The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-22

When gentle spring, with It's genial
freshness and sweet music from the Threats
Of countless birds, draws nigh, that is the
time for disappearing.
Adopting this motto for his guidance II.
4. Griswold has shaken the dust Of Mem
phis from his feet, the love OF good wife
from his heart aud has gone hence.
In neat and comfortable two.storv
frame house, corner Walker and Second
streets. Fort Pickering, Mrs. Griswold,
with her three weeks old babe, lives alone,
save ior the tender care and attentions
from friendly neighbors. Until Thursday,
the lith instant she had the rather indif-
iarent companionship OF the man whose
name she bore, taken last April. On that
day he disappeared, leaving but faint
impression on the wiies mind that he in
tended ever returning, and he has not done
so, neither has he communicated with her
Griswold scrupulously collected all his eff
iccts, packed them compactly boarded a
train or steamboat, 30 there you are.
For several days prior 20 the dcsenion
Of his wife and infant, Griswold had been
weaving great yarns about small fortune
made his through the death OF an uncle at
| Detroit Anticipating incredibly on the
| part of his wife, Inc produced n letter or
| two bearing upon his story At length he
| announced that he would 90 to Detroit
| and take charge Of his inheritance A sus-
| plClous female nclghbOr suggested that he
could collect IL as well at this end OF the
line, through bank, but he repealed the
advice with u sCorniu contempt. On the
day he mentioned the farewell came.
GriswOld was an architect, also u me-
chaniC OF high standing so lar as skill goes.
| Several months after his marriage with
| Mrs. Maths, the woman left behind, lao
| persuaded her 10 place a mortgage ON u
| portion of her property for u few hundred
dollars, with which for him TO III up nn
office up town. lie did 30, locating on
Monroe street, hut did not hold it long,
though none Oi the money went back tu
his CoLhding wife. When lac lett he also
wore a watch that his wife priced rs the
property OF his former husband.
liut his disappearance Is not all. About
the time OF his departure a Mrs Beatty
aud u young man, surnamcd benjamin, q
| dry goods clufk, also made themselves
| scarce in these parts. Those familiar with
the circumstances aud parties, believe the
trio formed congcnial party in the fight.
Griswold aud benjamin were somewhat
! chummy, aud the same relations existed
between benjamin aud Mrs Beatty. The
two men came To Memphis together and
the woman may have come with them
| About the tune Grlswold began talking
about his dead uncle ut Detroit, aud the
fortune left him, benjamin left the city,
aud the belief OF MnN GrisWolds neigh
bors is that he wrote the letters with which
lac disarmcd the suspicious Of his wife.
Before the date Of tirIswold's departure
the young man WIS back again, aud ap.
pcarcd with the Mn. Beatty at certain
fashionable clearinghouse on Shelby
street, which she had short time pre-
v.ously bargainod 10 buy out. Her object
in the visit with benjamin WIS to get linn
accommodations ia the house. II failed.
| Thursday, the lith, WIS the day on which
Mrs. Beatty was to come down with III,
cash Tor thc boarling-housc, but somehow
she couldn't raise H. aud that very da,
the three parties named went hence, a.
already stated.