Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-01
A MISSING MASHER.
A Susceptible Cleveland Lady Left
~ to Pine Alone.
TROUBLES OF A coNFIDlNe NATURE
BIighted Affections, Missing Money a
Lost Watch, But Very
Valuable Acquisition Of
Experience. sSf,f

CLEVELAND, May 31,-A lady Of the Betsy
lockwood order, small and prim, neatly
dressed and active as country girl in her
teens, called at the Central station this
afternoon ard poured sad story OF mis-
placed confidence in the willing ear OF
Deputy Clerk Cordes. She said her name
was Jane Sayles and that she lived in Bed
ford. The lady it seems is pretty well'to'
do and lives in cosy style IN that village
About three weeks ago she got acquainted
with a tall, well formed gentleman named
George Baldwin. According to the lady,
he must have been a fascinating sort OF
fellow, for she took him into her house as
a sort of boarder and companion, Her nrst
impressions of the man were only empha.
sized by time, and she soon began toregard
him with the tender confidence OF Platonlc
affection. On his part, Baldwin seemed
To BE similarly Smttten,
and his tender thoughtfllness for her we'll
being was something to set to blush the
prosaic lovers of this giddy period. When
TWO tender and contiding natures meet
under such happy circumstances, the only
natural result is a consuming affection.
The natural result followed in this case.
The fascinating Baldwin hesitated to dis
clese his passion, arc the lady was coy but
reticent: vet in that pretty little way pecu.
liar to women, she let him know she was
not averse to him. Then he proposed and
was accepted after proper confusion and
hesitation on the lady's part a few de-
hghtful days passed and to-day was the
Time Fixed Upon for Their Marriage
TO take pace. One or two confidential
friends were let into the secret. Before
the couple left for this city this morning
an intimate friend OF the bride elect pre-.
vailed on the groom-elect to wear her gold
watch, las it was so delightful, you know,
for him 10 look nice on his wedding day.
He accepted the time-piece and slowed 1t
away in his fob pocket. Arrived IN TINS
city the lady called at one OF the banks and
drew out $500 to pay her wedding expenses.
She had some money in her purse, and
Baldwin suggested that it might be dan
gerous for her to carry so much money
with her through the crowded street. She
thought so too, and wondered what in the
world she would do with it. Baldwin sud
denly discovered that he had suitable
place to carry it, and she handed the $500
over to him. They then parted-she to at
tend to some necessary shopping and he to
attend to some business. They were
To Meet Again
at II o'clock, and about noon get married.
Promptly at II O'clock the lady was at the
spot designated, but Baldwin had not yet
put in an appearance. She waited till
noon with the same result, and fingered
until late in the afternoon without catch
ing glimpse of her friend. Then it began
to dawn upon her that the man might be
a swindler. She remembered that she
knew very little about the man except that
be was so nice. She walked abou ut the
neighborhood for some time longer and
then went to swear out warrant against
Baldwin for obtaining money under false
pretenses. After the warrant had been
written out the lady was asked how old
Baldwin was. She hesitated before reply
ing, but finally said slowly: He was forty,
but indeed" with little burst Of conf
dence indeed, he didn't really look over
thirty"
He seems to have been old enough for
all practical purposes, however.