The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-09

Edward 0shier, Of This City, Arrested
on Serious Charge.

He Escapes from the Jail and 10 Fugitive
From Jnsttes.
1t was on the eleventh day of Febru.
airy, 1867, in the quiet little village OF
Farnham, Province Of Quebec, Canada,
that Edward Oshier led to the altar q
beautiful young lady Of good family
Miss Martha Z. Mosher. From this
union two sons were bonn, one now
about fourteen years of age and the
other about six. The couple. lived
happily together for some time. when
Oshier developed passion for Others Of
the gentler sex, his hobby being to
pass himself of as single man when
ever opportunity offered, and there is no
telling how many young girls he has
ruined. About six years ago he de-
serted his wife and left for parts I'M
known, accompanied by woman with
whom he had been intimate, and from
that time until the present his where
abouts were unknown to the former.
During these years his first wife has
suffered much mental anguish and fn-
ally concluded he was dead. The news
that he was still living and had mar
ried another must have been severe
shock 10 her. After his first marriage
Oshier was always running into debt
and leaving his wife behind to face the
music with the creditors. After their
marriage they lived in West Farnham
for about eleven years, then at Oshkosh,
Wis, for three years, then at Springfield,
Mass. for one year and from there they
moved TO Manchester, n. H., where be
deserted her.
Letters from his deserted wife and
her father giving complete description
Of Oshier, together with two tintype
pictures, make the identification of the
villain complete. A certificate of their
marriage also accompanies the papers
After leaving his home and family.
accompanied by the second woman, it
is supposed he soon tired Of her and
sought greener fields and pastures new.
He turned up in this state and met
Miss lioskins, the meeting finally re-
suited in his marrying the young lady
after paying atteLtion TO her for some
time and representing himself as a
single man and producing credentials to
show that he was gentleman. The re-
suit of this marriage is most beauti-
full little girl
A short time since the brothers of his,
last wife received an intimation that
oshier had another wife living, and at
once began an investigation that re-
suited in positive evidence of the truth
fitness of the suspicion and they
took steps TO bring the deceiving Grim
inal TO justice. A warrant was sworn
out for his arrest Oh the charge of
bigamy. and upon his arrival here from
a trip up the lake last Saturday, he was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Graham, and
placed in Jail. Before being pu. behind
the bars he requested permission to see
his little daughter and the meeting was
most affecting. Hardened criminal
though he is, meeting his own daughter.
under the circumstances, sottened his
hardened heart and he broke complete
ly down, clinging TO the little one and
crying like child. II is said he is
much attached to her, though he had
many times mistreated and abused his
last wife most shamefully. lie was
placed in Jail here and ere Sunday
mornings sun had spread its light over
the earth. effected his escape. took his
horse from the barn and left for parts
unknown II is evident that he was
assisted in escaping from the Jail as a
cold chisel used in cutting the locks on
the door, was found at the building.
The person who assisted him in his es-
cape is no better than he and would be
guilty of the same crime.
The following affidavit from the first
Mrs. Oshier is sufficient TO prove the
guilt of the man:
hereby certify that my name is
Martha +, Oshier and my residence is
County of llillsborough.
State of New Hampshire, and that
was married to Edward Oshier on the
18th day Of February, 1867, at West
Farnham, p. Q. That my name pre-
vious to marriage was Martha +.
had known Mr.. Oshier from
his boyhocd, we having always lived in
the same town. After our inter,mar.
riage we lived in West Farnham. 20.
for about eleven years, then we moved
to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where we lived
about three years. We then lived at
Springfield, Massachusetts, one year
when we moved to Manchester, New
Hampshire, where have all the time
since resided. Mr.. Oshier lived here
with me until September, 1885, when he
left me and have heard nothing from
him since and have no personal
knowledge Of his present whereabouts.
During our marriage, we had two child.
rem which are now living with me in
There has never TO my
been any divorce between
Mr. Oshier and MYSELF and to the best
Of my knowledge and belief, am to-
day his lawful wife.
MARTHA T.. OsHlER,
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