Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-08
NEWS NOTES.
THE STORY OF JOHN HENUsr

THE STORY OF JOHN HENUsE.
Tho Man Who Deserted his Family for .
Quarter OF . Century.
Reading dispatch to the Times.
The story of John Henuse, who turned
up in this city a day or two ago after an
absence of % years, is in many respects
highly interesting and remarkable. When
he disappeared Henuse had q wife and
several children, the youngest of whom,
Mary, then three months Of age, is now
married to a well-to-do Penn street mer-
chant, Augustus ROLAND. Mrs. Henuse
heard nothing of her husband until soon
after the late war had begun. when sho
received o letter announcing that he had
6een conscrlpted into the rebel army.
Nothing more was heard from him and
the husband and father was mourued rs
dead.
On Tuesday a bronzed and weather.
beaten man of G5 registered at the Berks
county house. He wore long hair that
fell upon his shoulders in curls and his
ears were adorned with gold rings, His
autograph in the register read "John
Hangus, Achickle, Va" 1t was the same
John who disappeared quarter of a
| century ago, seized with longing to once
more see his wife and children. He learned
that they were still living, his wife being
comfortably located at 233 South Ninth
| street and his children married, The
meeting between the long separated
couple was not gushing one. There were
no tears OF JOY and no clinsing in fond
embrace, but nevertheless tho prodigal
husband was cordially greeted when he
had established bis identity.
Then he visited his youngest daughter.
Mrs. ROLAND. That lady was engaged at
her household duties yesterday when she
was suddenly confronted by 4 strange
man.
'' Your name is Mary" said he breaking
short silence and advancing a step or
two.
Yes, that is my name" answered Mrs.
holland, eyeing her strange visitor suspl-
ciously. What can do for YOU ~
l am your father, Mary, who left you
when you were babe three months old.
Am quito forgotten ~
And tears came to the old mans owes as
he leaned against tho counter and gazed
at his daughter. Mrs. Rolland's first i'm
pulse was to summon assistance, for she
feared the man was demented, but he
stopped her and soon convinced her that
bis story was true and then related to her
his past life
TO correspondent Henuse said when
he lett Reading he went to Virginia. Here
when tho war broke out, he was forced
into the rebel army, and when on the
march to Gettysburg he escaped, but was
recaptured and paced ON board war
vessel. lie again escaped, and then made
his way westward, only to be captured by
hostile Indians. For time he was kept a
close prisoner, but eventually he adopted
their habits and mode of life and was
looked upoa rs member of the tribe. lie
lived with his red brethren fifteen years,
and during that timo learned several
Glaiects. Ihen came \ yearuing for tho
home of his yOlth. lie bade his savage
friends farewell, went to France, and after
Drlef s0JOurn there returned to America
via Cuba "Then / camo to Reading"
sorroWful!y concluded tho aged adventur
er, ana Will leave again rs quietly as |
came. The city is strange to me, tho
people are all strange. and even my own
will leave for the South 1 have friends
there, And he kept his word, for he loft
US suddenly as he came, not even bidding
$3.50 WV 's'A"s IstICWCIl.
Miscellaneous News Notes
Baseball yesterday: At New York
Chicago, 8, New York 1G; Cincinnati, 1,
metropolitan, 3. At Pittsburgh-Alle-
gheny. 10; Louisville, O. At Mrenton, N.
J.-Trenton, 3 +; Detroit, 9.
The convention of Progressive Dunk
ards, at Dayton, Ohio, adjourned last
evening. 1t was resolved to build 4 col
lego at Ashland, Ohio, and a committee
was appointed to raise funds therefor.
In boring we'll for q brewery at Troy.
N. \. mineral spring was struck yester
day ata depth of $50 feet. The water, is
IS said, livery much resembles that of the
Saratoga springs"
The steamer Austrian arrived al Boston
yesterday with 81 steerage passengers
from ireland, many Of whom will 90 to
work in New Hampshire mills.
Foreign Affairs.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has opsn-
ed now observatory in Vienna. 1t con-
tains refrac!or an inch larger than tbs
one in the observatory at Washington.
The conservation of the church of the
Saviour, one of the most brilliant features
connected with tho coronation, took place
Ill Moscow, yesterday. Tho car and
czarna, with the rest Of tho imperial
family, the foreign ambassadors, ana an
immense crowd of people were present at
the ceremony. Tho church was surround |
ed by troops; flags used in tho campaign
OF 1912 were displayed. Their majesties |
and the clergy went in procession arOup.l |
the church amid salvos of artillery.
Suicide of Wealthy Citizen
Allen Parker, q wealthy citizen of East |
Mill Creek. Erie county, aud a prominent
county politician, was found hanging by
The neck in his barn. The discovery was
made by his two sons and while the body
was yet warm. Temporary insanity is
presumed to have been the calls..
Insanity OF II Guiteau Juror.
+. 5. Sheahey, ono Of tho Jurors on the
rial OF Guiteau, who has been i'll ever
lnce the hanging of tho murderer, has
low become insane. lie had y great aver
lion to serve on 4 murder trial and became
morbid on tho subject after the execution.
Old Not Stay Long