The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
A TEACHER DON JUAN.
He Deserts HIS Wife aud Launches Into
Much wickedn-ss.

He Deserts HIS Wife aud Launches Into
Much Wtckedn-ss.
The remarkable story of a Don Juan,
says the Louisville Post, never told in all
it's details, is suddenly brought to light
again in the little town OF Sellersburg,
Ind, by the appearance OF mysterious let
ters TO Postmaster L. G. Mccormick. They
are from Arkansas, but so far only a few
initiated persons have seen either the let
tiers or the p~ostofice stamp upon the en-
velope, and. consequently, it is not known
from what town they are, and the post
master, for reasons of his own, refuses to
divulge. These letters have direct refer
ence to one John Williams, at one time
a school teacher in S~ellersburg, aud later
at a little town called Greenwood. near by.
Williams was a fne-looking man and
carried himself with such discretion that
he was, soon after his arrival in the little
town in 1875, classed as one of its best cit
liens. He made money aud began to
look around for a vile. and his eyes fell
upon a daughter Of ex->enator Moses POin-
dexter, a beautiful and highly educated
NDuuE lduN. lntIb WIS no ODDOSlLlO0
TO the match. and, though Williams was
considerably her senior, having as he
said. been a soldier during the late war,
they were married and a child was born
10 them.
But the happiness was not to last long.
They had b en- married about two years
when Williams suddenly disappeared.
The wife was broken-hearted, and foul
play was suspected. Then a letter came
addressed 10 Sellersburg lodge, knights Of
honor, stating that Williams had been
drowned at st. Louis. As he was insured
in the lodge for 1000, inquiries were, Of
course, set on foot, and it was soon
discovered that no such man had
been drowned, and that the letter was
written by himself. The object, appar-
emily, seemed to be to let the insurance
60 to his deserted wife, and throw inquiry
off his trail, but the wife never asked for
the money, and did not wish to have it.
While this was going on Maria Bloor, n
pretty girl of seventeen, daughter of John
Bloor. disappeared from the town, and it
was surmised that she had gone to meet
Williams.
About the same time it was ascertained
that he had left a wife and daughter In
Kentucky in 1875, before he came to Sell
lersburg and married Miss Poindexter.
This daughter is now a fine young lady,
and was in this city q few days ago. She
is well connected. and is nearly distraught
over her fathers exploits. of which she
has only just learned.
Mrs. Williams, deserted by her husband.
never recovered from the shock, and one
short year after he ran away she died
broken hearted. Mr.. Bloor tried vainly
TO get a trace OF his daughter and the vii
lain who stole her. At last he has it in
the letters OF Postmaster Mccormick
mysterious correspondent. Enough of tue
contents has leaked out TO show that VIII
liams and Miss Bloor are in some Arkan-
sas town, and that they have four chill.
dren. The first letter was to the effect
that Williams had deserted Miss Bloor and
the children and rome TO Louisvil e, and
that the woman wanted assistance badly.
This wal retired to her father. Then
came another letter stating that Williams
had re urned. Mr.. Bioor is preparing tc
20 to Arkansas to demand a reckon ng o
Williams. Ii is also said that Williams
was never in the army, and that he OBJ
tanned a pension to which he is not en-
titled, about which, say the people of Sell
lersburg. the government would like K
interview him.