The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-27
FACT NOT FICTION.
The Story Of the Deserted English
Mother Corroborated by Home
Authority.
How it was That John Haigh Ran
Away From England With
Another Woman.
Leaving His Wife to Battle the
Worlds Difficulties Alone.
Mans Perfdity and Woman's s Pluck
Heroine in Real Life.
FACT, NOT FICTION.

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FACT, NOT FICTION.
About the middle OF May THE TIMES pub
lished the story in regard 10 the romance
connected with the life OF John Haigh, alias
John Richardson, who ran away from his
wife at Barnaley, in York county, England,
| in company with woman named Miss Polly
Richardson, alas Polly White, taking with
him hts three children, and coming to Amer
ica. THE IhEs published the story exactly
as II was told Its representative by the c1 ief
OF the police Of this city and Mrs. Haigh her
self, aid had every reason to believe in its
correctntss. notwithstanding the cavil in
dulgod in bv other newspapers, and The eN-
pllcit denial of Haigh GiiIs richardson him
self. Alter
THE PUBLICATION OF THE STORY
in the daily TIMES il was inserted in the
| weekly TIMES a copy of which latter was
| B.rnsley by Mrs. Haigh herself. He, in turn,
! gave the article TO the Barnsley Weekly ChrOn-
| icLe. which ublished The story of The TINES
| and entirely cnrruborated the main facts 50
far as they related TO the fiight Of Haigh, ais
| Richardson, and his paramour, and the de-
seriion of bis wife, besides giving in detail
| other facts in connection with the matter,
| which, not Obiainable by any one
/ here, and which are copied from the Barns'ey
| Chronic and published below. The GrOni-
eie speaks OF VI - Polly White as .'lady" To
| whum Haigii, a!ids Eichadson, was deeply al
| tacnet, and who was the
PisonRI TEES or AN EATING HOUSE
! in Regent street, Barpsley. The story Is
! shGri one, the mere outline ol which We Will
| give a. the details have been heretofore pub
Iish--i. In IS9l Hsish, 0itGs Richardson, de-
| serted his ~ lite at Bstrnsley, England, taking
with him his three children and woman
Polly Richai dSon alias White, coming to
AnvTic@, and after residing some time IN the
East, came to L-tyen worth. he going into
part n,rsiIp in thu butcher business with Mr.
Peat sill h-T. and iC;Eg business at the
south end of Fiftn street bridge, the style of
tn, firm being Peat & Richardson, their sand
being on III til street, between the bridge and
ChoctsH a.reei- not lar from the latter thor
Oughiarc. Some two year, ago HSigh, ali s |
Richardson, the latter being the name lac has /
always gone by in this country, removed 70
Kansas city,
wHEPE HE STILL RESIDES.
In the meantime Mrs. Haigh, who never i
for "A single moment had given up the idea
of being reunited to her children and with /
n niolner's love? 4 devotion, saved up mon.
ey enough from D., Town scanty earning. To
come Ia America. iii"r five years OF search
irg ami longing si'' learned the " h"reaboUts
oi her children, ;1..i Fastening To Leaven-
worth from Phiiau'. .bhia by the fast express
She united 10 i.er long lost little ones. |
W no had come up ;gom Kansas city 10 meet |
her here. she did lot sev her rCcreant lord
while ont this way Dut, having recovered all |
that was dear tO her, size was willing that he
should be let alone. Ihe history OF the af-
fair, anJecedent to the meeting of the moth
er and children, Is gwen III the Barn>ley
ChTOHicle:
FACT STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The old adag. that fact is stranger than fic-
ton has received additional verificatiOn In
the case of former residents OF Barnsey, as
the narrative which we are about 10 detail
will show. Most Of our readers who have
resided in Barnsley for period Of eight years
or over, will recOlIec; Mr.. John HaIgh, who
carried on the business of an auctlOneer here |
with, so far as external appearances went, "A
amount Of success, but who sud | .
denly disappeared at the beginning OF ISL.
Mr.. Haigh was "A native Of hOlmfirtn or Its |
Immediate neighbOrhood, and was Tor some | ,
time clerk in the Office of Mr.. :. wimpenDy, | ,
aucttoneer, OF that town. Subsequently ,
he removed to Penistone, and thence ,
to BaTn>ley, where he commenced business |
about 1865. Being of a sociable dispos tIon, he ,
was not long before he made for himse
pretty Wide circle of friends, who speedily
discovered that his .'gift of the gab" eminent
ly fitted him for the calling which he had ! .
adopted. In addition TO being an auctioneer
and Naluer, he carried on business as fur ,
nItuTc broker upon pretty extensive sC.le,
FIRST in the shop on .hea pside, now OcCU pied
by Nessrs. GrawShav 4 AmblcT, urtpcr-:
subs quently IN the Corn ENclanEe, which
he leased from the hen Corn Exchange 60. =
and !atter!y ia the shop on Maj ket Hill, now :
occupied by Mr.. Geo. Greenwood, draper. He .
also :tsprcd To take rank aS n pubic man. Tie \
HcS an active interest N P=nIs.unc AgricuI- :
ursd, horticultural and FioEA So 4
.ieIy q. the committee Cf which | "
le was a member and he also took ID leading !
cart !" local political movements. He ! :
wrought hard to secure the return of Messrs.
