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IN LIR9SO.FRANK CARTER NOW IN DUR ANCE VILE.He is Placed in the Noble County Jail on a Charge,WHICH IS CERTAIN TO GIVE HIM A TERM IN MICHIGAN CITY.Wl« FRANCIS It I-NO CASINO,PiIHIimvKc, Plain Frank tinrler, 111 the To I Ik.iKcmlultville Standard.)Sometime in the early part of Die present year, perhaps in April or May, one Frank Carter came to this place from Lignnier and seemed a situation as printer iti the Newsolliec. He proved a good and faithful' workmen, and in a few weeks he moved his family, consisting of wife and two young children here and icnled a house in the east part of the city and was found daily at his case, and things went smoothly, or at least had the appearance of smoothness on the surface, until ubout the last of October or the iirsl of November, when the report was circulated that his wife and lie had separated and that she and the children hud ;one to the home of her mother in Li-gonier.Along with this report came the story that their separation wn.s caused by some irregularities in his conduct, that he was inconsistent in bis attentions toward his wife, c. These stories and some inattention to business soon prompted the editor of the News to discharge Carter from his otllce. About this time, or possibly before, he met a Miss Lizzie Long, a goml-looking young lady, the daughter of Mr. John Long of A villa, wlio was employed by Mrs. K. R. Spencer as house maid. Their acquaintance soon ripened into love, or perhaps an infatuation on the part of the young lady, who knew him only as Mr. Francis Reno Casino(liis assumed name) a gay anil dashing marriageable young man. Shu met him often upon the street, for the gay tempter was top prudent to call on the young lady when: she was slopping, but in a very short time she terminated her engagement at Mrs. Spencer’s and went to lier par ent's home in or near Avilia. and announced her determination of marrying Mr. Francis Keno Casino. Damaging stories concerning the young man soon reached the ears or the parents, among them ono that he was a married man.To meet this he furnished a letter purporting to have been written by his sis ter. who claimed to have kepi house for him in Kcndnllville, and that her brother had never been married, 'i his was read ily accepted by the young lady and her friends ils conclusive, and completely set aside the story that he had hud a wife in this city.On Monday of Ia3! week he went to Avilla and called upon the young lady and prevailed upon the young lady lo go with him lo Michigan, where he claimed j he had a good job, and where they would I ‘ ■[ be married. A few days afterward the j 1 ronliding parents received a letter slating Hi at they were married ami happy. On ! P'1 last Monday he was m this city and sold j 'v‘ some household goods which In: had ! * stored here, and again departed for the P'1 Wolverine stale. jj*,11Simultaneous with their disappearance, *1 considerable talk was indulged in by dil- ;,‘l forenl. ones ohoul town, and it was de- ! cideil to follow them anil bring him lo justice. They were found in room 111 of the Horrid go house in Sturgis. A warrant was served on him, and then for the Iirsl time she was convinced, that he was not wliat her fancy had pictured him. She confessed Unit no marriage ceremony had been performed, but that she had written Ihi: letter to her parents claiming that they were married at his instance, lie was bound over under bonds of £‘00, to answer next Monday lo the charge of bigamy, which tuny turn out only common adultery, hut which is equally punishable. She returned lo this city with M. B. Spencer and is now at his house. While her conduct is very far from what it should have been, there may be some mitigating circumstances. She is dcs enhed us an honest, confiding inexperienced girl, who had never bad much company and was easily led astray by the base, tempting scoundrel who is now thanking his lucky stars that he is in a stale that does not indorse or allow capital punishment, for if such imps of satan do not, deserve hanging, who does?The Sturgis Journal after reciting the particulars of Carter’s career up lo the lime lie nryved in Sturgis, says he took Lizzie to Coldwalcr, where she says ho promised to marry her. They lived together there fora few days, hut no minister or other person was called in to tie them together. When urged to keep his promise he put her off with various excuses ami finally brought her back to Sturgis and put up under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Casino and engaged bourd for a week, He bought her n nice dress olll and look it lo Mrs. Bcnnctl to he made and. also, bought her a plush cloak and a new hat.Dr. Parker, Deputy Prosecutor 0latte and K. IL Spencer went in search of him and lmda warrant issued which was served %y Marshal Barnett, and it was not long until Mr. Keno Casino was cooling his heels in the city lockup, hut was afterwards taken to the county jail at Centre vi lie.The Avilla Nows says that after heAlrep1 sbo the hnv elec cou re pi llici lo ii in a Icni
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Ligonier Leader
Ligonier, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 19, 1889
Page 5
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Sarah C.
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