The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-16
OUR STEUDENVILLE LETTER
srEuBENvLLE, Sept. 10, 1875.
Editors IntelligeuoeE
AMI FTnpRNENT


AN ELoPEMENT.
The malevolence OF the outside world
towards Steubenville must Of necessity
cease. True we are but city Of the sec.
Ond class, but we have all the qualiliCa'
tions requisite to first class citizenship.
The male portion Of our citizens are not
men Of straw by any means. Scarcely u
night passes without contentious, strife,
qGarreling and general warfare. We can
get up more fights to the square inch in
less time and have fewer police around
when they are going on than any other
city Of the same size in the country.
And now comes the story Of m elOpe-
ment, the facts OF which became public
property to-day, although they have been
talked about and known to your Corre-
spondent for the past two weeks. II is
the old sad story Of unfaithiulness, de-
spair and deceit, setting forth In bold re-
lief the treachery Of man. About twelve
or thirteen years ago, when the red hand
Of war was upon the country, there came
to the city OF Steubenvllle young man
named Henry Hubbard, endowed with
what appeared to be all tho accom-
plishments necessary to the makeup
Of true gentleman. lie was courteous
and gentle in his demeanor; was intro
duced into good society and soon became
u favorite and commanded the respect Of
n large circle Of acquaintances. lie be.
came acquainted with the youngest dangh-
ter Of one Of the oldest and most respect.
ed families In the city, young girl Just
budding into wOmanhoOd. Then friend.
ship ripened into love, they were engaged
and finally married. The poor girl be.
came the wife Of the lasciyiOus villain
that has to-day brought upon her how
much misery and pain and grief she and
her Maker alone can tell. The result Of
this union was five children, three Of
whom are living at this time-beantifnl,
bright little cherubs.
For the past five years Hubbard has
worked Mt his trade-that Of a tailor
for the firm Of Doughcrty & Sons. For
some time back he has had In his en-.
ploy n girl named Emma FlOto who
worked in the shop with him and Madam
Rumor has been busy for long time, re-
ally very busy in regard to certain i'm
proper intimacies alleged to exist be-
tween employer and employee. But he
was 40 sedulous and Of such retir-
ing disposition that their suspicious
soon vanished but only to break
forth in such manner as to
show the true character Of this
libidinous hypocrite. About month
ago the young lady referred to above
left the city on n visit to an uncle in
Pottsvile, Pa. A few days afterwards
Hubbard started, as he said, for Cleye-
land and the lakes to recuporate his fail
ing health, telling his wife and others
that lie would be back in week at the
iarthest. A week past, then two weeks,
and no tidings. Then the people began
to talk. II was whispered around that
his absence and the girls departure did
look little suspicious. The frat news
heard about him was that he had arrived
In pottsville, Pa, on the 2jth ult., and
on the 9th he was married under the
name Of Henry Drotzman at the house Of
the brides uncle, gentleman whose
name Is, I believe, Herring. This gentle
man had his suspicious, as he thought
they could have been married at home just
as we'll as as at Pottsyille, but the misera-
bic Scoundrel assured him that he had
been away and Just dropped down there
to have the ceremony performed, know
ing that his ailianced would meet him,
after which they would go on an extend
cd wedding tour. They were married,
Mr.. IIeting's daughter acting as BRIDES
maid. Last evening she arrived In this
city and was telling about her cousins
marriage and herdescription o., the man to
whom she was married suited Hubbard
10 we'll that one Of his photographs was
procured and shown to her when she ex-
claimed "Why that's the very man that
married En- Floto." Thus was the per.
idiousness Of this faithless man exposed.
His distressed wife In this hour Of dis
tress has the sympathy Of the eentire COM
munity, by whom she Is so highly respect.
ed. Henry Hubbard thinks no doubt
that his elOpcment was a master strike,
but when he thinks Of tile dear ones at
home he must forever secretly despise
himself.
The last heard Of the fugitiyes they
had gone on wedding tour TO Washing.
ton City and Baltimore. What course
will be pursued by the friends OF the de-
serted wife Ia unknown ne vet, Bill,