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'LOeAVSW.IttT, INDIANA, MON ITRUTHIs Often Stranger limn iYcdon.An liitci-CKliitg ItoimUicc in Ural I.if,-, in wli^rli n JI,o(fniiHiqvf Girl figures Conspicn- nnsly;telling i'orlii ilnn' an (own Will-oucr Uni :t U lfe in iioonier-dam.C1IAPTEU I.UV1N0 NOT WtSKI.V IM'T TOO VKI.I„Some throe, nrfanr months agoone George t’allowny, n young man om)il«yisl as a hrakcman 011 the Panhandle mail, was arrested 011 the charge, of bastardy at tire instance of Miss Clara Hell, daughter of Constable A. It. Bell, Miss Clara being lit that time about to give birth to it child, of which she alleged young Caliowdy was the rightful father and protector.To this fact she made affidavit in due form anil a warrant for Calloway's arrest was placed in the hands of Constable ft. W* Hall who took the young man in custody and landed him safely in the hotly of the Jail.The preliminary examination was held next, day before Justice fi. ,W. Fender and Calloway was bound over to (lie circuit court ill the sum of one thousand dollars, the justice deeming 41 an aggravated ease and the defendant one upon whom the strong arm of the law should descend in no lightmanner.After, the preliminary eiiinniiatlon had been held and Calloway's friends failed to come to the front with the necessary bond, tlie prisoner was again turned over to Constable Ilall for incarceration in the bastile to await the action of the circuit court in his case.If officer Hall hail faithfully carried out the instructions of the justice and lauded Calloway safely behind the bars, this romantic narrative would never have been written. But he didn't. On the way to the jail Calloway broke loose from the otllcor, took to Ids lieel3 anil made his escape.Tho fugitive has not since been captured, although several efforts have been made by Clara’s father to ran him down.•, In this connection we might say r.hstgqou afterword the population of Twelfth street was Increased one by tho coming into tho worhlof the child tlint caused all the foregoingman to take the place of the late Mrs. Phillips and superintend his domestic affairs.. Ill other words ho was nmtrimonally Inclined.While looking through the papers -at a bookstore in his market town, sbttiij two months ago, Ills eyes fell upon the Vtfc/f York Police Gazette, it was eoplouslydl-lusfrated, and Mr. Phillips concluded#® would purchase the copy, take it hnmfigfl -rend it. Hq did so. Now it so happened that it was the very number of the Uifeetto' that • contained tile lllnstrnted liarrntltro^fi the, downfall of Clara Hell and thenscripSOf her seducer. The article attracted liWttt-tention. - ' d. ■“Here 4s just- the opportunity,” nuiSed Mr. Phillips, “to get, a good wife. Oiatfps, 110 doubt a worthy girl, or would hlpeS: been if Ibis’villain Calloway had not rtllrfefi-her. She- is notv doubtless seotlfedby friends and acquaintances, .itHHl why can not 1 offer her •mty“hand and home and render her and myshlf happy for life? Solomon Phillips, old My, here Is jhst the opportunity for you. It- Will, not cost hut a few stamps to try the U(pg-00, anyway, and I propose to do It.” ijh Vluthe did. Solrmron Phillips is a ttjkn-MilyWho doc*, a filing once lie makes up Jjds, mind In if. lie wrote, a very business likeletter to tin/Miss Bell, stating Ills own cjr-eiimstimcc.J and also stating that lie m learned of-her misfortune anil synipatkiml deeply wiAi her. and would consider tjint 110 hindnyice whatever to there getting ter acqnyutcd. Having scut tills ospl on Us way he wrote another to Squire P der (whosoname appeared in the Gazi nilielc) making further Inquiries nbouf girl. Both letters were answered and lips vas n I together pleased with the icj tents,_ Meantime a letter had been sent froth qitiupli' of the globe to the Postmasteflthe town of — inquiring as to tho claetir, social standing, etc., of SolonioUvv. Philips, aiid that official replied that Mr.tP. wal a widower, a well-to-do fanner apd win Considered a (Irst elass man in all'Jrcs spfids. Thus matters progressed nicely, Mr Phillips and Miss- Clara exehanfel phitographs ami each fell in love with the otter’s shadow. The correspondence po-cxine more frequent, and more interesting nit 11 an end was put to it by Mr. Phillips (rapping down in I.oganspnrt 011 Chrlsttflijk or the day before.Ah r.All’s ’CJilAPTITJH IV,.WE 1,1, THAT ENDS WL*U,..* pliiy Is donetl, i( llris suit ho wmii.” ; ’ ‘—Slittki‘sj»e»i r. ji, .immediately upon his arrival in the pity, Mr. Philips, attired in a brim new suit inf store clothes, sought out Justice Fender {hid introduced liimself to that official.,-. -JHe stated the object of his Visit, to our city,, which was nothing more nor less tlmiisjo ask Clara Belt; to bu Ids wife. If Jhe ’Squire wmdd,,.introduce vhim .. toj» family, or to . the' gill, ' would lie -.under a tliqobligations, and perhaps his (the Jnsl......GiEve store, SCO c PflllOl graph mlrro and si hooks IIno ) In sixlJol dtc-s n nan itRaD«MonMelt;»vcy seventeen years age, continued to live with her parents until last week when all tho neighbors were surprised to learn that sho was about to be married to a rich widower from Iowa, old enough to bo her father and several years to spare. How this'matrimonial affair came about will appear as we progress.ClIAI»TJiItI(.Tin: roi.rcE oazktte.