The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-04-18
VANCE, THE REFoRMER.

just after we had gone to press last
week. the Cincinnati papers arrived, con-
tanning dispatch that Vance was in San
Francisco. California, insane, but harm
less. The dispatch claimed to be from
the proprietor of hotel. and was ad
dressed to Mrs Vance. Since that time,
one week ago. strange as it may seem, no
further word has been received from him.
Several of the papers in this part of the
State, OF the baser sort. have attacked US
furiously for merely making mention of
the Ascending OF this Democratic re-
former To show that we have been very
lenient. we give the following, from the
Cleveland Leader:
"The mysterious disappearance of ex-
Congressman Vance develops beautifully.
The amount OF money borrowed by him
before bis fight is ascertained TO be from
SIS 900 to 10000 Among the principal
losers are two brothers-in-law of the miss
ing reformer They are now in Cincin-
natl in pursuit Of their erTing brother in
law. and a reporter who had an interview
with them says that they. in speaking OF
Vance. did not spoil good story Tor the
sake OF sparing their relative, But the
.addest part OF the story is yet to be told.
simultaneously with the fight OF Vance,
the wife Of q GaIlipolis music teacher, q
beautiful woman. also disappeared. She
and Vance had been flirting together 10
the extent that their attachment had be-
come a subject of gossip, and as che had
been seen in St. Louis at the same time
a. l. 81 er~E. =
voidable that they eloped as Mr.. Vance
is married to a daughter Of one OF the
leading families OF Southeastern Ohio.
aud is moreover, a ''reformer" OF the
purest Democratic strain, his conduct is
quite bewilderiug to his friends and the
public at large particularly his two broth
ers. .in-law and the other fellows OF whom
he borrowed money. Not even an ex
Congressman would want so much as
SIS 900 for any mere temporary Irritation
30 il 10 fair to infer that Vance and the
madame have gone to stay. These are
dreadful times Coming, as il does on
top OF the revelations about y Connor oI
the Legislature, this ckedneas of the
osteutatiousiy moral Mr. Vance has a
tendency to make people wonder where
they are.
And this, from the Holmes County
Republican
"One might almost think il was klep
iomania in the case of Vance but for the
tact that kleptomaniacs. although they
will steal almost anything. are very sci
.iom known TO steal their Deighbor'I
wives and then silently steal away"
And this. from the Columbus journal
The latest theory clncerning the dis
appearance of ex Congressman Vanse il
hat he took advantage of a blind mar
md ran away with his wife, after having
borrowed several thousand dollars iron
his friends For the honor OF Congress,
- a body we trust this report may prove
untrue, especially as Mr. Vance. in hi,
day, was a great Democratic reformer -
Reiormers are scarce. and we can't afford
to lose them.
And this, from the Philadelphia Times
The statements Of parties who arrived
in this city to day from Gallipolis put
different face upon the matter of the dis
appearance OF ex Congressman Vance
Before leaving that city, two weeks ago
borrowed large sums OF money from hii
friends and relatives, aggregating, it j.
said, fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
Upon arriving in Cincinnati he borrow &c
further small sums from political friends
and on Thursday evening disappeared -
simultaneously with his disappearance
from Cincinnati the pretty wife OF Gal
lpolis music teacher disappeared. The
fact that gossip has been busy with the
name OF this woman in connection with
that OF Col Vance for some time bacA lee
his friends to suspect an elopement. Both
have been heard from in St. Louis, bu
so far Mr.. Vance's relatives, who are il
pursuit, have obtained no definite clue
And this, from the Springfield, Mass.
Republican
The moving cause of the fight of ex
Repre-, eutative Vance of Ohio has beer
known among his friends here for some
time During the winter it was discov
cred that he had committed a crimina
offence Of very considerable gravity in hii
district Its exact nature cannot be as
certsined, but, aside from this, when las
here, he was detected in taking books
from two stores. On several occasions hG
was noticed concealing books from the
tables and shelves in his pocket and the
breast of his coat These books were af
terwards traced TO persons to whom ht
had presented them His friends look
upon these transactions as signs of a dis
ordered mind, and they really believe
that he was slightly deranged. He had
promised to come here and arrange these
things. and it was also believed by hi,
friends that by coming he would make
such settlements in certain directions 10
would save him from criminal prosecu
ton"
We have been cautious about believing q
or giving currency to the scandslous re
ports about this affair 1t is said that
this woman did not 60 with Vance, but
that she bad been seen in Washington
City. What is she doing there? How
easy it would be for her. for her own vim.
dication, how easy would it be for the
friends of Vance in Washington City. to
get and publish an affidavit from those
with whom she is stopping
Nearly all the papers say: "Oh the
poor fellow is insane; now the scandal
mnngers will have to shut up, DC.
We doubt whether Vance has ever been
in San Francisco. II he has been caught,
the insanity dodge was his only hope IL
was the only hope of Bowsher, the mur.