The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-29
ANOTHER BaooKLYK ScANp1--Fo two

ANOTHER BRooKLYN ScANpAI--For two
tmonths Che 'amnteur and musicul circles
of Brooklyn, N. T., have been much ex-
oited concerning. the alleged elopement
OF Mrs. LouiseA Ferguson with Edwin
Rowe, Who.Was until recently member
Of she sAninEanth Dramatic Association,
nom which he Withdrew after defeat as
/ q candtdnte for president of the organiza-
hpn nt Its last election. Mrs. Ferguson,
who is q beautiful and highly cultivated
lady of twenty-five years, is the wife of
Henry G. Ferguson, who wns stock
broker up to recent date. Dir. Rowe il
commission merchant and importer in
the Demerar trade, having an office in
New York. but residing in Brooklyn,
where he has a wife and several young
children. Mrs. Ferguson wns greatly ad-
mired as vivacious amateur actress, and
was also m accomplished vocala and instru-
mental musician. She was married nine
years ago. and during the past six years,
she with her husband md their only
child, Mabel, n little girl of four years,
lived with her mother and uncle, Mrs.
and Mr.. Miller, in Brooklyn. Two
/ months ago. last Saturday, however, she
left her home with her little daughter,
and WAS accompanied, it is alleged, l.;
Dir. Rowe. A private detective WIS en-
p!oyed by her husband to follow her,
and, ON Saturday, n telegrnphic despatch
was received from Portland, Me-, stating
that she had been hpprehended in that
city and would be brought home. On
Saturday night, Mrs. Ferguson arrived in
New York city, i'll charge of IL detective,
and accompanied by her little daughter.
| Her hnSbonI md uovoro1 Ii, g. L..
met her at the depot, and az soon M she
| got of the trnin, he seized the child and
took her to his mothers house in Fifty
second street, to which he removed
soon after the alleged elopement Mrs.
ferguson was tnken in n carriage to the
house of her mother. On Sunday
she attempted to get her child. but the
husband refused to give it up The
relatives of Mrs. Ferguson strongly
| asserts that she has not been guilty of
any criminal improperly, and statc that
she wns for long time grossly NAL
treated by her husband, and that SHE
left, with her daughter two months ago,
simply to escape her husbands ill treat
ment They also declare TINT Mr. Rowe
only accompanied Mm. Ferguson, Mt her
invitation, as an escort. Mrs. Rowe says
that her husband was never more ntten-
tive to his family thnn he has recently
| been, and TINT he has not been absent
from home more than n few days at n
| time during the last two months. 5ir.
Ferguson positively denies having i'll
treated his wife.
SAMUEL Il. WELLS Samuel X. Wells.
the we'll known professor Of phrenology,
| and anthor of numerous works upon that
and kindred subjects, died on the morn
ing of the 18th inst. Mr.. Wells WAS born
Mt West Hartford, Conn, in 1920. He
! chose the medical profession, and Mt an
! early nSe Obtained his diploma, but never
practiced rs physician. He became in
terested in phrenology, and devoted his
entire energies to it. In IS43 he married
Miss Charlotte Fowler the sister of 0. S.
& l.. N. Fowler, phrenologists, then do
ing business in Nassau street. In 1854,
tho firm moved to 308 Broadway, where
Mr.. Wells became II partner. In 1860,
he went to Europe on lecturing
tour. accompanied by Mr.. L. n.
Fowler, where he wns received with
marked attention by the scientific socic-
ties, and returned after an absence of
two years. On his return, he took the
entire charge of the establishment, which
has since done business under his name.
| AAo "ho thS lONlltitl OI LuC
| chronological Journal md was also one
of tho founders of the chronological
Institute. 31r. Wells was popular lee
turer on all subjects of n scientific cha
racter; his genial temperament and win
ming manners gaining for him many
friends. His funeral was attended on
the 10Th inst, from st. Timothy's Epis-
copal Church, on Fifty-seventh street,
where he was for many years one of the
leading members. Society has lost u
member for whom it may we'll mourn
PAINFrI. ACCIDENT. Captain James
Bannister, Chairman of tho Board OF
County Commissioners, happened to a
painful accident on Inst Friday While
engaged in tho inspection of somo re-
pairs which had just been done to IL
bridge not far from where he lives Can't.