The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-11-24

ago. When he lsft his family the baby was
only three months old. IL died q year M o
last April. / autographed and wrote 10 him
on the death of the child-pleaded
from . paupsr's grave. He made no sign,
either By letter or telegram. Tie little girl
is now seven years old. inclose her pho
togrsPh to you. She Is in delicate health
ALSO his wife. She gets bare livelihood
by teaching music 70 young beginners. She
10 good, virtuous, sensible woman.
am sorry to have to write In such a way
about brother. but he has forfeited every
right to my love or respect. he has disgraced
name that was never before disgraced.
III there is any more information required
write to my address and 1 will answer.
Yours, sincerely,
'BARBARA z. WILSON,
COPY OF THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:
[Copy.l
"This ia to certify that John Crossmsn and
Kezia K. Ford were by me united in mar
riaee Ia Christ Church, Hamilton, Canada
West, on Easter Monday, the twenty-second
day OF April, A. ID. 1867. In witness
whereof have hereunto subscribed my
name. EDMUND NEVILLE ID. D.
Assistant Minister Christ Church, Ham
ilton.
"HAMILToN, Canada West, April D, 1867. -
Armed with these conclusive proofs OF
Cheeseman's villsiny, Col. Ksy made haste
TO prevent the impending marriage, but too
late. Three DAYS before he came in possess
sion OF the above documents Mrs. Rich had
| been married to Crossman at the house of q
sister or her first husband, in Hamii. on,
Ohio, and the newly-wedded pair
bad Immediately gone to Dayton, whittier,
as stated above, Crossmau had removed his
| business. ColoDei key folio wed, had Cross
man arrested on q charge of bigamy, and in
1 nua frOr n dau
be was brought back 70 Hamilton and COM
mitted To the keeping of Sheriff Allen.
When shown the evidence of her newly
made husbands guilt the poor victim was
well-nigh made insane. Her anguish could
only find relief in repeated cries of de
ceived, deceived" Colonel Kay's FIRST inn
pulse was to punish the betrayer to the full
extent of the law, but through the entreaties
OF his niece, who dreaded the publicity of a
public trial, and also by the urgency OF
| Crossfnsn's brother, who pleaded in the
name OF their mothers gray hairs, he finally
consented
| THAT CRossMAN SHOULD NOT BE
pressed, provided he would leave the
country and never again communicate with
his niece. E. A. Crossmsn therefore went
to Hamilton, presented to his brother
Colonel Kay's proposition. and IN reply
brought back TO the colonel the following
which for impudence has no parallel:
HAMILTON JAIL, Nov. Z, 1875.
"Mr. G. C. Kay:
"SIR-By way of compromise, l promise
and assure you, as per your request, that
will not see Jennie nor in any way com
municate with or to Der, until 1 shall have
convinced you of MY being divorced from
my first wife, and 10 save yOu from any
legal consequence which may result
through my Imprisonment in suit for
damages, and from personal violence al
my hands. Yours, ETC.,
~. A. CRossMAN."
After being thus threatened with personal
violence, Colonel Kay felt that to re.
treat from the field would be almost
a confession OF lear, and he Re.
! solved to let the law take its course. Cross.
man, as our readers know from the Hsmil
ton News, had preliminary examination
, before Mayor Maginnis on Wednesday
evening and Thursday, and was held tC
answer to the Common Pleas court in S60(
bonds, which he was unable to give. He
had between &, 400 and 50 500 in notes and
negotiable securities, the property OF bis new
vile, which were placed in Mayor Maginnis
hands for safe keeping until after the trial
Yesterday an official copy OF Cheeseman's first
marriage certificate, and other proofs, WEI g
received from the Canadian authorities, and
the evidence against the prisoner Is almost
incontroveItible. So many stories have
been told in this case that we have waited
for the actual facts. Crossmsn is only
twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, his
first marriage having taken place when he
was but eighteen.