The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-22
Another Romantic Tale Of
WOman'S Trust and Mans
Deceit Unravelled.
An Attractive Widows Second
Matrimonial Venture Brief
But Very Costly.
LOVERS ONCE, NOW STRANGERS.
The Police In Three Cities Are On the Lookout
For One BurrelI, Smooth Scamp With
Numerous theatrical Airs.

The old adage that "truth is, stranger
than fiction" is but seldom exemplified,
and at still more unfrequent intervals in
Pawtucket, but tie following tale proves
beyond doubt that such is the fact. This
romance in real life exceeds the plot of
Laura Jean Libby's "He Loved, but was
Lured Away" and that popular authoress
may obtain several points regarding
woman's trust and mans deceit by peru
sal of this tale.
The leading characters of the story are
well known in this city and two OF them
have disappeared from view as quickly and
quietly as though the earth had opened up
and removed them from sight. It will be
remembered that in the early part of the
month a Professor French gave several
lectures and entertainments in ventrilo-
quism in this city at the Young Mems
Christian Association hall.
His manager was one Burrell, or as he
preferred to be called, DIR. Burrell of Bos-
ton. While in this city Burrell stopped
for a time at the Adams House, but left
there after short season and took lodg-
ings with Mrs. Mary Lanoreaux, No. 109
Main street. Incidentally it may be mem
toned that the aforesaid Burrell left a
small board bill unpaid at the Adams
House.
After short sojourn at Mrs. Lamour-
eaux's hospitable home he professed ardent
love for the attractive widow, and his love
was after time returned. Nothing would
do for the ardent lover bnt speedy mar
riage, to which Mrs. Lamoureax finally
consented, and at the close Of Professor
French's engagement Burrell and Mrs.
Lamoreaux left for Boston, where Burrell
claimed residhnce and upon arrival took
the prospective bride to call on his mother,
where she was well received, and the we'd
ding followed.
The couple then departed on short
wedding tour, the first stop being Turner'S
Falls, Mass. Everything passed along as
pleasantly as honeymoons are supposed to,
until Thursday afternoon, the 18th of Feb
ruary. At this time the couple had been
in Turner's Falls for five days, and in the
meantime Prof. French had arrived and
delivered his entertainment, and at the
entertainment on the next day would be
for the pupils of the High School. Appar-
emily the manager did not take much in
terest in the pupils of the High School for
Turner's Falls saw him no more.
He bade his wife an affectionate fare
well at $40 in the morning, and promised
to return at in the afternoon. After his
departure Mrs. Burrell, or as she prefers to
be called, Mrs. Lamnureaux, discovered to
her dismay that she had been left without
any of her possessions of any value, and
in looking the matter over carefully came
to the conclusion that she had been
swindled by scamp of the meanest type.
Her loss amounted to about $44O, divided
as follows: Gold watch, rings and other
jewelry, 800; three checks, aggregating
s25, and s18 in cash.
Mrs. Lamoureaux waited at the Farren
House, where the couple had been stop
ping, and hearing nothing from the miss
ing man, decided to return Ito Pawtucket,
the proprietor of the hotel advancing
sufficient money for the purpose. On her
way she stopped at Greenfield long enough
to put the case in the hands of the local
police, also to find out that Burrell had
been in KGreenfield that morning with
three pawn tickets from Boston pawn
shop.
WhiI in Boston, she also had an inter-
view with Superintendent of Police Watts,
who promised to do all he could for her.
Upon her return to this city the case was
placed in the hands of the police here.
Thus ends the story of the scamp's trip
with Mrs. Lamoureaux.i Since her return,
however, Mrs. Lamoureaux has found that
in addition to the amount he owed her for
board he also took % from Prof. French's
travelling bag before he left, and another
pleasing bit of information was to the
effect that he already had Wife somew here
in Massachusetts.
Burrell will be remembe by many
people in this city. He was about feet
2 inches in height, had black curly hair
and wore a black moustache, trimmed
very short. He was very natty in appear
ance, wore black silk hat and hao the
genearance OF a theatrical man. He told
Mrs. Iamoureaux that he had formerly
been connected with one of the Boston
theatres and received from $50 to 500 a
week.
When called upon by representative Of
THE EVENING TRrBUE this morning Mrs.
Lamoureaux related the facts virtually a