Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-21

'caIlsl :lliiifn sPpai;sistfy, tdid::tine
kindness. and tenderness; he abandoned
=! ~. - e 1:-=---=- s+n,tnd to take
her back to her home in Maryland.
She revived in spirit and with re-
newed happiness she was looking for
the return to the home of her childhood.
But while on the Mississippi River on
their way home he committed q forgery
onta Cincinnati bank. He was again
( put in iail-this time in Cincinnati
After seven anxious months his devoted
wife secured his release on bail, which
he forfeited, He then deserted her and
she returned home. But she soon heard
Of him near Hagerstown, Md, where he
managed to commit another forgery,
but escaped conviction. Not long after
ward he was convicted of forgery in
Pennsylvania, sentenced TO the Peni-
Tertiary and served in that institution
for three years. His wife while he was
in the Penitentia at the earnest So
Gcitation of her relatives and friends,
procured a divorce. When Quantreu
heard Of it he made furious threats
against her. Upon his release from
prison he quickly married a Philadel.
phia woman, but in few weeks was
again arrested for forgery and was SEN
fenced for some years.
Mrs. Quantrell then married Mr.. 4.
Cowlon. She was still young. for
Quantrell had managed to commit all
these crimes in less than twelve years
and she was married when she was only
eighteen. She took up her residence
with her second husband in Cumber.
land in 1885, and they were here both
highly esteemed. On the 9TH of March,
1S49, she was sitting alone in her sit
ting room in the hotel of which her
husband was proprietor, just as the
evening train came in. A servant soon
after showed up to her room pleasant
looking gentleman who had just arrived
On the train. " AS soon as with o smile
he dismissed the servant he entered the
room and immediately locked the door,
and to her horror and despair Mrs.
Cowlon saw that it was her first hus-
band, Quantrell. She Immediately
screamed as loud as she could for help,
for there was murder in his eye and be
told her her hour had some. He
caught her by the throat, threw her
down on the floor, placed his knee on
her breast and attempted to shoot her;
providentially the pistol missed fire.
just as he was in the act of drawing 6
murlerous knife several stalwart gen
tleman broke through the door, having
heard her screams, and rushed in.
They caught him and bound him before
he could further harm the beautiful
woman who had gu in days gone by
as an angel of L ICY to him.
He was convicted and sentenced at the
next term of the court. His manners and
appearance we're SO pleasant that he cap
tured the hearts of his jailers and was per
mitted more favors than any other pris-
oner; in fact, acting sort of assistant
jailer. He was pardoned in 1851 by
the Governor cn condition that he
would leave the State and never return.
The man / met at Middleton, Ohio, who
belonged to Quantrell's command, said
that Quantrell told him he had been
married six times and always to pretty
women Of good families" and he laugh
ingly added, II believe they are all ]iv-
ing now" This was in 1864. He said,
also, that Quantrell asked him to guess
his age, for he was still a young looking
man, not looking over thirty five at the
most, and he said: Il never tell my
age; but you have not come within ten
wars Of it.