The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-14
IMMORAL LONDON.
TIE FRaNcIs-pEARcE SCANDAL.

TUE FRANC1s-PEARCE SCANDAL
i Francis Tellsa Rsyoltiag story Of Psaree'
yiiiainy, while tho Daughter Denies the
Truth OF her Father,s Statements and
j. claim,i 1t Is a Blaekmaii scheme.
LONDON, August ls.-Mr. Francis, th'
gentleman who yesterday aogged Mr.
Pearce, Of the Glasgow shipbuilding firm
Of John Elder& Bros, for the alleged be
ltrayalof the formers daughter, to-day
Instituted criminal action against Mr.
Peafce. Yesterday the latter explained
the difficulty to a reporter Of the Pal Nal
Gasetts, by saying that the charge oi
seduction was false, and that the whole
thing was but case Of blackmail Of q
peculiarly bad kind. For this statement
Mr.. Francis brings his action. He says be
thought Mr.. Pearce had done him wrong
sufficiently cruel in betraying his daugh-
ter under the euise OF friendship without
adding the insult Of describing the family
as blackmsilers.
Mr.. Psarce Is q rich @ Conservative, and
had been selected by the Tories to stand
as their candidate for Glasgow in the
coming election. Mr.. Francis is gentle
man of frespectabla blasocial standing, and Is
member Of the Government Civil
Service, being an Inspector Of Customs.
THE ourRAe egp PATHIR;s STORY.
jMr iFrono;. an IN, inte,yiew with a "a.
: zen, "aS.', ~, =, -. tA.s1 :, Wv "tA :
porter, SAID IDS man Peafee was once
| my trusted friend and our intimacy was Of
many years' standing. Five wears ago.
,hon 7,,,, dss,ott toy ma. a yerv beart;f,l
"ts4 .t,St. =! uaa 4.s.' ~, "s ~ s't'404 !.
glrI OIL, TINS Villain took advantage OF
his familiar acquaintance ct my house TO
accomplish her ruin. He persuaded her
a. saoratl, !, 1aova no scboo, rsar ;f.Ios,,o,,,
y sestey te"'s tAe ssAoot 80, ,et et"sson
Wnlcn sns was Y. attenang, took nst 70 Lon
don anu esgaoiishea y ler IN handsome
pfIvate logging. Az htst ne surrounded
her WIN every luxury and gave her Q
regular allowance OF Gl5 week. Authis
q hms ! was was 70 70 Ignorance .ss o. @ tne iate or
piaee u lny s;i aaugnpel, ana Mtsr
thorough seafe, eaa az alaea 9Y snfeSd W. aetee.
hyes, !, at last gave " al nope ot hnding
her sI,st ana ,.t mouinea 1oi her as aeaa,
). Inc hpertine graauaiiy tired OF ms VIC
tim, ana her allowances g awlnaled down to
notmhg' ehe manage9 70 i've LOT some
tune oy pa%nlng or setIng her 1ewetry
and wararope, eut hnaily sne appealed 70
HIM IN desperation 70 give hef at least the
means 70 keep her awe unnl sne could
procure employment. her appens became
troublesome, and ne proceeded 70 get nd
Of hef IN she nIasal AND eutiageous way
which the English lanacy laws make only
too easy Tor any nch rattisn. BY fraud
and force she was removed 70 private
madnouse ana eonnneu tnefe as an IN
sane woman. " was while she was in
this fbediam that I learned her late and !
secured her release. me doctors admitted
to me that she was not mad and had not
been mad, put had oeen liaboring under
se.r,e.s meh roneR. y aEon.,hg Ea 70
Aiterward she had lansed into
state Of listless, despairing apathy,
and, as the doctors did not know that
sas tbs,s bas WIZ
was was regularly req paid they had kept her | at
the asylum. To-day i met that man acct.
dentally in London. My wrongs rushed
upon my mind and almost blinded me
with rage. Icould have killed him where
Istood with no more compunction than 1
would feel In killing q rat or any other
vermin; but l gave him q chance for his
LIE. ! offered to meet himin duel on