The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-06
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A gentleman from Philadelphia nov In
this city laid down Pittsburgh paper yes.
tsrdsy, and pointing to story headed, "a
Pretty Repeater" the dstails Of which Ap.
psAred IN yesterdays ISTRLLIGEScRR,
said; II know that woman
The story has to DO with tue adventures
Of Mm, Frank Hill, wiia Of druggist a,
GIeensbuFg, Pa, who disappeared six
weeks ago with 81, 000, and ]. 7. March.
and, Esq, a prominent WestmoIelsnd
county lawyer, The clipping couple we're
brought back 10 Pittsburgh Thursday by
Detective O'Meara and the deserted hue
band. Now, an agreement Of separation
has been made. and Mrs. Hill will ia due
time become Mrs. MIFchanj.
Said the Phiadelphisn;
~ have seen Mrs, Frank Hill in
Philadelphia when she was pupil al
a fashionable boATdlng.Echool on Spruce
street. Miss Woods, the young Woman's
maiden name, then gave early promise OIL
a romantic career, She WAS known to be
Of q highly respected and wealthy family,
and perhaps extra freedom was allowed
her. At all events, she frequently took
her walks abroad apd was often seen a
places Of amusement. Iu some way she
became acquainted with noted charac
ter in Philadelphia, who had then aud III
since been much before the public, This
man was Charles Dayton Tsimadge, ilr'
lnerly Of the bookblnding firm Of Ial'
madge Brothers. TAllnadge had long
been regarded as an eCeeptTIC person, a,
the same timGas a man oilargo wealth. lie
owned and lived In handsome residence
corner Of Twenty-tnt and OhestnutstTeets
lie was widower, had q fancy for books
and paiutings, with which his house was
libeFally stocked, and there hs entertained
numerous tmSll companies Of friends, and
with al his eccantriGities was known as q
good fellow, Suddenly Mr., TSlmadg9 dis
appeared from view, For some timG his
friends Lost trace oil him, Soon 1t was dis
covered that he was an inmate OF Kirk
bride'a insane asylum. Atonce his irlends
began an assault on that institution with
the battsriug ram OF the law, Tai
madge's brother had put him In tho asy'
lum on the certificate OF two phyaiclans
that hs was insane, His brother said he
had done this to protect Charles Dsyton
from aharpers who had designs on hia
property, BY dint Of much effort com.
mission Of lunacy was appointed, and
after the taking OF a. great deal
oil testimony Mr.. Talnladge was
declared OF sound mind and consequently
restored 10 liberty, Soon sf;tr hu sold
his residence and It's costly furnishings
and went to live with friend, to whom
he gave sons overnight over, his business.
II was at this time that he met Miss
Woods, They had many GlsndesLine
meetings often attending matinees to-
gether, letters passed freely between
them, and ln CoHrse OF time Miss Woods
wore 40 engsg 4meut ring given TO her by
Mr.. Talmadgv, who confidently expected
to marry her. While this affair was at liza
height, Miss Woods loft the Philadelphia
school for home, clipping with Frank Hill,
and with part Of her own indie
pendent fortune set him up In the
drug business at Greensburg, Tai.
madge,n continued the Philadalphian,
"came to the front again reCsntly, you
may remember, In an affair with the no!o.
rious Mrs, Annie = Wallinglord, Of many
aliases, an adventures, who had previ-
ously viCtimized several Philadelphiaus
who ought 10 have known better, to gay
nothing OF her exploits elsewhere. u
late years she has operated Chiefly In
Philadelphia and New York, though !
think she had not been in good luck until
she fastened upon TalmRge. Walllnglord
got Talmage to make over his estate 10
her. His friends interiered and the mat
ter is now pending in the courts"