Tragic tale of a Pittsburgh area couple and vanished funds
The narrative recalls Harry Wells and Mamie Clauseu’s marriage near Scranton. Wells entrusts Mamie with $4 500 for minor heirs then disappears to oversee a suit. Mamie and a servant lock the attic door for security as a storm clears and ominous horsemen appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wells
Mamie Clauseu
First Presbyterian Church
Mamie
John Clauson
Pennsylvania
Harry
Princeton
Old John's
Scranton
Hany
Photon
Keranton
Mitor Heirs
Mamia
Inami
Arah
Harry Hade
Sarah
Widdé
Fragmented Dialogue and Trial Oddities From Local Page
A garbled OCR passage presents fragmented dialogue about court cases and a burglary witness. The text includes quips on boasting, a firing scene with a horse, and a remark about a boarding piece. Amid stray phrases the reader senses a rough local crime and legal discussion with scattered names and events.
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