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

A DAsHING YOUNG MAN WHO pRETENDED TO
BE NEPHEW OF PRESIDENT HAYEs-A FAIR
WIDOW vICTIMIzED.
IFrom the San Francisco Bulletin, August 31]
About four months ago 6ne looking young man,
about thirty years old, OF elegant physique OF which
he was very proud, and with handsome blue eyes,
which he evidently relied upon to charm women as
snakes charmed birds, called at the house Of a lady
named Burton at No. 24l Filth street, and engaged
room. Mrs. Burton Is widow in the prime OF life
and very pretty She has been able to save hand
little sum of money, which safely put away
in the bank, and which the young man, who went by
the name OF T. F. Hayes began 10 exercise his
ingenuity TO obtain. He at began TO pay marked
attention to his iandady at last offered her his
heart and hand She like prudent woman, knowing
nothing about her lovers antecedcnts hesitated
But Hayes introduced to her two young men named
Briggs, who told long and plausible story OF Hayes
lie. which rendered It probable that he
belonged q highly respectable and wealthy
family Of Ohio. Mrs. Barton then consented to
marry Hayes and the wedding day was Set During
the courtshp, however, Mrs. Hurton had little fright
which, for time at least, caused her to doubt the
honesty OF her lover One day, just after Hayes had
lett she missed very valuable watch anc chain which
had been lying her bureau. The watch anu chan
worth not far from $500 She thought rather
knew, that they in Hayes possession and once
applied to Detectives Jones and Noyes to recover them
But before the officers found their man he had
the watch, saying that it mad only been taken jest,
TO teach her to take better Of such valuable prop
erty. Thus this matter satisfactorily explained
and the preparations for the marriage won't apace
lady's betrothed informed her that he Was in
need OF suit OF clothes to DO married In,
and that at that particular time he happened
to be short OF funds HIS friends unluckiIy, were IN
tho pitabc state just then and he forced
apply TO his ai!anced Tor the wncrewth to buy
the respondent raiment with when he would cothc
himself Cd the wedding day. To gain his point and
TO show, moreover, that the lady had drawn 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
ceivc So, ,OOo President Hayes was the administrator
OF tho estate and had just Informed him all Of the
business was nearly completed, and that the money
would be forwarded BY the 1s of August. Under these
circumstances Mrs. Burton advanced Hayes $500 with
which 10 buy suit OF clothes and procure
certificate. Everything was at last arranged and the
marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas
Guard, in tho parlors vi his residence
About month after the marriage Hayes, well known
about Tim Hayes, began talk about the lux
ury of living ia the country on farm OF their own.
He descanted upon pleasure OF watching the grow
ing crops meaning lnc orchard. and gavo several
dsquisiions on the subject Of raising chickens.
He informed his wife that no had IN Que Of
tho papers notice OF fine farm sale Rosa
He went up at ouce " look at IT, and returned
tell OF the extraordinary bargain which was open TO
although worth Ss 900 81, ,00O because it had
been, been 50 S,soo:a ary , year that he had be,
at any sacrifice. Hayes SAID that he could
get possession OF this valuable farm by paying ST. 900
down and paying the remainder of the money when
his $4,000 arrived Ho stated that there was u com
Portable house on the farm, nice orchard, which con-
tanned all Kinds OF frut trees and no brought dUwa Il
basket OF luscious peaches to show what the charac
ter OF the iruit He persuaded us wife at last 10
let him have about j00 which she drew from the
bank, and which lie took aud carri d TO santa Rosa
In lew days he returned ana said that the purchase
was made and showed his wife what purporled to be
a Of the land But he was forced TO 20 back AZ
once as there were eight vi wheat on the farm
winch must be harvested immediately. lie was going
10 take up man To assist HIM, but he would soon re-
turn Tor his wife, and advised her TO nave what
furniture snc needed packed for ion and TO
sell all else at auction AS there was 40 clock al tho
farm he borrowed mis- wife's watch aud cham. but IN
about "A week Mrs Hayes Informed that her nus
band mud not bought any farm, but that lie had Dor
rowed $3.50 from Il man named Thompson md had DO
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 "a wife and several children la Opio HIS
rs wife he had deceived In the Ter as he mad
Mrs. Burton. and had managed 10 get possession of
her properly. But Hayes mad disappeared FROM town
and mas not yet been heard from.