Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-02-20
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neat in his dress and personal appear
ance. He travelled, it seems through
counties of Shenandoah, aud Rocking
ham. He was particularly pleased about
Mt. Crawford in which neighborhood he
courted two young ladies and was
about marrying one Of them when
letter from his brother informed his in
tended bride that he was married man
and that he had wife and two children
in Indiana. He was informed Of these
developments, but protested his inno-
cence and abused the brother who was
making every effort to keep him from
the clutches of the law. One OF the
young ladies to whom he was engaged
wrote to his brother and to sheriff in
Indiana. The sheriff forwarded a let
ter from his wife which had been sent
to hotel Keeper in Danville, Indiana,
in which she inquiries why tits that be
has thus deserted her. With her true
woman nature she expresses in the most
fervent manper her affection, which in
spite Of all the wrongs she had receiv-
ed, still clings to him. She appeals to
him and says "Oh Boon, consider the
condition you haze left me in, what
would l do with two children TO support
were it not for my father and mother !!
Nina often says 10 me where is my
pa" Don't you think it is almost heart
breaking to hear her ask where her pa
&c? Were you to see your little giils,
doa't think you could forsake them, for
they are intelligent, beautiful little
children, and if God spares me expect
to raise them up to be intelligent young
ladies. Now this young lady tells me
you are engaged to be married to her !;
for Gods sake, consider what you are
doing. Little did ever think you would
treat rae this way. Did you not vow
before God aud man that you would
ever live true to me Boon, love
YOU vet dear as l love my own life and
would give any thing in Gods world to
have you consent to live with me. l
care not where it would be, any where
in this world. Ny affections are deep
down in your heart and the memory OF
you will ever be a sunny spot in my
heart. l never expect to bestow love
upon any one else, for never could be-
stow love on any one as l do upon you,
although you have treated me so ILL., l
pardon you for all you have done, and
If you will never return to me any more,
my prayer is that God will bless and
protect you wherever you are"
These exposures drove him from
Mt. Crawford in the Fall Of
1876. His brother advised HIM to
leave at once and 60 10 some OBJ
scure place in Ohio or Pennsylvania.
The ladies whom he had been counting
at once discarded him and he jumped
his board bill at Mt. Crawford and made
his way to Broadway. A letter from
Mt. Crawford charging him with stealing
a pair OF cuff buttons and of selling a
hand trunk belonging to another party
followed him to Broadway. He did
business afterwards in Edlnburg, Wood
stock aud finally located in Strasburg
where by his gentlemanly manners he
succeeded in gaining the confidence Of
the people and was freely admitted into
society as a young man. As every
where else he resumed his attentions to
the young ladies, A few weeks ago he
made profession ofreligiOn and united
himself with the church. He was still
at Strasburg last week, but we have no
doubt he will soon see proper to take
the advice Of his brother Who was too
honorable to accede to a proposition
made by him to the effect that he would
give him letter by which he could de-
ceive the people. His board bill in
Woodstock, amounting to twenty dol
lars has not been paid. Every fact
stated in this article is correct as we can
show by the most conclusive testimony
now in our possession. We will add a
pen picture as drawn by a sheriff OF
Danville, Indiana in which place, he
figured for a while. 1.-THE man you
speak Of was here about year ago and
passed himself for a single man. He
was as we considered him, a constitu-
tional dead beat, book agent but toe
lazy to sell anything, looked Ike a man
born tired. If you could treat him to a
coat of tar and feathers you would dc
right" By addressing his wife, al
Major ca, Huntington Co., Indiana, yor
eau hear all the information you desire.
This letter was sent to party at Mt
Crawford. Were it necessary we would
give his name in full but the people o
Mt. Crawford and Strasburg will no
mistake the man, and we earnestly
hope that the only foot hold that HI
can find in Virginia will be in the STATE
prison. We have evidence showing
what his designs are, but we have giver
enough to prevent the consummatiol
Of his foul schemes in this section.
SUICIDE OF BISHOP" CARNEY
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