The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-08-02

E THAT "SrRASGE SToRY.-Mr.
Editor.-Iu your last issue, aud the
ono previous, / noticed IN article under
the above caption. I knew tho man
referred to personally; and tho facts
stated below may make local item Of
intcrcst-espccially to your Upshur
county readers: This man Walker ap-
pcarcd in Upshur county as photo
sraphist, about tho breaking out Of tho
war. Being man Of peculiar address
aud fascinating manners, it was not
long before no woocd aud won tho af.
fcctions Of ono Of Upshur's fairest
daughters. They wcrc married in
hasta to repent at leisure. Hc next
induced his mothcr.in law. who was a
widow lady, to dispose Of her personal
effects, aud to remove with him and his
vito to tho West. The sale was made
and tho family cmigratcl, making
Cincinnati a point in their route.
There be shipped tho goods Of his
mo,hcr.iu-law by boat to point in H.
liuois-he and the family going
through by rail. The goods never
came to hand; and tho supposition
now is that Walker shipped them to
some QUO of his numerous wives. This
greatly reduced his mo,hcr-in-law, but
still, with the remnant Of her means,
she succeeded in keeping herself and
Walker md family for year or So
until, entirely destitute, she was com.
PEELED to return and occupy her dover
in her deceased husbands estate, as
her last and only hope for q livelihood.
She was soon after followed by her re.
pcntant daughter, Mrs. Walker, who,
by this time, had discovered what a
basc.hcartcd villain her husband was !;
aud who had suffered daily abuses
from the hands of this wicked destroyer
of woman's peace. Not yet content
with tho destruction be bad wrought in
the heart Of bis young and beautiful
vito, hc was not long in following her
to tho home of her mother, again
to usc the scrpcnt's wiles and
tho scrpeut's wickcdness in the
Eden of domestic enjoyment. Flo
came accompanied by aROman no in
troduced as his sistcr-in.law, and his
wife received and treated her with oil
that kindly sympathy which only q
true hearted sister. in-law can show
and for a time all went we'll. But
fond hopes were again doomed to dis
appointment. Instead Of proving to be
the reformed husband he should have
been, and which be promised to be up
on bis return, tho discovery was made
that this ostensible sister-iu.law was
acting as lis mistress; and she was
hurled like Lucifcr from tho home she
had made wrctched. The oily-tongued
villain again sought and obtained the
pardon Of bis outraged wife, and for q
time seemed to DO q reformed mau-so
much so that his wife again consented
to trust herself to bis guardianship, and
cmigratcd with him 10 Iowa, where the
last expiring. hope Of matrimonial union
with him was doomed to perish forever.
No sooner than in Iowa. this base
hearted womun-thc ostcnsiblo sister
in-law-ugain made her appearance.
and Walker domesticated her in the
house along with bis wife, and upon
being demonstrated with hc made q
dastardly attempt upon the life Of bis
wife, when sho made last resolve to
quit him forever. She was sent home
to her mother through the charity and
kindness Of strangers; but this time to
die Of a broken heart. The shock was
too great for human endurance, and
her sensitive nature soon announced
that tho shadow Of the great destroyer
rested upon her. Her demise soon
followed. Two lovely little daughters.
tue heirs Of this unfortunate union, now
arc being kindly cared for and properly
educated by numerous and respectable
connections Of the laucntcd victim OIL
these atrocities. II ever Providence
suffered q man 10 live many years too
long, it certainly was this traitor to all
that is or ought to be most sacred, both