot, in the night. for KING .
rive-. Here she hired out as g shepherd
she wa yrccn IN the business. unused 10
outdoor work, and at the end Of Two .
months was compelled % give up the job. .
She then le.t, sill in male attire. for the
coast counties, and. after many vici,-itudc~
reached Salinas C!tv. without cent la her
possession. Here she gave vent t. her de~-
pair. Aloae friendlc- and unprotected.
She c9ucll!ed that death, or that shameful
lite which leads 70 death. were the only al
,erndtlyc~ leit. Sac was afraid u die. she
said, and So without recourse, She start
ed out on foot, not caring whittier Shewe
lr what fortune or misfortune beiel her.
She tainted Dn fte Wav-ila and yl- IN ken