Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-10-27
He was a Marrying Man.


the Chicago Inter- Ocean, is man who
has made marriage a trade. Within
the last thirteen years he has married
fifty women, an average Of four a
year. With every one he got some
money, and in this is the secret Of his
wholesale ventures in matrimony.
Now Woodruff is in prison at Buffalo,
n. Y. He married once too often.
Brigham Young, the high priest Of
Mormonism, with all his facilities for
plural marriage, had only twenty-six
wives he was a tenderfoot in COM
parison with Woodruff. There proba
bly, was never a more successful win
ner of women than this man proba-
bly, no man who ever had a more deli
cate, more subtle affection of manner.
To meet woman and marry her in
an hour is his record for facility to
WOO and marry halfa hundred women
is his record Of success.
When he was middle-aged and at
tractive, dressing as he did in the
height of fashion, it was his diversion
to captivate woman, young or old,
to tell her that he loved her as he had
never loved another, and to marry her
in few hours, or perchance in few
days, only to desert her.
Mr.. Woodruff is a student and a
philosopher of love, and this is the
statement be makes of the secret Of his
success in winning women's hearts:
"Woman's weakness, not any accom-
plishment or appearance of mine, Is
the cause of my success in winning
hearts. Women are frail things at
best.
"Take women when they get to be
forty and almost anybody can win
them. They want to be won. Under
thirty it is harder to win them, but
still it can be done if person Is pa
tient.
"Tell them they are good looking, Of
course any schoolboy knows that is
the first rudiment Of success with wo-
men.
"There Is another factor which | can
not describe. 1t might be called man S
ensemble. It is his makeup, his ap'
pearance, his manner, his way of talk
ing, his way of looking-a mans eyes,
you know, are what work havoc with
women if they are used right. You
cannot acquire these personalities
They are born IN man.
"Women differ some, too. For in
stance, simpIeness Of manner might
impress one, while another might be
captivated by mysterious, self-know,
ing air. First, you want to study the
woman. I remember but one whom ]
could not understand. | can usually
read them at a glance. This one Of
whom l speak bafiled me, though. No
I didn't marry her,
"The man that married her was up
to-date. She wanted me to make q
million oath-bound promises, and
wouldn't do that for any one. Imight
make few, but not many. One has
to make enough when he's married
have made a study of emotions IL
women and of their tastes and hkings
because l found interest in the pur-
suit.
Woodruffpushed his numerous court
ships with vigorous alacrity. 1t seldom
took him over two days after he haC
met a woman for the first time to close
up the marriage bargain and lead hel
to the altar. 1t was in 1889 thai
Woodruff achieved his especial noto
nety. One day he was descending il
the elevator of an Office building on
Main street, Buffalo, when a woman
overcome by the movement of the car
tainted and fell against him. Thi!
was Mrs. S. A. Sample, widow, witt
FIVE children. Woodruff was gay
looking and urbane in speech. HI
captivated Mrs. Sample even while he
held her on the way down in the ele
vator. He went out with her, wor
her completely and married her. Tho
entire proceeding had occupied just al
hour. He deserted her two days later
Mrs. Sample is now living in Aver
Mass, under her old name.
Mr.. Woodruff married, so far as de-
tectives have been able TO learn, fvt
women in Buffalo. 1t is believed
however, that he figured in at least {
dozen weddings there, His creates
success took place while he was sta