, 1875-08-18
A GAY l0THARi0.
1:loncmcut Of n Grand Rapids
Clerk md His Employ
cr's Wife.
How They Managed to Elude tho EUR
suit Ct tho Husband.
Arrest Of tlo yyoman-.-The Man Still at
Large.
She Confessos Her Sins.

has Furnished tho trio AtosY of deep-]atd Fot
sDd an cIopemcnt and 1t Is In Tho power OF The
TninuSg TO furnish tho c'Iizens Of that place
with tho scnsasiun, tho fac4s Of which roro OBJ |
talncd stter aome difficulty, the police offlcers
l,cro cndesvor!ng to keep tho matter quiet, and
lila t,r1nctpale In tho affair having sublime ab.
losronco OF newspaper nosos,esy. Tho occur |
romeo had not lcakod out Ia Grand Rapids up to
list accounts, and the readoss Of tho rarcra
therc will probably hear Of it this morning IN |
tho telographic nows.
TIE PARTIES TO TIE AFFAIR
aro Chaslos l.. Etudley. wealthy grocer OF
q, ,and 1.a,,ida, and liH Wife and gay fellow
named Charlus hwsp. Tho frst.nauod Bentle- !
man Is % yon1H old and au Intelligent we'll
dlebacd rornpn. liih wsfe 10 b pretty young
woman Of q yea:s. Tho fruit Of their mar~
tiago ia boy3 years old. 6Ban is 80 yeAEs Of
age and rather good-!ookipE. Irowaa employed
by Btudley ~ clerk, and had 20 far gained tho
confidence OF his employer as to bocotno fanil-
lar and ovcu confidential with him. Ho formed
an affection for Mrs. ssnaiey. which grew
10 that extent that ho finally became
10 Intimate with her that he was found
frequently in her company and she Ia his. What
was At first friendship r,psnod Into companion
slip, and grew SO strong that Swan ultimately
DECLARED HIS LOVE
for THO foolish young woman, and poured 90
many sweet stories In her cara that she became
a wiling party to plot TO elopo with hor psrh-
monr, and 1njoy htn ~ become two suck loving
henFIB. .,..-..
st,ldlc7 Was not long In observing tho intimacy
existing betHGtu his vito ard us CLERK pnt iaa
30 much confidence In bolh that llo thnnRht moth
ing soriouB would result from it. Ono 1nornluG
about two week4 ngo lo ssosa from hts ued aud
found ha wlfe missing. Undar hih pillow ne bad
] 9l,a01 III cash, and On e1amnhR u 19nnu
| &20 missing. Although thcrc were no indea'
tions Of hnaty preparation for flight; tho ao.
! sence Of hiH wIfes cIothen convinced Ain that
BuE MAD fizn.
/ Swan boarded wiki him, hud, on going 10 hls
room, bc, TOO, was misBlnE, and bin eftocts nero
gone. Then tho horrible truth ls'lcd fully
across his mind. lie dtd not hayo any rfoFsoas
warning OF tho elopoment. aud what 10 do, aud
which way ~ Turn, were matters al Gseat loud. LOUD.
| for . fnw }oura he beshouEhs hinheit OF
| freud iu the person OF Capt. H.. u: HoFno, q
shrewd and astivo young lnnn. who had fo merly
leon In tho United btateB 6ecrot 6crvico, anu
wno raa pfactlcing law tn Grand Napids
LIo nsetnled TO him ae once, and bad
| a consultation. In the course OF which
| tho husband evlnced tosifo to get back tho
| guilty wife, because it was necessary Tor her 20
care for his little son. who vas ovoreotna with
grler At tho departure Of hLs' m7thes 1t was
nscartaiuod from q description Of tue hyinR pair
that they had gone to some small town III tue
interior OF tho state, ana Capt. uolua 0sos
preparations to
% IN euzs7 OF THEN, .....
