Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-25

A correspondent of the New Castle
News sends the following from Butler
regarding this much talked of case:
Your correspondent interviewed
Andrew Strawick yesterday afternoon
in regard 10 the romantic marriage of
his sons wife to a man named FEWER,
of New Castle. Pa. Hugh NJ. Stra-
wick, the man in question, was at his
fathers house. but declined to say any
thing at all of the affair. The father
and mother, however, gave the fol-
lowing facts in regard to the matter:
Hugh NJ. Strawick is the second hus-
band of the present Mrs. FEWER.
Previous to marrying Mr.. Strawiek
she was the wife of man named John
Woods, of Brady's Bend, Pa. Woods
died, or was reported dead, when her
marriage with Strawick took place.
Three children were the result of her
marriage with Strawick. About four
years ago Strawick went west to set
tie on his bounty lands, and agreed to
send for his wife as soon as he was
comfortably settled. He took up his
home near Mound City, Illinois. Not
long after the poor board sent Mrs.
Strawick after her husband, her moth
er, Mrs. Berringer, and her children
accompanying her. After she had
been at Mound City some time she
circulated reports around the town
that her husband had murdered man
in Butler county and dare not return
home. When he found out about the
reports be denied them and told the
people to write to Butler and learn the
charges were false. Shortly after this
Mr.. Strawick took sick with fever and
ague While he was still in bed she |
deserted him, selling his watch, gun
and other goods to get money enough |
to take her home. When Mrs Stra-
wick came to Butler, instead of going |
to her fathers she took up her abode
with Samuel Wilkinson, negro dray-
man, and family. She circulated re-
ports here that her husband had taken |
up with colored woman and was liv-
ing with her at the time. Shortly |
after Strawick recovered from the |
fever and ague be was burned out and
was severely injured during the fire.
He had to send to his father for money |
to help him while be was sick. After
he recovered he went to Charleston,
Mo, and began farming and hunting
and fishing. The spring floods swept
his all away, and after remaining for
several days with only few planks
between him and death, be landed at
Paducah, KY, where be was taken
sick with rheumatism. He came to
Butler in July, and has been sick with
rheumatism until within few days,
and is yet unable to do any work. In
the mean time she left Butler for New
Castle some time in 1880. She there
became engaged to be married to a
Jew peddler, but for some reason the
engagement was broken off 1t was at
this time that the report that Hugh M.
Strawick was drowned was started.
Afterwards she married Jesse Fervier,
of New Castle, and has been living
with him ever since. Old Mr.. Stra-
wick and wife are very bitter against
Mrs Fervier, and say that they will
not allow her to come inside of their
house. They are pretty we'll posted
on the career of Mrs. Fervier. Mrs.
Fervier will receive the opposite of a
hearty welcome if she decides to come
to Butler. Strawick will not live with
her. A bigamy suit may be the re-
suit if she does come.