The Portland daily press., 1894-11-08
PROMISED FER CANDY.
,:he Alluring Prospect That Caused Lew
iston Elopement,

Lewiston, Novem ber - A decidedly
melancholy looking man, who was now
tasting of life's bitterness, sat with
bowed head on the prisoners bench in
the Lewiston municipal court Wednes-
day morning. 1t was George E. shepherd
of Lewiston, On the witness seat sat his
wife, and by her side 16-year-old girl,
Flora Nj. Moody, who, it is believed, was
deceived into leaving home and living
for the last few days with this man in
room on franklin street.
Several weeks ago. Mrs. Moody, the
mother of the girl, went to City Mar
shal Teel and told him that one George
E. Sheppard, a hostler in Lewiston,
whom she suspected of being married
man, was paying court to her 15-year-
old daughter, and asked him to inter
fere. At the same time, Mrs. Sheppard,
the wife of the man, also complained to
the marshal that her husband was not
supporting her, and was going about
with pretty 15-year-old girl. There
was nothing for the o@cer to do but
warn the man, and to admonish the girl
This he did, but the girl continued to
ride out with the man afternoons, and
was frequently seen OF the streets with
him. Last Saturday night, Mrs. Moody
came over from New Auburn and COM
planned that the girl was gone. 1t was
her sixteenth birthday, and she had re-
warded the love of her mother with an
elopement with Sheppard. An officer
was placed on the track Of Sheppard,
who watched him every night, but ev-
cry night he would give the officer the
.ls loe,f rhnt 1,r
to house on Franklin street. The city
marshal was notified, and the house en-
tered. The first that Sheppard knew Of
his detection was when the marshal
burst open his chamber door and found
him and the girl in. the room. The
boarding mistress said they had been
there since last Saturday, when they
hired the room, or rather he did, as man
and wife.
They offered no explanation of their
presence there, but in the cell last night
the girl told pitiful story of his decep-
tion. She said to the police that he had
led her to elope with him by such stories
as this: "I'm. going to leave my wife be-
cause she is not faithful to me, and
shall get divorce and marry you. My
father has just died, and in few
months shall have fortune. He was
very rich California millionaire, and
we will go there and live among peach
and orange groves, and have house full
of servants, and all the confectionery
we can eat. You shall dress ein silks
and laces all the days of your life, and
I'll love you without end"
Judge Mitchell of the Auburn Munich
pal court said this morning that the
girl returned from the HallowelI Indus
trial School for Girls. Her mother is
nice looking lady aud she sat right be-
hind the girl at court this morning and
now and them whispered an encouras ing
word to her.
Both pleaded mot guilty. and waived
an examination Sheppard was bound
over to the grand jury under 500"
bonds, and in recognition of she extreme
youth fulIness of the young woman and
the financial condition of her family. she
was placed under $500 bonds. Both
furnished bondsmen and werei released.
Sheppard formerly lived at Lisbon. W.
H Skeilton, ESQ.,, appeared for both de-
PENDANTS, and the city solicitor for the
state. VIII. Judkins represented Mrs..