Evening journal., 1889-07-30
A KING OF FRAUDS.
An Interesting Chapter in the History of
Champion Bigamis..

Champion Bigamis'.
A. Bently Worthington, editor of the
Christian Science Magazine, husband of
Mrs. Plunkett and seven other women.
alias Samuel Oakley Crawford, Eugene
Samuel Bouvier Walton, Major Eugene
Bouvier, Eugene Bonner, +. #. Sanner-
ton, Mons. Bennateau, Major Horace
Oakley Wood, Arthur Wood. w. ID.
Wood Arlington Buckingham Wads-
worth and General A. B. Ward, has
acknowledged TO the N. Y. World that he
is all that he has been represented TO be,
and then left for parts unknown. His
whole history, as told by the World from
day to day, reads like q romance,
and IL was at first hard to believe
that there could be person in this world
with so little heart. For over twenty
years he has succeeded in betraying in
nocent women and robbing them of their
money, sparing neither orphans or
widows. He skipped from Grand Forks,
Dakota, last January, after forging his
law partners signature and leaving a
young wife, who is now in a charitable
Institution in St. Paul. Mimi, where she
is about to become q mother He has
succeeded in avoiding arrest at nearly
every place where he has re esided. Mrs.
Worthington, who resides at No 13 w est
Forty second street New York, says that
the man with whom she has been living
as wife has been converted and that he
will return to her, to be imprisoned, If
necessary, whenever she sends for him.
A Richmond (Vs.) correspondent Of the
World relates the following:
In the winter of 1884 there came Ia
Charleston, Kanawha county, W. Va. q
man, tall, well proportioned, with thick
dark hair, an auburn moustache and
dark gray eyes. He was faultlessly
dressed and his personal appearance was
that Of a thorough gentleman. The few
acquaintances he made were captivated
by the elegance Of his manner and the
charm of his conversational powers. He
rented house from DIR. Lawrence Carr
giving his name as Judge j. Oakley
Crawford of New York and saving b,
had been advised to try the air of West
| Virginia mountains, on account of tn,
lung trouble with which he was afflicted
He added that it was his desire to be al
quiet as possible, hence he had rented
house some distance from the town.
He declined all social advances on tn,
part of DR.. Carr, and for some time LIVED
in seclusion. His lung troubles, how
ever forced him to leave his retreat, as L
was necessary to have medicine. He &C
cordingly visited the pharmacy Of E. l.
Boggs. The doctor" is a thorough gen
tleman and thorough Republican, anC
it was with great pleasure that HI
| learned his handsome customer, besides
being a brilliant conversationalist and
man of wide information, was also Re
/ publican, and one who had done aobl,
work for the G. o. P. in the Blaine cam
paign of that year, and who was, above
all. according to his own statement al
intimate friend of the "Plumed Knight
himself. After the Judge" had i'm
parted this information he relaxed so IA
as to bring for DR.. Boggs's perusa
letters from numerous prominent Repub
licans throughout the country. and ais
copies Of speeches which he rad mad
during the Blaine campaign. When thes
speeches we're examined they were founl
to be able efforts, which showed tina
Judge Crawford was one of the fines
campaign orators in the country. s.
good thing should not be kept, though
DR.. Boggs, so he called in other :Repubh
cans, kindred spirits, among whom wer
ex Mayor Hulvey, Major Eugene Dana
\ AoAonei r. - DuLlllCk huA tu6 uelhAIe'
member for Congress from that district
and others. They, too, were captivate
by the Judge many good points, an
after much hesitancy by the latter b
was induced to mingle more freely amonl
the people of the city.
Living in the house with "Judge
Crawford were two women whom he rep
resented as his sisters, but who KEEP
r,.,nk nlacar kbo, tho fsTudoar hod oua
done. When the latter decided to leav
his retirement his sisters" returned {
New York. After their departure Craw
ford made his home at Major Dana
house, who was only to glad to have s
While here the Judge received man
social attentions from the ladies'
Year after year the Republicans of II
Sd Congressional District had nominate
their candidate only to have him snows
under on election day. Just now Il
i clouds were the blacklist and even Il
/ most sanguine had almost ceased to hop
/ But suddenly the clouds were dispelle
] hope Of victory arose, and the faithfl
/ became radiant with increased confdenc
: Judge Crawford WAS their mascot.
4 was to turn the tide of battle. No ol
could resist the persuasive eloquence
O the personal friend of James q. BlaH
besides, J. g. B. himself might be reli
4 on to aid materially where his friel
Judge Crawford, was the cane
!. date. So enthusiastic did the brett
4 rem become that Major Dana gave a di
i ner, which was ordered from Washin
. ton at a big cost, to which all the prom
> nent Republicans Of the kanawha Vail
were invited. They came Champag
flowed freely, and when the praises
Judge Crawford had been sung into t
[. ears Of all present, one of the gues
. arose and reminded them Of the cloi
,. which overhung the political horizon, b
4 told them 'deliverance was at hanG
q At the time of their strongest oppressi
n 'sthe Moses who was to lead them mp o
y Of political bondage had come, and wi
is Judge Crawford for their standal
II bearer they would redeem the Third d
\ trict
! The "Judge" modestly declined, 81
! ing he did not wish to usurp an hOI
,e belonging to those who had borne
Io brunt on so many fields. He was l
le listened to, and they parted with
Al understanding that Judge CrawfC
as would be the next nominee Of the par
N Some of the gentlemen who have be
IN mentioned were interested in land a
4 coal speculation, and the Judge "
ra given pointers in regard to a number
.. soft snaps. He showed his legal acum
by discovering flaws in the land tit
which the shrewdest lawyers Of the c
had not discovered. These gentlen
knew of a very valuable piece of c