Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-13
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Bosrox, February l3-Bosopn has It's Dr.
Jekyll in the person Of Lawyer John G.
Crowley, who has recently developed into
. defsultsr of pronounced type, but who
for many years enjoyed the respect and
confidence OF business men and citizens
having served - . member Of tho School
Committee for q number Of years Thens
Is . woman connected with the downfall
Of Mr.. Crowley, and the maintenance OF
two establishments was too expensive for
his own purse, and he was obliged to resort
10 the finances Of Others in order to con.
tinue his acquaintance with . beautiful
brunette. who was known as Mrs Calvert.
In 1872 Mrs Calvert was installed at Z
house on Shswmut avenue, where she wAs
to have the privilege of one gentleman cali
er, who vas her affianced, TO whom she
was TO be married as soon q properly iii.
vorced from Mr. Calvert" The landlady
became suspicious after . time, however,
and employed Q detective to shadow the
gentleman, who identified him as Mr.. Crow
ley. Mrs. Calvert WAS then evicted, and for
two weeks sojourned in Philadelphia. She
returned, however, To . comfortable little
nest which Mr. Crowley prepared for her at
the highlands. The house at the corner Of
SchuC anu IIchlu StItCts ~ oS PutIbhsCu hIu
elegantly furnished with furniture and
bric-a-brsc, and here Mrs. Calvert WAS set
tied. and here her cousin, who was help
ing her financially and to whom she was
soon to be married." frequently called. Tho
identity of the cousin was discovered
through his own carelessness. At first his
calls were under the shadows of night but
becoming bolder, he came in the day time,
and the neighbors recognized him - Law
yer Crowley.
Mrs Crowley was kept in ignorance for
some time. One night on giving garden
party At her residence, only the other side
of the hill on which was situated the cottage
Of the woman who had supplanted her in
her husbands affections, and whom Mr..
Crowley was then visiting, . gentleman re-
marked on the absence Of her husband.
Poor John" said Mrs. Crowley, Ibis busi-
ness keeps hinpst the office late, and As he
was assaulted once by rouHhs when return
ing home late. tell him TO go to hotel
II he cannot get away before midnight"
Johns infidelity leaked out however, but
she bore up bravely under the blow.
The scandal became so public At last that
the Heath street house was sold and Mrs
Calvert disappeared. tits said Mr.. Crowley
induced one Of his proteSes to marry her.
and that she is now living an honest life in
the suburbs She was once arrested for
but Mr.. Crowley came to tho
rescue and the matter was hushed up.
While living at the Shawmut avenue
house Mr.. Crowley and Mrs. Cal
vert were in the habit of taking long trips
together every time he could induce Mrs.
Crowley to pay q visit tootheir daughter,
who Was being educated at VaSsar. He
spent great amount OF money on the wO-
man, and At one time, after being driven to
. station with her only in season to catch
the train, he tossed . one hundred dollar
bill out Of the window to the driver.
A prominent member OF the Bar laughed
at the idea OF the honor and integrity Of
John C. Crowley, in which the majority of
the people who knew him have believed
until lately He said: Twenty-Five MEM
bers of the Bar could tell you Crowley has
been in need of money for some years.
What fear most is that the Catholic Insti-
tutions that trusted him have been SWIM
died. For ten years Crowley has not been
worth ten cents" Another said: The
expressed for Mr.. Crowley BY his
associates and BY this community is irrita-
ting to one conversant with the widespread
ruin and disaster which his embezzlement
has created. The claim that is made by his
near associates that the news of his down.
fall came like . thunderbolt from . clear
ky is certainly amusing. This sanity per-
Don. 80 kind and charitable, was squander-
ing thousands of dollars belonging to or
phans and widows in doing good TO other
orphans and widows"