The New York herald., 1878-09-28
PATERSON'S SENSATION.

THE sTAID TOWN EXERCISED OVER AN AL
LEaED CASE OF BIaAMy-wuAT THE INTER-
xsTED PARTIES HAVE TO SAT- ABOUT IT
THE TRIALS AND TRIBuLATIoNs OF AN
OPIUM EATER.
The usually quiet and, II u must bs said. rather
dull town Of Paterson, N. j., 10 at tho present mo-
greatly excited by the report that IL has In us
very midst genuine case OF bigamy, case In which
. who claims high lineage is openly charged
with having, on three divers OCCASIONS, led three
different women-ail young, blooming and beanti-
ful-to the hymeneal altar and there Joined himself
TO each Of them in The Gordian knot OF matrimony.
Tho In this rather startling drama OF domestic
life narrated below told TO HERALD reporter
by parties who ''Know oil about the case" some OF
whom think .'ths whole AFFAIR is very outrageous"
while the alleged villain the play meekiy says, SIT
isn't so. 1t isn't So"
The DRAMArIs PERsoNA.
The chief actor 10 the business Is ono Leroy
Baumont. who claims TO be tho only SON OF the iatc
General Baumont. connected with the Uuited States
engineering and submarine service; also that To
himself has bcen engaged in the latter service as
diver He is q man aged about iorty-ave, lame in
log and not at all In personal appearance what
would be taken for a gsy Lothario. Besides, IL is
said he Is much addicted to the OF OPIUM that
Elk months ego, 80 tho story runs, baumont CHANGED
meet IN this city Paterson girl named Annie
haired and very rosy and comely. after the
true Tue,onic type The grl was visiting
Baum"u, saw her ana ie. or pretended
10 ial IN love most violently at first sight He i'm
plored her to receive nm a. the house oil her riend
and later pressed wris her parents In Pater.
aud ask permission 10 accompany ber home.
THIS request the girl complied with, though she did
for him, as she says, aud the pair went to
Paterson, wnere, after stay Of u week. the parents
objecting to Baumout as son-in-aw. he persuaded
the fair Annie 10 clopo. In days they back
again. declared that they had been married, but
could show no certificate beyond the card OF u Rev.
Mr.. Smith, Of Boston Despite Baumonl's preton-
sions the only properly he seemed possessed OF was
contained in one snail vaiise.
A STARTLING DEN0UzMBNT.
The d6nouement was described 10 the HERALD re-
porer who visited the residence OF the Heydsn lam
lily, at No. 10 Dover street, Paterson. yesterday.
Hcydeu, mere, buxom and determined looking
mairou who seems capable OF making It warm ior
unweicome son-in-iaw, sad that alter u few weeks
had another vile IN New York aud that he was no
submarine diver; that being lame III Quo leg and un.
sound In tho other he was Of no earthy use and
comfy, SO tho family state, Baumont has married
another young girl, Mss Emma Dolan, and
The intermediate vito OF the Trio, who was present
al the Interview, swears vengeance, declaring that
she had intended letting him 30, although he had 60
cruelty deceived about the first wife. but thirI
vile she will not stand, and she clcnched her little
nst 10 a rage a. ths new indignity Since Beaumonrs
departure this girl vile has been at work in silk
m and Will use her earnings to pursue the man who
has deceived her.
BHAuMoNr's DESPERATION
What has brought the whole affair 10 light just at
this time was a visit made 10 his Paterson wl'e ON
"Wednesday by Baumont on which occason no was
received very cooliy by the vile and was promptly
elected from Tue premises by the old folks, although
After his aismissal he went down Rutherford and
then applied ~ several stores for morphine Finally
he brought up AT Mr. Bakiston's store, near The DC
pot, where he gave small sache he carried 10 the
pr0prietOr's son, with The request that II nothing
more heard from him 10 send the satchei 10 No.
10 Dover street, Paterson. short time aiterward
Mr.. Schermerhorn iouud the man lying on The side
walk on Orient Way apparently tn dying condition.
Mr. Schormcrhorn procured assistance, conveyed
the man 10 his house and dosed MIN with
hot conce until he partially recovered. TheD, when
he was revived he to an attempt at suicide
by morphine. Justice Courtney took charge OF MIN
and after consulting apnysican, passed him over to
Officer smith to conduct 10 Hacxsnsack TO the County
Jait In pass Ing along the street with ihc officer he
broke away and endeavorcd to throw himself before
u passing Erie train. He said no would 60 10
Courney's house, whore he remained uutii tho next
morning., when he was Interviewed by a HERALD re-
porter. and the following s ~ bris the reason given
Tor desire 10 poison himself or 10 die in some way
STORY.
He told his name, station aud antecedcnts--he Is
certainly most Intelligent man and cxhioits much
culiurc-as above described; told how hc met the
grl Annie Heyden nrst In thus CITY as he was coming
cut u hotel, the gri being In custody oil poncs-
man who had arrested ner ior alleged bad bohav.or
Beng sruck with the girfs beauty aud apparent ih-
nocencs no on .red the pocemau $40 TO release her
and the obliging guardian OF the public peace con-
sentea. Then BEAUMONT said took the 81 mo to
Paterson, alter married bcr-having nne
wcdding-and afterward tho two visited PbiIa-
doiphiA, Baltimore, Washington aud other
cities and aually returaed TO Paterson, whers
he lett his young vile until he should
a,tond 10 some imperative business. He was Euch Of
his absent during The weeks that nervencd, but
lett her plenty OF money and visited her frequently
as possible. After lapse OF some time he thing
ho did not ike, grew suspcious, made inquiries aud
finally learned that hs wife had not yet given up her
Old lover this city: that they met in Rutherford
regularly on thursday afternoons, ano then went 10
CARLSBAD AID spent the night there his wife return
ing Paterson next morning. He had, he said told
hrs vile while In Paterson the day before that when
down Thursday as usual, 10 see her lover
she wsuid also mud hrs dead body then. Fate had,
however, decrced otherwise, tor Thursday alter.
noon he was sent to his home 10 this city by Judge
COurtneY