“A chiold’s among yo takln’ notes,An' taitti he'll prcnt ’om,—Robby Hums.The facts in reference to tho escape of Calloway from the minions of the law were published In the city papers at the time, hut they were doomed to have even a much wider circulation.The New Yopk Police Gazette has a correspondent at this place, and the young man deemed the matter of the arrest and escape of Calloway of sufficient importance to communicate it to that sensational sheet, and he did so, giving all (lie facts connected therewith.The hcartlcsuess of the. seducer, the misfortunes and miseries of his victim, the carelessness of tho oillcer, the deep'and absorbing interest taken in the affair by tho community—were each portrayed lit befitting wolds bv tlie correspondent.Tho editor of the Police Gazette esteemed tho communication a choice morsel of nows’ and not only gave it a place in his coluntns,jg Jut not his artist to work to lltustrato theost sensational portion, viz: Calloway escape from the oflicu.So that tho week succeeding the one in which Calloway was arrested and made his escape the reader of the Police Gazette might have observed in that sheet a pretty faithful likeness of Officer Hail and George Calloway, tho former In tho act of'clutching for tho latter, who is just beyond tliu reach of tho Constable and making tracks for all that is out. Tho outlines of the jail can ho seen in tho picture wliilo the grim-vlsaged jailor stands on tho stops of tho same with the great. outer door slightly ajar to receive tho prisoner—who doesn’t see iit to walk in. The'illustration is well executed and |does credit to tho imagination of the artist. Accompanying the illustration is a brief narrative of particulars, setting forth tho principal facts, names of tlie parties, etc.What connection this streak of enterprise (?) on tlio part of tlie publishers of tlie Gazette lias with our story, will lie made manifest in the next chapter.CliAFTER ID*.AN IOWA WIUOWElt.1 am hot awaroot any statute or code ol morals Unit makes it infamous to forgivo a woman. * * * 1 shall try to provo 10nil who may foel an Interest in me, that, if 1 „m the Hr.st man who lias ventured lossy to Hie world an erring woman may lie iorgivuu-and redeemed, in spite oi all the obstacles in my pdtli, tho good result of this example sln'.ll eiilillu it to the invitation of tho generous and tlie commendation of tho Just ”—-lieu. Daniel K. Sickles.Near one of tho many pleasant villages of the groat Stato of Iowa lives a man who is a practical believer in t) 10 * moral eodo onuncinted above by General Sickles and which In.tills day and ago of tho world is hot accepted to the extent that it should ho. Tho usual mul popular course is to lionize the seducer and let pass 110 opportunity to tramplo upon and, if possible,- f 111-thor degrndo his victim. This Is the rule and wo shall now proceed to provo it by citing an exception.Solomon 1C. Phillips is tho linmoof tho Iowa widower referred to. IIo is a fanner and lives not far from tho village of——-Having tlie cares of a household on his hands ho had until .recently his (woatljer byegallnnt’Squire, with tho vision of‘St- big marriage feo-lloating before his eyo-s, (was not long about giving tlie necessary introduction.As tliis is an “over true tale” we will not mar it by attempting to toll what followed. Nobody but the gentleman from Iowa and tho girl knows, ns 110 0110 elsq was present. Matters of such grave import, ’are not usually discussed in tho presence of a third party. We. only know that the next day Alia Phillips came down town looking like an animated -sunbeam and made the announcement to Justice Fender that “It is ail rigid;; we will require your services at the residence of M10 bride’s parents next Thursday night. Be ready without fail. J. would rather give you 810 to marry us, my friend, than have Henry Ward Beecher do the job for nothing.”On Thursday evening, sure enough, tho justice repaired to the residence of Sir. Belt 011 Twelfth street, and in tho presence of a large number of friends and relatives spoke tho words Unit made them Mr. and'Mrs. Phillips.Next day the happy couple (and tho baby) left for their home in Iowa and tlie void in Mr, Phillips’ farm house is now filled.If this is not a romantic and altogether strange courtship and marriage we have never heard of one. We may well ask t “Was ever woman in tills humor woo’d Was ever woman in tills humor w-n .Coroner’!, Vevilicts,Coroner Pansier held an inquest on the bodyof Jacob Cool, tho engineer,'. 011 Friday’ evening and returns a verdict to the effect that deceased came to his death by being ran over by a traiiv,.|(ptisJIini. .no blame, attaches to any one, '*1.'' ' 'lu the Sparks ease tlie inquest 'was eon-eluded this morning, Bully Brooks testifying. 1 In states that on the evening Sparks died lie was in his room aijd that ho suddenly heard a very loud racket in the hall near Sparks’ door. He looked out his door and saw two men just going down the stairs but did not recognize thorn. Afterward Mrs. Sparks came in and said her hnsbrtifd had fallen and was' injured. Brooks thou went in the room but others were there before him. Ho said Mrs.. Sparks was hot disconcerted any and seemed as little, excited as ordinary. This is the substance of Ids evidence.The Coroner ibis morning returned his verdict holding, that Sparks earoe to his deatli by foul means hut at the hands of whom lie knows not.Yesterday Mrs. Sparks, tho wife, loft for Elizabethtown, Hamilton county, Ohio, where sho. has friends. Her hasty departure looks somewhat suspicious, but site claims that sho was In destitute eircnm-slam-es and was compelled to go to friendsJUT (or Mlt-liigtm City.Sheriff Himmolborger and Allen Price Mt for Michigan City to-day, via the Wabash, and were accompanied on the, .excursion by John W. liuffloid, Martin and limy ry. The latter three gentlemen will remain fifteen,- seven and four years, respect!vhiyjand during that timo svill do service, tor’the State.i;i|i tiiUkui sjmitopen ami on (lie lookout for some good wo- -ring, liOlqsfctl Saturday uvpjp; . .V
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The Evening Pharos
Logansport, Indiana, US
Mon, Jan 03, 1881
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