The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-08-19
A NEW YoaKER's VIEW OF THE NAT.
TsR.

All our readers will remember the article
on the local page of The TINES, relating to
the matrimonial experiences of a Mrs. Con-
well, who had been married, as was gener-
ally supposed, seven times. Our reporter
was careful TO obtain all the facts in the
case, and to do the lady and her many
"lords and masters" justice. Mrs. Conwell'
however, says that the young gentleman,
when writing the item, did not keep before
his eyes the bright and glowing picture OF
the immortal..George, speaking to his father
after chipping the old genileman's favorite
cherry tree. But be this as it may, it can
not be denied that The TINES made the
lady in question famous. The article has
been copied into most Of the State papers
the ST. Louis Times and Giobe-Demoodt
Chicago Tribune and Journal, and yesterday,
in looking over our exchanges, we found the
following in the New York Tribune. The
writer is not a novice in the business, and
deserves many thanks from the partie;
| named, for the original manner in which
he brings them to the notice OF the public
of the metropolis:
| We give it up. Truth is stranger thar
fiction. We don't think that Wilkie Col
lins himself could manage a heroine with
seven husbands, all but one living and lively
and he could if anybody. She resides (ol
did before she fed at Leavenworth, and
her name it is Mrs. Conwell Wicks-Cross.
| Bowers, with two unknown aggravations
One of the husbands il dead-we are moi
informed which-perhaps old Joe Bowers,
but it is Of no consequence. Conwell is the
present actually installed bOsom's lord Of
this multigamic dame. Wicks was p1inoep
and heads the catalogue. 4. ID. 1859 wa:
his nuptial year, and Brunswick, Mo-, saw
the ceremony. George Gross, OF Ravenna
Mercer county, espOused her next, regardles,
OF the continued existence OF Nlcks. Gross
lured by love Of gold, went off to Colorado
and tempted by a gay and festive
German Lieutenant, Mrs. Cross be-
came (for five days Mrs. Lieutenant. But
this warrior deserted her at Atchison
| Then she went back 10 No. 9 Gross but
she probably couldn't bear him, for speedily
we find her, Hy.nen, and Joe Bowers 10.
gether at the old accustomed altar. He
didn't prove Bowers OF bliss, however
Then in rapid succ, sion she expoused the
two unknown aggr-yations, winding NJ
with No. Z, who is a printer named Con-
well and very sorry We are that one OF the
ancient and honorable craft should he &c
shamefully abused Conwell is described
as small dark-complected man, with
small eyes and deformed shoulder" The
dark-complected Conwell went away with
the much married matron. III it were not
for this circumstance the chances are that
this enterprising creature has now her No.
s. She is depicted as "a delicate,
neat little woman, with auburn
ringIets." For all that, we consider the
husband who is dead No. q the best OF
the lot. Before his demise, he became the
| possessor OF lead mine in Colorado, now
worth $4,000, which falls to George y
child OF the Ravenna ceremony. The eX-
ecutor is looking for him. There are one
or two little curious features about this
little hymeneal phenomenon. We mention
ed No. 5. He was the TeUtonic warrior
who only stayed five days. Probably he
went away 10 see his other wife. For he
had one. And also FIVE little children. He
also, it appears, was bold and eccentric IL
these experimental espousals.