Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-04-04
INCARCERATION.
A Recently Discovered Case which
Exeites the People.


The sensation of the hour in Bristol.
Pa, is case of miscengenation, which |
has lust come to light. A week ago yes
terday Miss Elizabeth P. Hume, daugh-
ter of Richard Hume, member OF the
society of Friends and a we'll known
citizen of Bristol, died suddenly, and
on Tuesday she was buried from the
residence of her father. 1t was noted
by the neighbors that many of the rela-
tiyes of the Hume family did not attend
the funeral. This was generally COM
mented on, and the numerous inquiries
made as to the reason for the absence CT
the near relatives, brought out remark
able story. Miss Hume was about 50
years of age, and lived with her parents
ON Washington street, near Wood. She
was comely. went into society rarely, but
what company she kept was always OF
the best. When it was whispered on
the day of the funeral that
SHE HAD MARRIED CoLoRED MAN
three years before her death, there were
MANY who refused to believe the story.
Miss Elizabeth Hume was the niece of
Misses Sarah and Elizabeth Paul, two
maiden ladies, who owned a farm in
BensaIem township, about four miles
northwest Of Bristol. They were reputed
to be wealthy, and stood high in the
society of Friends who live in that
neiehbcrhood. Miss Hume lived with
her aged aunts in her girlhood, and it
was at their house she met the man she
subsequently, married. She was en-
ployad by the ladies to manage the farm
which had been left to them and
brother by their father. Miss Sarah Paul
died many wears ago, leaving her share
of the property 10 her sister, and Miss
Elizabeth died in 1879 having previously
taken up her residence in Bristol. Her
house was on Radcliffe steet near Walnut.
In her will shebeque lthed her house and
her personal effects to Miss Elizabeth
Hulme and her sister Sarah. providing
that the survivor Of the two should have
the whole property. After her death the
furniture in her house and the old china
and brio brac that she had collected
were sold al public arction,
THE PROCEEDS BEING LARGE sum.
Miss Sarah Hume dying shortly after
the death of her aunt, Miss Elizabeth
came into possession of the whole prop
erty. save a life interest of John s. Paul,
a brother of the maiden aunt, in the
farm. George Buck, who was the mana
ger for the Misses Paul, is mulatto of
the mahogany shade, and was brought
up by family of the society of Friends
living near Bristol. He received fair
common school education and when old
Mrs. Paul died Buck was made overseer
of the farm. When Mrs. Paul moved
into Bristol she left the management of
the farm entirely in the hands of George
Buck, and bis visits to her residence in
Bristol were frequent. Buck who is about
IS years of age. is now employed by DR.
Brown, of 1107 Girard street, Philadel-
phia. He said this evening:
II married Miss Hume December 10,
1881, in the city of New York. We were
married by clergyman and in the
presence of witnesses. The certificate of
our marriage is in the vaults Of the
AL, h.
bonds and other securities that belonged
to my wife. Here is the last letter she
wrote me. You can see che addressed
me as Dear husband and signs herself
LOVINGLY, YOUR WIFE
In that letter she speaks of the probable
ity of our marriage being made public. /
knew her when che was but six wears
old. In her will she leaves me 5000 in
cash, or securities equal to cash, without
deduc ion for taxes, and the rest of her
property she leaves to her youngest
sister, Annie r. Hume. l have as vet
laid no claim to the property. but the
proof IF her will i@ clear, and shall have
no difficulty in proving my marriage.
was at my wife's funeral on Tuesday last
but did not accompany the body to the
grave. Among those present ct the house
we're Mrs. Elizabeth Paxon and Mrs.
Rebecca Tredell. / have always been
ionest and hard working, and no one
can bring 4 charge against me of wrong
doing"
In Bristol the story goes that Miss
Elizabeth and George Buck were pri
vately married in that town. John
Tabran, who is one of the witnesses to
her will, and whose father, William
Tabran, is her exc cutor. SAYS tie will
was drawn up by Miss Hulme herself,
and nv father witnessed it. think it
was dated in May, 1881, bit of that l am
not certain. All know is that she
SIGNED HER MAIDEN NAME,
Elizabeth P. Hume, and hence presume
she was not at that time married. I
know George Buck very well. He is a
respectable colored man, and was once
employed by us. He told me that the
two witnesses to bis marriage were still
living. Mrs. Eulme's will is in the hands
of B. F. Gilkeson, Bristol lawyer The
most extraorlir airy part of the story is
the secrecy maintained for more than
three years by Mrs. Buck as to her
marriage. All that time she lived with
her parents in Bristol, passed un der her
maiden name, and never until the day OF
her death did they suspect the relations
that existed between their daughter and
George Buck. On Wednesday morning
there was gathering of the relatives AT
her fathers house and OIL that occasion
William. Tabran, her executor. read the
will. Richard Hulme, the father hold