The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-22
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For hard-yisagedl and tough dock
ing individual, one G., Parton, with
half dozen aliases, M the most talent
edperson in the art ofcaptpripg wives
and spending other peoples mercy tfiHt
lras passed tins cway Gorzss ,lung time,
The man went through yesterday on,
his way fToRi ShaligSille. 'reaas where
10 was captured last Saturday night.
lie wasfi1 hons, ana nntler eharrp of
copt. William Surls. Of Mindens Webs
ster Parish, la Fhis gentleman has
been vicnnnEed 10 rlIeY c Sfgst OF alpus,
-, GOO. and. his- aily. prosloeet b cpt'
even Is TO bring the lipperS sfaf9oA Vi
justice. From all that can be, gather,
ed OF Parton, or whatever else his
name may be, lEe passeSsesa glib topqrle
and is n canning scoundrel IN tl1c trtiest
sense of the tsrm.y ills career, can not
be traced beyond a period of three
years past; yet in that une he is known
To- have Irarried al least an average of
4 wife q year, anl'cheated various peo-
pie out, d several thonsand dollars.
These exploits are known. but how many
more vain tricks have been his, is,
not known. The frst~onr informant
heard Of Parton he tigured at New Mad-.
rid, Mo. CAS- a sewing machine agent,
in 1873 EHesis a man apparently 80.
years of Sge. While operating. at New.
Madrid hewas known as G. W,NVilson.
He sold sewing-machines, married
wife, and made numerous debts-at Mad-
rid. Leaving the debts and the wife,
he shook the Madrid dust from his heels
and repaired to Helena, Ark Here be
married another wife and made more
debts, again figuring as sewing-ma-
chine agent. Leaving a number of suf-
ferers and his wife in the lurch, he next
repaired to Little Rock, Ark. This was
in 1874. Here he presented a power.
full letter of Endorsement from Judge
Bennett, of the Arkansas Supreme Court,
to Mr.. Aldridge, the Howe Sewing-ma-
chine agent at that place. With such
backing, Wilson with his wives, aliases
and debts-the latter all ignored, of
course-found no trouble in being placed
ON a footing fer further active opera
tions in the line of credit, of wife get
ting and making debts. The record
does not state whether or not he mar
ried wife at the Rock, but one fine
morning he turned up missing, and Mr..
Aldridgc was minus a pair of horses, a
fine spring wagon and two new sewing
machines. -.t-.-.- e-rs 4 ..'..-. -s5, ~ D..
Wilson was next heard of as q sew
ingmachine operator at Minden, La,
where he appeared about six months
since. Soon after his. arrival there he
won the affections of a charming little
well-to-do widow, of not over 20 years.
As a ynsnrraF result, he married. that
widow, and in due time he had ecchred
numerous citizens out of something
like s., 200, among Others. Capt. Surls
was victimized to the amount of s LOCO
as before stated.
How Wilson, alias Parton Ghe last
name is the name he used at .Minden),
could tear himself away from pretty
little widow, with surplus cash on hand,
is a mystery Perhaps the history of
former misdeeds was about to leak out.
At all events, Parton, alias Wilson,
made tracks, leaving behind numerous
sufferers and a wife, as related. After
his disappearance, Capt. Surls, who is
a pleasant gentleman of culture and re-
finement, ruminated, over the swindler' \
doings, decided to checkmate the fellow
if possible. He learned of Parton S
whereabouts. repaired at once to Nash
vile, provided withta reqHisition from
the Governors of Louisiana and Ten
nessee, and followed on to Shelbyville,
where he learned that Parton had again |
established himself in the sewing-ina-
chine business, and was again about to
marry wife. The trap was sprung up
on him late Saturday night last, as be-
fore stated, and Parton's engagement
to attend Church next day with the lady
of his heart was knocked away. The
captured culprit was placed inirons,
and as he came through the city yester-
day he appeared to be in a gruff humOr,
at least, as he rested in the Station
House for few hours, while Capt Surls
circulated about town to hear of how
his man had carried on during the peri
cd above described. When the couple
departed on the train for Arkansas, yes !
terday afternoon, Surls was heard to
remark that, if possible, he was anxious
to keep Parton from marrying another
wife for a period; also that he hoped to
secure for the fellow a sentence of 20
years in the Penitentiary for bigamy
and swindling. Parton is supposed to
be in "cahoot " with a irregular organ
lied band of horse-thieveS, whose OPP
erations extend over Northern Arkan-
sas, Southern Missouri and a portion |
Tennessee.