The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-03-04
Harry 1angdon and his wives.

l The following account Of tho doings Of
Harry Langdon appeared in the Philadel-
phia, Press OF last Saturdays
| Ahearing before Magistrate Clement at
the Central Station yesterday morning de-
veloped an interesting romance of young
man with two families. Had rich uncle
not died year ago leaving fortune of
$40 900 to three nephews, Mrs. Sallie Lang
don, of 1888 Paramount Ave-, would prob
ably have never known where her hus-
band, Harry Langdon, who deserted her
ten years ago, was living, and Mrs. Jennie
L. Leonard would not have put her hus-
band. Harry Langdon, alias Frederick
Leonard, in Moyamensing Prison yesterday
on the charge of non.support of herself and
her child. Little was brought out at the
hearing, at which Langdon, alias Leonard,
was held in $500 bail on the charge of wife
No. 2, but back of it ALI is romantic
story.
| About year ago, an old bachelor, named
Randolph Ishould be Hampton Ed.
Langdon, died in Cecil County, Maryland,
and left 5000 10 the nephews. One Of
them lives in New York and one in Philada.
They are both reputable citizens and hard
working business men. The third nephew
was the defendant of yesterday morning,
Harry Langdon.:sH He had lived in Philada.,
but over ten years ago deserted his wife and
disappeared. When the time came for the
distribution OF the rich uncle's wealth, the
whereabouts of Harry were unknown, and
advertisements were inserted in number Of
Western papers in he hope Of finding him.
They were successful and few months ago
he turned up in Philadelphia returned TO
his first wife, was apparently forgiven, re-
stored to the bosom of his first family and
received several Thousand dollars as his
share Of the distribution.
Harry Langdon is handsome man, but
from what is said neither his first nor his
second matrimonial partner is now in love
with him. His first wife has received him
TO her home but has secured substantial sup
port Tor herself and 13-year-old son. The
second wife is willing to surrender him to
his first family, but insists on his paying
$500 for the future support of their pretty
little 8-year-old daughter Florrie. Mrs.
Langdon Number Ones attorney yesterday
said that the matter would be amiably
settled by the joint husbands agreeing to
furnish means for the support Of little
i Florrie.
Mrs. Langdon Number Two Is slightly
tbuilt but intellectual looking woman, 80
years of age, though her white hair gives
her an older appearance. She is at the Key
stone Hotel. She was Miss Lee, and says
that she met Langdon ten years ago in
Buffalo at a party. He was handsome,
stylish, and had plenty of money. 1t was a
case ssof love at 6rsf sight, and they were
married, she says at Langdon's request, by
the Quaker ceremony in the presence OF
witnesses. Lanedon was then living under
the name of Frederick Leonard, and under
that name she married him. After short
honeymoon they went to St. Paul, where
Langdon under the name of Leonard secured
position in the treasurer's Office of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company. For
three years they lived happily, but in 1885
Langdon, alias Leonard, deserted his wife
Jennie 10 Buffalo and Skipped to Sioux
City.
After that, according to Mrs. Langdon
Mun,hor T,uo hos -, r.;e1 70 ,r,a =, sa,;a,
of assertions, In which she chased her hus-
band over various parts of the country,
supporting herself by teaching, selling
books, knitting pulse warmers and any kind
of work she could get, from Buffalo 10 St,
Panl, and from Winnipeg 10 Toronto. One
her children was Eve months old she says
before il ever saw lis father, and another
! baby died while she was hunting for its
} father at midnight through binding snow
, storm in Buffalo.
Four times she says her husband deserted
her, and once, three years ago, she followed
him to Philadelphia, but after weeks
search she failed to find him, as she did not
know his right name was Langdon, or that
he bad another wife. After the second de.
sertion she traced him to St, Paul and dis.
covered him at work in railroad Office, but
she left him there, she says and went to
Toronto, Canada.
J One night while at Toronto, she says she
had frightful dream. She saw hand
come up ont of dark lake, holding paper
between the fingers. It preyed on her mind
and getting her baby Florrie, she hurried to
Buffalo where she landed at night in the
midst Of snow storm with only a few
cents In her pocket. She wandered around
the streets hunting for her husband's ad.
dress, until worn out at last and ON the
verge Of suicide che and her child were
charitably cared for at botel oyer night.
The next day she says she found her hus-
band in Jail and through her intercessions
he was released. But in the meantime one
of her babies had died and she was almost
crazed with grief, for she had not been near
it when its little spark of life went ont.
They went back to 81. Paul to live after
that, but last August her husband deserted
her she says, for the fourth time, and left
her without goodbye, and penniless. For
a time she supported herself and her only
REMAINING child hnt ono 1av ona of har