The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-17
SEASIDE SENSATIONS,
rhe Suitor OF n Mother nnd Daughter.
Goshen, the Giant.

ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., August l6.-A
romance ol two continents came to an enc
hereinst evening, hen foolish mother
found that the object OF her affections haG
at lust become her son.in.law. The bride.
groom was Benjamin Faeder, young
violinist Of llossler's orchestra, and the
Indignant mother.in.law, his aunt, Mrs
Bressler, the widow OF wealthy iul
dealer, Of New York. Faeder was the
handsome young violinist at the Chestnut
Street Theater, and his rich uncle
sent him abroad to study and become
u great vlolinist, his wife and duugh.
ter accompanying him. The at.
tractive young man made an easy conquest
OF both mother and daughter, but the
former was' not pleased to see the decided
preference which he showed for the dauyh.
ter, nor was the father overjnyed at the in.
terest shown by the wife. They came back
from Leipsic, and the daughter. took refuge
from her mothers prosecutions in III.
home OF Facdcr's father, in Philadelphia,
though it does not appear that the young
man at that time gave her the protection
OF his hume. The mother caused
quite scandal In the neiyhborhood
ut the time, by. her endeavors
to recover her daughter, in which she was
finally successful, and the two returned to
their home in New York. Here in,ervenes
a hiatus OF Il year, in which Mr.. Bressler
died. The mother and daughter occupied
Il cottage here and Benny was q frequent
visitor. Again the mother was dissatisfied
with 4 divided affection, and finally forbid
the young man the house. lie bore her
reproaohcs iur little while in silence, and
when she was out Of breadth quietly told
her that il he could not SEQ his wife there
he would take her where there would be
no third partysto interfere. The mother
went into Mysteries, and Miss Faetler went
of with her husband. When they really
became man nand wife no one seems to
know. -
Colonel Routll Goshen, The well.known
giant, furnishes the other sensation OF the
week by an assault with cane upon John
Sweet, a Snowman, inilcting several scalp
wounds, for which he WAS bound over in
The sum ol 500 for his appearance for trial
in September. Sweet says the trouble
grew out Of his owning u farm, which for
merly belonged to the giant, but which he
secured by paying off the mortgage upon
It. On the other hand Goshen saws that
Sweet acted with duplicity and deceit TO-.
ward him in return for kindness and assist.
ance rendered him some two or three
years ago. Sweet married the widow OF
Sebas ian, n famous circus rider. He was
poor ut the time. and uoshen offered him
and his new wifen home upon his new
brunswick farm, which they auoepted.
While he was upon a Pacific tour, Gosh
ems wife and aweet appropriated over 3d.
Mhip silver, which he lad in the house,
burned up $40, 900 worth Of bonds, took his
coat, valued ut Sl00, and his horse and
wagon and eloped. Goshen got a di.
vorce from his flitlless wife, who
subsequently married Sweet, and
now appears as q snake .chaner at
his show Colonel Goshen further said
that while walking. a,opu the hoard walk at
the time OF Tho assault, Sweet gave him n
maliplpis grin and used tho most vulgar
language in reference to Goshcn's divorced
wife and mOthe The insult TO his mother
was more than lie could stand, and, draw.
Ing pistol, he told Sweet he ought ia shoot
him, but would let him live il his degra.
dntion. lle then struck him several times
with lis cane. After his hearing Goshen
lett Tor Cape May to rcjoin his circua.