The New York herald., 1877-09-14
AN AUDACIOUS BIGAMIST.
DAsHING YOUNG MAN wHo pRETENDED TO
BE NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT HAYEs--A FAIR

A DAsHING YOUNG MAN WHO PRETENDED TO
BE A NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT HAYEs-A FAIR
WIDOW vIcrIMIzED.
TErom the San francisco Bulletin August 31.l
About four months ago a fine looking young man,
about thirty years DID, OF elegant physique, oil which
he was very proud, and with handsome blue eyes,
which he evidently relied upon to charm women
snakes charmed BIRDS, called the house OF a lady
named Burton, at No PAL Filth street, and engaged
room Mrs. Burton is widow in the prime OF life
and very pretty. She has been able to save hand
some little sum Of money, which was safely put away
in the bank and which the young man, who went by
the OF T. F. Hayes, at began 10 bis
ingenuity 10 obtain He at began to paw marked
attention 10 his iandlady, and at last offered her bis
heart and hand. Sue, like prudent woman, knowing
nothing about her lovers antecedcnts, hesitated.
Briggs. who told long and plausoic story OF Hayes
lie, which rendered II probable that he
family of Ohio. Mrs. Burton then consented 10
marry Hayes, and the wedding day was set. During
which, for time least, caused her TO doubt the
honesty OF her lover. One day. just after Hayes had
lett. she missed very valuable watch and chain which
had been lying on her bureau The watch ana cham
worth not far from $500 She thought, rather
Knew that they were IN Hayes possession and at once
But before the officers found their man he had returned
the watch saying that mad only been taken jest
to teach her to take better Of such valuable prop
efy. Thus this matter was satisfactorily explained
and the preparations for the marriage apace
Iadys betrothed informed her that ho Was in
need OF SUIT OF clothes TO DO married in
to be short OF funds His friends, unluckiIy were IN
tho ptiabic state just then and he forced to
apply to his aGlanced for the coin wncrewlth to buy
himself Cd the wedding day. To gain his point, and
to show, moreover that the lady had prize
the lottery OF lite, he informed her that he
cousin Of Rutherford Hayes President OF the United
States. and tnat his own father had recently died.
leaving him an estate from which he was soon to re-
ceivc So 600. President Hayes the administrator
OF the estate and had Informed him all Of the
business was nearly completed, and that the money
would be forwarded by the lst of August Under these
circumstances Mrs. Burton advanced Hayes $500 with
which To buy suit OF clothes ana procure a marriage
certificate Every thing last arranged and the
marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas
Guard, in the parlors oi his residence.
About month after the marriage Hayes, we'll known
about Tim Hayes began to talk about the lux
ury OF living in the country farm OF their own.
Ho descanted upon the pleasure of watching grow
ing crops, meaning fine orchard. and gavo several
disquisitions the subject Of raising chickens.
He informed his wife that no had seen IN Quo Of
tho papers notice OF fine iarm sale Rosa.
He up look at It, soon returned TO
tell OF the extraordinary bargain which was open 10
although II worth Ss 600 or 81 000 because it had
ee%e ssD Sseoui.ssd ass was A wiling nSa ss "s
get possession OF this valuable farm by paying ST. 900
down and paying the remainder of the money when
his So. 900 arrived Ho stated that there was com
Portable house the farm, nice orchard, which con-
tanned all kinds OF frut trees and no brought dowa
basket OF luscious peaches TO show what tho cnarac
ter OF the lruit was. He persuaded wife last
let him have about 81, j00 which she from the
bank, and which lie took aud CART 10 Santa Rosa
In lew days he returned ana said that the purchase
made and showed his vile what purporIed TO be
a deed OF the land But he was forced 20 back at
once, there eight vi wheat on the farm
which must be harvested immediately. lie was going
TO take up man To assist HIM, but no would re-
Tor his wife, and ADVISED her to nuvs what
furniture sho needed packed for
sell all else at auction As there clock at tho
farm he borrowed MS wie's watch aud chain But IN
about week Mrs Hayes was Informed tnat her nus
band mad not bougnt any farm, but that lie had bor
rowcd $3.50 from II man named Thompson and had
campcd The put into the hands OF Dctcc-
tIves Jones and Noyes, who found that Hayes was
once employed on the Central Pacific Railroad and
that he had wife and several children iu ONO His
irs wifc he had deceived In the as he mad
Mrs Burton. aud had managed TO get possession of
properly. But Hayes had disappeared frou, town
anu has not yet been heard from.