The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-06-02
FOUND At LAST.
William Livingood Discovered
Near Winchester, Va.
A Mystery Three Years Standing
Cleaned Up--A Pathetic Story
of How He
Deserted His Wife and Family aud mar
ried Another. The First Wife
may Have Been Deceived
More Seriously than
Cha SunnoSoI
She Supposed.


She Supposed.
EARNsHAw, WETzEL COUNTY, w.
Va, May 24-Two years ago last
January, William Liyingood, who
did big general merchandise bust
ness at this place, left here and went
to Wheeling, as he said, to buy good
for his store He did not return
when he was expected, but his
friends, thinking that he was delay
ed probably by some important bus
mess, gave themselves no uneasiness
about his return for some time. In
the course of a week or ten DAYS
friends went to Wheeling to hunt
him, and try to find out why be had
not come home. A careful inquiry
brought out the fact that he had
been in the city but had bought no
goods. He had left the city and no
one knew where he had gone. His
wife could get no trace of him ex-
cept that he had sent in his resigna
ton as Postmaster from PHILADELPHIA
some two weeks after his leaving
home for Wheeling. She stated that
he took with him a large sum of
money, and some people even went
so far as to hint that he had probab-
ly met with foul play But his be
ing in Philadelphia exploded that
theory, as no one knew of any bust
ness that he could at that time have
there. He could be traced no farth
er. He had disappeared as mysteri
ously and completely, so far as the
people here knew, as had the earth
swallowed him. 1t was, however,
soon that people could see cause
for his heretofore strange actions.
1t was now discovered that be was
deeply in debt, and that his proper
ty would only be drop in the
bucket"
He was in deep on a number Of
Wheeling and Eastern firms, as well
as doing up" a number of his
friends who happened to be on notes
with him. His property in the
course of few months was sold
under the hammer to satisfy his
debts, paying about onefourth of the
amount, the remainder being charg-
ed to profit and loss by his numerous
creditors. His wife at once began
diligent search for him. Her love
for him never wavered for a moment.
She met with verylittle encourage
ment at first About the beginning
of the present year she inserted an
advertisement for him in the New
York World. A drummer who had
know him while here met him and
wrote Mrs. Livengood where to find
him. She Immediately started and
found the object of her search near
Winchester, Frederick county Vir-
ginia, where he had once more tired
of single life and taken unto himself
a charming young wife. Mrs. Liv-
ingood, ST., had him arrested for
bigamy. He waived an examination
and was bound over to the next term
of court, his new father-in-l going
on his bond. Mrs. Livingood, Sr.,
at once set about to secure his con-
viction, but so far as your cores
pondent can learn she has failed to
find any record of their marriage or
witnesses to the same. She says
they were married by Squire Hos
kinson, of New Freeport, Pa, but he
has no record or even recollection of
it. There is no doubt but that they
were married, for they lived here for
years as man and wife, and were
much respected by their neighbors.
Yet she may have some trouble to
prove this fact should he deny be
ing her husband. Last week Liy-
ingood was seen by some parties from
this place, at Fairmont, w. Va. He
would say but little and gave no in
formation as to what was his bust
ness at that place. 1t is supposed
that he is either trying to comprom-
Use with his West Virginia wife and
pay her money to not prosecute him,
Or to return to his first love and heal
up broken heart by pledging anew
his affections.
So, after all that has been written
and said about William Liyingood's
mysterious disappearance, he has
turned up round and sound, except
a badly impaired credit and two
wives on his hands, each claiming a
ions share of his affections