South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-24
A Dangerous Female Black
Mailer.

Lefey "oadn 'rAo hss CanrasssHg for de-
i,yi0ss Paper AID How She Made Oai.
For the past week strange woman
has appeared in this city which has ere.
ated quite furry i'm some circles. She
represented herself TO be n canvasing
agent for particular church publica.
ton a0d she brought letters with he's
purporting TO have been written by
prominent clergymen in Harrisburg. AL.
lentown and other cities Of this State.
She made her business known, and il
was not long before she had several Ia
miles interested ia her business welfare.
She Is described as sall woman with
black hair and black eyes fair com.
piexion aud moderately well attircd.-
\ Shs- was'~rfarcnty-s Every modest and re-
served and was successful in palming
herself oil rs respectable lady whose
husband had died two years ago in Bos.
ton She was brilliant in conversation,
good singer, and performer on the pia.
no. and when sufficiently induced TO
take part. formed an attractive person
4 in any social gathering.
/ She canvassed during the day foi sub.
scribcrs. and was quite successful. Mrs.
I Montclair visited the Offices and private
residences Of quito Number OF people
and IN many instances she collected n
years subscription in advance. A GER
tain gentleman, however, had his suspi.
cions aroused from the fact that ut times
she showed her true nature to he tlashy
and forward rather than modest and re.
served. and that instead Of being what
she wanted others to think and believe.
she was masquerading all the while.
He made it his business to ascertain
the facts if possible. /, did not require
great length OF time TO do this, for the
woman's true character burst upon him
i like thundcrclap from u clear sky
| lie tried to set n trap but it sprung long
before lac anticipated. lie was alone in
the parlor, the wife being up stairs. All
OF sudden the woman screamed Mt the
top of her voice, the wife rushed down
stairs and the husband was in n terrible
plight for moment and knew not what
10 do.
The wife demanded an explanation.
the strange woman sat crying in n cor.
her, and the husband. maddcncd with
rage, paced The floor and ordered tie
woman TO leave the house immediately.
Matters were fearfully mixed and n
strong dramatic situation followed
The strange woman said That she had
been terribly nsulted. and that tho man
had offered her serious Insult and had
attempted TO take improper liberties
with her. POUNDS, madam. you lie -
exclaimed the husband, forgetting his
manhood in his passion. "Silcnce -
said the cxasperated wife. lis this
true or false?" she asked Of the stran.
ger.
1t is true, madam, and / shall take
care to tell people how was treated by
your husband, too The wife seemed
TO be nearing distraction. and she asked
pitcously what could be doae 10 avoid
the impending dishonor Of the family.
Strange 10 relate the female AGENT
very coolly replied. Madam. ifyou will
gi,o nc one hundred dollars will leave
Reading tonight and never say a word
about IT,"
'Monstrous :" exclaimed the husband.
"liere. madam. walk right ont of this
house; do your worst but never dark.
en- this door again" lie led the woman
through the vcstibule and slammed tho
door Is she cent down the front steps.
Tie sent person Immediately to the
telegraph Office and inquired OF the pub.
lication house whether they had q Ger.
tain Mrs. Montclair in their employ can.
wasting for papers in Reading. The
store was closed in New York and re.
ply was not received until ten o'clock
the next day. The answer was. NO,
we know Of nobody by that name EN-
ploycd by us.
size is n fraud
The telegram was shown TO the wife
who then fully believed that the woman
was heartless blackmailer. She mus,
have left tho city either the same night
or early the next morning rs she has
not been seen or beard Of since then
u has been aseertained, however. tina,
Mrs. Montclair got away with quite q
sum Of money anil that she was sue
cessful in levying blackmail upon al
least two married men who saw that
they gave her money just 70 shut hci
mouth and get ia OF her Happily for
them. the stranger was proven o. be .
bad character
The letters sho hal in her pass Is sion
have since proved 20 be forgeries Of ths
worst character. IL is supposed n man
IS travelling with her. who wrote the let
ters, signing tic names in imitation o.
those written on her subscription boob
by the preachers above alluded 20. Mat
tors IN tho disturbed families are be
ginning 20 assume their accustomed
cych tcnor, but they will not soon for
get that handsome, deceptive woman =
ReWiing tPt) Eog'e
WoENs ~ lIocs.-A tcaspoonrGi O
arsenic dissolved in one quart OF water
and tnrned into swill pail. mixed will
tLe food generally given. will Kill anc
remove The worms without harming ths
hogs. 10 is q curious fact that hogs vii