The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-11
4 GAY DECEIVER.
The Last Escspaoe Of Captain :.
N. FreeIand,
MARRIED A YOUNG GIRL
Undsr an Assumed Mans. ~ W
Sslng Hunted by Osss cIiVes,
Having Dscsmped W.G1
Brids's Jsws;ry.
Srlds' s J>ws;ry.

4 letter from Sumter TO TIE State,
dated Do. 3, says: Out or tie vide
Aslanuc, seversl months age, nan
and woman met. TIE woman wss
young, pretty SD attractive, the iccl
Of her millionaire fathers heart. The
man was dsshirg, captiTsting fellow
with the manners Of caValisr. The Sc
quel Of the meeting is a broken heart
ed father. young Womsn's hilshted
life, and a wrecked home. The Villisn
nthe story vas oGcarIne resident Ct
this city sad the people Of Sumter haVe
an interest IN the story because OF this
fact.
He is Capt. A, n. Freeland, Who fer
many yesrs was s trusted aEo respect
ed emsloye Of ,no A!lsntic Coast Lire,
with which corporation hs feid posi-
tion for 70 or more years. During tee
last eight OF ten years Of his rsi!TcsG
life heri!led ths po8iticn oFroso nsstsr
and had charge OF the florence. Coluu
bia division, one Of the most important
on the system.
He vas sunnariiy dismissed from
this position Sno 81 exp!a1ssion Rss
never made IS &c the cause for MS -e.
moval, out st ths n4e 1umors ware
current thai he Rss oo#ne6 utc2use Of
immoral conduct.
Capt. Fcee!ald remained in this city
which re lad mace his home fox go
many yesrs aEd win which he 5sd be.
come Identified b. business and socia!
ties, lie having narisG here and soQu!:-
ed considerable properly. At this r:ne
he vas locked upon as Tair, hone5E
man and wss respected IL t5e BUSINESS
world. He he'd q prominent place II
the Masonic lodge ard ether frssernal
societies.
Shortly sitter this discharge By the
railroad compSry be engaged in ousi-
ness, frat IS member Of the firm Of
Freelana & Rogan, dealers IN chins sEG
glassware, snd subsequently, became ;
member Of the 6:m Of the Duoker q
Buitmsn company, Of which he vas fol
time the president. L Eas st this
time that the eyes OF the community
were first opereo TO the real character
Of the man, alshoush fc7 several years
thers wers runors sf,as thsa ha was
not straight in his business dcaLlngs
Il WAS while President Of the Ducker 4
Bultmsn company that he borrowed al
the money that be could lna0ce tie
banks to Sovarce On such coiiateTs! IS
he could offer and the ENDORSEMENTS OF
friends, and left the city, deserti2g his
wife and family, les7ing them, it vas
reported a. the time, i'll provided for.
For yesr OF more atter this 10 one
in Sumter knew anything about his
movements, slShoUgh 6iEgeass shorts
were made By those VINO had suffered
fnsrcis! loss Though hin, to locate
him. He VAS reporsed 30 have beck
seen in neighhorlrg Sssiss on sevsca:
occasions, cut ali efforts to ind him
Vers futile. He voluntarily opened
communication with those w!o had had
to pay his Gisnorors6 notes, azo II s
short time returned to the city and
made settlements Of such claims as
could have been colieo:s By legal pre-
cess-the Others went unpaid. Ee Wa2
arrested at the instance Of one par
with whom he refused 20 settle, but the
evidence vas, not strong enough tc
convict ano she case vas dropped.
Again be lef. Sumter and vas gone
for some months, returning Only to At:
,erd the funeral Of his Elfe, who oleG
suddenly. Ee spent few weeks here,
and WheH he left tcok al the money ne
could ob:ain By any means from his
ehiidrer-noney IN sone .1s:soecs
that hSd been earned ~ baGd wo!k.
F.on that time until tie scri7al CT the
New York detective nothing Wss kGoW2
of his shereabopts snc 10 vns csted
The detective visited shjs city coin
7eseigate the past life Of 4. n. Free.
land, and it IS from him ina. IS Iestned
the sscry Of the ma1 sile, ne Iass lett
Sumter.
When ke-e he vas suffering tion
rheumatism, which rad lrsnstoImea
him from robust specimenos ns2hood
lrto s p-enstnr5iy broken snd lEhim
man. He went to Hot Splirgs tor ireAt
ment. but it did him 60 good. From
there Re visited Sur5re, where st o2e
cf tie German srss no Wss cursc, arc
the rheumstics chains were broken,
and his health fully restored. H. he'
came agsin ycuDg usn for lis years.
He vis:sed the Glasgow expoaitlun
:zad sf,er ,ak;1g in hist show he took
passsge tcr Auezica. L Tas cn this
IT'D shaC ae ard tie young woGaA
whom he bs.rAyed Sret net. He Sa0
now changed his Lane to Foatec. The
young iacy'g fathsc Has aboard, a1c He-
fore maly days re hsd i2grstissed him
self lryo tie fAVoc 0: ne o!d gsr.lGnaG.
The daughter Was EEK. in:reducsd, ar&
it Rss tie cd s:oGy, ''love at inst
sight
Foster, alias Fsea.and, claimed &c &c
Ees!suy ulan, CTaI2g excessive MI
lrg lsr6s IN Mexico, The 5oung 60
man was infatuated sEd beic2e the Al
ericaa stcre WAS to2chGd, tie youog
womsa had promised 10 aialEy h!La.
Her father oea:er I'd 10 tEs .m:ae&i'
s,e maIrssge, as Ftecls2o c2.msc -tat
his ieS7e CT aCs5Ec5 Wlu;C Sco1 expire
and he would hive 20 !etura 10 Mexico
10 !ook stter large oesi in mialns
stocks.
Upon reaching New Io.k cards Fere
Issued AID the ms!risse Sc. mn; ;z2d
very shortly. The bridal ;iig g ~ taS-
en-. end It Was while ne htneyn80n
was beirs eLers that tho 21olGszs Of
the BRIDE brcke into Fceela.c S tiunz,
snd finding shere letters AID paoFo
graphs, Learned tie :5eta. They e9n,
f,onted the 7i;lsin srS he attempted 70
defend himself, bus only N oTls1 70
get time enough to eecapa. he Ae1S Ms
bride aco MS rev re;Atlcns HIthcuI;
packing ais baggage. But he sock al
Of his sife's money snd J7Weicy ne
coulS lep his HANDS on.