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DECEIVERS EVER.
How a Wealthy Grass Widow was Taken
in by an Inscriptions Adventurer.
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| How Wealthy Grass Widow was Taken
In by an Inscriptions Adventurer.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ia notice of the
marriage of DR.. Hugh James Linn, of this
city, to Mrs. Harriet S. Wilkinson, rich
grass widow. who for several years. resid-
ed in Paris, recently appeared in the daily
papers here. The marriage was celebrat-
ed at the parish church of st. Martin in the
fields of London, by special license from
the bishop in May last. To day the people
of this city were astonished by the publ
cation of story regarding the marriage.
The detectives of Philadelphia and New
York have been searching for the last four
weeks for DR.. Hugh j. Linn who disappear
ed on Oct. 6 with $4,000 of his wife's
money. DR.. Linn is described as very
handsome and stylish man, and wears
flowing black whiskers. He is about feet
II inches in height, and of decided mill
tary appearance. His fast friend was
Col. McCarty, who, it is said, eloped with
Gen. Sickle's daughter few years ago.
He has crossed the Atlantic no less than a
dozen times. It was during his last trip
to Paris he met Mrs. Wilkinson. She was
divorced from her husband and took up
her abode with her daughter, beautiful
girl of seventeen, and son now about
twenty-one. The fortune of her husband,
who it is alleged was declared insane,
amounted to million dollars. Half the
amount was held in trust for the children
while the remaining portion fell to Mrs.
Wilkinson. They were friends in this
country and after an extended
courtship she became his wife. They
returned to Paris after the wedding
but the doctor was not contented in for
eign city, and finally Induced his wife to
allow him to visit New York. He prom
ised to return within few months. He
did not return as promised and Mrs.
Linn followed him, arriving in New York
city accompanied by her daughter, on
October 2. DR.. Linn met them at the
steamers wharf and escorted them to g.
handsomely fitted up suite of rooms in
the Metropolitan hotel. About week
after her arrival it is alleged ne asked his
wife to subscribe for 10000 shares of
stock in the Boston Air Line, which
be represented as a railroad in the course
of construction and controlled by his
brother Samuel and Col. McCarty. In re-
turn for the investment he was to be made
treasurer of the company at an annual
salary of $1,000. Mrs. Linn came to this
city and received check for $4,000,
drawn TO her husbands order. She re-
turned to New York and handed the money
10 him and he left for Boston, as he said,
to purchase the stock. That was on the
9Th of October, and since nothing has
been seen or heard OF him.
Mrs. Linn watched patiently for his return
She received several letters that were ad
dressed to him, and curiosity prompted
her to open one only to learn, it is said,
something of child of his which was to
be named Bertrand Linn. She came to
Philadelphia and met young lady named
Mary Shaunessey who resides with her
parents at No. 1922 Locust street. She
had an interview with the young lady's
mother, who said her daughter was Mrs.
Hugh j. Linn, having married the Doctor
at Chester, Pa. MIS-. Linn has decided to
pocket the loss of the $4,000 and to re-
turn to Paris with her daughter.