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Show A PRECIOUS ROGUE. <br><br> There have been some racy developments brought to light respecting the absconding scoundrel Hughes. He went from Logan to Ogden where he spent a week in debauchery. At one time Sheriff Brown of Ogden saw him playing billiards with a pretty hard crowd, and, thinking to give him a friendly warning, advised him to be cautious. Hughes assured the officer that he knew what he was doing, though the latter thought Hughes was losing money on the game, as he had good reason to believe that stakes were being privately risked on it. At all events Hughes had frequently to pay for the whisky for the crowd. Sheriff Crockett went to Ogden on Saturday last, but Hughes had left there on the previous afternoon; the last that was heard of him in Ogden was that he had been seen "counting ties" in the direction of Salt Lake. It was concluded that he had spent all his money in Ogden and was to?ting it to the metropolis. <br><br> While in Ogden he managed to make the acquaintance of a widow lady, who was there lecturing. He represented to her that he lived in Montana where he had a handsome residence, elegantly furnished, worth about $9,000. He asked her to marry him, promising that he would be "a father to her children." His offer was declined, but he still pressed his attentions upon the lady, and was constantly expressing his desire to serve her in some way. At length she requested him to a printing office a small amount which she was owing, and handed him ten dollars to do it with. It is superfluous to add that neither the printer nor the widow saw the X afterwards. He spent two nights with one of the demimonde, paying her fifteen dollars, and subsequently borrowed ten dollars of it back, which he also forgot to return. At least, as we are credibly informed, the female made this statement to an Ogden officer. Besides the above, when Hughes left Ogden he was owing for a week's board and a whisky bill of $20?. Twice at least, while in Ogden, he was seen in a thoroughly intoxicated condition. <br><br> In our last issue, we stated that Hughes, at the time he absconded, was in the employ of the U.O. Foundry. He had been employed there for some months by the secretary of the company, as his assistant, and at a recent election of officers by the stockholders of the institution, Hughes had expected to be elected secretary himself, as that office had become vacant. The election took place a few days before his flight, and when the new secretary assumed his duties, Hughes was thrown out of employment entirely. His chagrin over the matter was probably the incentive to his subsequent conduct. The officers of the Foundry Company could not place full confidence in him on account of rumors respecting his character which commenced to reach them two months ago, but in too indefinite a form to be acted upon, and they, out of charity, kept to themselves what they had heard of his career elsewhere, as he pretended while here to be very sincere in living his religion, &c. Before coming to Logan he taught school in Bingham and a pretty well authenticated rumor states that on one occasion, he detained a girl in the school room till after dark, on pretence of correcting her for some misdemeanor, but that he attempted to seduce her. Hughes, while here in Logan, admitted to a certain party having detained the girl as stated, but denied the rest of the story. <br><br> There is no question but that he is a thorough rogue and libertine, and to prevent, as far as possible, further imposition on his part in this community, we publish a description of him: He is about ?? years of age, is about 5 feet 7 inches in hight [height], is very bald; what hair remains is dark brown; has blue eyes, and a very long and thin mustache and chin whiskers surround his mouth. He is of rather light, genteel build, and walks with head very erect; chews tobacco freely; his manners are those of a gentleman, but a clerical sanctimoniousness is often shown in a more or less marked degree, in both manners and voice when conversing. He claims to have been a Baptist preacher of 14 years experience, and no doubt has done considerable preaching. He is just as likely as not to attempt to palm himself off as a Latter-day Saint, or to ask for a position as clerk, bookkeeper, school teacher &c. Beware of him. He was baptized into the first ward of Logan in August last, but will be excommunicated on the next appropriate occasion. |