The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-28
ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
The Widow of q Lieutenant and
Her Second Husband in
Prison.

New York Jan. 20.-A handsome mid
dle-sged woman, dressed In mourning, and
her husband were arrested yesterday by
Government officers on warrants issued by
United States Commissioner Shields, on
double charges of perjury and forgery.
the couple were committed 10 await the
action of the grand jury, having, upon the
advice of their counsel, waved. examina-
ton. The prisoners were taken to Ludlow
street Jail, where they were locked up.
The prisoners names are Frank and Caro-
line Meyers.
From the evidence taken before United
States Commissioner Shields it appears
that when Caroline, became acquainted with
Meyers several years ago she was the widow
of Lieutenant Mouot OF the First New
Jersey Cavalry. During the war, when
the United States Sanitary Commission OF
which General D. Howard was president,
came into existance, Caroline went to the
front and enlisted in the Commission IS q
nurse. She was then sixteen yeas of age
and pretty. The Commission posted its
headquarters In the vicinity Of City Point,
Vs., which Is not far distant from Fred
ericksburg. During the skirmishes before
Fredericksburg, Which occurred almost
daily, Lieutenant Mount, while In COM
mand of his cavalry and making a gallant
charge, was struck down by rebel bullet
and carried on stretcher TO the hospital.
! Caroline was assigned as his nurse. She
waited upon him day after day while he
Law lowering between life and death. Her
constant and devoted attention at the bed
side Of her charge aroused the attention OF
the physicians, who made every effort to-
ward saving the life OF the patient. 10
two months time the wounded lieutenant
had recovered, and six months later, after
having fallen In love with his nurse, he
married her.
The Lieutenant, after his marriage, OBJ
ltained his discharge from service on ac-
count of bis wound, and he took his young
wife to live at his mothers home in Phil
lipsburg, n. J. A year later the lieuten-
ants wound broke out afresh, aud he died,
after a lingering illness.
Caroline sfterward applied to the au.
tho-ities for pension, and was granted
S24 quarterly during her life provided she
remained unmarried. Three years ago
sue uevauIe acquainted nth her nreseni
huiband, Frank Meyers. Meyers was,
unknown to his wife, a crook, and had
the proud distinction Of being the owner
of several aliases, among which are Frank
|, Walling and Pete Mccoy. He had
already served . term in state prison
Meyers represented himself to the pretty
widow as O man of means, and induced heI
10 marry him. After the ceremony Caro-
line told Meyers that as she had become {
wife, she was no losger entitled to the pen
{ sion money, which, through influence q
! Washington, she had managed to have in
/ creased. Through Meyers machination
, Caroline was induced to say nothing OF hel
/ marriage. Her pension by this time hat
1 become o very comfortable allowance, and
Meyers, loath to lose the money, prevailed
! upon his wife to continue her quartsri.
4 visits to the pension burea- II receipt 10
the money she obtained, signing the nam
of Caroline Mount. At last she gave va.
: 10 her husbands opportunities and con
!. seuted to continue in the eyes OF the pen
' sien officials - Caroline Mount.
Meyers former sweetheart became coz
infant of the Misrepresentation, and, j
revenge for his faithlessness, she informe
Q the government officials.
IL Meyers was subsequently called upon b
!. one of the officers, who requested him
), make an affidavit to the eject that, to b
!. knowledge, Caroline was yet widow b
., affixed bis name to the instrument and vi
limnsdistsly arrested Tor perjury. Car