The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-04

son in his cell this evening, and obtained
the following statement of his unminister-
ial conduct: Leaving his wife and child
ren in EIgin, he sailed from New York on
the lst of September, for England, TO at
tend to pressing business 10 Yorkshire, his
former home. He made all possible haste,
in order to return to Elgin in time tor con.
ference. which meets this week. Mrs
Gotham sat next him on shipboard at
| meals, on the return voyage, and very
boldly engaged him in conversation. She
related a pitiful story of domestic IN
happiness that Eappealed strongly to his
sYmpathies. She said that her husband, "a
Baptist clergyman, had deserted her nine
days after their marriage; that he was
now at Demerara, West Indias, and she
was en- route to her relatives in Kansas
She assduously cultivated his society, aud
| finally led him astray. This was on ship
board, and thereafter she urged him to
marry her. He ''evaded the question, as
he says, saying nothing about his own wife
and family. She begged him to remain a
short time in New York, and at least be
| her companion on the Journey to Kansas
as far as Chicago, where he told her he
was going On arriving at New York,
last Saturday, she gave him a purse con-
tanning ten or eleven sovereigns, and he
agreed to go with her to some boarding
place as her husband They stopped al
the Travellers Home, on West street,
where he had room adjoining hers and
opening out Of u common parlor. While
they were there, he says, she gave him hel
watch aud some jewelry. On Sunday
night they went to Brooklyn to hear Mr.
Beecher, and were much disappointed thai
he id not fill the pulpit. On Monday ht
told her he was married man, and wa:
going to START at once for home. FoileC
in her purpose Of making him her hus
band, her love turned to jealousy, and sh,
charged him with the theft of the articles
she had freely given him. He professeC
great remorse, but if heaven and his fam
lily would pardon him, he would be resign
ed to the loss of his pastorate, which wa
now inevitable Mrs Gotham he eonsid
cred one Of that lamentable class of wo
men who lead men astray. He is only >.
years old. but he has preached sever
years. Mrs. Gotham stood by Will
Thompson told his story in court, am
manifested her opinion of it by raising he
hand III protest now and then. In he
! ONiuSbSC oiiC Sdl1 tildi lhbulpSOu SeCuES
possession of her valuabIes and money b
sweet words, and would have gone to Elgi
with her property had she not had hlr
arrested. Mrs. Gotham is apparent
about 40 years old
WAPAKoNETTA, O., Oct. "A truste
has been appointed in the interest of th
creditors Of Lewis Myers, the defauItin
treasurer of Auglaize county He mad
: an explicit confession to day, and tn
} treasury examination has closed. TIL
r amount of the defalcation foots up $27,
l55. Thus far the total cash realized, i
} the hands Of the county mmissiopers,
, $I4,l9O. Real e. tate levied on aud mort
= gagged notes, secured, placed on cas-
f basis, amounts TO $l5,IO0; total amour
S secured beyond doubt, $29, ,290, seeurin
D the bondsmen against any loss, except tt
i, $4,000 reward offered for the arrest of til
r defaulter. j. F. Smith, who is now col
o fined in Jail on the charge of being an G.
complice in the robbery, will make bite
fight in his case, and expresses his cont
dence 10 being able to establish his inn
i cence. However, 800 bill discovert
X under Smiths parIor carpet, is identi6e
r by farmer as one paid by him to Mye
= for taxes. There are also proofs that not
found on the person Of Smith at the tin
# OF his arrest we're in the county safe Il
y day previous to the robbery.