The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22

Stewart, AtchlsoD, Kansas:
A Lady Fina. Her Friends After
Ta;rt, Seven Year. search.
LGarnett Piaindeaier, ISL
The following article was clipped from
the Cincinnati Ea9uEr, ard was handed
Us by Mr.. 5. l.. GroOms. Oi this city, who is
the brother residing in X insas,' mention
ed in the last paragraph:
a somewhat remarkable case uf separa-
ton from friends came To the knowledge
OF an Esqairer rep,rte yesterday. 1t
seems that many years ago little girl
named Lizzie Grooms, whuse parents resi-
ded in 4 tnesv.!Ie, Ohio, was adopted by
eli uncle. The uucie AMI his family sool
after came To this city and resided at the
corner u Front and Central avenue. Liz
zie ~as at tnis lime auOut seven years OF
age. soon alter her removal here Mrs.
Gilbert, who lived near her uncle's family,
took fancy To the child and desired TO
he her Il member of her family, where
she could act as uurs, t. her child. This
the uncle objected 10, but the Giberts, IN
some manner, got POSSESSION OF Lizzie, and
took her with them ON an extended tour
which Mr.. Gilbert took for the benefit OF
his health.
They travelled for some time, visiting
New Orleans and other Southern cities,
went to Canada and from thence to New
York and Philadelphia, where Lizzie's new
friends, the Giiberts, all died. Time had
passed, and the little nurse girl had grown
to be yoang woman OF seventeen. All
this time she had never heard OF her par
EMS nor any of her friends in Ohio. She
was married in 1852 10 man named Jo-
scph H. Lee. Inc issue Of this union was
one child, son, who is now in business IN
this city at No. li6 West Sixth street.
Lee died year or two after his marriage.
The widow soon after his death came to
this city and supported herself by working
as a domestic AZ Dinners Garden in PEN
dleton. The letters which she had written
home while in Philadelphia never reached
their destination, and she made up her
mind that ali her relatives were dead.
From Pendleton she went 10 Cas- county,
Indiana, and there married a Mr.. W. IL.
Morris. After six years Of welded life
Morris died. From Cas- county she went
next to Logansport, and in course OF time
again embarked on the matrimonial sea,
this time CsI ousiug ID. SwineheaIt. He,
too, died, in less than two wears after mar
risge, Of apoplexy In 1866 she came back
to this locality, and getting possession OF
her son, whom she had placed with fami-
" in Covingtor, when she was living at
Pendls,on, aud mother and son took refuge
in Shaker village in Indiana. In 1865
they left the Shakers and went TO Madi-
sonviile. One day, not lons ago, while
Mrs. G7ooms-L ZEE Morris-Swineheart and
her son Joseph Lee, were walking along
Fifth street, the lady was attracted by a
sign which struck her eye. 1t read, -. W.
Grooms, photographer" The artist had
but recently removed from Portsmouth,
Ohio, and commenc busin, IS where the
sign was posted.
The name struck her as being very ia
milisr, and she determined to See the own
er OF it and ascertain If he could give her
any tidings of ftniiy and friends whom
she had not seen Tor thirty-seven years,
and whom she had given up as dead. The
artist proved TO BE- her own cousin. He
had pictures OF several members of the
family, aud these The "waif' a, orc. recog-
nized. A letter was Immediately dispatch,
ed to John +. Grooms, Of Ianesville, a
brother Of Lizzie, and reply immediate
~ received, rejoicing that long-lost sister
had at last been found The parents of
the los, one are dead the father having
passed away in 1872, the mother in 1862
II did not take her long to visit Ianes-
vile, where she received with open arms
by her two brothers and one sister, who
had long since given up all hope OF ever
seeing her Another brother at present
resides in Kansas. When he was inform
ell by letter OF her return, he was nearly
beside himself with Joy.
A ErUEnt wife aud Bsr PaEnmOur
Di>covsred t,t Aichi.ion.
lA;cIIi.on Patriot. L..
Up in Brownsville, Nebraska, there have
have lived Henry Monk and wild -Four
children have been born unto this couple
the youngest scarcely eleven months old.
\ serpent in the person of one David NJ.
Stuart came into their Eden, and in time
won the affections OF Mrs. Monk, and to
makeoUr story as short as possible, an
elopement was planned. To better carry
out their plan Mrs. Monk left home, Tues
day, and came 10 this city, where she has
since been stopping at the Legal Tender
restaurant Wednesday she wrote letter
to Stuart, addressing him as "Dear Hus-
bad" The following is the copy Of the
letter:
ATCHIsoN, August IA, ISIS.
DEAR ErsBAND:-l arrived here safe in
Atchi>on last night. sin staying at the Lee
gAi JeEder II. aurant Nothing new happen
ct on the road. IL Iou can get OF come as
quicA as you can, or write rs soon you get
lhess few liGes. Tell Nj Monk 20 write 10
Us soon rs be goes home. This is all, dear
husband. come as soou as you can.
NJ. STUART.
BROWNSVILLE, Neb., August Is.
DEAR WIFE.-I seat myself 10 answer yours
ofyrsierday. / will come soon as | can.
There 10 right smart uprosr here. Monk 10
huntin Z for you. Be coutented, l Will come.
IL lie finds you don't come back with him,
nor tell him | gave you the morey. All
Your tIue husband,
ID. II. STUART,
To NJ. Stuart
Shortly after this letter was written
Stuart lit out for this place So did Monk
They cane on the same tram, Monk
shadowing Stuart, and the latter not knowi
ing Monk was on the train. At the depot
here, however, Monk let his man get out of
sight, and he was not seen any more till
this morning. Whether Stuart found Mrs.
Monk has not been ascertained.
This morning Monk placed the matter
in The hands of Officer Flannery, and that
efficient officer soon found Stuart and Mrs.
Monk. A complaint was filed against
Stuart before Justice Fisher, charging him
with adultry, etc, and a warrant issued.
Upon being arraigned the trial was put off
till Monday, and Stuart, in default OF 800
bail, was sent to Jail. lie had on bis per-
son Sl0S75, gold watch, revolver, etc.
After he was safely in Jail Monk tried to
induce his wife to go back home with him,
on account of their children, but she re-
fused and said she never would go back
She appeared 10 be very much distressed
when told that Stuart was in Jail, and
wanted the officers 70 let her be locked up
with him.
Mrs. Monk is represented to be about
twenty five year, old and very good look
ing.
A CowardIy Outrage on nm Editors
Vile.
IRice County Bulietin,s.l
On yesterday drunken hummer named
ID. X. Gordon, who last winter was employ
ed to canvass for a short time for this pa
per, came to Sterling from Nickerson on
horseback, and, Is has been his custom for
some years back, called at the house Of Mr..
Ulmer, the proprietor OF the Bulletin, and
took dinner. Heretofore he has always
been treated by our family as friend, and,
as such, was treated yesterday. In the
afternoon he returned to the house when
no one was there but our wife and children.
He was then under the influence of liquor
Our wife was sick in bed AT the time with