The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-08-01
A TRAMP'S LUCK.
He "Moves On" from Kentucky to Ten
ncssee and Marrics n 100000 Widow
Accused and Acquitted of BiSamy.

A short time ago there appeared in
Dccherl, Franklin county, Tenn q tramp
who reprcscuted Himself as being an I'M
migrant from Newport, bearing the name
ofThos. NJ. Shepherd, and Il painter by
trade. He was employed on several Jobs
of painting in the ncighborhood. "A Mrs:
williams, a wealthy widow, employed
Shepherd to paint Il house for her, ana
while in her employ he won the fair lady's
heart, and in addition thereto her lianu .
Much to the surprise OF everybody the
two were married. AS soon us the ccrc-
mony was performed the gossip mongerS
of Dccherd began to talk, and many ana
various were the rumors when noateu
through the town about the rich WIDOW
marrying Il tramp In Decherd resides an
eminent physician named DIR. Thomas
Shepherd. 4 letter was sent u few days
ago to the tramp, Shepherd. from James
Pagan, of Newport. The letter, after
mentioning some other matters, went on
TO tell that Shepherds wife and FAMILY;
who lived in Dayton, KY, were well, ana
that Mrs. Shepherd had considerable dim
guilty in supporting the children by
mistake the letter, when it arrived III
Decherd, was put into DIR. Shepherds box
The Doctor. thinking it was for lin,
opeued it, but was unable to understand It
until the marriage of Mrs. Williams and
the Newport Shepherd, when the mystery
was solved. The Doctor put 1t into the
hands OF Mrs. Williams friends, and to
them it appeared that Mr.. Shepherd was
guilty of biyany. They had him arrest
ed and taken to Winchester, Tenn, where
he was incarcerated in Jail. After some
correspondence with officials here, inc
friends of Mrs. Williams sent a Mr.; BAR
to Newport to work up the case. Mr.. b.
arrived In Newport yesterday anu en-
ploycd Judge j. IL. Hallum rs ms couh-
sci. The work Of investiSa'ion was lMnle-
diately begun. The first place MIR. BLAIR
and ,jnduc Hallum went to was the Cir
emit Court Clerks Office, where they found
that Mary r. Shepherd, the wife ofThom-
MS N. Shepherd, had obtained Il decree oil
divorce from him OIL the 81 of October
1874, on the ground of drunkenness, inhn-
man treatment and inetiicicncy generally
a telegram was Immediately semitic VIM
chester, stating the above, whereupoh
Shepherd was discharged. When he wa
arrested he stated that lie had been mar
ried and had children living. 1t is evil
dent that lie has captured the heart Ol
Mrs Williams, for she stuck to him during
ali his trouble. Mrs. Williams is worth III
the n~eighborhocd Of 100000.
The above, from the Cincinnati En-.
anircr, is somewhat sensational 0u'
correct in the main. The eminent Dr
Thomas Shepherd alluded to is oul
worthy and intelligent DR.. JhC. Snap
ard, who lives in Winchester, and the
letter alluded to fell into his hands II
this way 1t was addressed to Thoma'
Shepherd at Decherd, where it remain
al uucailed for. The r. NJ. knowing
that DR.. j. c. Shapard mot Shepherd
lived in Winchester, and had q SOL
named Thomas Shapard, NOW in Gait
Ifornia,) forwarded the letter 10 WIN
chester, aud It was put in DIR. SIS bo1
DR.. s. opened it, read it, and LAID i
aside, and would have thought nc
more Of it hut for the talk a few day'
afterwards 10 regard to the marriage
of Mrs. Williams to o man nance
Shepherd. This reminded the D0cto
of the letter, aud be carried it to Dech
crd and gave it TO a friend OF Mrs
Williams. As to Mrs. Williams NOV
Mrs. Shepherd being worth slOo.ooO
We are inclined to a doubt. But W
wish she Was. She is q clever lady ant
has enough to live on, and to supper
her husband, il be will he industrious