Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-23
TWO CENTS.
A Gray Deeetyer.

hh CLAIMS TO BE a CENTRAL ANERI-
CAN PLANTER POSSESSING FABULOUS
NEALTH-HE WANTS A w1FE-FINDs ONE
In LowELL-LIVEs With HER THREE
DAYS. RoBs HER OF HER MONEY AND
SKEDADPLES.
Five wee rs ago last Tuesday there anpea-al
in Lowell, at the boarding house OF Miss
Louisa NJ. Kicker. a worthy maiden of IS
Years ,e corpGl eni man, claiming TO weigh
30 pounds, had dark eyes was 81 years OF
age. and bald on top OF his head, had very
uneven teeth. Wore heavy chin whiSkcrS
sbout half an inch long. and had lost the first
AhStf on MS LETT hand. AT she date men
tICd1j lie arrived at the lady's door ia "a
rack, saying ne had been stopping al the
Washington House, but, not liking the fare.
was IN search Of quiet and respect abia
hoarUlng- house. he was given a room aud
sCou made himself quite SOcia5le aud agree
able, frankly stating that he was IN sear,h of
. VIE. re SAID tnat ~ was born In Yer
Eennes. Vt, and that when he was l. year
OH hi> iAtBer migrated So Central AM rira
and purchased Of the government an Ism
IneIse cotton plantation, one ana hall
miles from 81 salvador. lie displayed A
heavy gold watch, but excuse! hi~ Hrbf
pants. black alpaca coat aud straw hat oy
saying that ne cared more Tor comfort fuan
sIyie. lie Represented himself 30 ssasSCt OF
FABU LoUs WEALTH.
ana mat ia seeking wife he did not wish
one OF means, as hlS income was large enough
10 meet The most e&traN tgant demands. He
said that tae woman who would marry hun
iced never do an hours work. and Il would
afford him tue greaIest pleasure To provide
Ter win every luxury that money could
command, tina. he ira Veiet a great deal and
wanted CGmpa Eion To share his wealth AMI
rs Joys lie pictured his plantation a. one
"a .ii' toN nest pisces on ttrJn, IN fGrt per
iect paradise He stated that part az nis
GRAND ma this country was the purchase OF
some cotton machinery.
TWO LADIES CO BACK on HIM
MISS Kicker, max ing had but little eNUprf
ence with The world, having foT tTsutV-.lva
ears woI ked In cotton mill. Admiriug
MS iraEkneSS and manners. and never
dreaming u setting her cap for him. aud De
>lriHE 10 contribute as much a. poSSib'P T.,
ms happuess, she sent for "A lady friend OF
hefS ard introduced TIER u him. Her bDarieg
and the LAZY held an interview and sera
rated, lie promising 10 see her again h told
Miss Kicker that he liked the lady because
she was poor and had nothing 10 leave. ami
would I've more likely 10 he coateute,i Than
one possessed OF property, but. he said he
ana moi Ike her build. she was TOO small.
Sun lie might make n,m aud herself happy
oN marrying him. lie called al The laty'S
house ana held another Interview with her
WGSE she tDld him plump and so VaTe that Oh
10 condition would Sin" 60 with him 10 Cen
lraI America. lie vas too large and his style
Cldn't suit her. las laGfla1y iujrs iucat him
10 aiCineT LADY Mend o. neT>, but she also
went back on him.
He THEN PROPOSED To MISS RTgSER
telling her weat haFP> lie she cpUid lead
with him, what paradise their home would
be- bow they would travel and see the world.
aud saying that he was glad she had no
money. Having always worked hand aud
"tslTirg Test, she scanned the picture which
ne painted, saw no guile IN his tongue or
eyes, and finally toll him that his propoSi-
ton was very fattering To her. and thought
she could love hIn and be happy with him
She had previously given him TO understand
tbat She had never made a dollar keepIn.
bOarueTS, and she supposed that he knew
nothing Of Ter affairs.
THEY WE'RE MARRIED. LAST MONDAY,
ana went 10 aver Junction where he hat
previously boarded short time. She had
previously Crawn 500 from the bank. the
savings OF years labor ID the cotton mills,
and he had learned the tact. They stayet at
AS eT junction night or two. then came 10
Boston via the Fltchburg railroad he leav-
lLg hIs baggage at the depot and taking her
and her baggage TO the Massachusetts h0u ie
His reason for leaving his baggage at the de-
POT was that they We're TO make but a short
stop III Boston, and he could take his TRUNKS
direct from the depot 10 another when they
started for NJ CARA.
He SREDArDLFs WITH HER MONEY
NAlle az the hotel he told her that IL was
unsafe iCT her 10 carry her money and al
vised her tO give il 10 him, as 70 would be
SAFER With him. He also SAID that he could
use IL 10 advantage in the purchase OF colt Dn
machinery, aid would give her a - .D10 GOV
esuInent bond for IL when he got home; De
sides, lie said II would have 10 b. convert 4
lrtc gold. Making plea OF going % chang
the money and purchase tickets for Niagara
ne asked his vile To lie down aiId rest while
hc went oct and transacted the bus mess He
went 10 The depot anu got his baggage aal
has gone no one knOweIh where.
THE DECEIVER's NAME
The man gave mis- name a. James VI Rust
ard his WHISPERS and what hair ne hal on
his mead were grey. II IL now thought by
Mrs. Rust that he had by some mea - found
out that size had money IA tie bank and
Liat his going 10 board with her, and his
subsequent proposal and marriage 20 her
Were premediiatei. When he left MS wife
or Thursday afternoon she had no suspicion
CT him whatever, anG not until his failure To
return 70 tea did she Surn:Se anything
wrong. Making her fears Enown 10 NJ
Jones, that gentleman at once made
SEARCH FOR THE NAN,
Notified the police, and learned that he had
obtained his baggage at the depot and dis
appeared with il. II is possible that the
marrying game may ne frequent aud iamll-
lar pastime with him, and VARIOUS newly
made wives may he looking for n man Of
his description. That he is miserable
ScOundTel iiere clA De Dut little doubt. The
deserted and robbed wife is said TO bs a lady
poSs eSSinS happy disposition, a woman O:
much moral worth. and one who has not al
enemy In the world. Sine had about $50 iu
her private purse, which he die not get TIE
all Ia their power 10 cheer and console the
tarGly acts, advising her 70 return 10 ner
friends IL LO-eli and outline the affair, but
she, poor woman, amid sObs ani tears. SAYS
rolling deserving reprOach, she can never
anCes, and must 60 among strangers, begin
has fallen upon her.-B0stoE EsTGld, 2.vt.