The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-19
Too Many Wives The Troubles Of a
Handsome Young Man.

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Quite an excitement was caused nj
the depot last evening, SAYS the Toledo
Bf1dc, IN the arrival of the Detroit
train, by seeing an officer get of the
cars with a tall, handsome Young man.
with a pair of handouts on his wrists.
Considerable curiosity was manifested
IN regard 90 the crime the we'll
dressed young man had committed,
but the officer was very rcticcut. and the
scandal-loyers were left i'm utter dark
ness in regard to the affair.
The officer escorted his prisoner 10
the Central Station. where the following
facts were a%scertained by means of care
ful inquiry The young mans nam Is
Il. +. Ryerson, alias Frank Van Astrand.
alias Harry Corwin, ALA. a dozen other
names. In the year 1874 ne became ac-
quainted witha charming young girl at
Delaware. Ohio. the daughter Of a
prominent clergyman in that place. The
acquaintance ripencd into intimacy, and
as Ryerson had a very prepossessing APP
pearance and was very intelligent, he
soon won the girls affections and love-.
and on the 9Th of October they were
married, the brides father performing
the ceremony. Every thing went as
smoothly as could be desired for some
time, and the trusting girl fondly be-
lievcd that she was 10 enjoy Il quiet,
peaceful life. loved by her husband and
respected by her friends and acquaint-
anccs. But. alas, her hopes were soon
% be blasted. Ryerson proved To be a
fond and loving husband for nearly II
year, when he became acquainted with
a beautiful and accomplished young
widow. who resides in Springfield.
She was very attractive, and in addition
10 This she had a large share
Of this worlds goods. Rycrson
called quite frequently ON the fascinat-
ing widow, and Notwithstanding
the fact that his first wife was at home,
trusting in his honor TO remain true to
her, the man become Infatuated, and
the widow 5 wealth was only another in
eentiye. To make a long story short,
he left his Young wife in Delaware. went
90 Springfield, wooed and won the
widow, and ON the 2Sth of last Septem-
Der he was married "a second time, with
out having a legal separation from his
first wife. He had not long been mar
ried TO his second wife before it began
10 be limited about that he had been
married before. The young man heard
Of these rumors. and, knowing their
truth, packed up a few articles Of cloth
ing aud left for Detroit, whence he went
to Windsor, Canada.
soon after his flight a Springfield
officer started after him, tracing him TO
Detroit, thence TO Windsor. Then came
the task of getting him IN American
ground, 30 that he could be arrested.
By a nice strategic movement Mr.. Ryer-
son was led to 20 to Detroit. some
thing induced him TO 20 To the Michigan
Exchange, where the Springfield officer
was awaiting his arrival. He saw that
he wa fairly trapped, and put out his
hands for the bracelets. Mr.. Officer
took his man in charge and arrived here
with him last evening, as already stated,
at Is o'clock. They left at 9 O'Clock for
Springfield, where he will be tried on a
charge of bigamy.
The terrible deception that had been
practiced upon the young widow so
preyed upon her mind that she has be-
come hopelessly insane, and has been
confined in suitable quarters.