Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
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A Few Interesting Items in an Event
full Life.

~ the EulIOTS OF thc ChTOHtcte'
Having to go to Rochester on bust
ness, found was only IA few miles
from the scenes Of Lucius f. Cope
lands early life. so taking the train
at O'Clock, p. NJ, | arrived at Spencer
port about half hour later. What
learned there about him, added to that
which have gained since, leads me to
believe that although the rascal has
been painted very black, still there is
chance to deepen the shade.
Upon my arrival at Spencerport,
made inquiries for Silas Smith, who is
the present Master of Etolian Lodge,
No. 479, Of which l.. +. Copeland, is
at present an unworthy member. Mr..
Smith found to he very gentleman
ly person, and one DESTROYS of furnish
ing all the information and help in lis
power, and with his assistance,
together with that of other Ma
sonic brethren, l found out the
following facts Copeland came
to Unionville, Orange county, in the
spring of of 1864, and worked for Cal
vim Wood at harness making. In the
fall of 1864 he married Adela Wood, a
daughter of his employer. He desert
ed her about the year 1867 This was
about the substance of all the infor-
nation | was able to obtain from them
The picture of Copeland, which l OBJ
tanned from Wilmington, n. c., upon
being seen was recognized by more
than a score of people at UniOnville,
and furthermore they all agreed that
during his stay at that place his con-
duct was irreprOachable.
Wednesday afternoon | left Snen-
cerport and went to Fairport, place
about Il miles east of Rochester, the
address given me by l.. +. G.. of his
brother Edward J. Copeland. l went
there with very little hopes of being
able to find any such person, but was
agreeably surprised upon inquiry at
the hotel, to find that he lived about
five miles south of the village, upon
farm. | Immediately engaged team
and driver to go to him, but met him
about mile out. Upon stating my
business he told me to go back to the
village, where he would meet me and
give me all the information required.
L found him to be a plain, honest
farmer, very affable and gentlemanly,
and in his makeup and address the
very reverse of his brother, l.. +. His
mere Is dUONt anu
he has lived here for 20 years, is well
known and favorably spoken of by all
He very cheerfully furnished me the
following facts:
There were three brothers and one
sister IN their family, the sister being
the eldest. The elder brother, Edward
j., was born in 1886. The next, Phile-
tus y. Called by Lucius Port was
born IN 1887, and the next and young
est, Luclus F., was born at West
Rush, Monroe county, in lS4l, making
him "a years OF age next November or
Decembe Their father was poor
man, arummon laborer and druukard,
who lef, MS wife, or rather the wife
left him, aud he was reported tn have
been killed in "a drunken brawl in a
low gambling place in Cleveland,
Ohio, ABOUT the year 1852, although
nothing definite was ever known as to
the facts. After the separation of the
parents the children were taken by
relatives an brought up, Lucius being
taken by and uncle near Scottsville,
station on the G. & E. railroad.
The whole family seemed to have put
in their united earnings to give him
"the baby"-a decent education, which
advantages he improved to the utmost.
When he was about fifteen years of
age, he, together with his next older
brother, Philetus (who was drawn into
it by his younger brother), broke into
ami robbed the Station House, at
Scottsville, of six tickets to Elmira, af-
ter which they broke into their uncle's
house and took a watch and other val
uables, for all Of which they were ar
rested, and sent to the Rochester Peni-
Tertiary for six months. After their res
lease Lucius worked for two years as
farm laborer, and then went to Mace
don, where he learned the harness.
makers trade with Mr.. Brooks. He
then went to Rochester and was work.
ing as journeyman for Mr.. Pritchard,
on State street, where he was found and
engaged by Mr.. Calvin Wood to go to
Unionville. Here he worked for or 4
months, when he married Miss Adelia
Wood, and entered into partnership
with his father-in-law. In the spring
of 1866 he dissolved partnership, and,
leaving his wife at home, went west
in search of place TO locate, and was
gone about months. During his alb
sence he worked at Hudson, Ohio, and
boarded with a widow lady, named
Jacques, to whom he was engaged to
be married, but having borrowed from
her ring and gold watch, he went
back to Unionyille; and taking his
wife went TO st. Louis, where
daughter was borne to him, which was
named Nellie. Having communicated
to his wife loathsome disease, he left
her since which time she has never
seen him, although, after the death of
her father who left her some property,
he has written her repeatedly desiring
| to again live with her.
The next his brother knows of him,
he turned up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
as Methodist minister. Here, being
entrusted by an Insurance Company
to operate for them, he negotiated
loan of $4,000 with Mr.. Angel, and
being empowered by Angel to draw
the money, he took it and another
mans wife and left for parts unknown.
| L omitted to state that while at Ce-
dar Rapids he was married to young
lady-a sister Of Mrs. Elliott-by
whom he had also daughter, and
whom he also named Nellie. For a
year or two succeeding this he was in
Europe, living on the results of his