Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-04
4 Western Eroch Arden.

q EIot ~CA>E oF MISTAKEN tDENTlT1-A NIFE
MlefAkEs a STRANGER FoR HER HysBAND
AND LINES Win HIM TWO NEAKS.
4 curious case of mistaken identity on one
part and learlic>> deception ou ihr either hand
has Just been brought o. light iu t'oN ingtnn
ny. Some eight or ten Years age a man named
lguaiiU> GoctZ lived with his family in Lewis
burg. a village near tuNlngton Not prn>p.r-
ing n hi> anaiTS be- entered the regular army
aud went 10 leNa>: After remaining there two
years hr received injuries ui some nature and
WaS discharged and instead ot returning homa
went 70 Chicag" turning up Just before the
great hrv there.
Here he icll lu with a stranger named Allen,
strongly resembling him ma personal appear
ancc. and the vNo ~ cut during the lire -
plumber and rob. in which scheme they were
caught anu narrowly escaped tNuchug. pn I've
ing tired both men were convicted and t,VetZ
was sentenced 10 serve sin years ga the peni-
Tertiary. his partner being sent onlN for four
years. pom reaching the pcultrutiarN they
wer" placed in adjoining cell, and became very
intimate friends.
STEALING a WIFE.
Allen, alter serving cat hI> sentence came
10 tuNington. hN.. and. finding Mrs. ssOctZ,
claimed Ia Ice her husband. Al hrst She would
not believe him. hut he finally >ucrcr,led in
convincing her. and took zap hi> ahode with
her. and Ia due time a child. the tTtlit al their
Illicit union. Vas born. Everything PASSED
quietly until about a month ago, when GOets
himself returned. having served out his time.
When the first meeting had taken place GoetL
Was informed oi the deception thai had been
redress.
CHASING THF CUIPRIT.
But Allen had learned ui his coming. and
lied across the river To Cincinnati. GuctZ foi-
lowed. with his family. aud undertook further
proceedings. hat suon learned that hr had fed
the city and gone to parts unknown. The
woman u respectfully connected an CoYmgton,
and j. earnest in her prote>tation> that She was
= victim of deception ina the two Years she
lived with her paramour.
A Lovers MURDER AND sUIcDE-sld
StOrU ~ Lore. .Jeoi0USy. DruHLenness ant
De0M.-A tragic occurrence happened at
Norfolk. Va sunday. involving the death of
two young people IN manner both romantic
aud startling. Young painter nsmed Ben
lamin Godfrey. about eighteen Years of age,
mad been fOr several months deeply in love
and engaged To bc married 10 Miss Mollie r.
NiningdeT, very beautiful and sweet tenn
percd young lady seventeen wears Of age the
daughter Of Stephen NningdeT. a prominent
butcher of Norfolk. lew days since the
couple became enStranged and the LADY, re-
Godfrey followed Miss Miningdcr To the
Cumberland street Methodist church and
after service insisted on seeing her home
The young lady peremptorily refused the prof
fered gallantTy and her wOud-be escort left
her i'm a fuTlouSly angry mood. Godfrey was
further inccnSed by seeing Mr.. Graham go
home with his alilanced. Ii seems that he
went of To a bar-room and got drunk, after
which about four O'Clock Sunday afternoon,
he procured revolver and went 10 the house
| of Mr.. Niningder and asked an interview
with MOllc. The request WAS granted aud
| the young lady came Out into the hallway 10
meet him. A. She did 80 Godfrey drew his
pistol and aiming il az her heart fired. Miss
Winingder tell and died i'm a few moments.
Godfrey at once placed the muZZle of the wea-
pom Ia his own breast. and blew a horrible and
CHASTITY hole through his body. He Was ear
rled TO the station house and i expected 10