The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-03
A suPposEp WHEELING MANS WIFE
B...ly n.e,ir,d aadD,ssrt.d BY the Man WHO I.s
Vowed to Cherish aud Protect asr-lr Accom-
plshsd yllI.ln Who 4stolo the L;rerJ
Of Heaven to serts the Dsyi in.n

mtrous, there Is every probability thst the
name given Is not the true one, IN fact II 10
pretty definitely ascertainGd that It is not,
and the proper authorities, stimulated by
offers OF reward, have uneartbed enough
about him to make certain his ultimate de.
lection, and bring about his deserved pun
ishment.
Miss Carrie Bell schaumberger lived in
Pittsburgh, Pa, and ID the daughter OF re.
spectacle parents, who raised their children
with every care. Carrie was an active worker
In the Sunday school, and there fiat met the
fellow Raymond. He was handsome, stylish
and polished In his manners. aud seemed 10
take an interest In Sunday school work with
out aspiring to any prominence, but To mod.
estly unite with the others IN making the
school success. He represented himself IS
a travelling salesman for a Philadelphia sta
tionary house, and his absence from time TO
time gave color TO his statement. However,
as stated before, evidences have been un'
earthed by the detectives which lead them TO
believe he 10 a Wheeling man, or at least a
resident Of this vicinity well acquainted here.
A su:PIctous MARsIlGE.
After q years acquaintance be proposed
marriage to Miss Schaumterger and was ac-
copied. After much persuasion, and against
her better judgment she consented TO q secret
marriage, and It accordingly took place on
the l1th OF June, 1880, at Irwin Station, Pa.
The marriage was duly witnessed by one
James Jacob, which IL now the only name
remembered. The alleged ministers name
on the certificate disappeared when the Ger.
~tificate disappeared.
one week the couple went to %Steubenville
and remained a few days, when she returned
home, her family supposing thatshe had been
visiting relatives In that CITY,
The secret OF the marriage was we'll Kept.
Raymond visited his vile at regular inter-
walls and appeared to have q genuine affection
for her, but would never consent to have the
marrisge made known. Even when the
tina approached when her honor would be
INVOLVED unless projected by an announce.
ment and proof u their marriage he still
begged u have 1t kept secret. Finally. on
the 9th OF January, 1883, they arrived in
Cincinnati and registered At Hunts Hotel as
"Charles D. Raymond and wife, Wheeling,
W. Va" Two days later they went 70 Mrs:
McAuron's no orious hospital and den OF
crime in Coyington, where Mrs. Raymond
was left in tho care OF an opium eating
demon, who Is described as q vefitable she
devil, who has never been known 10 hesitate
at any crime ugainst an infant when II prom
ised q reward.
lhE4 NShG Az "hHAhAANNt
Early in March q babe was horn, a hoy,
which was christened Charles kdwsrd Ray
mond.. With a wiftly pride and = mothers
fond love for her first born, Mrs. Raymond
iondly hoped and trusted that they would
soon be taken home, the marriage acknowl.
edged and the play OF deceit, which she had
been acting for one whole year, be ended.
She knew not whom she had TO deal with.
She had yet 10 realize that she was IN the
power OF ap ~unscrupulous old bag who, for
money, was ready to do the bidding OF the
man who called himself Raymond. On the
19:h OF March, when in the most critical
condition, she was dragged and every.
thing OF use and value to her was stolen,
including her marriage certificate and
q photograph Of her husband. When
she asked for her babe she was told
that her husband had employed a
nurse and brought the child TO Wheeling,
where she was to follow as soon as she was
able to travel. This statement was confirmed
by letters from Raymond inclosing money
with which 10 pay her expenses. Assoon as
her strength would permit she hastened to
this city, and was met by Raymond, and re.
manned a week at q hotel. She was told
that the babe had been sent To the home OF
the parents OF Raymond, where q sister was
kindly caring for 1t until their arrival, which
would he soon, when their marriage would
be proclaimed. He was very atfectionate and
solicitous for her health and comfort. She
was sent to Pittsburgh and promised that she
should soon see her husband and child and
be happy.
DECEIVED AM DESERTED.
From that day to the present time she has
not seen or heard from tue man whom sue
calls husband. Week after week, month al.
ter mouth, she waited with what doubts and
fears lone eau realize. She declared her mar.
rage to her parents and friends. She told OF
the birth OF her babe and the stealing and the
cruel abandonmeot Of herself. sue had put
two purposes In life-one was to find her
babe; the other, her husband, and TO that end
she went TO work. A visit to the obscure
station where the marriage took place reveal
ed facts which convinced the girl that she
had been made the victim Of q mock mar
riage, and then deliberately abandoned
10 her wretchedneSs and shame, her
babe not even being left to her.
She resolved 10 find II, or wear
out her life 10 an attempt to recover 1t. She
followed up clue after clue, but all in vain.
and was becoming disheartened when ahe read
in q Cincinnati paper Of the b eaklng up OF
the McHuron den in C%oyington. This re-
vealed to her the terrible nature OF the place
to which her betrayer had taken her, but 1t
also suggested another clue TO the where.
shouts q her child. She again went to Gin.
~cinnati, and enlis.ing the services OF a detec-
tive, some papers found in the McHuron
house were searched.
AFRurrFuL SEARCH.
The practical skill OF the detective was not
long In producing from among the mass Of
rubbish a positive and most important clue
in the following two documents:
"PTrrHURoH, Pa, April 20, 1SSl.-MrG. S. |
A. McHuron, C0vington, Ky.; Dear Madam
You are hereby authorized 10 deliver the
child, Edward Raymond, o in your pos.
TO the lady you mention In your let
ter, or 10 any other kind and reputable lady,
for adoption. CHARLES D. RAYMOND"
"CovISoroN. May 81, 1ssL.-MrS. Nc Huron
I hereby a Gree 10 Rails this Child charley
Edward Raymond as my one and that / will
not part with the chilf 10 no person except
yourself or my maker that l wilt do all that
A father Can do to rails 1t In A proper way
that l can. HOWARD BEHJAAIM.h
Two things were established by these Gu.
rious and important documents that the
statement OF Mrs. McHuron on the 18th Of
March that the child bad been sent away,
and the subsequent statement OF the father
as TO its whereabouts, were untrue, and that
II had remained In the tender care OF the
woman McHuron until May 81.
Acarefuland systematic search, u%ntqualled
for patience and ingenuity In the history OF
detective work, succeeded in tracing the man
Benjamin TO Columbus, where the officer,
after considerable trouble In searching the
found that the child OF Howard
lBenj min had been buried by the City In.
Urinary on the 18th OF June, under the name
OF Edward Raymond Benjamin. The mys.
terry was solved, and tue mother, heart
but knowing at last what had pe.
OF her babe, left for home a few days
ago intent only upon finding the author oil
her woe, and making him do her fall though
In tnis search abe has enlisted the services
OF a Cincinnati attorney, who Is in CORES
pondence with Wheeling parties and has
hopes OF discovering the true identity OF
Charles DeCamp Raymond.