The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-03

she about twice as much. In giving
the details Of their love making Watson
dwelt with keen eatisigetie1 upon the
clever deyicesFh6 lkit on tbSSin the
lady fair. He.ddacffbs 81 thsif Il esand
theatre parties, and coming to the day
he popped the question, said:
SIZE WAS LOVELY.
'That day i took her to the St. George
Hotel, Staten Island. HeayenA how
lovely she looked in her white flannel
gown and dainty straw hat! Ipressed
my suit in true Claude 1Ielnottc fash.
ion, and at last got theauswer longed
for. Never shall forget the look in
her beautiful black eyes as she softly
whispered 'Yesss'''7
The above IS not an exngge ated speci-
men OF themelodrantati rub Dish talked
by Mr.. Harry Oliver Watson, alias @. P.
Moore, alias A. p. Day, etc, etc.
When he extols the beauty OF his in
amorata, however, he does not exagger-
ate, but tells thepl9in truth. d saw and
conversed with MTsgNNItsot yesterday,
and can easily understand how thoisus-
ceptible though tickle young gentleman
felt that he could not lavish upon her
description too many adjectives, such as
stunning, romantic and bewitching.
She seems to be all OF that.
According to Watson, they spent n
few days in Binghamton and then went
on to Buffalo, where they were married
by the Rev. George w. Reichall. Then
they Travelled all over New York State,
enjoying their honeymoon until the
money gave out.
FUNDS EASILY OBTAINED.
Raising money, however, was the one
thing which gave Watson no sort OF I'M
easiness. He promptly headed for his
home, in Greenfield, Mass, where the
funds were forthcoming-just how n OF
stated.
The first hitch in their married bliss
came in Now Haven, where, during
brief absence o; her husband, the young
wife took her departure, returning
home. A reconciliation being effected
the couple continued their travels, go
ing to many places in Massachusetts,
and finally reaching Saratoga. Watson,
although absolutely impecunious, used
his peculiar financial ability to such
good purpose that they always Travelled
like lords and stopped at none but first
class hotelg. There was invariably some
guileless persons about who in ono way
or another paid the freight" and
everything continued as merry rs
marriage bell.
Tho following illustrates Watson's
method:
One day a well dressed gentleman
walked coolly into Duryee's drug store,
in Schenectady, Ny. He said he was
&C. P. Moore,' agent for Hazen 4 Co.,
publishers, OF New York. He wanted
to know ii any Odd Fellow was present,
Herbert Evans was an Old Fellow and
said so, whereupon Watson, that is to
say, &c. P. Moore" explained that his
remittances had been delayed and he
would like small loan.
The grip and other Masonic signals
being found o. K, Evans did not hest
tate to advance So which he has never
seen since. ,I,i :, 81 a,,,.
GOTTA BAD CHECK, INT
He did get check on the Garfield
National Bank, OF New York.. for that
amount, but the check was in due time
returned protested.
In dozen of similar cases it isknown
that Watson has played the same game
successf ully.
]. W. Marsh, of Kansas City, Wallace
B. Roe, of Valatie, n. ", and L. b. Aus
tin, OF Kearney, Neb., are only few OF
his victims for loans which rarely
exec eded SIC, Watson evidently 'Believ-
ing in frequent deals with small profits.
4 few months of this existence dis
closed to Mrs. Watson her husbands
real character, and on November she
left him in Nebraska and returned to
New York. Watson pursued her, but
since January shehas hall.1or elations
with him, in spite OF Lawyer Pratts
endeavors, ~ ll9f9anHH lss
The chances are that proceedings for
divorce will soon commence, Miss
Thornton being correspondent.