The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-26
REPAIRING THE WRONG.
KILLED THE HUSBAND AND MAR
RIED THE WIDOW.
No Evidence Against Him For Aeciden-
tally killing George Harkness-Cow-
hided by a Woman-Miss Moore
Uses a Heavy Rawhide Whip.

Uses Heavy Rawhide Whip.
ST. PAUL, Fob. 25.--Mr. and Mrs
James Henderson, who were married
in Jersey City last week. and left to-
night for their home in Montana, after
amending day in st. Paul, are a hap
py couple with an extraordinary his
tory. About ten years ago, George
Hardness, the son of Il Boston tailor,
eloped with beautiful young lady,
who was the adopted daughter OF
Samuel Ward, merchant OF Dover, N.
H., and the two went to Jersey city,
where the young vile was left In
charge OF an aunt, while Hardness
went went west and made his fortune.
Two years later Mrs. HarknesS Joined
her husband at Garfield. new town In
the Chic oil fields. One morning a
teamster driving down street past an
unfinished building. saw lying on the
porch OF the building In the gray
morning light, What appeared To be
tho body OF "A murdered man. A eofo-
ner's inquest showed that the neck OF
the man was broken. Foul piay was
suspected, but there was no evidence
implicating any particular person, and
the Jury rendered verdict OF acci-
dental death.
No one knew where the man came
from. He had no friends to claim the
body, but papers found in his posses
sion identified him MS George Hark-
ness. Several weeks after her return
to Jersey City Mrs. iiarkness received
from an anonymous source a letter
containing 5l00 The letter stated that
the writer had been indirectly respon.
sible for the death of her husband, and
that as long MS he lived she should not
want. Every month after that time
she received ali anonymous letter con-
tanning from $50 to SlO0. The letters
were muiled first from Garfield; then
they came from Bradford, Ia. then
from Pittsburg; then from Chicago,
and then, for three years, they came
from Montana.
About six months ago tho writer OF
the anonymous letters requested nm
interview, which was accorded. The
unknown protector proved to be u
handsome man OF about 3S, who gave
his name as james Henderson. 70 the
widow of George Hardness he ex-
planned the mystery OF her husi and's
death. He stated that Hardness WIS
in Il gambling room on tho second
floor OF the building where he had
been killed sitting in an open window
During the evening II fight cnsued be-
In the melee Henderson threw the
stranger bnck against the wall knock
ing Hardness out of the window, the
fall breaking his neck. Henderson
said that he was in good cilcum-
stances, and that he had tried to n. one
for the accidental killing Of darkness
by keeping his widow from want. The
rest of the story can he told In il limo
MIR. James Henderson and Mrs. George
Hardness were married last week.
.... ~ cowHIDED ny WOMAN.
SourH NoRwALK, Conn, Feb. 3D.
Last Sunday scandalous story was
published in Bridgeport concerning
Alonzo W. Smith, a we'll known young
man employed in u hat shop, and Miss
Kitty Moore, pretty young woman
who works in u corset factory, that
involved them in intimacy, which, IL
Is said, will soon result in marriage.
MIR. Smith and Miss Moore are en-
gagged. David II. Swards, butcher,
had been suitor OF Miss Moora. but
all his advances were rejected and ho
withdrew from the Held.
Having satisfied himself that Swards
was the author OF the article, young
Smith purchased heavy rawhide
whip. Iheu he and Miss Moore has
tened to Swards' place of business.
bWaIuSi WHO Is Il lnfBt, in!Ck-Set man,
tried to deny the authorship OF the
story, but his efforts were cut short by
Miss Moore, who quickly drew the
whip from the folds of her dress and
laid 1t across his back, face and neck
with all her strength. Swaitls tried to
escape TO the street, but Smith guard
cd the door with meat axo and he
dared not attempt to pass. Around
he went, over the chopping block, fol-
lowed by tho infurlated woman, who
struck tho butcher resounding crack
at every step. SwaIds finally dashed
headlong through rear window and
escaped.
Mr.. Swards, who was seen this morn
Ing, says the matter is not to he
dropped until he sets himself right in
the eyes OF the public. He denies hav-
Ing said anything about the affair for
publication, although he admits that
he had discussed 1t with friends. The
article in the Bridgeport papers. he
payo, Is entirely different from the one
he told, but he admits having said
things about them that would not look
we'll In type.