Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
BENEFITS BRIDE.
A spicy Letter rcom the ex-Convtct
Concerning His Matrimonial For
tune and Hi- Temporary High Life.

A spicy Letter feom the ex-Convic
Concerntng His Matrimonial For
tune and His Temporary High Life.
]. G. Bennett, who few years ago be-
came known as a tri-city sneak thiei
and finally landing in the penitentiary,
after serving his term married wealthy
widow, who. as stated in the ARGUS
recently, has been here in the past few
days securing evidence TO send him bach
to the penite ntiary for bigamy and under
the habitual criminal act. 1t now turn
up he wrote n letter to friend in Daven
port during his honeymoon. This lettel
was found without any address and tn,
Times publishes It rerbdtim ct Hteratim a.
al example of how short six month:
may shatter mans ''luck and fortune.
and that every man who has struck oil
is not always happy:
CORDEN. III. Feb. 90, 1889 DEAR
FRrEND:-I send YOU this Hopeing you
will reply and give some information
1
different ones in Davenport about my
tools that left at Mennens, and | cant
get no answer from no one. now think
a good Bit OF you and ms we were in the
same Place together and you treated me
we'll in giving me tobacco when | Had
none. / think that you will enquire
about my things and see IL you can get
them sent To me. Dear friend | Have
Been very lucky since your you saw me
last am married now. and Have done
well | ran across rich widow who Has
got 2 fruit farms down Here and she
wanted good man 20 BE foreman But
she liked me To well 10 keep me
at that. So she Has married me and
made me Lord and Master Of all,
and Has given me Half of every
thing So am worth about $1,000
dollars today. have got good loving
wife and am Happy she Has got no chill
dren or Poor relations nor no one "a
Bother me about nothing. | am willing
TO put my youth and vigor against Her
wealth and can love her and do what is
right. by her. you may wonder how |
came across this so quick. saw an ad.
vertizement in Chicago Paper and
went right 10 Business no one Knows me
Here and every one likes me- have been
married two weeks today? / want you
to tell all my acquaintance Of my luck
and Fortune, and II you will do me a
favor | ask | will Reward you well for
It | don't care for my old clothes nor
nothing else IL is only for the looks of
things that want my box sent on here.
/ wrote Nat leonard twice and TO Gould
and also Ia Mennen twice and cant get
any answer. Now am willing
10 Pay him any thing that is
right and IL he wont let you
Have them Please to 60 and see
some lawyer and i will send you the
money to Pay the Expence. | will give
you an Order for TO get them il it is
necessary | send you some stamps for re-
ply. Give my respects 10 your wife.
think Bob that you Have got nice wife
my wife is very much like yours But she
is Older and | think that we ought TO BE
glad Of il. remember me to Old Jack
Caon and Old Burk and Old Annie Ross
tell them all that have struck Oil at last
and am n happy man. shall never want
any more il Behave myself and intend
To do H. ] wear white shirts all the time
and am Called Mr. Bennett and am re
spected By all around Hoping you will
reply soon. ! remain your Old Friend
IN truth. !. G.. BENNETT.
Box IS Golden, ILL.,