Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-18
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EARSsHAw, WETZEL Co., W. VA,
May 1.-TWO years ago last January
William Livingood, who did big gen.
eral merchandise business at this place,
left here and went to Wheeling, as be
said, to buy goods for bis store, He did
not return when hs was expected but
his friends, thinking that he was prob
ably delayed by some important bust
ness, gave themselves no uneasiness
about his return for some time. Ia the
course Of a week or ten days friends
went to Wheeling 10 hunt him and try
to find out why be had not come home.
A careful inquiry brought oct the fact
that be had been In the city but had
bought no goods. He had left the
city and DO one knew where be had
gone. His wife could get no trace OF
him except that be had sent in his
resignation as Postmaster from Phila-
delphla some two weeks after his leay-
ing home for Wheeling. She stated
that be took with him a large sum Of
money, and some people even went so
far as 10 hint that he had probably met
with foul play. But his being In Phil
adelphia exploded that theory, as no
one knew OF any business that he could
at that time have there. He could be
traced no farther. He had disappeared
as mysteriously 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. Ii was now
discovered that be was deeply in debt
and that his property would only be "a
drop in the bucket" He was ia deep
on q number OF Wheeling aud Eastern
firms, as we'll as "dOing up a number
Of his friends who happened 10 be on
notes with him. His property Ia the
course Of few months was sold to sat
isfy his debts paving about One-fOurth
OF the amount, the remainder being
charged TO profit and loss by his numer-
Gus creditors. His wife at once began
3 diligent search for him. Her love
for him never waVered for a moment.
She met with very little encouragement
at first. About the beginning of the
present year she inserted an ad-
vertisement for him in the New
York World. A drummer who had
known him while hore ran across him
aud wrote Mrs. LIvengood where to find
hin. She Immediately started and
found the object Of her search near
Winchester, Frederic county, Virginia,
where he had once moro tired OF single
life and taken unto himself a charming
young wife. Mrs. Livengood, Sr., had
bin arrested for bigamy. He waived
an examination and was bound over 10
the next term Of Court, his new father
in-law going on his bond. Mrs. Liven-
good, Sr., az once set about 70 secure
his conviction, but so far as your cOTre-
sDOndent can learn she has failed 70
fnd any record OF their marriage or wit
zoas--s.To the same. She says they we're
ped by Squire HoskinsOn, OF New
E5ort, Pa, but be has no record or
On recollection OF 10. There is no
uoubt but that they were mar
ried, for they lived here for
years as man and wife and were
much respected by their neighbors.
Yet she may have trouble TO prove this
fact should he deny being her husband.
Last week LivengOOd was seen by some
parties from this place az Fairmont, w.
Va. He would say but little and gave
no information as TO what what was his
business at that place. IL Is supposed
that be Is either trying TO compromise
with his Yves: Virginia wife aud pay
her q sum OF money 70 not prosecute
him, or TO return TO his first love and
heal up a broken heart by pledging
anew his affections.
So, after all that has been written
and said about William LivengoOd's
mysterious disappearance, he has turLed
I'D round and SOUND except badly i'm /
paired credit and two wives on his
hands, each claiming a lions share Of
his affections. The object Of the fake
story that appeared 10 the REGISEER
some few months ago from New Mar
tinsvile is now readily discerned by all
who are acquainted with the facts In
this matter.