The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-22
FIERY FLEISNER.
Adultery, DIVORCE, ALInoN1
AND ALLEGED ARSON.
stery of a Husbands Crueiiy """
C.i,hIes,ness-H Alleged 1ncen-
diary Act 10 Deprive HIS d.
yoreed wife OF AIfmony-
Full Particulars OF
the BIrze near
AirkwoOd.
RETROSPECTIVE

FIeisner, well 20 do German, puichas-
ed tract of land containing about thirIy-
Ave acres. en- the hill Immediately over
LOCKING the Ohio river, between the
towns of West Wheeling and Brloge-
port, and directly opposite TINS city "a. \.
that time Fleisner was well tnoush' Vi
"a a citizen. and was considered as an
honest man. On the property pur-
chased by him be erected handsome
md comfortable frame building tor a
residence, cottage style, one and nal
story in height, the dimensions being
4Ox3O. with kitchen l6x2O, at cost OF
$4,000. On the completion OF the ouiiu-
inc Fleisner removed with his wife,
D9rcss FleIsner, INTO his new home, ana
engaged in the vocation OF larlier'
For some wears he pursued his Voca'o1
and entwined about him numerous
friends, making for himself
AHAPPY HOME,
and so conducting himself that he was
considered al exemplary husband, ana
was beloved by her whom he had sworn
TO cherish and protect. DE proVideu d
good living for his family ana was
ali that woman could ask Of
him she had wed, and WAS making some
considerable money from the proaucls
Of the soil which he titled. But ali things
earthly have al end, and so with the
dream OF happiness which Mrs. FleIsner
had been indulsiug. II was found neces-
ssrv that Mrs. Fieisuer procure female
assistance 10 aid her in attending 10
household duties Her husband procured
the services of woman IN this city,
whose reputation was not above reproach'
and who is said to have had numerous
aliases. the only one which we could learn
being that of Miss Brady. From the
time OF
TIE ApMITTANCE OF THE WOMAN To
THE HOUSE
il dated the commencement or Mrs
Fleisner's sutferIngs, and the disappear
arca of the whitewinged angel OF love ana
peace from happy household, to be sup
planted by the fiend II carnate. Flelsner
love Tor his wife grew dim, and he turn
ed MS sensucus Attentions 10 the servant.
Day by day his feeling for his wife grew
colder and COLDER. and his unholy passion
Tor his parsmour stronger and stronger.
HIS wife demonstrated with him and at
tempted to recall him from the errors OF
mis- WAYS. but all tO no avail, and finally
MS a last recourse,
DISMISSED THE DESTROYER OF HER HAP
PINESS
from her presence and her house, hoping
by this means to reclaim her husband.
But it awaited her not. Her husband
WAS too deeply infatuated with the siren,
and it is said followed her to Wheeling,
where he lived with her in open adultery
!or some time, dividing his time between
his wife and paramour. The lnJur'd
woman bore all this uncomplalnlnSly,
and brooked all insults heaped upon her
But at last the ways OF her ralthess bus
band became too disgraceful for human
endurance, and it came 10 her ears that
HER FORMER SERVANT WAS ENCIENT,
AID that her husband would be the father
of the child. 1t was then that hei
soul revolted, and she lei'
him, petitioning in the County
Court of Belmont county for I
| divorce. This WAS nearly two years ago
and about year since, the court granted
the prayer o. her petition, and allowed
her alImouy 10 the amount OF S3OOO
After the divorce was granted, F,eisner
it is stated, gave out the report that h'
mad married his former servant, anC
since then they had been living together
Ms man and wife, although 1t Is doubted
by many as to whether they are legally
married. The money allowed his al
vorced wife Fleisner was unable to pay
and the house and land Was appraised al
$4,000 and put up for sale, but no bid
were had. The property was after
wards appraised at $1,000 and agar
offered for sale, and was
| PURCHASED FOR THE DIVORCED WIFE
by her attorney, Mr.. Ross J. Alexander
on Tuesday, for $500 As soon MS the
purchase was made, Mrs. Fleisner (tht
divorced) waited on Mr.. W. Hollster
an insurance agent ut Bridgeport, snd
ordered him to make out 81 800 policy
on the house This Mr.. HOLSTER pro.
! CteUGu ~ ut On uOSNoF ndO
meeting the lady the same evening. in.
formed her that her policy was partially
made out, and would be ready tor her
Wednesday morning. She naturally In
CURED on what company the policy was
drawn upin favor OF, and when told the
Mechanics Fire Insurance Company OF
Milwaukee, replied that she would pre-
{ fer home company, and Informed the
agent that she would see her attorney
and have bin advise her in the matter
before taking further steps. 1t Is also
currently reported in Bridgeport and
Kirkwood, that Fleisner, on the day of
he sale,
THREATENED TO BURN THE HOUSE
before his divorced wife should occupy it,
aud the tact of the fire occurring the
next day after the sale, and other Incl
dents connected with 1t, has given rise to
grave suspicious. In fsct II is even boldly
asserted by some That the fire was the
work Of Nj Incendiary. One gentleman,
Mr.. Alexander, who was at the scene
OF the coutisgratlOn soon after the fire
was NisN'NtlNA' ItltANS LLaS "LNu ne
reached the scene he rushed to the second
floor, and found the door OF the room
where the fire originated tightly locked.
Kicking II open, he rushed into the room
aud found that
4 HOLE HAD BEEN CUT THROUGH THE
PLAsTERING
At one end of the room, close to the
flor, and that the flames were
Issuing from the aperture. This fact.
in addition to the fac. that
there had been no fire in the room where
the fire originated, sud that the sper-
ture through which the flames found
egress was some distance from the fue,
and that the household goods were saved
without material damsge, certainly looks
bad for Mr.. Fleisner, who Is SAID to have
been possessed of q remarkable suapitv of
manner during the time the house was
burning.
THE LOSS
will perhaps reach the neighborhood Of
from 81 500 is $4,000, as the house orig
iva