The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-26
A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
A Secret Wedding and Its Bitter
Results.
The Tangled Web Woven by an ArtfuI
Wuman-Sad Fall Of Young Man Of
Guod Family and Eivlabls Position.

r One Of the strangest, and, viewed in III,
light Of some Of the surrounding circum
stances, one Of the saddest stories Of I
mans blind infatuation for woman, tha
has ever been written, was made known
to an IsrR:LlGEScER reporter last evening
The parties concerned formerly resideC
in this city and are well known here, mos
Of them still being residents Of Wheeling
Saturdays Cincinnati Enquirer contained
dispatch from Cleveland, the startling
headlines Of which arrested the gaze Of
Wheeling readers:
"Made Mad-shocking Story Of Cruel
Persecution "A Villainous Conspiracy
Against Young Wife by Her Husbands
Family, who are Prominent People in
Wheeiing-Enticed into Saloons, Drugged
and Made Drunk, and Finally Driven into
q Mad House"
The purpoEt Of the story, which was as
sensational as Its heading, is well out.
lined thereby. The Commercial also con,
tanned similar story, with the addition ol
the names. For the purpose Of giving
A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE VII.
LAtSoCs CONSPIRACY
which Is on foot, we append the CONNER.
ciars dispatch in somewhat condensed
form:
CLEVELAND, o., April 2s.-Last Sunday
Mrs. II. A. Jones, q lady stopping with her
sister at No. 80 Garden street, this city,
was locked up in the Central Police Sta.
ton, and charged with being insane. She
is now in Newburg Asylum. The cause Of
Mrs: Jones insanity shows that a great
outrage has been perpetrated upon her.
Between three and four years ago she was
secretly married to Harry A. Jones, OF
Bridgeport, member of one OF the wealth.
lest families in that place. Harry's father
objected to the marriage, when 1t be-
came known, on the ground that his new
daughter.in-law had not money enough
and lacked social standing, the father set
about breaking up the marriage, but was
unsuccessful.
Last September Mrs. Jones came to this
city with her sister, from Wheeling, for the
| puTpObe VI aooIbLiHB III htIaukluR tH6
house, the sister having decided to take
up her residence here. The husband oc.
casionally visited his vile, and thus
things passed till about three weeks ago,
when Mrs. Sadie Hallam and a lady COM
panion, OF Wheeling, appeared at the
house where Mrs. Jones was, and asked
for accommodations for few days. Mrs.
Jones gained the consentof her sister that
the ladies could remain. Two or three
days after this Mrs. Hallam was called
upon by a man who pretended to be q
photographer. She said he wanted her to
canvass for new process OF photography,
at ten dollars per day. One afternoon
soon after this call Mrs. Hallam and Mrs.
Jones went down town, and when the two
returned the latter was intoxicated.
1t Is now asserted by Mrs. Jones sister
that Mrs. Hallam and the other lady were
spies in the employ OF Harry's father, to
work up material for divorce, though
they were well acquainted with Mrs.
Jones. Later, Mr.. Jones, the husband,re-
ceived q telegram at Wheeling, stating
that II he would go TO "0ur House, in the
suburbs Of Cleveland, at certain time, he
would find his wife there in company Of q
Wheeling sporting man. Mr.. Jones ac-
cordingly put in an appearance, and
found his wife there in company with
Mrs. Hallam and the photographer. Mrs.
Jones was in a stupor when found, and, 1t
is said, had been drugged by the photo
grapher. She was taken TO her sisters
house, and there came TO-"
April l6 Louis Jones, Harry father, ap-
peared here, and, meeting his son, threat
ened, with cooked pistol, to shoot him II
be did not accompany him. The son went
with the father. Two days later Mrs.
Jones received letter from her husband,
stating that Mr.. Hallam and the photo
grapher were spies in the employ OF their
father. Mrs. Jones mind gradually gave
way, and week ago she became raving
maniac. Lewis Jones, the iather-in.law,
is Superintendent OF the Etna Iron Mills,
in Wheeling II is suid he has left moth
ing undone to separate his son and his
wife. The affair Is now In the hands OF
the detectives here, who have papers that
show the plot on the part oil the father
pretty conclusively.
The case has figured before in the
press OF Cleveland, and the papers OF that
city on last Saturday published long arti-
cles, giving, with various notifications,
the same story telegraphed to the Clncin-
natl press.
representative Of this paper called
last evening by appointment at Mr..
Jones' residence, on Maryland street,
Island, and learned from Mr.. Jones the
true and full history of the case. From
other parties with whom we have talked.
we also obtained information corrobora-
tive OF Mr.. Jones' version OF the story,
and, in addition to this, Mr.. Jones Is In
possession Of documentary evidences,
which our reporter examined, and which
substantiate every particular OF the mar
rative. ne,
Mr.. Jones is so well known in Wheel
ing that no statement as to his integrity
and moral character will be required. He
ia a man whose word is as good rs his
bond, and his own declaration would be
taken by majority Of our readers as con-
elusive evidence OF the truth OF his state
ments. Harry, the son whose misstep is
breaking his parents hearts, Is described
as handsome young man OF twenty,
d frank aud friendly In his disposition
aIFectionate in his relations with the other
members OF the family, and general
iavorite with his friends.
The first intimation Of his marriage that
his parents had came from letter which
had dropped from his pocket and was
picked up from the floor by sister. II
was written by the woman TO whom he
Is married, and certain expressions 10 II
betrayed the relation between the parties
A more conclusive evidence was found,
however, in gold ring, found about the
same time In Harry's room. 1t had beer
concealed in vase, and in washing the
vase the ring fell ont Inside OF II wa'
the inscription: "From your wiie." Mr.
Jones lost no time In questioning Harry
as to his marriage. The young man ad
| mitted that he had wife, and upon be