The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-15
FOOLISH INFAruAr1oN.
A Ssa.Deril OutMitted.

New York Correspondence Boston Journal
A lady about 80 years OF age, the wife
Of a well-known merchant, was invited
by distinguished physician to call at
his office at II o'clock on a given day.
She went down, and found the doctor in
company with her husband. He was the
physician OF the family. He informed
her that he had disagreeable duty to
discharge. 1t was that her husband was
entirely alienated from her, and would
live with her no more; he would pro-
vide for her, give her comfortable
house and maintenance and with that
she must be content. The blow felled
her to the floor. She was taken home q
maniac, and weeks passed before she re-
covered her reason. Her home was bro
ken up, and she moved into the new
quarters provided for her.
1t was evident that the husband had
formed an attachment to another wo.
man. He bought the house that he pro-
posed to give her, and furnished it ele-
gantly from saloon to attic. He prom
ised to give her bill of sale OF all the
personal effects in the mansion. To save
appearances she took a few gentleman
dodgers. The man lavished on this wo-
man heavy sums of money. He bought
her the best silks and satins, sable furs
run up at Stewards. She passed as O
rich widow from Virginia; received let
ters from pretended relatives about a
fortune she was coming into by and by,
and with these papers secured large
sums of money. The merchant drew
heavily on his firm, and was threatened
4 with bankruptcy.
Getting an inkling of what was going
ON, the wife consulted well-known de-
/ tective. He advised her to commence a
suit against her husband, which she re-
fused to do. ~ don't. want money! she
| said, 81 want my husband, with whom
have lived forty years. II he could know
what know the charm would be broken,
and he would return to his home peni.
| tent man." The detective undertook to
work the case up. He visited the house
and had an interview with the woman,
and secured one of the best rooms for a
lodger. That lodger was the detectives
/ own man, who was to gather up the lit
tie facts that would appear in the man
agement of the concern He followed
| the woman for week, and paid special
attention to the "husband" of the Wo.
mans sister, who had lodgings in the
building.
He visited the merchant in his store,
made an appointment to ride out with
him the next day about miles to look
at a fine coupe-horse, which he was de.
sirous OF purchasing for his female com.
panion. Instead Of finding the horse he
was brought face to face with his wife
whom he had not seen for months. The
Interview could not be averted. The
black record OF the woman's character
and crime was laid before him. He saw
now his money went, and what sort Of al
establishment he was supporting, ant
how he was the laughing-stock Of his
associates. His intatuation ended, ant
he resolved to return to town, denounc
the woman, and forsake her. He pro
posed to get back the property that tn,
woman claimed as ber own. A littl,
scheme was laid that turned out to be al
eminent success. The woman wanted
a few hundred dollars for her sister, tt
be paid through her ''sister's hus
band" She wanted a set OF dia
monds for Christmas and a coupe fol
dispatched under dire ction OF the detec
tive, asking her to meet her friend at /,
well-known trysting-place the next da.
at IL, to decide upon these little gilt
desired. She was to remain from II t.
/, in case business should detain tn
merchant. Promptly on time she left Il
her coach, and had hardly turned thu
corner before wagons drove up, and il
an hour the house was stripped from tn
basement to the upper story. Pictures
vases, statuary, damask curtains
silver, wines, all disappeared. A
, two O'clock the woman of the mar
sion drove up. The colored woma
: wrung her hands in despair, the shiel'
l of the detective having kept her quiet
I. Almost at the same moment the burl
III, h 1otn
tive came in sight. He ordered th
woman of the steps and turned the key
saying as he walked away: "Don't al
noy that man; don't 60 near his store
write him no notes. II you do I'll arres
you for your past crimes and send yo
to the island" The merchant and b
vile are now living costly in their oil
l. homestead But for this timely inte
l. ference there would have been anoth'
j. heavy failure in New York. Perhaps a
o additional suicide.
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