The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-12-08

IRON the New York Times.
A case of extraordinary interest, con
tanning all the elements of an absorb
ing romance, wa brought 10 trial by
Assistant District Attorney Horace Rus
sell, yesterday, in Part III of the Court
OF General Sessions. IL appears that
about three years ago "A young woman
Of refinement and many personal attrac-
tons, the pride of family Of high So
cial standing in England, came TO this
country TO join n man named Reynolds,
with whom she had become infatuated.
II appears that this Reynolds was the
illegitimate son of an English noble
man, who had married one of his ia
theirs servants, and was forced TO quit
his old haunts by reason of having
forged the parental name pretty extern
siyely in order To obtain money. Rey-
nolds and the lady referred TO lived to-
gether in poverty until the arrival Of
the wife and children of the former,
who had heard of his whereabouts
and followed him. The appear
ance Of the family of Rey-
nOlds caused separation between
him and his victim, and the latter, I'M
fortu nately for herself, fell into the
power of one of Reynolds's associates,
worthless fellow named Henry Il.
Lewis, who knew the secret of ner con-
nection with Reynolds, and used it TO
accomplish his own base purposes. He
was specimen of the dissipated Irish
gentleman who had become so degen-
Grated as To be lost To all ideas of honor,
and bad come to this country To indulge
his habits in obscurity. He was "A man
of good appearance, unusual converse
tiOnal powers, and consummate impu-
dence. He had been "A Lieutenant i'm
Her Majesty's 18th Regiment, and spoke
frequently of his acquaintance among
the Englshsnobility and the immense
revenues Of his parents estates i'm the
County Kildare, Ireland, which were
collected for him by trustee. His
family was Of the oldest in the coun-
~, he explained, his ancestry extend
ing back in a direct line to the ancient
Irish Kings. None of the revenues Of
the vast estates Of this scion Of nobility
found their way 70 this country, how
ever, and after eXhausting all his in
genuity in the effort TO obtain food, or,
what ne loved more, whisky, he spent
a season on Wards Island.
After leaving this retreat of fallen
nobility, he sought out the woman
whom his associate Reynolds had ruin
ed, and, taking advantage Of the mas
terry he had gained over her, persuaded
her to allow him TO live with her. She
had obtained employment in a large
mandatory. and her lady-like man
ners and industrious habits had so com
mended her 10 her employer that he
had invited her 10 his house, and she
became frequent and welcome guest
of his family. Lewis, whose appetite
for liquor was almost Unsuitable, treated
her in a rullianly manner, resorting TO
every means IN his power TO compel her
10 supply him with money; aud she,
fearful that the secret Of her miserable
life would be disclosed, was compelled
10 comply with his demands. Out of
her weekly remuneration of eight dol
lars she was compelled TO support and
clothe herself and give the scoundrel
who tyrannized over her money 10 pro-
cure liquor. He not only beat and
abused her, but actually compelled her
10 steal numerous pieces of property
from her employer, threatening, if she
refused, 10 inform him of her unfortu-
nate connections with Reynolds and
himself. She finally, under pressure of
his threats, consented TO steal in order
To supply his demands, and the system
of thieving thus begun was continued
through many months. The stolen
property Lewis disposed of at small
stores, and spent the proceeds
for whisky; but, not content
with this, he pawned every shred of
his luckless victims clothing, not ex-
ceptng even her last article of under
wear. His i'll treatment and personal
abuse became so unbearable that she,
on several occasions, had him taken be-
fore Magistrate and sent TO the Pen
itentiary. At last she determined that
she would submit to him no longer, no
matter what the consequences might
be; whereupon he ill-treatcd her again,
and was sent back to his old quarters
on the island. 10 was while undergo
ing this term of confinement that Lewis
carried out his oft-repeated threat of
exposing his victim, and actually did
write to her employer, informing him
of her previous character and denounc-
ing her as thief. The subject was in
quired into Immediately, and the whole
matter was discovered. A large guam
-lty OF stolen property-the proceeds of
Lhe woman's forced thefts-were found
in her room, and she made full con-
Iession of the facts as stated above.
The woman and Lewis were both in
ticted-she for grand larceny and he
Tor receiving stolen goods, knowing
them To- be stolen. The case was taken
in hand by Assistant District-Attorney
Rnssnll who invesiinased n thnrnnnhlrs