The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-04-15
All for Love,

1t was nearly midnight on Wednesday
night when Detective Stiles and Sheriff,
IRWIN OF Cairo, ILL.,, went to the LindeIl
hotel and asked to be conducted to the
room OF W. b. Hill. Their request was
complied with, and in response to their
knock Alr W. Hill appeared They told
ann he was wanted" which he seemed
not slow to appreciate. and he was com
PEELED TO torsake the beautiful little wo
man who, the register said, was his wife
and exchange his luxurious quarters for a
cold and cherries cell in the -Four Courts
Convinced that the game was up he told
his story, which is corroborated bv intor-
nation in the possession OF Sheriff: Irwin
'h" which Is III no small degree interest
ing
W. b. Hil'sreil name is w. $. Bell. He
lsa comely young man, and has evidently
been a gay one Several years ago he
was engaged IN small business in a
Georgia town, where he met and won the
affections of Miss Bently, daughter of
the president Of female college in the
place. She was pretty. well-tormed and
graceful, and was very intelligent. and as
Il natural result OF like causes. they were
engaged TO be married. Their relations
were OF an intimate character. but some
circumstances occurred which separated
them. and the marriage was not consnm-
mated. Some time atterward Bell estab
ilshed commission business at Chatta-
nooga, tennessee. in which he prospered
lie married lady OF that place. and a
little over one year ago a child was born
to them. Recently he met with some 70.
verses which greatly discouraged him. and
winch We're a part OF the cause of his later
misfortune. On a visit to Memphis not
long since he met his former fiance look
ing as beautiful as ever Probably os q
result OF her disappointment, she had left
her home IN Georgia, and was now ljvino
a fast life. There We're perhaps some
tears and regrets at the sad meefino and
the affection OF either for the other seemed
not to have lost strength by separation
But what was the use Bell induloed in
some appropriate reflections on .mioht
have been, and then tore himself away
and Went to his home He was loIlowod
by his old love, and for three or four weeks
she remained in Chattanooga. where he
visited her constantly. Some of his
enemies became possessed of his secret
anu a tear OF a dreadful exposure weak
ened his resolve to again strive to build
up his ruined business Being a moral
coward, he determined to find way ont
OF his dilemma through two crimes. Three
weeks ago A. X, Seago, a large wholesale
grocer at Atlanta, telegraphed to the firm
OF W. 5. Bel j. Co., instructino them tn
ship several carloads of corn. and tollno
them to draw for the amount as soon as
the corn was shipped The order was ev-
ecuted, and as soon as the corn was sent
Bell drew upon Seago for $500 more than
the value Of the shipment. He cot tbe
draft cashed at the Bank Of Chattanooga.
where he dld his banking business, and
the same night he left his home, his wife
and child, and started northward in COM
pany with Miss Bently. The bank re-
celVed lntellgence OF the fraud day or
two attcrWard, and by some means learned
that the runaway couple had gone to Cairo
Sheriff Irwin was telegraphed to arrest
them, and proceeding to the St. Charles
hotel, he found that they had been stop
ping there, but had Just left for st. Louis
He Immediately started in pursuit, and
arriving here, he, with the assistance of
Detective Stiles, soon spotted his game.
comfortably domesticated at the Lindell,
Bell confessed his whole guilt, and ex-
pressed deep repentance He waived any
requisition, and last evening started for
the Sunny South in charge Of the sheriff.
Miss Bently was left to shift for herself.
YANKEE Notions The first tin peddler
started on his travels in Massachusetts in
l740. The first Franklin stove was put
up in l755. In 1860, shirt collars came
into use, and the one horse chaise was in
troduced. In 100 wooden clocks began
to tick. 1880 saw the first umbrella. In
1906, Philadelphia attempted to burn hard
coal and failed. In 1907 the first steam
boat went up the Hudson. In l717 stoves
We're had in meeting houses. In 1922,
Boston was lighted with gas, and steel
pens were invented. In 1926, India rub
Der shoes were for sale In 1882, rail
roads We're built. In 1888 Loco Foco"
matches We're had, and the Democratic
party was called by that name In 1888,
envelopes Tor letters. In 1910, sun pict-
ures taken and burning fluid used In
1874, the telegraph. In lo47, the sewing
machine, and women being relieved n
this worlds cares got up spiritual ran
pings In 1850, Hoosac Tunnel was com.
menced; and in 1858 the Atlantic tele-
graph was laid