Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-07-18
THE MAN WITH TWO WIVES.
Harry Young Brown Osgood.

Brown Osgood and he was born at Frye
burg, Maine % years ago. He is Chap
ter Mason, man of good address and ap
pearance and an excellent machinist. Hi.
hands are the despair of sheriffs. for h,
can slip them through any handouts. II
1898 he was in Boston and there married
Anna l.. Gill, who is still living in that city
After time he left her, for reasons that
do not appear, and was next heard of a
Bellows Falls, where he worked at his
trade. There he met Miss Helen Hubbard
a lady of something more than 81 years, O
excellent family, a member of the Episco
pal church and librarian in the public
library. She was living with her mother
Mrs. Newcomb, who had twice beer
widowed and Osgood became boarder il
the family. Another boarder with whom
Osgood became very intimate was Georgt
w. Haines. After time Mrs. Newcoml
died. Miss Hubbard was thrown much il
Osgood's society. He made love to her
convinced her of his sincerity and in Sep
TENDER, 1895 took her to Keene wher,
they were married by Justice of the Peac,
Abbott. This is the opening chapter o
Osgood's criminal career. His legal wifi
was living, he was not separated from he
by law, and Miss Hubbard, believing il
him implicitly, became his victim.
Osgood had little in his favor but gooC
looks. Miss Hubbard had property; no
much but sufficient to excite the desire o
the man. Soon after being married HI
developed an uneasiness; perhaps he tel
he was too near Boston and he wanted t.
go west. His new wife supplied the fund
that took him on pleasure trip to Niagars
Falls, she staying at home. From Magyar.
Falls Osgood reached Cleveland, Ohio
where he went to work for Warner
Swasey, the famous telescope makers. HI
was skilful and they regarded him as al
acquisition. In short time he had BIZ
Bellows Falls chum, Haines, with him ant
working at the same place. In January
1896, his wife, Miss Hubbard, also went t,
Cleveland and they kept house at 81!
Cedar avenue, Haines boarding with them
Haines was invaluable to Osgood.
Report has it that Osgood paid his wifi
every attention, spending evenings will
her and in all ways convincing her of hi
love and devotion. AS the bond betwee,
them strengthened, he persuaded her tina
it was bad policy for her TO keep her Bel
lows Falls property, for which she had ono
been offered $4,000; and finally whel
$4,000 was offered, by his advice she &C
cepted it.
She then returned alone to Bellows Fall
to close the deal and pay off certain small
indebtedness. Before leaving, Osgoo,
dwelt on the danger OF carrying large sum
on ones person and convinced her that
would not be safe for her to travel back t.
Cleveland with all that money. The bette
way would be to send him check for tn
amount made in his favor and he would de
post it in some bank in her name until he
return. She agreed to this and accordingly
got check on a Keene bank for $2500
which she endorsed over to Osgood AM
sent him. He received it.
Her first intimation that all was no
right was a few days later when she re
ceived from Haines telegram reading
''Harry has not been home for two days
Come at once" She fastened to Cleve
land, where Haines, still an inmate of tn
house, received her and condoled with her
Harry had not returned. Harry had gone
A little investigation showed that Harr,
had cashed the check and taken the pro
ceeds with him. Haines was indignant
sympathized with the poor woman who wal
SO much in need of a friend, and professet
himself at loss to account for Harry's act
From consolation he proceeded to investi
CATION and sought to know her plan O
action in the matter. He said Harry hat
gone to California. He told her she hac
no case against him and advised her to LEI
the affair drop. She did not know wha
to do.
Finally she called on B. B. Avery, al
and who was also master of thu
lodge, with view to having Os
good expelled from the order. AS hel
story was told, Mr.. Avery thought some
thing might yet be done to help her, ant
he set investigations on foot. He soor
located Osgood and started after him. HI
found that he had changed his name ant
was known everywhere he went as H. B
Wilson. He followed him to Virginia, tt
Boston, to Maine, to Hartford and othel
points in Connecticut and finally to Clare
mont.
Wilson arrived in Claremont last weel
Tuesday. He had friends here who hat
known him as Osgood, but who kept hi.
secret. On Wednesday he went to worl
for the Sullivan Machine company. HI
worked there until Saturday noon. FRIDAY
Mr.. Avery reached Claremont. He go
out warrant and Saturday afternoon hat
it served on Wilson. 1t charged him will
bigamy. Wilson admitted his guilt wher
arrested and owned up to every feature o
the obtaining of the money as told here
He said he was willing to make all restitu
ton possible, but that he had lived high
travelled much, been robbed few times
and had nothing left but the few dollars OF
his person.
81 know BETTER" said Mr.. Avery g.
have followed you, know that you hav'
lived modestly everywhere and that 20,
have worked for good wages"
Wilson still insisted that the money
amounting to 1914 that they found OF
his person, was all he had. The officer
then got cnt an attachment, went to hi
boarding house and searched. his trunk. Ii
it they found cashiers check for s14O(
on bank in Newport News, Va, draw
to Wilson's order. This was money b,
had "salted" away. In the trunk was ais,
his correspondence with Haines, which hac
been kept up during all the time of Haines
pretended friendship for the deserted an
duped wife.
The Hartford Daily Times of Wednes
day, July Is, contains a detailed accoun
of the way Osgood was run down and tn
clever detective work done by the Hart
ford officers. 1t says:
Sergeant Walter Smith and Officer Gar