In company With Stutlloy. 1hoy travelled for =
whole weox oyas alscAiSan and asaa Into Caua-
da. but tho fug!tiyta alluded them sB ofsen "a
thoy hoard d ,hpirr whereaoosats. Nov,
it appca,s thAt Swan bag = alste1
who also lives at nrand napads, and
Inns boen TN Intimate terms With tlio studIeva'
| and she hsB kept 1aer brother posted as 10 tho
movements Of ssudIey aud Hofuo, 40 that ha
eyadcn them ~ lnng hiy ssnal! supply os nsots'
ey held out This siBter, It is sad, desired tile
absence ot nlra, ssudey very much, for tho tes-
aon that shc wanted 10 marry ler husband, "llost
wealth aud standing would place her IN CON
fostape rituatiou ii tue eyent OF l!ar poRscsslnf
herself of him. Thus we1e the .e!op!nB ooup!t
kept informed until
lAcK OF 7u.ns
compntlpd them to eeek q retroat In this Rrea
| city, whore thov arrived week ago. Nacreye1
. they won't the9 werc booked 90 man aud wife
! aud when they secured apartments and board 1t
tue hlgnly faspecssbe C4rist'an family Of Iun
lltts' at No. l52 South Helsscd sttoet, swan ~
. t1eduoed Mrs. Studley as Mrs. Swan. Th
, i couple ne4s hRroeabe, and, being the on
: boardess In the family. wore kindly wscomo'
: and msde comfortable, swsn's o1ehe9uor , "a
. low, but he thought 1t better to keo
| qulet aud remain hidden for while, O
r no remained Within doors or In the vicinity 0
/ his lodglugs. Yesterday nfto,nocn Ito ea1llo
out In aeatoh Of work. and, while he " as absent
tho Abss risn canso down like "oii on th
q fnlh," 10 the pordon Ut Detective Flanagan
i who
a AnnEsrED Mns BrrpIE1
4 and bofe her ~sy 10 tho Madison atreet foEio
" y atton. amid great consternat!ou and ! STU
! peuloua surplus on the part OF tho Hils fatnil1
Flanagan aud DctectIyo Flynn had been watcln
!; tho house. NTH view to catching swau. who.
u Htudley. through hlB attorney, propoaea t.
" prosecute to the full extont OF tho law, aud la
= much cash wh.cll ho wsl uto II n ccenAry. Bu
i Swan had not been soon up to ~ O'Clock saE
J | night aud 1t WAS feared he had suspected some
!. thipy and wAn keo. lug out OF sight Horne Ia
y y laid plans with tue police 70 capture bin. and
liberal ard Ia to bu given by 6tudlcy to til
}. ,nnn who takes him in e1s.oiy.
Q When capturel Mrr. Btldley At frat atoutl
. denied that she was living with swan. but iipal
- mado -.....
FULL CONFESSION
that shc had. and from tlyos'llko tsmpar r
lapsel Into \ penltent MOOD, aud quietly sn1
rn1tted to hor fate; In fact, BAo exp esbod ho
sclf heartily glad 10 be ts3en back to her hon
and husband that sue had 90 cruelty Ahhudonet
Bhe was placed Ia tue NitnGas-room u u
"a station Tor the night, and Will 90 homo "lth b.
"a husoaId whHn ho IL through wlta swan.
"A There Ia every reason to beltoso that tha
:. =. fair will create meat profound sensatIon and
u dow OF virtuous indignation Among tho mai
j. feioada OF the parties III Gland Rapids. Nhe
j. tAey arc widely aud bstutoforo taEorsbly knoH
Il PRESIDENT GRANT IN .NEW ENGLAND.
j. raoy1pEaoE, Il. l., Aug. 17.-prea[dent Ora
Il and bis party reached Bristol tbis morning. 81
r proceeded At olce to the rcsi4eace OF &c
Il burnside. Wheso At hAlt-past 10 o'clock Il
il President 8Avo : reception. Attornoy-Genes
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