Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-26
MANY TIMES MARRIED.
The DOlngs of a Fly Massachusetts
Sewing Machine Agent.
liz can Sport Seven Wives and four Names,
bat Not a Single Divorce Ger
tlficate-I the Hands Of an
Angry Father.

BoSToN, October - -F0ur names and
manage successfully at one time. Joseph
5. Hurd, sewing machine agent, who was
arrested here today for the seduction Of
Miss Amelia Lerrleux, the lS.year. old
daughter Of John l.errieuN, OF 81. Louis
can testify 10 this. The story OF Iurd's
upprinCipled life is a most extraordinary
one. He belonged originally in Lowell,
Mass, where he
Married an EstimabIc Young Lady.
lie treated her so badly that sAr obtained q
divorce from him in 1875 in l>1J he went
20 Texas where he was Known by the
name Of Lam Scott. There he married
n charming girl who lived with him un.
usppily Tor year Az. then was obliged 10
leave him because o. his iEjudicicus a,ten.
lions to the fair s,N lie next turned up
III st. Louis, whcr", without waiting for the
lormalty OF a divorce. he married another
woman under the name OF Charles Edwin.
This woman he also deserted after q time
and married again, this lime under his own
rame Of Joseph Hurd. 1t Was not long
after
This Last Marriage
that Hurd became acquainted with Amelia
herrleux, charming girl OF eighteen, who
Anime HgygE4duated from one Of the
mr. T.foTr fr long the hIr Ts,9T 9,y who, to employ
chine agent had gained suCh an 1nnttehNe
over the unsuspeCung girl as tn make her
blind 10 her iuture, although she was
soon 10 nave been married 10 Mr. HIi,
Hrfl-to 30 young hU-lucss man oil 81. Louis
The marriage rlth Iliil was 10 have 0c'
Cured July 2S but the evening before her
wedding day she
Mys,eJionsIy Disappeared.
4 few days later Nurd Was also missing
and as both were last seen coming east
ward !, WAS concluded that they had
eloped. Mrs Huri, who even then did not
know oil her husbands peThdy, was grei'
.rricken and rrturned - her friends IN
Illinois. Tie father OF the young lady
,Wore that be wound thke Huris lIle NJ
.igbi. and determined 10 devote all his
,Iirg and energies To uUnting down the be
:,,yerol l,s daughter. Letters received
i'um his daughter iuumbied that The inRi'
I'VE couple were in The vicinity OF Ne"
York, although Amelia declared that
the Sewing Machine Agent
was not with her and that she had seen
.orhipg OF him. Photographs oil both the
uritiyes were sent 10 New York detec
lives but 10 no avail. At last letter re-
,elyed from Amelia informed her father
hat she was living in Boston, near the
church OF the Immaculate Conception
detectives here were at oHce notified, hh1
,ft,r patient search discovered sewing
ma, 20 agent who answered the descrip'
rnu OF the man wanted living st Lynn
iI.y soon discovered p,I5vnce shO Finy
let lie was the guilty. party. aId Ar. I."r'
,,ry yas notified. lie secured "qlis'-
uuu for Hurd from tie GJgern"r o Ms
% ri and came here at once.
AHas,y Marriage.
Itwos found that Hurd had obtained on
August 20. a marriage license at the City
REGISTERS office, and Gas marTIcd ia the
, flee hy the Registrar, AS the couple SAN
'hpy were in great haste. Since thsir mar
riagp thew have lived at Lynn. Hurd was
the habit Of getting his mail a. the Boz
ION poslohice. and by meaIS Of deCoy
et;er he was arrested there TO day. The
mpeiirg between him and the father oi the
yirl he had betrayed Was most affecting.
Mr.. LerrlcuK, who i. nearly % years ot age
-uCrred,d SIIn difficulty in controlling his
notion. lIIrd al first refused, bat hnHlIy
.orsert. d 10 return 10 ~. Louis under
guard OF the man
who's. Hnppipe,s lie Had BIighfed'
Wher asked If it were not dangerous 70
conf le Hurd TO his care under the cir
cumstar,css, Mr. LerTieux replied: = haze
a six.shnotsr with me, but shall not use II
uples, the rascal tries 10 escape. The liT
will punish him. am simply 40 officer
now and will do my duty Hurd'. jour
new. kovever. can hardly be q pleasant
one. since his elopsment with Am"lis
| three other women have been iound
who have fallen victims 10 his nachina
! tions.