Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-03

| hni"ss IN iHf capacity oil n wHDraA ne nCauta =
diuglv len his name aud address. aud CONTINUED
his Journey. A. he did not anier into my par.
tienlprs no great attention was paid to his nsrs
faiisr nj the tim. Mr.. Chapman wss buried.
Nina following hun TO the gave, telling HE
eldest daughter. n girl Of thlieen, that he
would he father 10 her.
Some time after this. Nina proceeded TO New
York with Mrs Chapman, wh.te, rs has since
haen aseerialoeb they were married by Bishop
Ood"rdonk, on the ninth day after tbe death
OF Mr. 4. The marriage was kept secret, noe
was It known at all, until the perseverine ei=
forts Of Mr.. Blaney, one OF our high consiables.
ferteued II, the extraordinary mystery which
for a while enVedped the whole of this foul
lranenctIop. A New York they srparaiedg
| MIR. {. proceeding 90 Albaay with her eldest
daughter, whence they ratusned 10 Andslnsie.
while nina went 30 Baltimore and Washing
ton. In the former place he disposed Ul "a
! Large amount of jewnlry. MIR. c's borses and
enfriage. and by n course Of extravaganza IA
perfect keeping with his general character, he
soon dlssipaled The proceeds. In state OF
complete desutuslon he went 10 Washington.
where he succeeded IN deluding so, eral respee.
able gsn,lem.n ,nlo ihr belize iha he was the
son oi General Nina, and that he had lost h,s
pocket book, containing 1850, n loss which lefi
hl,. totally destitute.
| lie aven went sb tar rs to advertise IN the
National lntelligencer, ohyring ~ reward Tor
| It's recovery 10 which he sEnrd his name in
iull. Much sympathy was excited ~ tho ss-
~ Of his distres.es. and several gentlemon adj.
vanced him sums OF tweety and thirty dollars
each, on the faith Of representations made hy
! him, that he would einnd the amount nuuie-
diatcly ON returning 10 Baltimore. where, as
he alleged. he had lrf a laiga sum in cash.
tie accordingly set of for Baltimore, and the
persons III Washington ~a',ed paten'ly several
day. hnt no Iomittaner rama tom Nina.
One OF them, whose name We forbear mention
ing, becoming jealous oil Nina honesty, ~ent
to the Washington pos, office. aud took onta
letter addressed 10 him. On opeoing Il h's
quspiGinns were confirmed. II was n letiur
rom Mrs. Chapmaa, w,i,icn from Andalu,in
IN Il she reproached Nina N mysterious Tau
guage, rs 10 the death oil her hosband, at the
ssue lime lovishing on The former expressions
oil tho most passionate attachment, oonjured
him 10 return 10 her, though. she added, she
feared he was not tho honest man he had re
presented himself To be.--Not word was said
| about the marriage. THIS letter was immedi
| atey forwarded TO Nj. Blaney. our efioioni
high constable, and here was 6rs, effected .
gilDmeriog OF rs dark n deed ss human de-
pravlty has ever perpntfaled. The letter WIS
| medinicly submitted 10 the Recorder OF The
ciy, who recommended that Nina should be
arrested without delay.
Mr., Blaney and the Recorder proceeded ln
Andausie. and had an interview WIN Mrs,
Chapman. She dGnird having been swindled
by Nina. bu, on being told by tho Recorder.
that he knew 10 the contrary, ain seemed
dreadlully sgitaied. and acknowledged that
she had gwen 10 him the valuable articles
which the Recorder hal sad Ia knew sha Ind
been swinded Of. They lett Mrs Chapman
| without unnecessarily aiming her, aud ma
day or Two altar a letter WIS intercepted by
! the police, addressed To her by Nina, eoRialnf
ing forged dran. Alter being carefully
sealed up, the hitter WAS agan put IN The posi-
office, aud reached Mrs. &. N Andaluss, IN
reg ,aar course OF mail. She instantly hIsenver-
cd thai il had been opened and alarmed nj
the danger which ,mpended over her. for II
was evident thai niI ,Dor most sre,el move.
menIs watched aud known by some mysiefl-
Gus and hostile power, she came 10 Paladcis
phia, bringing the deeds Of her late husbands
prspatty at Andalusta, amounting 10 about
| ~, 700 and ask ed Tor advice from tho liceof
dra abe aCknow ledged her marriage wuh Mi
na, produced The marriage certificate, aud .N
pressed extreme anxiety that her property
should he secured 10 her Eve children, The clal-
d,en OF her late husband. The iniri igenen
| OF her marriage with Nina convinced Nh
Blaney tina, he WINS a seonndrel Of no ordinary
dye, Tor Mr. b. then stated that 10 his certain
knowledge Nina had ~ that moment another
wife living IN Washington. Mrs. G. was nn
fortunately permitted 10 20 hons 10 Andalos's
whittier Mr.. Blaney proceeded Ia three or four
DAYS. and ionnd that NINA had returned, and
set of again tor Boston ony The day before;
chase was Instantly gwen, and this accomplish
ed swndler was arrested III Boston. When
taken, he was preparing to attend ball CIV
en- by merchant III high standing there, To
IL
lies had been invited. Ills ball .dres was iy.
ing near hun, consisting Of hat ~ which stz
ostrich feathers we're fastened by a braid OF
b iIapis, spl, ndid dress after the Spsn,sh fash
ion, gola epauleties &c. Instead oil favoaring
the beauties oil Boston with his presence, he was
inCareerated 10 Prison. TO muse What
IN ghi possibly bo the termination of his course
for some years Ia come. iiis arrest IN Is 500
at the precise Time, WAS singularly fprtunatp
as by means OF forged letters oil credit, ne had
made arrangements to fecrlvs $4,000 III
cash, from mercantile house there, the
whole Of which, IL may be readily presu,ued,
would have been a total loss. With hrs sebse-
quent unnsler TO the authorities OF Doyl"si6wr,
the couniy-town Tor Bucks his impatient d.
mails oil bis identity, So. the pubic ars nirsaJy
sufficiently acquainted.
Nina is now about twenty FIVE years Old
though some persons sts.e thai he "a only tweniy
Que. One thing, however. Is Ger am; that be
is too young IN years 10 be so old ~ CRIME.
lie arrived N Boston from Trinidad de Cu9n.
in Sept. 1929, where he WAS secretly brought
on board brig, commanded by Captain
lienchman, who received hrs passage money
from brother OF the runaway. Inc brother
was IA custom house Off Ger a, Trinidad, and.
withont doubt shipped hi, brother oil TO avs,d
the consequence OF some offence against tho
laws nj The island Altup t,,ok lad mo. nj sha