The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-11
NAMES MARITAL MUSS.
A Fairmont Girls Brand New
Husband
IN JAIL AT CHICAGO.

He Pawned Nearly Everything Hi:
Wife Owns---He is a Slick Conf,
dence Man and Will Likely go the
Trip.
Miss Mamie Hall, of Fairmont
has had more post-marriage renowI
than any young lady of equal tins
as a wife in all this section of coun
try. That her husband is a slick
article, with all the varied and in.
tensified meaning there is to that
semi-slang definition, has been pub
lished, contradicted, retracted, pub.
lished again and all that, The lat
est, is not conjecture, which
previous reports were, but facts
comes in the form of special dis
patch from Chicago. Here it is:
A. B. Potter, who claims to be a
Santa Fe railroad official from Den
yer, is under arrest here aud the po
lice think they have captured a very
slick confidence man.
A month ago he began Irritation
at the Worlds Fair with Miss Ma,
mic Hall, daughter of a Fairmont
West Virginia, merchant
After two weeks acquaintance, be
started to accompany her home.
He claimed to have business in
Tifiin, Ohio, and persuaded Miss Hal
to stop of there and get married.
This was October 18th
On the same day the Tiftin police
received notice that Potter was
wanted for forgery, and that 5000 re-
ward was offered.
Potter escaped with his bride
back to Chicago
Here he met a Minneapolis man
named Briggs who said he was anx
ious to find a partner.
Potter soon convinced his new
friend that be need look no further.
Unfortunately he was little short
of funds, but bad remittance of
some five hundred on the way from
Denver.
Briggs only had s1o5, but gave
that up.
Then POTTER took his bride and
went to another hotel.
When Briggs realized be had been
doue up, he had his friend arrested.
The police received word from
Tiffin to look out for Potter. and
made an easy catch
The young wife is heart broken
over the outcome of her honeymoon,
and when allowed to see her husband,
threw herself at his feet, begged him,
with tears in her eyes, to give back
the money and she woeld go to work
to support them both.
Potter is a tall, red faced, unpre-
possessing fellow, under thirty, but
is a slick talker.
His wife is under surveillance, but
the police do not consider her in any
way implicated, but they may want
her ae a witness.
When Potter was brought into
court next day he appeared to stag
ger, and leaning heavily against the
railing, said:
Il guess I'll waive examination.
No | won't, You must excuse me,
Judge, but have been drinking, and
am all broken up would like a
Justice Bradwell stared at the
prisoner a moment to Try and deter
mine whether he was under the inau
snee of liquor, or whether he was
playing off He then continued the
Ease to November 10.
When Potter was again led down
stairs another warrant was issued
for his arrest, on complaint of Cash
CT Ray. Of james II. Walker & Com
1any. He SAYS that on October 2.
Potter bought a suit of clothes and
other property at the Walker store,
aggregating $47. He paid for the
goods with check for fifty dollars,
IN the First National Bank of Den
'er, and after receiving his change,
eft.
Several other cases are also pend
ng the result of Potter's prelim-
nary examination.
Potter was held under $4,000 bail
lere in 1881 on ten charges of for
,ery and obtaining money under
alse pretenses, but his cases were
dismissed in some mysterious man
ler
The young wife was completely
Frustrated by the disgrace and was
lot5able to appear in court. When
Irrested yesterday Potter was just
coming out of pawn shop where
lie had sold his wife's satchel CON
aiming many articles of clothing for
1.50. Several pawn tickets were
ound on him for jewelry that had
belonged to his wife He had even
pledged the wedding ring that he
lad placed on her finger two weeks
go. Her earrings, walch and opera
,lasses had gone for few dollars.
low much money be secured from
he confding bride is unknown. but
e got all she had. Mrs. Potter will
cave for her home TO morrow if she
8 able to travel.