Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
Some Old Steubenviile Sinners Who
Were Tempted BY II.
Society News and Other Gossip Served Up
in the Height Of Fashion for
Register Readers.
Special 10 the Register.

STECBENNILLE, June 0O.-Ine tongues OIL
the gossips have been busily engaged dur.
ing the past few days in discussing scan
dal in which prominent citizen is mixed
up together with the wife of q well known
boiler of the jefferson iron works. 1t is a
naughty story, but nevertheless it is said
to be true, and il is our duty as chronicler
OF passing events TO give it to the REEFS
rERs readers.
The man referred 10 above is we'll known
here, being an eX-member of the city coun-
Gil, and q leading member in one OF our
prominent churches, over whose head the
frosts of sixty-five winters have passed and
left their imprint. He is the father OF
highly respected family OF grown chill
dren, but is q widower, and consequently
ioE some sls ess mas 1es Wsa is
two children residing for some time past
on Sixth street, the man following the &C.
cupation Of boiler, and being employed
at the Jefferson Iron Works. The boiler,
last week, was working night turn, and
would leave his house for the works about
8 p. Ne, returning about A. NJ. He was q
steady and industrious man, and appar-
emily never bad any cause to suspect the
woman ae had sworn to love aud cherish"
OF being any thing to him but q true, loyal
and faithful wife. Ii seems, however, that
some OF the neighbOrS. in keeping their
eyes wide open, bad seen thing or two
which aroused their suspicious, and were
not long in communicating them TO the
unsuspecting husband. A close watch was
kept on the woman in the case" and
one night last week the aforesaid prom
inent citizen was seen by a friend Of the
absent husband, entering the sanctuary c.
the boiler" and was admitted by the un-
faithful spouse. As il was rather late, and
the night too far advanced for making
evening calls" the friend Immediately
repaired to the Jefferson iron works and
notified the husband of his wife's late
csller. The husband started Immediately
for home, and on arriving there entered
through an open window as noiseless as
possible. Finding no one down stairs, he
assembled to his wife's bedroom. Hearing
voices within-evidently not those of his
children-he pushed the door open, and
great heavens! the sight that met his gaze
made his blood boil. The husband was
dumbfounded, and not being possessed of
that amount OF nerve required under such
conditions, the destroyer of his home was
allowed to Jump into his clothes and es-
cape. After the injured husban came to
his senses he left the house, but returned
next day for the purpose of obtaining his
two children and giving his uufaithful
wife over to the tender mercies Of her gray.
OAu III MS WRATH ne
pounded the woman, and she visited JUS
tice Of the peace and swore out warrant
for assault and battery, but the matter was
allowed TO drop.
There are q number of sly old foxes in
this city who are tasting of forbidden
fruit, but who unlike their unfortunate
brother fox have not yet been trapped,
but sooner or later its bound to come, and
the old boys will then wish that instead of
sparkling" with the giddy creatures, they
had been engaged in preparing themselves
for the "world 10 come"
The injured husband will probably ap-
ply to the courts for his remedy, and il is
surmised an application for divorce will
not be met with any great degree of oppo-
siion from the faithless wife,
A Politicians Folly.
A prominent Sixth ward Republican pol
iticisn and former member Of the City
Council, is incarcerated within the gloomy
walls of the county Jail in default Of the
payment OF $3.50, which sum was assessed
on him by Judge Kelley, last week, for |
bastardy. 1t was alleged that some years |
sgo half.witted girl residing in the south
ern part of the city. became the mother Of |
an illegitimate child, and charged the |
aforesaid Sixth ward politician with the
paternity Of the same, but be denied it, IL |
was tried in the Court OF Common Pleas |
this week. and verdict Of guilty" WAS
rendered. II the money Is not paid he will |
be compelled 10 stay 80 days behind the |
bars. However, the lonely occupation of |
playing checkers with his nose" accord. |
ing to what he himself says, 10 not such a
distateful thing after all, as during the |
long summer months, while the mill is |
shut down, he will have plenty to eat and |
nothing to do; and when the bracing days |
of fall comes on he will be out and ready |
for work. Surely the politicians lot Is
not happy one"
VIII r. Evans, Of the Leader, J. r. Dun
can and L. B. ID. Reese Esq, all of fitts. |
ourgh, spent last Sunday with friends in /
this city. They are capital fellows and are |
as welcome as O spring shower is in dry /
weather.
Miss Clara Forbes, OF Bridgeport is the
guest OF Mollie Trainer, in this city.
Miss Lewis, Of Allegheny City, is spend.
ing few weeks with Mary Barclay.
Mamie Hays is in Wheeling. the guest
OF her cousin, Miss Caldwell.
Aft Oxtoby, Of Wheeling. drops down on
rs a couple Of days each week. The cause:
Lard, etc, etc.
Kittie Harper, OF Mt Vernon, Ohio is
the guest Of Miss Tracy Means.
IL Is rumored that q prominent young |
Market street grocer will soon lea6 to the
altsr charming South Fourth street belle.
aud daughter OF q prominent merchant |
Rumos goes far enough to say tina. every
IL is ruuored that number Of burglars |
infes. the city. but the police are on q
sharp lookout for them. II is oar opinion