The New York herald., 1878-03-28
CHARLES M'KOwN'S BAD WAYS.

HE MARRrEs AND DESERTS TWO WIVES AND
LEADS GENERALLY A VICIOUS LIFE, BREAK
ING THE HEART or HIS FArHEB, METuo-
DIST CLERGYMAN.
PouGHKEEpsE, March 27, 1873.
Tho escApados of a we'll known clergym son
have just light In this city. The person re-
fsrrod to Is Charles McKown, son OF Rev. ME Nc
kown, a Methodist clergyman, OF Jersey City.
For time past he had besn employed
Ia the Whitehouse shoe factory, in this city.
A littlo over nve weeks ago no married
Nellie Smith, daughter Of Daniel smith,
OF wapplnger's Falls. and brought her here, taktg
her home occasionally 10 see her parents He went
home with her last Saturday, having hired horse and
wagon ut Of the CITY livery stables for the purpose
Sunday afternoon, ut thr2e O'Clock, no kissed his wife
goodby and started for Poughkcepsle, but did not 20
lar before he turnod southward and arrived at
Barnum's Hotel, Fishkiii Landing. He aightsd aud
gave directions for the staping ana OF his
and ncrvously asked ior writing material, which was
given hun. He hurriedly wrote q letter, and said
would take IL TO tho depot aud put IL tho $50
train for New York aud return. He did not return,
aud hs has not been seen since. Monday morning
Nellie Smiths father received tho following tsIs-
gram:-
NKw YORK. March 25.
Charles is dyna' he was shot by pistol shss Y him.
A short tme alter another telegram was received
as oliows:--
Charles is dead. lie wrote letter Mr smith be-
fore hs died and have mailed It, J. -. l.. McAOwN.
Tue signatures TO tho kilograms were those OF the
Rev. Mr.. Mckown. As soon us possible Charles NC.
kown's we (Nelic sm,tbl anu her mo her proceeded
" New York and went straight TO Rev. Mr.. ackowps
house, No 2+2 Montgomery street, Jersey Cty aud
were ushcred ip,o the parlor The reverend ventIe-
man appeared soon after. Said the griei-strickcn
reped. "He Is not" with wonaermena Thou l'nS tho
VIE. with tears IN her eyes exclaimed, 'wny, We
expected 20 hnd his dead body mere, aud showea tho
ts.cgrams Mr.. NJ, kown said that he knew pothipg
Of his whereabouts, du not believe no nad shot HIM
soi, anJ that thc signatures to ,he telegram. were
iorget tnc grle stricken bride ol hve then
re,urncd with ner mother to New Hamburg to await
further Developments.
WILD DoY'g CAREER
Yesterday Rev. ar. Kown tod n reporter the
history the missing who mas brought dis grace
and sr'c to us fanny he stated that wniic Tue boy
quito YOU x sbo ed sucn vicious tc
tna, ~ the hope OF reformation. the iatncr sent MN
10 mouse Of refuge near New York, where he
the shoctDakcrs' trade Alter hts discharge
he procured an engagement az an actor New
York. fbcn he made the acquaintance OF a young
girl, only child OF rich parents married her and nad
one cnild. Aucr The baby Gied young Mckown dc-
scrico MS vile and joined tnc army. HIS iather.
moos us" or IN" SON os"wn /. youns McKpwn u
had been tried tor uet ana scDtoncod ~ three years.
imprisonment. Alter shorvtlme the President par
doned HIM and hc shipped q whalcr.
DESERVING from his ship in the Sanawich
Islands ne played tho confidence game, but got away
subs,q queutiy lie sent his father IA teIsgraphic
despatch stating that he dying and nccdsd money
to gc, home ask forgiveness. But no ala not come
nome, ana his father did not hour IRON hum again
until last summer. wDen he learned he was IN this
place. MckJwn's hrst wiic ~ alivet New YORK sho
wished recently 70 get divorce, but assurances thut
hc was trying TO 1--we honestly Induced dcsist.
lie subsequently procured tho publication oi her
death IN the POughkcepsc papers. IL Is Dclievcd
Mckown lett New YORK Monday evening ior chicago.
Yrstcrday deserted wife No received iettcr IRON
McKown, dated on Monday, saying ne ran away be-
cnuse he was Ia uebt sou and afraid oi being
rested ana had pous to die since ns departure
II Is stated that be married erI IN West Hurley VI
stcr county three years ago aud descred her shortly
alter. The hvcrymun whose property Mckown took
found his horse aud wagon at fsbkill LznaiDg anc
letter from Ack0wn saying thorc was an old PAIR Of
shoes in the wogon he could have hckown N rather
tall ana has heavy wbIskcrs, sometimes dyod. lie
wears nashiy eoorcd KID giovcs He In the most dan
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