Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-24

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fast growing West to save himself from
took good advice and proceeded in the
direction Of the setting sun, where he re-
mained for some years. After awhile he
returned to this city and engaged in the
business of selling clothes wringcrs and
patent household articles from door to
dOer. While in this occupation he fell in
with Miss Amanda Fowler, a comely
young lady from Lancaster county, who
was living at service in West Philadelphia.
Although old enough to be Amanda's
father, LippincOtt set his eyes upon the
girl and determined that she should be his
wife. He told the toO-confidiag maiden
that he had been married before, but that
he was divorced from his first wife, and
she had told him to 90 and seek u partner
for his joys, while she would do likewise.
Miss Fowler believed all this, and as the
man represented that he had $500 in bonds,
good business and two suites Of furni-
ture, she accepted the chance eagerly only
to rue it in the end.
On the 31st OF January, 1881, tho couple
were Joined by the Rev. J. McCron, a
Lutheran minister, who resided at No.
1924 North Eight street. Instead of love
in q cottage, with all the accessories that
go to make up Il happy home, Mrs. Lip
pincOtt No. 2 was escorted to a cheap lOdg-
ing house, and afterward she went to her
folks in Lancaster to tell the news that she
had found husband in the crowded city.
The husband soon followed her, and
made himself perfectly at home with the
old folks. His easy manner soon won
their confidence, and all would have gone
we'll had not one day strange woman
made her appearance. She was armed
with an umbrella and 6 good temper. ami
things in Lancaster county promised to
become warm. Lippincott met her, and
introduced her to the family as his sister.
She remained a couple Of days, and finally
departed in company with LippincOtt.
whom she declared to couple of men at
the station to be her husband. This news
reached the ears of the FOwlers, and the
mother of the young wife addressed q let
ter to Lippincott, making inquiries upon
the subject. He replied in an epistle filled
with taffy and eye ciosers, and declared
that the woman was his sister, and that
she had come up to Lancaster to warn him
because Caroline, his first wife, was at
tempting to reopen the proceedings in di-
vOrce and detectives were upon his track.
He followed this up with another letter,
in which he wrote:
81 would sooner die than part with you,
my dear, for you are my own, my only,
and lawful wife,
Then he urged her to como to the city
and settle down with him, and represented
that he had purchased three or four suites
of furniture and many other things neces
sary for housekeeping. At last Amanda
returned to the city aud was hustled about
from ho..se to house, until she landed in
Ginnodo street, in the Twenty ninth ward,
where she still remains.
The after revelations opened the eyes of
Mrs. L., No. as wide as saucers, and she
found, like many other country girls Of a
confiding nature, she had been duped.
While he was taking care of one
wife Lippincott was also main
tanning Rebecca Thompson, on Ridge ave-
nue., near Fifteenth street. He very clev-
erly divided his time between the two
women. When he tired OF ono he would
tell her that his business required him to
go into tho country, and he would seek
the company of the other for q few days.
By this means he closed the eyes of wives
Nos. 2 and 3 for sOmo time. On the Gath
of January, 1882, the Rev. Andrew Man.
ship joined Lippincott and Rebecca
Thompson in wedlock. Wife No. 2 heard
of this, but, being poor and having no
friends, she did not know what to do,
especially as her husband paid her board,
and Mrs. L. No. sent her message to
this effect "If you come up to our house
and try to interfere with US I'll scald
YOU" Lippincott took wife No. to nice
little home in q neat tow story brick house
at No. 2G13 Stevens street, above GiraId
avenue. Here the couple lived quietly, and
even the neighbors did not detect any
thing wrong until Special Detective Car
penter. one Of the shrewdsst men Oh the
force, yesterday captured LippiDcOtt and
waltzed him to police headquarters to
meet his accusers.
Some time ago Mrs. L. No. consulted
Mrs. l.. No. 1, who is employed in y laun-
dry. and asked if she would join her in a
prosecution of their husband. She laid
the facts before her brother, the detective,
and he undertook the job. Mr.. Carpenter
arrested the man, and he was taken before
Justice South. Detective Wolf gave the
testimony and produced couple of mar
riage certificates.
What have you to say ?" asked the
judge in q severe tone of the prisoner.
"WeA, Judge" replied Lippincott, not
at all abashed, II was married to my first
wife and lived with her for six years; bat
We quarreled all the timc. l tried to fix it
up, and she told me to 20 my way and she
would 60 hers. She said could get mar
ried if pleased, and she would do what
suited her. So got married"
'Hurry up" put in Judge Smith; Chow
about the third Wife?''
'Wait minute, judge" retorted the
prisoner, with dramatic wave Of the hand.
IF there is no objection I'll start on the
secOnd.'
II guess there is 4 case here said the
judge. ''ODe thousand dollars bail for
further hearing next Wednesday,
Up stepped Lippincott's employer, Mr..
Lancaster, whose place Of business is on
Race street, near Tenth, and the security
was entered, with the remark: ''He's a
good salesman, one of the best have, and
don't want him locked up"