Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-10
RUINED HIS HOME.
JOHN PAWOETIS STORY OF THE WORK on
HIS DEPRAVED WIFE.
Not Content With Dsbauching Herself She Tries to
Lead Her Two Step-Daughters Astray-Ths
Fathers BOotsss Search Ends in Police
Oourt--The WOmans Shame
less Conduct

New YORK, May 9.-John Fawcett, an
orderly in the State House at Albany, was
a prisoner before Justice Hogan at the
Tombs this morning He was locked up
last night on a charge of assault preferred
by low woman of the town. Fawcett's
story, as he told it TO the Justice this morn
ing, was particularly sad. For many
years he lived at 1903 Mulberry street,
Brooklyn. He is a well-known Grand
Army man and member in good standing
Of various clubs and secret societies, and u
power in politics in his ward
Fen years ago his wife died, leaving him
two daughters, aged II and Z. Two years
afterward he met pretty faced young
English girl Of 20 in this city and married
her after brief cOurtship. A few months
after marriage he found that his
young wife was about TO become a
mother, and she confessed that she
had been wronged by an English
gentleman, her fathers landlord, and had
been sent TO this country 10 hide her shame
In strange land. Fawcett forgave his
wife. The child that was born 10 her died.
Then he noticed she went out a good deal
and her influence over the elder girl seem
ed 10 De for evil. Several stormy scenes
followed, and, at last, after four years of
dishOnOr as a wife, she fed with a stran-
ger, and the husband heard nothing of her
for year.
One night woman solicited him on the
Bowery. She turned toward the light and
each recognized the other. II was mis- err
ing wife. She told him she was working at
the Windsor Hotel. He cursed her and she
replied that she would have ample revenge
for every epithet he applied TO her
About this time he secured a situation
as orderly at the State House, Albany, and
moved there with mis- family. His elder
daughter had married and left him. The
younger daughter, Annie, was beautiful
girl of II. The influence the step-mother
had eXerted over the elder girl
seemed transferred to the younger. She
received letters from the abandoned wo-
man without her fathers knowledge. Two
months ago she ran away from her father
and joined her mother in this city. The
father followed and searched for her. But
it was only last night that he could get
track of his wife. He learned that she was
| living with a baker named Charles Dixon
at 81 Light street as his wife. He went to
the house yesterday and asked for Mrs.
Dixon. He was directed to her room and
sprang in as the woman tried to shut the
door in his face.
"Where is my daughter" he cried; my
daughter that you have led astray!''
"I'll never tell you" she cried; ''go find
her as you found me-"
Then Fawcett drew revolver and plac-
ing it at the woman's temple threatened to
pull the trigger unless she told him ALL
She wrenched herself free and ran
screaming for help Her husbands ar
rest followed. The woman could not deny
in court that she had wronged her husband
from their marriage day. But she denied
having led the daughter astray. The three
years Of shame had left their indellible
stamp already on the young English.
woman Her front teeth had been knocked
out in drunken fight on Elizabeth street
She pointed TO the vacant place and swort
her husband had hired a man to do it.
The contrast between the grief-stricker
father and husband and the brazen woman
was made all the more apparent by her all
of experienced Indifference in the cour
room. Justice Hogan was much affected
by the mans recital, but was compelled u
hold him in the sum OF 500 for disorderly
conduct and 800 for carrying concealed
weapons.