The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-04-10
Exploits OF John weiss.

HIS PAST CAREER AS GIVEN BY THE Necs- Dealer.
The Neus-Dealer Of last Saturday gives
the following accodnt of John Weiss and
his doings for the past few years. Many
people in this county know Weiss, some
alas, too well. Says the Netcs- Dealer:
For the past few days John Weiss, who
was released from the Luzerne county pris-
on last Thursday, after serving term of
Imprisonment for bigamy, and who was
then taken to Bloomsbury, where he was
wanted for desertion, has been noticed
about this city. Many stories have been
published about him. and his exploits dur
ing the past year, but they were not cor
rect and we, Therefore, think if his career,
just for the past seven years, were written
up in full it would be very interesting.
During the last seven years John has made
no end of love, which has brought no end
Of truble upon him, and his exploits dur
ing that time would make plenty OF material
for book.
Seven years ago John Weiss, the subject
OF this sketch, resided at Buckhorn,
small town near Bloomsbury, in Columbia
county, where he was married to a pretty
young lady, named Miss Maggie Miller,
who was the daughter of highly respect
ed and well-to-do farmer named VIM.
Miller, Weiss alleged object for wedding
Miss Miller was to obtain money, but he
slipped up on that point as his wife would
not agree to his entreaties and would al
ways answer that she had married him
with the expectation of being cared for
like all good wives should be, and that she
would not ask her father for money to sup.
port themselves with. Weiss at once saw
that he had made mistake, and a short
time after the marriage he told her lie
would 60 in search of employment to earn
enough money to go to housekeeping with.
He then bid his wife goodbye, promising to
return as soon as he had earned sufficient
amount of money, but from that day to
this he has not been near his wife, nor of.
fered her support in any shape or form.
Not long after he had gone away a child
was born to Mrs. Weiss, and she more than
snxiously awaited the return of her hus-
band, but all in vain. She lost track of
him soon after, and did not hear of him
again until he was tried in the Columbia
county courts tor breach of promise.
When Weiss left Buckhorn he left for
good, at least it is thought so by the per-
sons who are acquainted with all the facts
in the case. He went from Buckhorn to
Mainville, small village along the Cata-
wissa and Williamsport branch of the p
& r. Railroad, where he found employment
He was not there many months before he
became ensmored of young lady who was
only seventeen years of age, and was con-
sidered one of the prettiest girls in that
section. She was young and innocent
when Weiss first became acquainted with
her, but she did not remain so long after
He was not long in telling her that he low
ed her, and she believed him. During the
courtship he told her that he was single
man, and she began to Hove him in return.
When this state of affairs was discovered
by Weiss, he soon accomplished her ruin,
| at the same time promising to make hei
his wife, The marriage day was set, but
luckily for the girl, few days before the
happy event was to take place she learned
that ner lover had wife and child living
| at Buckhorn, and at ouce caused Weiss
arrest. Weiss was apprehended by Con
stable Woodward, of Bloomsbury, ant
lodged in the Columbia county Jail SooI
after he had trial in the courts Of tina
county, was found guilty and sentenced Il
Imprisonment in that Jail. He remained il
Jail until nearly three years ago, at whicl
time he owed that county S73, 90. for costs
etc., and one night made his escape frou
the prison by unlocking the doors with
wooden key that he had made during hi
Imprisonment. The key was nicely mad