National Republican., 1878-12-28
ASCOUNDReL'S SCHEME.
Duped into a Mock Marriage by a
Bigamous Husband.
Mans PerHdy-woman's Trust aud Conf
denco MispIaced-.A Washington Man
Betrays Kansas Giri-Piaying
the Role OF u Senator's Son
His Departure for I'm
known Parts, &c.
The De,ii,ry pone by william T.. Joyce.

Some timo SIo Mrs c. II. Springer, matron Of the
Womcn's Christian Home Of st. Louis, NJ, =, made
inquiry Of a clergyman IN this city regarding the
status Of William l.. Joyce.
lie was IN tho West at the time. and reprcsen,ci
that he was the son Of United States Senator from
the State Of Maine. lie married young girl In
Kansas City, No., named Allie Wilson, aud subSc.
qucntly len her The matron, having rccci, cd in.
formation that Joyce was n married man, with a
wife aud children residing In this city, wrote for
the purpose ofasccr;ainimg the truth of tho story.
The reverend gentleman made search a, the
clerk onico for this District and discovered that,
on the 18th Of November, $50. one William l..
Joyce, Of Washington, y. E., obtained license 10
marry with Miss GvOrgiana Graham, Of rhiaiul.
rhia and the records Of wc.lcy n. L. Chapel
showed that on tho l7tiI of November, lS70 the
parties named were duly married by Rgv. u. PCy-
ton BsDwn, the then rptnr OF thai church. and
now presiding eidCr Of the District orCnlumLia.
AhuplIcae copy Of INC record was transmitted
TO Mrs. Springer. NoIhiug more was heard Ur the
matter until recently: when lengthy article on
the subject AuprnT"l IN the II. Louis TiAI'.ipnrdO
irlln which tic following extract IS taken
Mrs: Springer Thought that. ns portion Of the
iAntS hnh been made public, It would only bG doing
Justice To the young lady N pive the true story.
Hhc said that Ms AIlic Wilson was an ORPHAN,
teaching school At Baxter Springs, Kansas. whore
She has great many ii,nds aiil b very highly
respected by oil who know her. She made the AC.
quHutanr2 of Wil!iam L. joyce about four wears
hG'. lie was at that time AMI has been most Of the
time since connected With some railroad that runs
INTO hausas tity, though IN what capacity or On
what ral Mr.. Springer did nM know llg Il ,lll 10
be tiuc.luuklug nlui. OF the bTuuct, tyne and
liue above III" me 1ium slC lie hUd visited Miss
WILSON, ~ Baxter Springs very frequently during
iLr past two yc'r'. always reprc>en ing himself 10
her 70 bv IN very huui ClrCGnsHncCs owu.ugn great
hca! Of real ctuC IN Sviala, aud Glsp claiming 10
h. the sOu Of Senator ICy,u OF Ms.iur Who he tnid
was uto the p"ss,s'o5 Of great wealth, anl some
day II wuu,d revert ~ him. As he h!ways dr,~sci
,c'y hlud~Imriy and mad plenty OF money t.
sp'l"i nc hc'C- once doubted any of his state
hcilts; but, un The CONTRARY. whCu he rrrp,sCI to
marry she only ifrlt1v Itut.
vd tu think hOH ftluurlc size hat 'yrn IN occurring
hc lo'g or >Irh u ruc-I"oklng gentleman.
She lisl Nrl - TIE oily words OF tho accom-.
pl.h- vi! 1a and Wtni 10 Kansas tUv, wlrr,. lie
wis nc, ty n'm. Amer guiug 70 "a latri al VL.Ch
ne cI"'nc 10 hG ''tying, ana remaining fora few
huufs. hs G"h'i q taThgc, h! which they wurc
'7 mt!rd 20 rcrl!~u'v IN the suburbs whore She
Nnr Introduce 'ua ruur and w0mau who claimed
Ia b" a., RCN. ". NCtu:iuiId aud wife. ana II, Nil.
wilson supposed legally mtrf,rd ir,r,L,pI,inu
"A itN lays IA II. Louis, they VESTED srmr oi lrr
tcU!INv' rut IT.uud, ir III ~lglt Of ohio lHav.ul
lyr - visit wi,h her ii,r,... Iuycv went Fast
claiming t. rr ro'rg lO Huiuc 10 srr III. Gtih,r
Mh' Wa .ick. liz "r.'e to lur nnm Wnsnug,on,
Bll,.Iu re- aud pls1 f.yIn BAH Nc aluuyS OK.
Pacing u, '"Eo ipr i'cr IN the fDur.t terms
On hi ig:urnrg To- Ohio snu juilc him and tIry
went 20 ",'lul.a. HECre he was going Ia H,ttu Oh
~nn' of his property but before they were s,ttlrd
H,ss. amt some Ml'rs ut N,ihlIa iH the rluir To
'nli At ~" hotel pl Witch MIR lulc was stopping
anu luII Hgf uhI rhH Eud bC,u deceived. ant that
they lad sen.
.Ir%m farming this. Mr.. Joyce No. ,aue imnc.
unlcy iu =, L"'is HId Hl,'r loaEing In vuil tor
her iNthless husband .la went out H. the Nnmen's
,lI'i.in HON" amt nI1,lC Err tuub'e, known 10
Mr. Springer aUd uuc Other lady. SEc IHd nH
Teen lnrTc bat iuw days Thpn she beard uG him
~ the k'"r't House. she called on him aud told
him Whist she htd t"Nri He Of coursc. dcnird
'NCry w"r'i Of j, aud Told her that he thought she
hal more confidence in her husband than that
,iIe bc.c'td him, and tI"y tvcI together Tor some
time. Finally, she b.ug in delicate sat, was
taken sick IL, ,l't her that y wus going ll lliS.
E.l." OF Very UrgCut hi-iucsS, uud thC has never
-,,n or hc"ld OF him dircrIly since thtu. Her at
l,ndl' phHsi"an, III t-ast - Louis ulsJ ln,d her
/ uAl Nj J'y"c va, II married man, When III was
| shi, ,li" Ncnl to the ni-iiHT Home. but slnrc
icn lits iu!t 10 ny amd ruGLe an hui't~t living
she hns taken irgrI sicus lO TgstuIg her maiden
nHmr l.nrrts were made u hni The bupl' InInis
| tor, hut Tao trace OF him could Lu Discovered
| For holiday presents 90 tu Julius IGns-
| burgh, tho roruInr carpet man, III and IS;