The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-01
TAKEN IN.
A Victim Of Misplaced Confidence
+" Alas! Thou Art Gone Gentle
ANNIE"


the north, on the No. p r X arrived in the |
Union depot crowded With passengers. Con-
spicuous among them might have been OBJ
served a weil-dreaed young lady. Of more |
than ordinary beauty, who took he bus for |
one Of or principal hotels, where abe resis- |
tered herself Is Mi.s Annie Scransen, Of
Quincy, Ill.,, and pu. up for the night.
Well, there is nothing wrong shout that,
but i. turns ont tina: her name vas no. Scan.
ton, bu. Ridgeley. and that Annie vas a
truant eirl f.om the home Of wealthy parents
in Meigs county, Ohio. whose hearhs.one
she had left in = moment Of anger, and to
avenge her.elf Of apparent wrong, deter.
mined to cast to the WHO'D, all honor and self
respect, and give herself NJ II a life Of
sham.. Leaving her c,ntorlabls country
home several months ego, che wen: to Cin-
cinnaii, Oaio, where J e. lie can better be i'm
asined than named. She remained there bu,
short time, and vas induced 10 20 TO
Quincy, ILL.,, where she vas promised every
thing ihat was al;u.ins and calculated to
sa,iate the appetite CT = naturally proud and
naughty girl. and, to her hearts soIrow, she
found it jus. the o.her way
About this time she began to
call back the memories of home, and fully
| realized the terrible current in which che
vss drifting. Being . young lady of &C
| complement aud refinement, for she had
received liberal sehc o Jog in drawing and
painting and musical skill" a. wall ~ the
classical advantages Of one Of the heat Ohio
colleges, her sente Of wrong was deeply
touched, and cloud Of remorse hung over
her guilty conscience. Sic wAs to proud
to return to the parental ROOF, and, prodisal-
like, crave the forgiveness, and c!emency oil
an outraged iziheT, and, as an only al,erna-
tive, the concluded TO end her miserable
existence by swallowing ''cold pisen." which
che did, but Vas rescued BY the timely sr.
rival of physician. Upon her recovery
she made up her mind II leave Quincy, snd
b.thought herself Of an old acquintance Of
her mott er, Who Jeff Meig. county s-vera
years Ego and removed with bis family to
this county, ard is nov enc Of our largest
and mos: successful farmers, and conc udet
to make them a visit. She droppsd {
letter to them, sayiTg the would
arrives here en- q Certain day, and upon tina
day the farmers wagon was .een to drive uy
to the hotel At oh ;ch she stopped, and TAX
aboard the lady with her trave,ing appare'
and started for Stranger township, j,
the southern part of Leavenvorth county
The farmers family knowing nothing Of be-
shameful course, gave her cordial velcom'
and done everything possible 10 make he
visit pleasant; and she in return, was tn,
persobi6cation Of sgreeablenefe.
Now it appears that young German Wht
deals largely in 1exas cattle, vas making
his headquarters with the farmer. who's
name We withhold BY request, and meet
ing Miss Annie there on several occasions b,
became greatly enamored With her. Bein,
rather verdant lventurer in the mystic
depths Of love, he made up his mind to .
once offer his hand in marriage, and did 60
The girl knew that he had some money ant
being in pretty clo,e strait fnsncisl
~, accepted his propt sition. and tn
next day before Justice o
pence in Platte county. They we're ioine,
in the holy bonds Of vedlock, and proceed
cd to this city to spend the honey moon
Arriving here last Wednesday, they took ul
quarters s. the came place she had stoppei
before, and 'all went merry a . maIriag'
he'll" II. bought her some handsom,
preseEt'. among which vas . fine Lady
gold watch an chain, and having some bus'
meas with some cattle men in Salt Creek Val
ley, the second morning after their arrivs
here, he concluded to 60 out to be gone per
haps moet of the day, and 20 notified her in
the morning te.ore he started, At the Fam,
time depositing some three hundred and Fifty
dollars With her, for cafe keeping, a. he Va,
going among strangers and vss afraid io
carry money with him. lie started, and %
did che, only it happens unfortunately fol
him that she went in different direction.
Alter he he'd gone. she procured . ticke
over the Missouri Pacific railroad
and left on the afternoon train
for parts unknown. A letter which she h
on the table. addressed to him. told him shs
had been playing huge joke, and called
him the GREATS. spO0ney che had ever
met; all of which was more than mortal
man could tear, and cast the sorrowiul and
despairine man into a ct Of the deepest de.
epair. Hearbroken and Aeeced be started
yesterday, in pursuit, accompanied BY some
officers Of the Law, and IL they find her -,
hope to give our readers all the particulars