,ember, lists, and a few months lBter-F-n.
lth, lS5g,-he was one OF the gentleman VIA"
TODD sponsors Tor the Birnisey w"rkIn5
Mems Conservative ASSociation, of wnIcu
Mr.. Joseph Fish Is the putaIivs father. By |
his time he hal secured a very sD',i "Ohn-c-
Ion, and continued 10 all appe,T,ncc 20 do
fiourishiug business during the years lSig I.
md 1870. Early IN 1871 ,,however, II vas wins
,ered that Mr. Haigh had suddenly diSap. Y
'eared, taking with him his three children,
,ut leaving his wife in the town. Il w'S also -
whispered that there was a lady ~ concerned
a the affair, and much sympathy was ex. =,
herself with the utmost il
and who was devotedly Attached
o her children, as Will be: shown by the 1.
elurl- The following Is "A detailed nara ii,
i've of the circumstances connected with
iaigh's disappearance On the lSt of J.snu- -
ry 1871, he left BarnsIey with Miss Polly W W
dii,ts White, "A ..Iady" TO whom III
e was attached, and vino was the proprie-
ress of an ealing house, situated in Regent te
treet. About "A week before his departure he
dvised his unsuspecting wife to pay visit | T.
D her parents who resided in the heigtIbOr- n,
God of Holmfi1h and the visit was made
n company with her youngest child; Dur- ..
ng her stay, her husband wrote 10 her to Gu
eave the child for a week longer; and, hay- w
ng SO far matured his plans, he left Barns te
ey, as stated, with the purpose OF proceeding
0 London, to there transact business. He |
ras accompanied by his Two boys, Alfred p!
nd John, and, AS there were no signs OF his
efurn as day after day passed, Mrs. HaIgh | Ina
'rote TO her parents Ln send her child be
oily home. Her surprise may be well hi
lorning she received a reply which stalled
nat the iather had called fbr the child day
r two previously. II also transpired that,
Istead of journeying 10 the metropolis, lie
adj gone 10 Leeds, where they soJourned for ht
time In coffee house. Daring their say an
mere, the lac cdlady took occasion TO note that IA
ais was ex planned by Miss Richardson, who Ia
aied that the girls own mother was desd, 81
I'D that she was Haigh's second wife, 10 h'
hom he had Just been married. Haighs in
IA
10 make u start in America and taking a
,mewhat circuiioas route he reached Cork, an
Ireland, and subseq queDuy landed in de
meric;. with Miss EichaTd>on and his three III
lildren. In the meantime Mrs. Haigh had ne
sinly hoped 10 hear some tidings from her &C
u,baDd and children, but receiN ing none, 10
hd feeling convinced she was lett destitute ey
lie. too, ieft Bdrnsley, and went into TN
,rvice. She obtained several sit an
atoms in England. and at one lime lived s.N
ROchdse, aud presently her irugaliiy was he
en TO have been OF such a kind that she was
ie possessor OF $50, sum she deposited in
l- fost-Oiiice Savings Bank in the name, Of ,
.r children. The book she entrusted 10 a
dy friend now residing ia Barnsiey, with a,
.rbai Instructions TO draw the amount in NJ
O: those in whose names II had been W,
y esled, should they present themselves in -,
eir naive town. These precautions, how ~ ~
er, were utterly useless, inasmuch as no IN
avinss- can be Withdrawn without the au- an
ority of deposition or of the party that the
oney is said to belong to. Mrs. Haigh then To- To-
cided 10 follow her husband and children, oe
n ostensihle object, IL is stated, being tile ~
possession of the latter, and after rrsoIv- he
z, in a comparatively few days she found
'r,.,.If on th,. shores cf America Her nnr.e ! He
deed was light. but she WAS armed with an est
PRODUCTION, through the kindness of some
lends at Holmnfth, TO the frm of Wheatley
-os., manufacturers, OF Philadelphia, who
mp Dyed her, and in which establishment
e learnt viewing. This employment
sagreed with her, and she engaged herself Mi
a girls orphanage at Cardigan, afterwards Iv
an orphanage for boys, and then in a Iul- =
ic asylum. Daring The whole OF This time er
e caused advertisements to be inserted in
ricus newspapers TO the effect that iii this ua
ould meet the eye OF her children'-nam- | VT
z them-"and they would communicate
th her they would hear something to their Pre-
vantage" She also secured the acqugIu-