The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-05

evening nuu lib commencement on the
seventeenth day Of last July, her
fifteenth birthday, but according to her
own admissions she had previous to
that time fallen from the path OF virtue;
yet as she sat in Justice Davis Office
last night fashionably though modestly
attired, her appearance would belle any
reflections cast on her-but her story
was "corker." 45. ~
On July 81, 1880, there appeared at
Justice Davis Office well dressed man,
aged apparently, about 35, who gave his
name as Charles Z. Boutwell,, Of Now
York, and who swore out q warrant for
Ed Chipley, well known young man OF
this city, charging him with the abduc.
ton OF Katie Habig. The warrant was
duly served and Cniplcy promptly fur
nished bail Tor his appearance. Two
days later, when the time arrived for his
preliminary hearing, the. prosecuting
witness, Boutwell,, did not put in
an appearance and the case against
Cfipley was dismissed. Bothweil had
posed as m uncle Of Katie Habig by mar.
tiags to her II; n;other's sister-kate Faul-
stick; he said when he swore out t-the
warrant for Chipley that his purpose was
10 get the girl, take her to his home in
New York, where sue would be under
the gentle and cultivating influences OF
"Mrs. Boutwell," and reform" her.
Bathwell and his wife, or Kate Faul-
stick, as she will be known in this etory,
got hold OF Katie Habig the night Of the
day the warrant WAS sworn out against
Chipley, and took her to a public house
a short distance out the National
road, where they remained till
July 10, when they went out to Elm
Grove and took a train for Bellaire. At
Bellaire they took a Cleveland & Pitts.
burgh train for Cresson Springs, where
they spent good portion Of August.
They lived and dressed we'll, and an.
peared to have plenty Of money, and
when funds ran short letter, written
by Kate Faulstick, to New York brought
a fat remittance. Everything went along
lovely, anu the fact that they frequently
spent the night together, Boutwell, and
the two women, did not apparently tend
to interrupt the harmony that existed.
Finally they went to New York and
established themselves in a neat and
comfortable house, at No. 237 Fiity-Arst
street. It was already furnished and
Kate Faulstick was the head. Katie
Habig soon learned the true situation.
Boutwell, and Faulstick may have been
married seven years ago.. as they
claim, but according to katie's story
that did not count for much
for every once in while Kate would
receive and entertain for a day an old
man aged about CO.. Katie Habig saws
he was known by the name OF Harry
Howell, and that the understanding was
that he was millionaire doing business
on Wall street with highly respected
family living in the city. 1t was he who
furnished the money to run the house
they lived in and to clothe them, and
Kate Faulstick, Katie Hablc saws.
never failed to bleed the old man for
enough money TO not only keep up the
house, but also to keep Boutwell,, her
husband, or lover, well supplied with
money. The entertainment they gave
old Harry Howell was usually in the ma
ture OF wild and revolving orgie and
the recital OF the details by little Katie
last night was, as before stated, fully as
startling in the way in which it was told
as the details themselves. Katie Uabig
says that Faulstick has been old man
Howcll's mistress for about five years,
and that he had deputized her
to get "a young and pretty
addition for tho revels; hence
the removal Of Katie to New York.
When these revels were going on Both.
wellwould either 10 out promenading or
else spend tho time Howell was in the
house, cooling Off the cellar. Howell
knew nothing OF Bothwell's existence
according to Katie. When Howell was
away. which was nearly all The time, he
only paying Que call a week, Boutwell,
was reveller. .g5
Along in January, Bothwell arrived at
the conclusion that he and the women
were in need Of trip to Florida. Faul-
stick accordingly pulled old man
Howell's leg for enough money to take
the trio to Jacksonville, and they started
of. nthe meantime Boutwell, had be.
came very much infatuated with Katie,
and was insancly jealous OF her,
but at the same $ time he
could not afford to throw Fau,.
stick overheard, for it was through her
he obtained his money, clothes food and
drink. At Jacksonville, Faulstick, who
evidently appreciated the effect, the
charms Of the younger woman were hav.
ing on Boutwell,, picked a quarrel with
Katie, and between them they made
things very lively for him.
While in New York Katie had beer
kept closely guarded and the only letters
she was allowed to write home were first
examined by Boutwell, and Faulstick, &C,
cording TO Katie's story. The row IN
Jacksonville reached such proportions
that finally Katie had 10 he sent home
Boutwell, brought her as far as Washing
! ton and there turned her over to hel
brother aud with him she reached here
February 22. III 4. y
After katies departure Boutwell, ant
Raulstick, presumably, began to thinl
| Of what explanation they shoult
make to old man Howell abou
Katie's absence and Boutwell, beear
writing letters to get her back. Ant
such letters RS they are-slush is NJ
name for them. Katie replied that sh
J would have nothing more to do Will
them, and In reply TO an intimas;ou ,ha
they would come here atsse her, warne'
them Eostsa. ~ ~
Yesterday morning Boutwell, nn'
] Faulstick arrived here from the South
!. Boutwell, ut once went before Davis an
, tried to get out o peace warrant 10
< Katie, which was proniptly refused. II