The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-23
A FEMALE SHYLOCH.
She Wants That Which She Bargained For
 Marriage or Money.
An Arkansas Merchants Love for n Mrs. Robert sherman it is Said Creates
 Trouble.


 ing prominent citizens of Arkansas, comes from St. Louis, having been published in Saturdays Globe Democrat. It is no doubt overdarawn to some extent.
 W. c. Hasty is the name of quite pros porous business man at Paragould, Ark, who is said to be worth $50, GOO or $40, 600. With his brother he has a large lumber in terest and also a stave manufacturing bus mess. The brothers are from Detroit, Mich, where their father is man of great wealth. Mir. W. c. Hasty has become en- tangled in his relations with Mrs. Robert Sherman, of this city, and rather excit- ing time was experienced by the principals on Monday and Tuesday. A number of rumors were in circulation re- garding the matter, most of them treating the woman in the case as very beautiful but very shrewd and unprincipled adventures, who had sue ceeded in getting in her tolls wealthy victim from Arkansas. It was known that the parties had held consultation here, and it was reported that the victim had secured search warrant and had broken open Mrs. Sherman's 8 trunks in the en- deavor to recover some compromising let ters, and had in turn been arrested as he was about to board the train for home The name of Mir. John D. Johnson, the well known attorney, was mentioned as the woman's counsel in the case.
 Mir. Johnson reluctantly consented to give his client's side of the story.
 Mrs. Sherman" said he, '.came to my office and introduced herself to me as the wife of Robert Sherman, for whom 1 had done some business several years ago in a piece of 'Prickly Ash Bitters' litigation with Meyer Bros. She told me the follow ing story: She and her husband had sep arated, and she had sued for and obtained divorce, as she had heard he was in the penitentiary. Left to her own efforts and without means, she had taken charge of a house of ill-repute and conducted it as it's mistress. While in this sort of life she met W. c. Nasty, wealthy young busi- ness man of Paragould, Ark, who became infatuated with her, as she did with him, and offered to marry her if she would give up the life she was living. She consented, sold out her incumbered property at total loss of all she had paid on it, and abandoned that life. They lived together for about year and half, putting off the wedding from time to time. While she was here and he was in Cuba, Mo, Hot Springs, Ark, and elsewhere, he wrote to her constantly (about 40 letters in all) and at one time took her with him on a trip to Detroit, Mich, to visit his parents. His parents were much pleased with her until they heard her talk of her past life; when, inquiring of her and learning from her that it was true, objected to the marriage. All this time, however, he was supporting her liberally, and in spite of the objections of his parents the wedding day was again set-this time for June 13. Day before yesterday, instead of Mir. Hasty appearing, a Mir. Lamb, his attorney, of Paragould, Ark, came and called on her, and told her MT. Nasty declined to carry out his agreement, but was willing to pay her a reasonable sum of money, offering her $500 She refused to discuss the matter with him, and came to me. had talk with Hanty, and called his at tention to the plain question of justice involved, which should prompt him to either fulfill his pledges or at least make decent provision for her future life and another life expected. He intimated that he might be willing to pay 5000. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Sher- man came to me in great excitement, say ing that they had gone with the officers, and broken open her trunks, taking there from a package of letters, though she added that they didn't get the ones they wanted. l supposed at the time that posi- bly, they had undertaken a high handed proceeding without any color of law, but have understood since that the strange proceeding was | of rff xf replevin, Nasty swearing to the property as his own, and unlawfully withheld from him. As for Nasty being arrested, that is mistake"
 It was learned later that upon the sup position that the search had been made without any warrant of law, Lamb and Nasty were both hunted for, but Lamb alone was found, and was taken to the chiefs office, where in the presence of a couple of officers and Mrs. Sherman and another party, exonerated himself from the charge of any illegal act.
 Mrs. Ella Sherman is not beautiful, but she is very attractive young woman, the was found at the residence of Dr. Rutledge on Washington avenue and gave substantially the same facts as were | furnished by her attorney. She declared she had advised Nasty to leave her if he did not have strength to brave the world in her behalf. She is anxious to lead 6 proper life, andif he is not willing to keer his promise of marriage she asks him tc furnish her with enough means to start | life anew.
 A St. Louis attorney who represents Mir Nasty said in that gentleman's defense that Mrs Sherman was the woman whC eloped with the notorious Johnny Curtis who died in Chicago two years ago. Hasty | first met her in house on Tenth street and became infatuated with her. He had spent great deal of money on her and had. foolishly enough, written her some letters. He had reason to think she wa: not faithful to him and, desiring to breal of the intimacy, had offered her $50O as a l settlement.