The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-20
MRS. JOHN FARRIS FATE.
HER MARRIAdETo ADASHSG ASD HEART
LESS BIGANIIsT.
rF,,m the New York HeraId.l

HER MARRIAdET0 A DAsHIGG AND HEART-
LESS BIGANusT.
From the New York Henld.l
The village of Woodruff, steuben
county, n. Y, was greatly excited on
Thursday by the report that Mrs. John
Farris, daughter Of the Rev. Joseph
Thomas, Of the Woodruff Presbyterian
Church, had committed suicide near Wat
kin's Glen, by throwing herself in front OF
a locomotive on the Northern Central
Railway.
Layinia Thomas, deceased, was "a years
of npc, and up to the time OF the marriage
mentioned was the centre OF an admlrlng
circle, composed Of the best society oil
Woodruff. She was handsome and ac'
complished, although her parents we're
in comparatively poor circumstances. A
few months since she formed the acquain-
lance of man named John Farris, lew
wears her senior, who went to Woodruff
from Ithaca, and Clerked in n dry goods
store, lie was OF pleasing address anu
winning manners, and soon won the heart
Of Miss Thomas. Her parents thinking
we'll of Farris, there were no obstacles to
the marriage Of the two, and the ceremony
was performed at the time above mem
toned, the father Of the bride himself OIL
floating. :,
From Woodruff the newly married
pair started on n brief wedding tour
They went to Watkins, and stopped at the
Langdon House. After spending two or
three days there the young wife noticed q
decided change in the conduct OF her
husband. From being kind and loving
he became cross aud neglected., and
finally, on the third day, appeared before
her considerably intoxicated. She was
almost crazed at the conduct Of Farris,
but attempted to lovingly demonstrate
with him, when he pushed her from him,
and, to her horror, coolly told her that
she was not his wife, as he had been pre-
viously married, and his wife was living
at Ithaca. lie also said that he intended
to leave her and go bnCk to Ithaca, and
that the best thing she could do would be
to enter a house Of prostitution, even slig-
costing to her the name Of one, and offer
Ing to conduct her to it. He then went
away, leaving the heart.brokCn young
woman without paying the bills that had
i. been contracted at the hotel. Inquiry on
her part proved that what her supposed
husband had told her was too true, and
that he was notorious sCOundrCl and
thief.
Having no money, Miss Thomas left
her trunk at the hotel a. security for the
payment OF the bill. She could not gather
courage to return to her home and face
the scandal her unfortunate marriage
: would make, and so she determined t
seek work in Watkins for time, Sht
found employment rs domestic on Sat
urday last, nj the house Of Mr.. Dayit
Solomon, u prominent business man o
Q Watkins, to whose family she related tn
v story Of her great wrong. On Monda.
Mr.. solomon went to the hotel 10 arrang
T. for taking Mrs Thomas trunk away
k when the discovery was made that it ha
Q been broken into and riiled. larriS ha
II returned to the hotel on Sunday and pro
cured admission to the room lately Occl
= pied by him and the deceived Mis-
= Thomas, and suspicion at once fell o
l. him Us the thief. Miss Thomas had !
!. the trunk n fine gold watch, which was
wedding present from her mother, gol
T. chain and other jewelry, which were al
: stolen. \ warrant was Issued for | he Al
:, rest Of FHrria, and he was captured m
Q lodged in Jail, and on Tuesday was sen
fenced to six months In jail
Miss Thomas remained at Mr.. Solo
= mons, doing the work Of servant, an
I refusing to proceed against the villai
who had destroyed her happiness. Sh
rarely spoke, and seemed TO think tina
: she was Stunned by all who saw her. o
!. Wednesday evening last, after she ha
finished her supper work, she told Mi
i Solomon that she was going up stairs /
@ write q letter to her mother. A few min
i. utcs afterwards she came down and wen
out OF the back door. One Of the famil!
surprising she was going to the pOstOllic'
called after her and told her that was no
+, the way. She made no reply and kcI
on her way. Not long thereafter she wa
seen near the canal lock, looking dow
into the water, and subsequently Wake
G down the railroad track. About 8 O'clOC
y this same evening, as freight train No. II
T.. going south, was running at u rapid rat
about mile below Watkins, the CnginCC
= saw Il woman standing about ten feet frOr
:, the track n short distance ahead. II
4 supposed she was waiting for the train I
r pass. When the locomotive was With
= n few feet Of her the engineer saw tina
she was very pnle, and the next instan
! he was hOrror.StriCken to see her sprin
. directly in front Of the engine. lIcfor
4 he could sound an alarm II struck hcI
and the whole train passed over her be
fore It could he stopped. The remain
, were picked up the face and head alon
Of the unfortunate suicide being free iron
InutilatiOn.