Year: 1870

society, and when caught should have swift and
certain justice. A case of this painful kind has
lately been developed in this city, and has
caused great distress to an estimable family


The facts as stated are as follows: Some three
years ago, an individual going under the name
of David II. Patton came to this city to obtain
employment at his trade, a brass -finisher, and
being good mechanic found employment and
steady work at the brass foundry of Messrs.
Somervile & Lietch, on 18th street. Being in
the prime of life. and industrious, he soon eStab
lished a good name, and gave his employers
entire satisfaction.


THE sCoUNDRRL AT WORK.


Some two years since he took board and lodg-
ings at the bording house OF Mrs. Hill, highly
respectable widow lady, on 18th street, being
convenient to his work. Here he soon after
wards became acquainted with all the family
and, among them, the landladys daughter, Miss
Jane, a handsome and modest girl about sixteen
years OF age. He commenced to pay great atten-
ton TO her, and ii appears Was discarded for
some time by the young lady, she not fancyng
him at all. He became more persistent, how
ever, and took every occasion to seek to win her
affections and the good opinion of her mother
who, too, II appears, conceived a dislike for HIM
from the first.


CAUGHT IN THE SNARE.


After the lapse OF some months the Young lady
found him less dstasteful, and by degrees came
to love him in turn, which her mother noticing
forbid in positive terms all advances on his part
and at the same time, tried to dissuade her
daughter from fancying the man, pointing ont
to her what she deemed defective traits in his
character.


EFFORTS OF THE MOTHER TO SAVE HEB CHILD


Tbs did not a. all deter him i'll his course and
he sought in every way possible to press his suit
AT length it became known to Mrs. III. that they
were engaged to be married. She then reso-
lttfaI aIo
braicing her daughter for dsobedence TO her
wishes, a promise was obtained from her tina,
SIZE would annul the engagement, and break D m
all association with him.


AN ELoPEMEST.


He soon after left the house for other quar-
tiers, and here the matter rested. Some time
about the first OF last August, one day the
young lady expressed the desire to her mother
TO visit for a few days lady friend OF the fam
lily, who lives in the Seventh Ward, to which
request consent was given, and she went ae-
cOrdlDgly. her mother afterwards. in the
afternoon, having occasion to visit in the same
neighbOrh0Cd, called at tire friends house on
her return home, and, alter sitting for some
time, asked where Jane was, mot seeing her
there, and was infOr rmed that she hal not been
there. She thought this rather straa:.e, but it
occurring to her that her daughter had spoken
OF calling TO see another acquaintance. in
another locality, she gave 10 further heed to
tie circumstance until arriving home. when
she discovered that her daughters wardrobe
had been packed and taken away during her
atsSnce.


THE PURSUIT.


1t now suddenly struck her that something was
wrong and she repaired at once to see her son;
MIR. j. b. Hill, who is employed at the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad depot as q mschnist
and communicatedhe her suspicious to him that
Patton had ran away with Jane. On learning
from his mother how the case stood he made en-
quires at the ticket office, where he satisfied
himself that they had taken an early train. 1t
was now late in the day. He locked into the
baggage car Of the train which was soon to start
and there found some baggage, which they
recognized at once as belonging to the girl.
checked tor New York, which had been left be-
hind. Determined on following them he took
this train just then starting and leaving his
mother N the depot, went through direct that
night, not losing sight of the baggage wherever
the train stopped On arriving there he took a
scat in one corner OF the baggage car (having
previously made arrangements TO that end witS
Patton made his appearance with check in hand
TO look for the baggage. On presenting his
check and pointing to the articles he was re-
terred to THAT agent in charge of that particu-
lar baggage in the corner there" and on sp-
preaching 'that agent he was brought to a
sudden halt by the grasp of HIPS fingers clasp
man On the gallows; Hill at the same time
demanding TO know what he was doing with his
sister.


THE VILLAIN CoRNERRD.





between his teeth, Hill drew a revolver, anu
placing il at his temple, demanded satisfaction
or his life on the spot. The cringing coward
then promised the fair and honorable thing.
and Hill followed him to the hotel, pistol in
hand, where he found his sister very much
astonished to see him. She positively refused
to return home to Washington with him, and
finding he could do nothing to compel her to do
80 he demanded that Patton should marry her
before he left. This he consented to, and they
repaired 10 the house OF an Episcopal clergy
man IN Brooklyn, where the necessary papers
were obtained, and they were married. Hill
obtained the marriage certificate for his sister,
and duplicate one which he took with him
lie then left them and returned by the next
train TO Washington, with sad reflections at the
summary disposal of his sister under such cir
cums'ances. On arriving he lost no time in
communicating the facts to his mother, and
presented her with the certificate OF her dduyh-
ter's marriage, c3nsoling her in the best way
he could.


MARRIAGE THAT WAS NOT A MARRIAGE.


This was very depressing intelligence to the
mother, making her quite i'll for some time; but
nothing could be undone, and by subsequently
receiving q letter from her daughter, stating
that she was happy, the shock of the whole affair
gradually wore away; the family hoping it
might turn out all right in the end. On Tues
day, the 18th ult., Mrs. Hill received informa-
ton, through an acquaintance OF Patton's that
he had another wife in Baltimore. This was
very distressing news; but as it was not very
definite as to data, she hoped it was a mistake;
determining, however, to be satisfied, she
started to Baltimore, and following the address
given her, she found, alas! that it was too true-
here was young and beautiful wife-an orphan
cbild-raised by an uncle-Mr. w. r. FIem-
mirg-with whose family che is now living, aud
who had been deserted by this same wretch.
eight months after their marriage.


THE BALTIMORE WIPE.


Here Mrs. H. received full particulars OF a
similar course OF duplicity as practiced by this
DEVILS imp upon her own family Narratinc 10
each other their like SORROWS, it was a scene of
mutual sympathy and coincidence. Marriage
certificates were compared-the name was the
same. Daguerre0.ypcs were compared-faces
were the same. Before returning home she oh
tanned certihcate to the effect that David II.
Patton and Emily Roe were legally married, on
the 9th day Of June, 1866, by the Rev. John W.
Hodges, Of the Nj. T.. Church.


fIRsT-CLAss MORMON.


The outraged wife and her indignant uncle
detailed the full history of the man, from which
1t appears that he is native OF Montreal. Cam
ada; that they have good reason to suppose he