Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-08
PARAMOURS CAPTURED.
4 RATHER MUDDLkD sREsA TION
UOMIN0 FROM MANIA.

Jailed by :sprtssasid Poiice--Ons Ar
restsd for Dessrtion, the Other for
| Horse stealing, aud both for Adultery.
| The Little Miami train arriving here at
$3.50 last evening brought up from Xenia Cy-
rus Stfingfellow In company with Mrs. Alice
Oyphers and her three children, Edward,
Nora, and Grover, the first named being
boy OF ten years, the second a pretty golden
haired child OF FIVE summers, and the last a
babe In her arms Stringfellow is young
man OF medium height, pronounced bru-
nette, dressed in what was once genteel
suit, now somewhat. the worse for wear, while
Mrs. Cyphers Is plain, dark haired woman,
plainly dressed. They brought with them a
couple Of boxes Of household stun, bedding
cooking utensils etc. They made inquiries
for n boarding house and were directed by
one Of the depot employees to the boarding
'use OF Zachary Taylor on West Jefferson
street. Thither they repaired and asked If
accommodations could be found for a family
over night. A room containing three beds
was prepared for them and they had just got
ten settled 10 II when Officers Bass and Cald-
well appeared on ,the scene and put the whole
party under arrest on the authority OF an
order from Chiei of Police Harner, OF Xenia,
asking them to hold the parties named They
were jailed to await further orders from
Xena. II seems that last Tuesday
night Mrs.. Cyphers deserted her children
and attempted to leave Xena with
Stringfelow but were arrested by the police
before they got out Of town. Two Of her
children were put in the chldren's home. and
the would-be runaways were released. On
Thursday afternoon she secured possession of
her two children, by leave Of the Greene
county infirmary directors, and at once began
making preparations TO leave Xenia and take
the whole family. Yesterday morning
Stringiellow secured a dray and loaded her
furniture on It, taking It down In front Of
the court house where he attempted to sell It,.
While Stringellow was trying to sell the
furniture he was seen by Asa Davis, a local
horse dealer, who had transacted business
with StrinRfellow which WAS Of such nature
that caused him to remember him. Davis at
once went 70 Chet II .rner and informed him
that Stringfellow was horse thiei and fu-
gitive from justice. According TO Davis
story, Stringfellow stole fine mare from his
own grandfather. who resides near
Painterville, about two years ago. He took
the horse to Washington q. H., and met Davis,
TO whom he traded it. Davis afteI ward sold
the mare, but had no sooner disposed of il
than he was waited upon by parties repre-
senting S,rngiellow's grandfather, who in.
man to whom Davis sold the horse took it Ia
a point beyond Lancaster, and the rightiul
owner never succeeded in recovering it.
Stringiclow took his departure for un.
to this vicinity until few week.
ago. Davis said he saw Stringtellow il
Nenis about four weeks ago, but he slippe,
: away before he could cause his arrest. Upor
this information Chief Harner and Office
Smith prodeeded to the front of the cour
house and put n stop to the iurniture sale By
placing Stringiellow under arrest on IA charg,
OF horse stealing, and he was locked up il
the city prison. S,ringiellow claimed that al
differences between himself and his grand
father had been compromised, and, after az
investigation, Chief Harner was convinced
that his relatives would not prosecute the
case, and later in the morning he was dis.
charged
This morning Mrs Cyphers and Goodfel-
low were interviewed by a GLopE-REruHLrc
reporter at the Jail Both seemed an xious to
know on what charge they were arrested aud
whether or not they could be sent to the pen
itentary, Mrs. Cyphers said she had been
keeping boarding house In Xenia, and came
up here TO try to make living by washing
and sewing. She said her husband had left
her last February, ard had done nothing tor
her since but write two or three letters from
points in the west She said Stringiellow
had been friend OF hers Tor years, having
known her In Painterville, where she was
raised. lie had been boarding with her for
about three weeks In Xenia. Both denied
any criminal intimacy, OF course.
Chief OF Police Harner arrived At II O'Clock
this morning and was met at the train by OF
6eet Norton. He said that tie husband, who
signs himself N. W. Siiord, returned to Xenia
from the West last night and the message
was sent to the officers here on his complaint.
This morning he filed al affidavit against his
wife and Stringiellow, charging them with
adultery. warrant was issued at once and
the arrest was made here on this charge. The
chiei returned with his charge on the next
tram for Xenia. The Xenia papers spell the
name Cyphers, the husband writes it 10 ST.
ford, and the wife registered at the jail as
Mrs. Sifer. Readers may take their choice
without extra charge.