Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-26

then took up their residence at a board.
ing-house near the corner of John and
Seventh streets.
In response to the words of the omi.
nous Telegram from the brother of the
girl. Mr.. Pyatt, who was about to start
up Red river on a prolonged business
tour, turned bis face instead in the d.
rection OF Cincinnati. His money Civ
ing out on the way he was obliged to
pawn his watch in order to complete his
Journey, and arrived at his home last
Monday morning at4 o'clock. His grief
and surprise upon learning that his
daughter was indeed gone was great.
His first duty, then, was to endeavor to
ascertain something of the character and
autecedents OF his new son in.law. His
first visit was to the landIady Of the
clearinghouse where the youag people
first met. Here his heart was saddened
by the intelligence that St. Clair was not
only a clearinghouse beat" but that
he had brought to that very house a
young woman from Hsrtwell with whom
he had been on terms of criminal init.
macy, and whom she (the landlady) had
been obliged to mrn from her door on
account OF improperly of conduct.
This being sufficient evidence that his
darling Jessie had fallen into unworthy
hands, Mr.. Pyatt then began a weary
search for the pair. For two DAYS he
kept up the search, aided by a detective.
but was unable to get q trace of the tru.
ants until yesterday afternoon. when
they were found at their b~oarding.place
on Seventh, near John. AS soon as
their whereabouts was established the
father swore out a warrant against ST.
Clair, charging him with perjury. and
yesterday about 3 o'clock the son-in law
was taken to the Central station, and the
wife removed to her fathers stricken
home.
St. Clair claims to be n resident of
Memphis, Tennessee. His card read.
Harry st. Clair, No. 245 Elm street,
Manager Of the Butterick Pleating Com.
pany.' He had no business office. the
No. 245 Elm street" being the place
where he boarded when the cards were
printed. In conversation with the re.
porter last night he claimed that ar
Pyatt has been prejudiced against him
by stories told him by the landlady above
mentioned; that the statement ma to the
young girl from Hsrtwell is a malicious
t%alsehood, as he never had any improper
relations with her whatever. He saws he
had been engaged to Miss Pyatt for n
few weeks, with the understanding that
they were to be married in the fall; but.
knowing that the family intended to re-
move to New Orleans be concluded to
make her his wife now in order to keen
her with him.
tie seemed to be much attached 10 his
young wife, aud did not so much care
for his imprisonment only as it kent him
from the side Of his loved one.
Mrs. Jessie Pyatt St. Clair is a bro.
nouueed brunette of the clearest TYNE.
with large dark eyes, and an abundance
OF jet black hair. Her features are reeu.
lar and comely, her form slightand race.
full, and rather below the medium height
and her appearance, manner and car.
riage pleasing in the extreme.
Her Indignant father feels keenly the
unfortunate escapade, as he terms L.
into which she has fallen, and was so
extremely careful lest the press should
know of it. However, he is more tract.
able than at first. aud if the Inquiries
which have been made by telegraph to
Memphis, as to the standing and charac,
ter OF st. Clair, are favorable, he will on
dou6tedly forget the past, and, with ma.
ternal hands on the bowed heads nf tbe
errinG couple, will say: Bless We, me
children, bless ye.'
Cincinnati Enquirer, 25th.l
Harry St. Clair, the young man ar.
rested on the charge of perjury. pre-
ferred by his fG,her.in-law, Mr.. William
Pyatt, OF Newport, 10 that be swore
that Miss Jessie Pyatt was "a resident
OF Hamilton county, Ohio, was still a
prisoner at the Central station.house
last night, with the additional charge of
grand larceny placed against bis name.
His name, by the way, is not Harry St.
Clair, but Fred Pieiher, and instead of
being a native of Memphis, Tenn. first
saw the light, as he now saws. in Cen.
tralia, Columbia county, Pennsylvania
la answer to the telegram sent to Men
phis, Chief Heigler received a re,lv
stating that no such person as Hgrry 81.
Clair appeared in the Direet3ry, M
wonder they couldn't find .ne name. as
be acknowledged yesterday that while in
Memphis he was ANoya as o. c. Mack