The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-07
MARRIED BUT NOT MATED.
Pretty Widow Hunt Dis
covered This at the
Wedding Reception.
SHE VERY PROMPTLY TAINTED.
The Gallant Captain Washburn
Thinks He May Be
Happy Yet.


G. Hunt of No. 2a6 Baldwin avenue. who
on Tuesday night was married to Cap
tain G. f. w ashburn by the Rev. DR..
Lowrie. Mrs. Hunt has been q widow
for about two years. Her husband kept
cigar store opposite the Court House.
He died of consumption after lingering
illness. While he was sick his wife and son
at tedded TO the business. His wife. q
woman about thirty-six years old was of
strikingly handsome appearance,
dressed we'll and always wore great deal
of jewelry. A handsome looking man of
about As ears came to the store OCCASION
ally for cigars and paid good deal of
attention TO Mrs. Hunt. After her hus-
bands death he called more frequently.
He Introduced himself as c. f. Washburn.
captain of the Rising Sun. vessel that
that he said piled between the United
States and India.
THE GALLANT CAPTAIN.
Mira. Hunt gave up the store and went
with her son o live at boarding house
at No. 226 Belmont avenue. Washburu
called on her theres and became more
attentive than ever. He told hef,that ha
came from Warren. Mass, and the
in the statement that be was from New
England. He told her that he owned
houses and considerable property In
Warren as well as several sailing vessels.
According to his statement he kept
horses and carriages. and was worth con-
siderable mouey. He came frequently to
the boarding house. and whenever he
was offered wine he refused it sayiug
that he never drank and was strictly
temperate man.
A BOND OF SYMPATHY. eefs'Ns.
He told Mrs. Hunt that he was
widower. That proved bond of SYM
pBthy between them, and after that they
exchanged condolences and consoled each
other in their seperate bereavements.
He told her how much he admired her
aud finally asked her TO be his wife. Mrs.
Hunt accepted him. After their engage
Gent he spent most OF his time at her
house. He became acquainted with all
the boarders and became generally liked
by everybody.
All this time he posed as a strictly tenn
ne ance man. Captain Washburn eat all
his meals at the boarding house. and only
vent to his MOTEL in New York to sleep.
Que day he paid visit He had not Deen
gone long when be returned. He told
Mrs. Hunt that he had lost pocket book
out Of his hip pocket. 1t contained two
hundred and eighty dollars. II was
the bank. SO he asked Mrs.
Hunt to lend him some. She lent him
all she had and boarier also lent him
some. Altogether he got $I5, which he
never remem brred to return.
THE WEDDING DAY.
The wedding was set for this week
Tuesday. DE-. Lowrie's services were
pracurred to perform the ceremony. The
boarding house parlors were decorated
and everything was made ready. Mrs.
Hunt invited her friends, about thirty of
them in all. Dr. Lowrie married the
couple, After the wedding reception
was held at the house. Captain WASH
burn made himself agreeable TO all the
guests. After short reception the
party took carriages for New York,
where Captain Washburn had prepared
reception for his friends.
When they arrived there. the friends
that the Captain had expected, didn't
Hunts friends. but the climax was clap
ped when Captain WashDurn left the
company for half an hour aud came back
with wild glare in his eyes and staving
drunk.
NEARLY TAINTED.
Mrs. Hunt nearly tainted when she
caught sight of her husband. Snefwoald
not De consoled and threatened ~ leave
him instantly. She changed hei mind
however. and decided to stay. in the hope
Of his giving her u satisfactory explana-
tion of his actions. The couple then
went to the Trenton Hotel.
The above story | learned this morning
through All interview with Mrs Hunts
son. Continuing he said:-
THE WIDOWS PRECA UT1oN.
My mother said that she would stay
with him ana try and get an explanation.
AS nrecaution she gave me all her
jewel take home as she W 9 afraid
h irrh ~ toll IN, han h, .,.xs
evening dress. She said tk4t If
everything were not all right
she would come right home. aud that il
she were not home by morning 10 take
her shoes and her hat and 30 for her.
Sue did not come, so | went after her
came in w tn the Captain. she told me
tnat she had decided 10 leave him.
When she said that the captain got down
on his knee and wept like cniid. He
begged her not to leave him but she was
firm. When he found he couldn't make
her change her mind be threatened to
kill her.
.'She told me no to leave her aione)
with him, SIS she Was afraid OF him Sue
got Ter things together aud came here.
She then packed her trunks aud started
yesterday afternoon for the South, where
he will not be able to find her. Shs VIII
Eeyer live with him again and will try to
l
We have all decided that Captain
Wasnburn is an adventp~er. aud was
after my mothers jewelry .eld what little
money she had"
AT THE TRENTON HOTEL.
called at the Trenton Hotel, at the
corner of Cortland and Washington
streets, st Two +. M. today, Can
tain Washburn was not in at
the time. The hotel clerk
could not tell where he
went nor when he would return The
SELF styled captain had come there with
his wife last Tuesday evening. They
registered and were assigned to Room
No. Is The Captain at that time was a
little un0er the influence of drink, ac-
cording to the hotel clerk. There was
no troubls, TO his knowledge, between
the couple that night.
On Thursday the two days bride left
for Jersey City TO superintend the
packing of her trunks. the Captain
explained.
''All that day." said the clerk, 81
noticed that Captain Washbu IN looked
very blue. On Thursday evening
asked him II hts wife
had lie urned. He said she
had not. but he was expecting her every
moment. 1t WAS then haif-paSt seven
O'Clock. About nine P. NJ. / asked him
If his wife had arrived. He said she had
just gone upstairs with her son aud
another woman aud had called to him TO
come up. That he had answered he
would come when ne was good and
ready"
The clerk would not say how long she
stayed that evening. but she did not
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