H. Potter left his wife and eloped with a young girl, reported the Lancaster Daily Intelligencer On This Day in 1881.
Horatio Potter came to Bethlehem
–giving his name as Gleason - with a young girl of approximately 16 years of
age who he claimed was his wife. The two came from Scranton and were returned there on Saturday,
5 November by Deputy Sheriff Bortree.
The girl is the daughter of a deceased soldier named
Schwartz. Potter left a wife and child in Scranton .
Source
On
This Day is a prompt to further explore historical events.
©
Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015
Comments
Post a Comment