Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-16
MARRIAGE HIS TRADE.
A 0NE-AREED SAWNuL VETERAN WHO Is AN
EXPERT N MATRM0NY.
Raa,hnan Tay,or, o.. TayIorsyile, Lass9es a Thrifty
French Hs.rirsSsar, Steals Her Savings and
D.saP2sars-A5og, to Marry Widow
When lie Was Arrested.

night be termed am expert lh maLEl-
mouy. In fact he makes his living that
way.
He q one-armed man. His other
arm was cut OH with buzz saw IN
Maine when he was boy; 10 was shot
of by cannon iu the ciyi. war; IL was
bitten by rattleSnakc and amDuts,ed
20 save his life while he was prospect
lug i'm the far West. 10 was crushed %
pieces by railway train as be was en-
deavOring 90 save a child which had
strayed ON the track, and it was blown
20 pieces by a premature blast IN Che
mining regions 0i northern Michigan,
according as the fancy of invention
moves him.
Not less varied is his business and
place of residence. He is a retired ship
ping merchant living I'm New Hamp-
shire: cotton planter owning large
plantations l Georgia; the owner Of an
orange grove iu southern CaiiorniS,
and stock raiser iu Idaho. But which
ever be is. he is always, In his stories,
enormously wealthy. In reality be Is
crook who for years has been cheating
women out Of their property. The po-
lice have part of his record and are
looking toy more.
ON November II, 1901, Taylor married
Henrietta COSce, French woman, IS
years old. who owns hair dressing es-
adjustment no 81 East Twclty-irSt
street. where she is known as Mile. Lee
roy. She did not 60 by her real name
OF COSte ON account OF aristOCratic rela-
tives in France, who wanted her 20
change her name when she went into
business. Taylor became acquainted
with her through personal inserted
ina New York paper. He told her
that he owned large orange grove at
Tayl0rSviUe, Cal, fifteen miles south OF
Los Angeles, aud that he was very rich.
Being, as she thought, a Shrewd WON
an, and seeing good chance 20 step
into position of wealth, she was mar
ried 90 him by Alderman Flynn after
few days acquaintance, and they went
20 Niagara Falls on their Wedding tour.
On the way be- cOutrived 90 get possess
sion of $3.50, which she had drawn from
the bank before .eavug New York, 40
his ius-igatiou, aud two diamond rings.
They went % the Western u0te. 40
Niagara Falls, aud Taylor said that he
would have the va.uab.eS put In the hoo
tel safe. He went down stairs 90 DO
this aud did not return. When the
bride went 90 the Office 90 inquire about
him she learned that DO money or rings
had been deposited. aud that her new
husband had left, taking his Satchei
with him.
Returning 90 this city, Mrs. Taylor
put the matter into the hands OF q de-
tective agency, and Taylor was tracked
frh. ha hr q
been living for TWO months under the
name OF Langd0u. lie was arrested
there on Friday Right.
He had $3.50 and two rings belonging
o. Mrs. Taylor Yesterday morning
Taylor was taken 20 Police Headquar-
ters and confronted by his wife. He
declared al first that he had never seen
her before, but afterward admitted that
he had married her on November q.
In looking over the prisoners papers
il was found that he was carrying ON
other matrimonial schemes through
bureau iu Sixth street under the name
OF Langdon and message was imme-
diately sent there informing the bureau
OF Taylor's character. This message
came lust Loo time % save another wOm-
an from becoming @ victim, as the pri>-
oner had intended 90 marry Mrs. Julia
+. Johnson of 325 West Eifty-nlLth
street on Saturday morning. He had
also been CORES pQndins with two other
women i'm the city, one of whom had
promised 90 marry MIN.
A sun reporter me, Mrs Johnson 40
her rooms yesterday She Is a widow
about thirty-hye years old, brunette
with an attractive face.
81 became acquainted with Mr.
LanCdon last Monday she said,
Through am advertisement among the
personals. which said that "a widower,
not a society man. but with a large for
tune, desired Cine acquaintance OF re-
fined lady with @ view 20 maTmony.
We met az the Matrimonial, Bureau and
after that he came 20 call ON me. lie
told me that he was a wealthy ranch
owner iu Idaho. thai he had large
ranch and a beautiful house with fifty
rooms i'm &C.. There was fountain IN
the parlor with flowers around IL, and
the water ran all the year through.
Ills first wife died seven years ago,
and he wanted some one % look after
his house. lie said that ! was the
finest lady be had met here. I came
on here he SAID % me. 20 marry lady
who lives in Second street. Brooklyn,
but she was "a Catholic and Fun a Meth
odist, and as neither of Us would change
the match fell through. Now that
I've met you, I'm glad J didn't marry
her. l cOrrespoudcd also with French
lady here. out she didu't suit me.
MIR. Langdou took me TO dinner 40
the plaza Hotel" continued Mrs. Lang
6or "a number OF times. lie always
acted like 81 gentleman and seemed 90
have plenty OF money. He asked me
on Thursday 20 sell ont ST my property
sud marry him or Friday morning, and
then We would 20 West. bur ] said that
,.Tben me said that be would come
AGAIN ON Saturday morning. When he
didn't come I got suspicious Ao0ut
noon the bureau people sent me word
that he was swindier The agency
fried 10 get s. out OF me FOR what they
had done. but I would not give II. Mr.. /
Taordon showed me TWO diamond rings, /
and put one of them ON my finger. he /
said In would De my wedding ring
From the description given by Mrs I
Johnson of the ring 10 IS probably one /
OF those stolen at Niagara faus from /
Mrs Taylor.
A Dart OF TaylOr'S record Is 10 'he |
hands Of the Chief Of Poliece az Niagara |
Falls He learned that tue prisoner /
was married last year IN chicago under /
the name Of Turner 10 widow OF some I
Droperty whom he teeced out OF 5000 !
Taylor. as ne now calls hlmSeil. Is /