The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-19

The Depth Of his Misunderstanding his
betrayed Wife, his Mother and u
WldoWed Sister, and Living out Il
Despicable Lifo.
From he Nc,o YoaiI World.
Ex-Governor Franklin j. Moses
is now II miserable outcast in New
York, ald is nder the surveillance
of the detectives on II charge of the
baScst character For some months
preceding last December he resided
i'll Charleston, or the neighborhood,
but had lost favor among his former
associates, who had stubbornlv re-
fused to comply with his continual
demands for money, Furthermore,
he was separated from his wife and
family, who had given up all hope of
reforming him. In tho early part
Of last December he was known TO
be living in Charleston with u dis
reputable woman. lie had no occu>
patton, and no one knew how he
supported himself. a few days
prior to Christmas his female COM
panion suddenly left him, and it was
! supposed ut the time that she had
gone to Now York. Mrs Moses, his
mother, lived at Sumter. Her
daughter, widow also, resided in
tho same house, and close to them
lived Mrs. Franklin j. Moses,
the ex-govecnor's wife, and their
daughter, a young girl of seventeen.
A short time after the departure of
the woman with whom tho OK.
governor had been living he visited
his mother at Sumter, and after
ingratiating himself with her he was
allowed to see his wife and daughter.
During the two weeks he remained
in the neighborhood of Sumter ho
made such promises of better CON
duct for the future, that his family
WAS inclined TO believe that he had
reformed. He repeatedly tol IL them
that he was about entering upon q
new career, and intended to 60 to
Bryan. Texas, to open a law office
there. When he bade them good
bye he told his wifo that he would
write her II letter Immediately on
his arrival in Texas, and inform her
of his prospects. His wife and
other members of his family had
implicit confidence in What he said. Ii
appears, however, that tho ex- govern
or came straight to New York, for
about two weeks ago q gentleman in
this city received this telegram from
Sheriff G. g. Bowen, of Charleston
county:
ARREST Franklin j. Moses he
has stolen valuable dresses. Employ
detectives. Will give 500 reward,
and write fully"
The gentleman to whom tho dis
patch was sent did not wish to be
mixed up i'll the matter, and handed
the case to q f.m Of detectives, who
a. once communicated with Sheriff
Bowen, and Il letter of instructions
was sent them by him. 1t was to
the effect that when Ex-Governor
Moses was staying at his mothers
house he bribed the negro servants,
and filled o trunk full Of valuable
silk dresses and velyets belonging to
his mother and her daughter, Mrs.
Michaels. He then went over to his
wifes house and took away tho
greater portion of her wardrobe and
that Of his daughter 1t was sup.
posed that he then made off with
his booty to New York. Accompa.
nying the sheriff's letter was one
from his betrayed wife, in which
she told the story Of her husbands
return to his family, and then gave
in detail the account of his late mis-
deeds, including VIII It sho had
heard of his life in Charleston with
the abandoned woman above 70
felred to. The detective to whom
the case was intrusted discovered
very soon the whereabouts
in the city Of the ex-governor,
and Immediately telegraphed to
Sheriff Bowen to know if tho war,
rant for his arrest had becn issued
In Seply Bowen telegraphod that
the grand. jury would in all prob
ability find an indictment against
Moses, in few days, and the
requisite papers would be forward
ed at once. This has not bcen done
as yet, however, and the detective
has taken no further action, al
thouoh he traced the ex .nnuornor |