The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-11

which the latter part Of his life was
spent. For over thirty years Major
Bond" lived in Humboldt, Kan, where
he married and engaged in many i'm
portant and successful enterprises. Not
until he was upon his deathbed did he
disclose the fact, hitherto unsupported
Iy his most intimate friends, that ne
had been wearing false name and
covering up important chapters IN
his life history. The revelations when
he then made seemed so incredible
that for days the watchers at his bed
side believed them to be only his de-
lirious dreams.
In 1863 a tall man of military bearing
came to Allen county, Kan, giving his
name as Joseph Bond, claiming to hail
from Pennsylvania. In those days
people didn't inquire closely into the
antecedents of a stranger, provided he
was on the right side of the slavery
question He settled in the town of
Humboldt Bond possessed consider
able money and invested in land and
in various industries that sprung up
at the close of the civil war. In 1868
he married woman about 50 years of
age-a Miss Turner-who possessed
beauty and some wealth. Bond was
successful in a financial way, making
claimed to have been a graduate OF
Pennsylvania law school and a class
mate of Sam Randall. He possessed a
fine general educat ton and, having a
splendid knowledge Of law, subsequent
~ held many position of trust and
honor in the county. People who knew
him considered him q just man, but
one who would take advantage in q
deal if there was any money in it for
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to his possessions, until about two
years ago. when called upon to fill
bond. he stated under oath that he
possessed in the neighborhood of 100,-
600 acres Of unincumbered land in the
states of Kansas, Missouri. California,
Iowa and Nebraska. In addition to this
he was interested in a great many To-
cal enterprises and was for many
years the vice-president of the First
National Bank of Humboldt
During the early '70's he built
bridge across the Neosho river at
Humboldt at a cost of $40, 900 and for
two or three years kept the toll-gate
himself and made an immense amount
Of money. the receipts often over
running 800 a day. 1t was currently
reported that the bridge paid for itself
the first nine months after its conn.,
pletion. In addition Bond obtained a
q
ment to build the bridge. He sold it
to the town subsequently for the orig
tnal cost. Throughout his thirty years
residence at Humboldt, Bond made
frequent piigrimages away from home.
telling his wife on each occasion that
he was going away on business and
would be gone a stated time There
was nothing remarka bic in this. as his
large business which was managed
sol
absence from home much Of the time.
Net long since he was taken violently
III and the attending physician told
MIN mat he had a very short tint to
I'VE Upon learning this, he sent for
George c. Barber, cashier Of the Hum
oo!dt bank, and another man. Paul
Fisher. in whoa he had great con-
iluehce; Wnen he arrived at his house
ne told them that he had a married
daughter living at Salt Lake City s.
Utah, and requested them to send for
her. He also stated that he thol1oht
ne mad another wife somewhere in tha
west. They thought he was wandar-
ing, and paid no attention to his ra-
quests. However. after repeated visits
ano earnest solicitation on the nart
Q, Ihe SICK man. they at length con-
ciudeu 70 nunlor his whim. Bond had
forgotten his married daughters 49,
but told them to telegraph to the Be-.
of California, Give name and address
Of Jacob Browns daughter" In due
time the reply came. Mrs Frank XII
ney. Salt Lake City" ->'i-
The Bond family and friends were
thuInderstruck. They Immediately sent
a dispatch to the address and an
answer was received saying that Mrs
Kinney would leave on the FIST train
In due course of time the lady arrived
from Salt Lake city. She brought ber
own marriage certificate and that Of
her mother. Bond died just before
her arrival She stated that in IS53
her mother married Bond in New
York under the name of Jacob Brown
Subsequently they moved to California.
Fer mother possessed considerable
property at the time of her marriage
with him. Bond, it appears, schemed
to get this property in his possession.
and after having lived with the
woman seven years, until the opening
of the civil war, and having had three
children born to them, all landed