New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
JIMES BUCHANANS IHiUEDI'
Two LIVES WRECKED BY CHANCE AND
CRUELTY.

rrno,, Az occ,srox, A. CORRESPONDENT OF TRrDUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE extract from
Washington letter to The chicago Nees hc''o"
Buchanans Tragic Love Story" copied Into THE rkib
UNE recently, Is called by people here VINO eia''h "
know mass O, errors His love story told by them-
aud they assert they have often heard the par
from his lips, and further that 1t can DC ~
many still living In Lancaster Is TO THIS erect Inv
young lady to whom Mr.. Buchanan was ehgaeou ~ 20
married was Miss Anne Coleman. OF Laho"7'o'' H'' -
Philadelphia. Mr. Buchanan al thIs 'ne ""'
nracti.ing law in remote part of Pennsylvania put
was member of the Legislature residing IN
next door to the Colemaus IN East Kingst' lie was
LAWYER BY profession and went to Lancaster from
Franklin County to study for the bar when OoS' Ills
engagement to Miss Coleman was long oeiore he P''
chased his country Of Whehtland Inc Oole"a"'
were a quiet early going tobed ianliy' anu MI
Buchanan was allowed &c see his hancee AFTER T.
H. Tue Young CO, pie accustomed to take regular
evening walks but it always required that tnc lazy
at home 10y Q. They were noted Throughout tnc Vlt3
as the h,ndsOmest and most afectionate pan tue pcc
cOu4 boast. -, .. ,-,,
one night coming from Harrisburg. the stage e., was wa.
delayed (ro railroads tnen) ana MI ,n, Ia void
not At that hour be Permitted 70 see si"d her
sister, Miss Harriet Odds. To ball AT the honSe 9 MS
EOs ina Tnnley. The COemans OF course heal oi .iS
and being very proud they felt that an ndieniiy nad
been placed upon thcr daughter aud Insisted ll' inc
match be trOkcn OF The young lazy hcl~eI WIsnou ~
kren ;aitn with her lover aud much distressed
and so unwilling TO acccde to the commands oil hcr
parents tina, she sent to Pnilai"lphla. vi.
Buchanan never her alive again. nor couiu hn
attruI communicate with her Tor ne ul not KIN"
where she WAS. He called at her house IA" morning
after the ball denied admission. ana all ne oouii
earn she had left the town rhe came . ~
.det hii by the stage which took nearly two daNs or ue
Journey stopping over nj sht Al Downinsoh ~ Mh"' ~
callei the Half Way House The same stage IN Low
DAYS brought her dad body pack Mr.. Bucdn an never
doubted tOuk poison ana OFTEN cNprtsseu lna
belief II was also the general opinion Inc C0ienaus
never siosc TO Mr. Buchanan after the ball, even
declined further acquaintance with those wh" lenhneu
bis friends. and would nave prevented mn oonlno tI
the corpse. The woman however, who prepare tir
unfortunate voung laiy for her conn, let MIN INTO t'
house Disguised IN feminine attire at o'clock ~ the
morning and be had the melancholy satisfaction 81
SEEM once the features of the Girl Ne oNeu 80
fondiy He said have had the sympathy o every
body in his deep He was greatly anecteu ahi
for two years. in his words. was scarcely lnseii
There is ali PROBABILITY that this sad experience lnnu
enced all after life, and it Is certain that lie never
again Thought % marriage. There were no intercepted
or DELAYED letters and the story OF the broken leg IL all
IMAGINATION. $500 90, -, 49,,
II may br worth while adding That Miss Odds, the lnno-
cent cause ~ the trouble, remained single ana tat Only
about ten years she harmed 10 dea' II al hcr
home Lancaster her clothes taking nre at CRATE.