The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-06
MEPHISTOPHELES IN SPECKS.
ADVENTURES OF A SAN ANTON
IAN IN CINCINNATI.
why an lrate Husband and a
Young Lady's Brother
Are Seeking Him.

Some time ago in describing n fight
between shooting gallery man of this
city. named Gleason. and his patron, we
termed him "Mephistopheles in Spec
tacles." This was resented ut the time,
but what has been learned since shows
that the epilhet was most appropriate
one. Little H. known Of the man Glca-
son beyond that he II n slick French adj
yenturer Of most plausible manners, who
by false representation dcluded re-
spectacle Northern lady into marrying
him. and then 10y means Of money she
had and borrowed he migrated to Texas.
lie located near the post office, renting
a piece Of land On Mrs. Gallugher's prop
ertv. where he erected II shooting gallery.
For time he conducted himself well
and did good business In his way.
Then he opened Il second gallery on Sol
edad street, adjacent to Emerson 3.
Leaving the Alamo street gallery IN
charge Of his wife. he took control of
the Solodad street gallery, but he neg
lccted his business, posed about rs u
dude. and fairly earned the title OF q lu-
thnrin, uccasiuuing his wife much irou-
bic by his csCapHdcs. The SOlcdnd
street gallery of course soon failed. and
then Gleason. to cvndc his Liabilities
wanted to seek "frcsh fields and pms
lures new" lie told his wife that there
was fine opening In Cincinnati, and
persuaded his wife to let him have all
the money they had to 90 there. lie
went of to Cincinnati leaving Mrs. Glca-
son here in charge Oi her gallery. and
,t.s.tt.I "a chatting trulIart stf Ihn lfuIupf
hotel. For a time things apparently
went WE'LL but Gleason soon became an
Indifferent correspondent. one day how
ever he surprised his wife by n long letter
asking her TO pawn her iewclry aud send
all the money she could possibly raise to
certain point, as he had got into trouble
and had TO leave the city in great hur-
ry, but he was careful not to name the
the cause of the trouble. The wife de-
clined to do this until she knew more Of
the matter, and then Clemson was silent.
In anxiety to learn more of the trouble
Mrs Gleason instituted Inquiries In Gin
cinnati. and learned that the trouble was
serious one Tor her. Clemson had been
passing ms a jolly bachelor and had paid
his addresses To n respectable young
girl. whom he betrayed under u promise
Of marriage. and had finished his Gin
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tilu married lady named Douglas.
These facts were verified by Cincinnati
papers, giving accounts Of the es-
capadc and the testimony OF the
injured husband Another fact was
clear. Gleason, when he tried to wiring
all from his wife, was actually living In
good style with his paramour in the
place indicated. Thus matters stand at
present, but further Developments are
expected. Gleason Is living disguised
with his new bride at AN out-of-the-
way place, and the irate husband aud
the betrayed young lady's brother are
seeking him for an interview. In order to
give an undertaken something to dc
In these duh times and to give the news
papers a big item. Mrs. Gleason has
gone home to her friends in the North
carrying with her the sympathy oI
many who know how vilely she was
treated. This ends the present act oI
this domestic drama. When the shoot.
ing commences we will ring up for the
second act.