The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-09
A STRANGE ROMANCE.
"A Grandfathet's Love for His
Sons IIIegitimate Child.
HIS CARE FOR THE MOTHER,
The Young Man arrcstt d and Tried
for Bsstardy at Bridgcport...Tho
Mother Yearns for Itepara-
tlon.-shows Aerself Worthy.

Some years ago there lived at Noun
Pleasant, Ohio, Mr.. John P. haywood
aud his family, consisting Of his son
Joe, and two daughters. haywood wa
a carpenter and his son took the same
trade. About three years ago Joseph
went to Omaha, Nsb., to work at hil
trade, on account OF the wages paid there
being higher than in Mount Pleasant.
About the same time John P. haywood,
the father, moved TO Martins Ferry and
opened the Hotel haywood, and has
since conducted the business very sue.
eessfully.
Shortly after Joe went to Omaha he
met and admired Miss Lizzie Evans.
The admiration ripened into something
more tender, on the young iady's part
ut least, and after q time she admitted
her love for young haywood in the
strongest and most unfortunate man.
ner. About two years ago Joe came to
Martins Ferry and remained at his IA.
ther'a house several weeks. While
there, one night he received 0 message
to come to Wheeling, aud made hur.
risd visit to this city. Here he was met
by Miss Evans, who was then in such
condition that her shame could ros
much longer be hidden from the world.
She importuned her recreant lover to do
what he knew to be his duty, bat he
made excuses that prevailed with her,
and she returned to Omaha, carrying
with her alone her burden OF shame.
haywood bad promised to come TO
Omaha to meet her and few days later
be made a trip to Omaha. but returned
in less than two weeks. Within
month after that time Miss Evans came
to Martins Ferry with her child, Joe
haywood was at his fathers hotel and
Miss Evans went there direct to see him.
The interview was not long but it did
nothing to relieve the young woman Of
the very compromising position into
which Joe May woods wilts had gotten
her. haywood left town the same night
she arrived and has not been III Martins
Ferry since.
John P. haywood was more Of man
than his son and he refused, even after
members Of his own family and others
had advised it, to turn the young woman
ont OF home. At the time OF her ar
rival she was still in weakened condi.
ton and Bho was provided with the
comforts that were needed to make her
life as pleasant IS was posaible.
Since then she and her child have
been provided with home at the Hotel
haywood and the grandfather OF the
illeRitimato child at once developed q
strong attachment for the little fellow
and has had him out in town with him
on all occasions. He has also given the
child and her mother as good home as
bis son could have had, had he been q
member ol the household, and their
every comfort has been looked after.
The grandfather has also made the little
one and the mother presents from time
to time TO money.
Miss Evans yearned for a reparRtion
oil the wrong that had been done her,
and Mr.. Maywood was anxious that his
con should do what was possible to right
the reeult Of bis indigCretion. He was
satisfied that Mics Evans was woman
OF good character, and had sacrificed her
honor simply out OF love for bis Bon.
She has remained steadiaBt to b child
and has been a kind and aAPCtionate
mother and as dutilul to Mr.. Mayweod
as a daughter could bo.
Though she was doipg very well at
the hotel, she became very much dissat.
is6ed when she learned some months
sgo that the father OF her child was at
Cincinnati, where she could get a
legal hold upon him. She decided to
act, and a few weeks ago told her story
to Marshal Keller, Of Bridgeport, and
gave him the money she had saved out
OF the allowance that Mr.. haywood, sr.,
had given her, necessary to 60 TO Gin.
ciDnati and search for her iaithless
lover.
Marshal Keller's efforts were SUCCESS.
iui, and yesterday Joseph Maywood was
arraigned before Justice Z. I. Howell,
at Bridgeport, on the charge OF bastardy.
He was proven guilty, but refused TO
marry Miss Evans, aud was held under
$500 bond for bis appearance at court to
make arrangements for the maintain.
ance Of the child. The young mans
father became his surety, and he and
Miss Evans spent the night under the
same roof at Martiin's Ferry last night.
There is a possibility that q Wedding
may he the result Of the affair, but the
young woman Is now indignant and
wants the father OF her child 10 make
only theHupport Of the child surety.