St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-24
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He dressed well. talked like
cosmopolitan, and gave I'M
mistakable evidences of a famili-
arity with many of the cities of this and
other countries. He said that his peo-
pie lived at Eighth and streets, Wash
ington, and his sister, Agnes Bowen,
pension department. lie promised to
take his bride to his house in st. Au-
gustiDe, Fla. His father had left him
fortune of 100000, so invested as to
yield BIN large income. Letters and
kilograms came regularly to him from
Washington, and he exhibited one-Cs-
tensibly, written by his mother-in
which she entreated him not to divulge
the secret conhded to him by his dying
father.
This, he explained, had reference to
family secret attaching to the possession
of his fortune. On Wednesday Bowen
removed to the Tiff house, where
he hired spacious quarters for HIM
self and his intended wife. He engaged
the Rev. Henry A. Adams, the leading
minister of the city, to perform the
ceremony, and preparations were made
on an extensive scale for the celebra-
parents came from st. Catherine to at
tend the wedding. On Wednesday
night Rev. Mr.. Adams was notified that
the marriage would have TO be post
poned, as Bowen's mother and sister,
who. accompanied by a distinguished
party from Washington, were en route
would not arrive in time.
That night Bowen disappeared. 1t
was then discovered that he had bor-
rowed money on every hand, and had
contracted many other debts. The hote.
bill was unpaid, and Miss Flenner's
trunks were therefore seized for that
debt. Miss Flenner. who is q hand
some, intelligent girl Of eighteen, was
taken home by her relatives. She is al
most brOken-hearted, as she broke an
engagement with young man in Can
ada to marry Owen.
Paul Denton. of Denver and Philadel-
phia, heir to small fortune of 10000,
has just left Frisco for the Quaker
City with his wife and child, whom lie
searched for over two continents for
over twelve years, and at last found in
San Francisco.
Fifteen years ago Denton's father,
Jabez. died in Philadelphia. The boy
came West because he knew he had au
uncle in California. He failed to find
his uncle, and obtained work In San
francisco. After three years his
uncle died, leaving Paul $4,000. Que
of the terms of the will was that Paul's
aunt in Denver be his guardian. This
aunts protcge, Bertha Ashwell. was
also willed $4,000 if she didn't marry
before she was twenty years of age.
Paul fell III love with Bertha and per-
suaded her to secret marriage. Three
months after Paul was lost while as
cending Pixies Peak. What was identi-
fed as his body was buried in Philadel-
phia and his inheritance reverted to his
aunt.
But Paul wasn't dead. Gypsies alb
Quoted him in the hope OF receiving a
reward, but when none was offered they
took the young fellow West TO British
Columbia. At Victoria Paul was
shanghied on an Attic whaler, and it
was 1882 before he emerged Ill London
with EGO sterling in his pocket.
Then he began search for
Bertha. In Denver he found his
aunt dead and his own fortune
gone to a Scotch relative. as he was
legally dead. He was told Bertha had
dIsgraced herself, had child, and had
gone to New York. He traced her 10
Europe, and then for eight years l.
lowed her, working at times for several
months to get money to pay travelling
expenses. Recently he found her in
San Francisco, and the happy couple
have just started back to their old home
in Philadelphia.