The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-22
A ROMANCE REVIVED.
A DRAMA OF LOVE, FORTUNE AND MISFORTUNE
PROBABLY ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
From the Boston Herald, May lQl

From the Boston Herald, May lQl
On the 23d OF December, 1870, Detectives Whittier
and Knox, OF Charcstown, arrested Samuel y. An.
drews on the claim that he fugitive from JUSTICE
no being found At the Charlesown Navy Yard whittier
no had been sent from Brooklyn, who're no had en-
listed for three years tho United States Navy Tho
charge against Andrews was that he had robbed by
systematic course Of cmbezzlement Mrs Antoinette
Gridley, in whose service hc employed as coach
man. at Hartford At the time of his tho writer
OF this interviewed Andrews the station house. and
from him learned that Mrs. Gridley widow,
who possessed OF $4,000 worth OF property
at the time Andrews to her employ from Commo-
dore vanderbilt, about 1866 1867 Tho family lived
In first class style, and Andrews time wore be-
quite member OF tho family, dong much Of the
business during the three four years he with
them the house was morsgnged, and hnafIy sacrificed
AID diamonds pictures, watches, furniture, horses
and carriages had TO be sold IN order to meet
the demands OF the household Andrews Ind in the
meantime become bctrothed to Nellie Mrs. Grldley's
daughter both cvincng and possessing great deal or
affection for each other. Finally, when appearances
could be kept up longer according 10 Andrews
s,ory). he enlisted IN tho navy. ASSIGNING one-haf
his pay Mrs. Gridey and Nellie. Ho iet that
tho Grldeys had no hand IN the prosecution OF him,
and was anxious to go 10 Hartford and meet his
cuscrs, feeling sure OF an acqut On the other hand,
parties Interested in the prosecution gave detailed
OF his swindng operations averrng that he had
sold property for much than he returned to the
family had made also accounts had failed TO account
for money had rendered lasc bills OIL expenditures ana
much beneath the family that neither would ad-
NIT him to terms OF Intimacy, much less suffer
gagement OF marriage. This story dsprovcd, how
ever, by the fact that company Of Iircmon from
Charlestown, visit to Hartford, entertained
Mrs Grdley,s long before the arrest and that An
drcws master OF ceremonies. He went to Con-
nccticut and after several delays and many cndcavors
to obtain 1al finally acquitted OF all the charges
brought against him, and thcn II was found that mono
OF them instituted by Mrs Gridcy her
daughter Not long after he married Nellie, provided
for and lived happily with her until tho time Of her
death, about two years ago. This winter he came to
Boston aud established himself IN business that Of
cleaning and rcnovating marble granite, &c, by new
process hts invcbtion On the 18th April last ho
morning he started from the house OF Mr. Henry Cotton.
In Chelsea, where nc boarded to do somo work IN
house in Cambridge, and has not since been
Officers and other friends IN Hartford and elsewhere
have been inquired Of but without success Ho OF
good habs Industrious owed bills, In this vicinity
least and had good prospects Of success He wore
away common suit OF clothes, felt hat, black over
coat and took nothing OF value with hun, all his per-
sonal effects still beng at Mr. Cotton's. He had
money when he LETT the house, but made out bills
the 81 SIS tho morning against parties
whose names are unknown TO mr.. Cotton; but that
gentleman does not believe he collected the money and
lc although that IS barely possible. On the morning
Prison Point Bridge into the water heard to
for he p after falling uncertain which. 1t Is
possible that this Andrews though II hts body
has not been loud, Mr. Andrews At the time he
disappeared negotiating the sac OF patent piano. but
whom Mr., Cotton does rot know. Those who know
Mr.. Andrews Intimately believe II Is hardly possible
that he alive, considering his disposition habits,
business prospects and tho circumstances under
which he Is missing Ho has mother living, whose
whereabouts arc not known 10 inc writer.