The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-25
BEwIrcHED iND RUINED.
4 Wcll-ta-iO Farmer Turns SwindIer and
Rams ON with Another Mans WIFE.

IERsEYNuIr, H.. Nov. ia few
months since Inomas stout was q well-to do
citizen 81 Montgomery county IND, where he
was largely engaged in farming aud dealing in
I've stock. and WAS the hush nd OF one wife ana
the father Of nino living children, ON the ID Of
Last October he rerrcsented u Allan Darnall Of
Putnam county that he had contracted with
p.rtics ia BlnalO. y. \. to doiiyer them one
hundred lead Of 1T cattle Of a certain grade for
o. INSTRUMENTATION Dairsll furnished Stout
thc nuinh'r Of catti" required. ana stout starr
ed for Buffalo with hi. cargo of 1--we stock, since
which tine neither Darn II, StOut's wife and
nine children, or any enc c'7c from Putnam
county r14 ara OF stout, ain Ough detectives
wcrs nusA tni9d-polt Me iuhir' eLdeavorins
to find tue missing man, until Yesterday, when
jones Stone, ~ucrn of Putnam county, WIN
Wa in st lnuls. got an linking that stout was
somewhere in Tins neehuorho ri. 50 h. board
cd tr4in and. stopping at CsU0llt u and Kane,
made diii-oni inIHiries Tor his man, but failed
II came to Tins city last evening", aud almost
the m 10 per lac saw after getting On rt tie
street VS. mon whom lie tool, t. be stout
standing near laup post. The SherI kept his
own counsel, and employed trustY detectives to
shadow stout, which they did until this after
no %, when h. WAS arrested by sheriff A. W.
Barrett on an ufndaylt prepared by the Indiana
Sh arn, and taken before Judge George &. Cock
rell, who held the prisoner TO bal In the sum Of
$5OO to answer the charge OF defrAudin. Allen
DaTnall.
The prisoner arrived in this city about six
weeks since, ACCOMPANIED 10y woman and two
children whom lie represented as his wife and
children, and said that his name was THONGS
northwestern part Of this city, and commenced
housekeeping OF late h has been engaged IN
purchasing hogs and shipping them to 81. Louis,
and when arrested had Just purchased twenty
i've SWINE. He was greatly agtated when ar
rested.
Stout Is hearty, quiet looking granger
apparently - years OF age, and Ave feet
eight inches high, Weighing nearly 200
pounds. Ills brother was here recently
TO see him, and the prisoner purchased a
draft for S3400 from Cross, Carlin Co. on New
YORK, which he gave him, stout AYERS that he
only realized between 5000 ana 5000 out OF all
tho cattle. on his arrival he deposited $500 IN
currency In Cross, Carlin Co.'S bank, all Of
which has been drawn out except about 5000
Inc woman he brought here and C1lmcd as
small figure, - years old, and In an interview
with her this afternoon IL was learned that she
Is native Of Lincoln county, XIV, and her
maiden name was Laura Jones. About eight
years since she.marTied Harrison Jones, then Nv
ing within one milo Of crab Orchard. Shortly
al er their nuptials the young couple removed
10 Montgomery County, Ind whittier also went
the mother and two brothers Of the bride. Their
m1rried life was unhappy. as the husband used
Intoxicating liquors to excess, and squdndered
all Of her earnings TO satisfy his appe-
tlte. Last spring they mutually agreed
to separate, he taking two or the old
est children and returning TO Kentucky, and
she keeping the other two a boy, now four
| after their separation she became acquainted
| with Stout, at her home within two miles OF
| Stouts own home and farm, but she insists tn at
| Stout never came TO see her but the once; that
| they never bad any ciandestine meetings, and
made all their plans for elopement by cor
respondence. She says that she knew Stout had
family, but was not aCQuR nted with member
OF II, and that no person IN CrawfOrdsville or In
Montgomery county stood higher for honesty
OF proDltY than Thomas stout. and that he v