The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-25
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Detective c. c. Halstead, of the
Central Pennsylvania Detective As
sociaton, is on his way to San Fran
cisco, armed with u requisition for
dashing girl, only 10 years old, who
has thrice been married in three
years. The girl, according to the
Erie Dispatch, is the daughter of u
wealthy farmer, of Corey, Pa, and
when but Is years old received
the attentions Of dashing young oil
operator named Hastings, reputed to
be worth several hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars.
A proposal Of marriage was made,
but the parents, regarding their
daughter as but child, refused to
hear of the match, and an clopemcnt,
followed by secret marriage, Sept
II, 1879, in Oil City, Pa, resulted.
The girl fell among bad acquaint-
ances, and, in the spring of 1880,
suddenly docamped from her hus-
band, while they were on visit to
New York. They were stopping at
the St. Nicholas, and when she left
she took with her $4,000 and three
United States registered bonds, which
not being convertible. were valueless.
She next appeared in Buffalo and
started n millinery establishment on
Lake street, taking into partnership
one of her former Oil City friends.
She played the role of the maiden,
and in July succeeded in winning the
affections of young clerk, to whom
she was married in the Episcopal
Church. They lived happily togeth-
er until September, when her hus-
band startled her with the announces
ment that he was expecting n visit
the next day from an old Oil City
friend. TO further add to her dis
may she dreamed that the friend was
none other than her first husband
She fled from Buffalo that night, and
next turned up in Chicago, where she
spent last winter as trimmer in q
fashionable milliner shop. Although
her first husband had discovered her
residence and subsequent flight from
Buffalo, and had placed Detective
Halsted on her track, she succeeded
in escaping detection. On the third
of March she was married the third
time.
Her victim was clerk in Field d
Letters Wholesale establishment,
drawing a good salary, and able TO
support her in comfort She had
been married scarcely more than
three weeks when she found out that
her movements were watched; and
on the Goth of March. the very day
on which her first husband arrived
in Chicago to face his faithlcss
spouse, she broke open her husbands
secretary, took from it $400 in cash,
and left the city. On the 4th of April
she left for San Francisco.
She was recognized there by friend
Of her second husband, who tcle-
graphcd her discovery to Buffalo.
Her husband at Oil City was also
promptly informed, and a message
sent to the Chief Of Police asking
for her arrest and detention.
The detective then procured re-
QUESTION from Governor Hoyt, of
Pennsylvania, on the sworn state
ment of her first husband, and in
the meanwhile the young woman was
arrested, and is held for the arrival
of the detective. 1t is said her par
ents in Corey have offered money as
a compromise, but her Oil City hus-
band declares that it is his intention
to make his bigamous spouse pay
the full penalty.