The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-25

Lohuon, under the name OF Sil
.harles Bowyer. paying his addresses
10 Inc widow OF wealthy citizen.
rms lady was past the age of ro.
nance, but the prospect of becoming
MY Lady Bowyer' tickled her vanity
Preparations for the weC.Sng We're in
prosress, when one day, as they walked
through Cheapside, he took her into a
soldsmith's shop. He greeted the gold
smith efusively, and then selected
some TWO hundred pounds worth OF
piate, which he ordered 10 be engraved
with the Bowyer arms. and 10 be ready
against a certain day-by which day,
the baronet remarked casually, his
steward would have sent him a remit
tance OF six hundred pounds
ON the day named Sir Charles pre-
sented himself at the house OF his in
tended in a state OF virtuous indigna-
tion-no remittance had arrived. and
he would be obliged to break his prom
ise. The good lady produced two hum
dred guineas An gold, and begged him
to satisfy his friend the goldsmith. His
feelings of delicacy caused him at first
70 decline; but he allowed himself TO
be persuaded, and took the gold
AS he di< not return the lady became
apprehensive that some accident might
have happened to him, and went her.
SELF at Cheapside. No Sir Charles had
been at the shop. The goldsmith sug-
gested the possibility OF fraud. But
he was your friend, You shook hands
with him."
He shook hands with me. 1T is not
for me to decline the civilities of my
customers. But as to the gentleman
you call Sir Charles Bowyer, / had
never set eyfs on him before"
The climate OF England was now be-
coming somewhat overwarm for our
adventurer, and, with the widows
guineas, he betook himself to the wars
in the Low Countries. where for time
he served as a volunteer. But he did
not distinguish himself-his talents
were rather for love than war-and he
was soon home again, penniless, and
living by his old tricks.
or the Ludlow Wife Ii Is TO be OH
served that she was, however romantic
her ideas, may have been. a young
woman OF spirit an resolution. To
hunt down ana bring TO justice her
spouse was now the chief OBJ
ject OF her life. 1t had been suggested
to her that some information about
him might possibly be found i'm the
records of Newgate; and on this she
came TO London.
The inn at which she stayed was at
the bottom Of Holborn. and here she
met with kind. matronly person
newly arrived from Oxfordshre The
W. N'Hitn toIIlQtu 10 edcn
other the business which had brought
them 10 London. Their errand IL APP
peared. was the same, each was in
search of runaway husband. and. on
notes they became con-
'inced that both were in pursuit OF the
'ame man-tne elder woman was Nor
ellis Banbury wife.
Their common trouble made them
riends. They took a lodging together.
Areaa haf turh L.. I.It 4.
, curious coincidence, IL so happened
hat Morrell was at that very time
'aying his addresses 20 the daughter OF
he house.
The two discarded wives had agreed |
o act in concert against TIE common |
nemy. They now had a new ally in |
he person OF their landlady. A war |
ant was secured, and all arrangements |
we're made for capturing the gay de- |
eiver when he next came wooing.
Bigamy was capital offence In those
ays, and IL may eaSonably be ex-
ected that the ingenious Morrell was
ow near the end of his tether. But il
o happened that before the plot
gainst him could be put into execution,
e was met face TO face in the street |
y his real wife. She was so much af-
ected as 10 be on the point OF fainting.
ut Morrell was equal TO the occasion.
lie promptly helped her into the near
Il tavern, gave her the where withal TO |
,store her spirits, and when she re- |
Dvered listened 20 her reproaches with
n air OF penitenee. He then told her
nat he ha dneVer willingly forsaken |
nat he had never willingly forsaken
ut now, when he was no longer i'm
ant. he desired only that the past
light be forgiven.
In short. Mrs. Morrel was completely
liked over 1t was arranged that the
sunited pair should settle in town,
here he could find full scope for his
bilities as medical man. In her de-
ght at the recovery of her husband, |
RS. Morrell, OF course, betrayed the
ans of her allies, and their arrange
ents for his capture came TO nothing.
Mrs Morrell still had her furniture at
and this was brought to a
)use In Westminster; but her second
was Of short duration One !
'ening after spending the day with a
'usin. she came home to find her house
cared, and her husband missing. She
turned TO Banbury TO be kept by the
irish.
Morrells triumphant escape on the
'ove occasion did not dishearten the
ludlow wife and he had yet TO learn
at an injured and determined woman
not an enemy to be despised. She
III pursued him and at her instance
was arrested in the Midlands, and
dyed in Worcester gaol. His trial
wever. took place in London. whittier
was removed under a writ of habeas
rpus at the cost Of a Southwark
ergyman, whose daughter had been
e OF his victims.
He was in~.-.-d for marrying six
ives. and the six ladies were ali in
urt TO give evidence agains him. But
ey had not that satisfaction He J
eaded guilty. and admitted not the
( marriages only but twelve others
that he had by his own showing ,
,hteen wives living at that time. And
wing done this. he claimed the bene-
OF an old act by which the punish
mt Of death might be commuted To
anding In the hand and d term of