The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-14


Bannerton, was prominent figure at the
confederate capital during '62 and '6S,
and many Il clever piece Of work was en-
gineered by him. Although he seemed to
have no official duties there was no ques-
tioniny his standing, and he had means
Of acquiring wealth that was not known to
most Of his fellow citizens.
THE PLANTER's DAUGHTER.
HE lived in the best possible style, and
in "a married the daughter Of rich
Georgian planter, who held a commission,
who was wealthy man In the matter Of
slaves and land before the war. Within
two months Of his marriage Major Ban
merton disappeared and bapely escaped
through the lines into northern ie-ritory.
What he is charged with is not remem-
bered. but that It was a serious matter
was proven by the fact that he trusted
himself on northern soil rather than stay
where he was, and the wife Of two months
knew him no more.
"He is next identified with a certain
Samuel Oakley Crawford, a young lawyer
In New York, whose questionable methods
in the matter Of obtaining clearance pa
pcrs for vessels whose cargoes and desti-
nations differed somewhat from their
manifest. For this he was arrested, but
somehow managed to make his way clear
to freedom, and within six months after
getting clear Of this charge he was on the
topmost wave Of prosperity, having en-
gagged in the marine insurance business
and was livinyin elegant style at one Of
the best hotels. When the insurance bub-
BILE burst he didn't want to argue the maj
ter with the courts, but made his escape.
He was heard Of occasionally in the west,
but his operations In the east ceased until
the year Of the panic, when Colonel Z. p.
Browne, a gentleman Of elegant taste and
apparently Great wealth, Appeared in
Providence, Rhode Island, and acting, as
he said, for st. Louis parties, he entered
into negotiations with the assignee Of one
Of the great manufacturing institutions for
the re-establishment Of the concern ap-
parently under its original ownership, the
parties he represented to really become
the owners. As there was n number Of
mills controlled by ihe company, aud thou
saSis Of operators depending on the re-
opening Of the pills fer=their support,
Colonel Browne became at once a most
popular man, and although the scheme
for reopening the mills fell through, still
the gallant colonel's popularity did not
wane, and he and his wife ~, beauti-
ful girl Of IL, were
LIONS IN SOCIETY,
andh he became identified with many Of the
schemes used for tiding over the hard
times Of '7S and "A, but his methods were
questionable, and he was deserted by men
whose characters were worth something
to them. His credit became impaired,
and his wiie's jewelry was sold to give
the pair means TO get out Of Rhode Island
and away from the shadows Of the debt
ors' prison which overhung Browne, and
acouple Of transatlantic tickets, q change
of name, and the handsome Wilmot Ar
lington and his beautiful but delicate
young wife were attracting their due share
o; attention at one Of the German resorts,
There was nothing intrusive about the
pair, but they were q distingue couple,
and were able 10 hold their own In rub-
biug shoulders with the cold, hard world.
Everything went quite smoothly with
them, and by changing their place Of
abode whenever anybody accused Mr.. Ar
lingion Of holding the king TOO often in
playing ecarte, they managed to exc out o
very decent living. In the summer Of '76
some little trouble was caused the gallant
Wilmot by triAing with diamonds again.
A large amount In precious stones to be
sold by q woman Of rank, who had ruined
herself gambling, were entrusted to Ar
lingtOn TO dispose Of; he returned the dia-
monds to the lady after 4 time, saying he
could do nothing with them. Within a
few hours he started ior q neighboring
town. On the same train went the wife
Of a German officer, and the pair were
soon located in Paris. The lady with the
diamonds was horrifed to find upon offer
ing to pawn her gems that they were
paste; that the real ones had been taken
out and replaced with fictitious stones.
The wife whom he had deserted told his