The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-19
AN ELoPEMENT ENDED.
A Handsome Woman and Half-Breed Mig
ger Come to this Section from Vermont
The Woman Taken Back to Her Family.

A Handsome Woman and Half-Breed Mig.
ger Come to this Section from Vermont
The Woman Taken Back to Her Family.
Mrs. Frank Devoid is a French woman
of attractive appearance, and the mother
of three interesting children. Her home ia
In the town of Monkton, VT For some
years she lived peacefully and happily with
her husband, who worked as mechanic
each day, and earned respectable liyeli-
hood. In the neighborhood of Mr.. De-
void's house lived John Rand, half-breed
negro. He was of poor but honest parents,
and the greatest crime that he was ever
guilty of was that which followed his in
tense love for another mans wife-Mrs,
Devoid. The latter is a gentle handsome
woman, and from all accounts loved the
half breed as well as he did her, and GER
tainly more than she did her husband.
Seven weeks ago Mrs. Devoid disappeared,
taking her oldest child, girl of about five
years with her. Her sudden disappearance
could not be accounted for for some time,
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breed was also among the e&-residents of
the town. Rumor had not passed over the
name of the woman in silence of late, and
| 1t was of course surmised that the missing
people were together. The husband of
Mrs. Devoid with his two children felt
deeply the disgrace that his wife had
brought TO him, but still he was DESTROYS of
having her return to the home she had
dishonored.
Shortly after leaving home she went to
Cohoes and engaged to work in mill. She
wrote a letter to her mother to this effect.
1t was in this way that her whereabouts
became known. She went to Lloyd's pho
tograph gallery in Waterford and had her
photograph taken. This she sent to her
husband. By the advertisement on the
back of 1t she was readily traced to her
hiding place.
G.. F. Skiff, deputy sheriff of Vergennes,
was sent out to look for the runaways. he
arrived here yesterday morning, and re-
ported his business to Superintendent Nc.
Kinna. Officer Frank Rivers OF station
was detailed to assist the Vergennes officer
to look up the people he wanted. They
learned that the half-breed and Mrs. De
void were living together in Waterford
and the two officers proceeded tC
that village. Mrs Devoid was taker
back to her home on the 10 O'Clock
train last evening. The officer had nc
warrant for Rand and the woman was only
taken by moral suasion. She expressed her
willingness to go, and of course did so. Tit
half-breed expressed his willingness to re.
main where he was, and of course he die
that also. He told officer Skiff that he wal
sorry for what he had done, but did not
say that he would not do the same thing
again. The guilty couple had lived il
Waterford ever since they came to this
section. Rand had about $3.50 in his pos
session when he left Monkton. On arriv
ing at Waterford, he engaged to work Tor
farmer named Wood, whose farm is shor
distance above the village. He was to re
ceive S25 per month, and was evidently
settled for the summer. But alas, his
castles in the air we're tumbled down by
the officer of the law, and now he is alont
in all his glory.-IrOy Press.