Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-20

Both IN Serious Straits Owing 20 Browns
Numerous Love Ahairs-A sensation &c
Now MarlInsvnIe.

6Dssial TslsgrGn 70 tts Register.
NEW MARTINsvILLE, w. VA, April
ls.-Our quiet and highly moral little
town has been treated TO quite sensa-
ton the last day or two, something out
OF the ordinary, and whether or not the
affair will result in q tragedy remains TO
be seen. Threats have been made look
ing Ia that direction. The facts In the
case as nearly as they can be obtained
are about thus: A man by the name Of
Brown, but that is not his name, has
been living here for a few weeks past
with his wife and three children and
the nelghbOrs say that Mrs. Brown Is
nice lady. A great deal Of sympathy
has been expressed for her In being sub
jected to the indlgnitieS she has the last
day or two, caused by the infamous and
outrageous conduct Of her husband who
IA reality ought TO be treated.to cOatof
tar and feathers, or ridden on three
eornered rail, or something or that
kind. Brown came here from Barnes
Vile. Ohio, where his father, who is
said TO be a respectable citizen, lives at
the present time. Before Brown came
here. and whilst his wife aud children
were stlll living In GAINESVILLE, he
was running speak-easy at
Stringtown, Ohio, opposite Sisters
VILE. This being contrary 70
the good name and the laws Of that
State, be was arrested, convicted and
confined 10 the county Jail az Woods
field, o. After several unsuccessful eff
forts 10 free himself legally, he finally
obtained a saw and sawed himself out
OF iail, and thus made his escape. II
was Immediately after making his eS-
cape from the jail that he removed his
family 70 this place. He then went 70
Sistersville and opened out another
speak-eaSy. 1t IS reported that the
grand Jury az the last term of the Cir
cuts Court of Tyler county returned
several true bills against Brown
fct unlawiuly selling the ardent az
fSistersvilIe. Whilst engaged IN the
isDeakeasy business st Stringtown,
brown met, wooed aud won grass wild
low, whom we will call Smiyh for short
but Smith is not her name. Smith
lives at StringtOwn, and is the mother
81 one child. She is fair, fat and forty.
From all appearances Smith loved not
Eisely but TOO well. Smith says that
Brown represented himself as an un-
married man and that he was not only
Weu-to-dO himself, but that his fSther
was very wealthy, being q whole
sale liQuOr dealer az Barnes
Vile, Ohio. Smith also says they
became engaged 20 be married, and al
though not married, acted in reality,
as married people, having visited
Wheeling aud other places, registering
as man and wife, etc, etc. a short time
ago Smith was told that Brown had a
wife living in New Martinsville, and
when confronted with this accusation
Brown said be was not married 20 the
New Martinsville woman, but Smith
was determined % Investigate the mat
ter for herself. so she arrived here last
Sunday morning on the train, bringing
with her o great big two listed duHer
weighing about $50 pounds. Smith %
once started on the hunt of Brown and
found him on the street near his resi-
dence. As soon as Brown saw Smith be
started on o run for the river and
succeeded 10 catching the ferry skill,
which took him over into Ohio, thus es-
Gaping Smiths wrath and vengeance.
Smith then called on Mrs. Bro Hn and
made Der acquainted with the facts In
regard 20 her connection with her hus-
hand, cCacealing nothing. Smith could
sreGis thas- Brown was married,
emanded that Mrs. Brown exhibit
marriage certificate, which was
This undoubted evidence Of
MS perfdy made Smith more
INV than ever, Brown having de-
flared sOlemnly upon his knees, she said,
to her that be was not a married man.
Smith and her dig duffer kept close
watch for Brown all day long Sunday,
aud learning that he was lettering In
shantybOat across the river opposite
here, she started all alone, about @
o'clock Sunday evening for the boat.
Smith found Brown in the boat, and
grabbing a rolling pin which happened
TO be convenient, made for him, Brown
40 the same time running out of the
other end Of the boat, succeeded in
making his escape a second time from
the irate woman. Brown returned 20
New Martinsville at a very early hour
Monday morning, but in the
afternoon when Smith put in her
appearance on our streets, Browns
presence could not be located. Smith
again hunted for Brown all over town
(but did not succeed in finding HIM
aud 10 the evening went over the river.
The whereabouts of Smith and Brown
to-day, Tuesday, are unknown, but one
or the other of them is liable TO break
in on Us 40 any moment What Smith
intends doing when she finally carols
Brown Is not apparent, but it was ru-
mOred that Smith had threatened 20
shoot Brown when she got hold Of him.
Browns and Smiths conduct is very hu-
initiating 20 Browns wife and children.
III the thing continues much longer the
citizens may probably invite Brown and
Smith TO take . rapid and distant walk.