The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-03-10

lin reaching his tribe, and from his tale the
little stream, before mentioned, was ever
afterwards known among the Cherokees
and also by the pale faces, as the 7"War'
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AN UNMITIGATED SCOUNDRELs
Marcus Cicero Stanley, the young man
who was recently sent to the House of
Correction in London for robbing Mr..
Catlin at his Indian Portrait Gallery, is
one of the blackest-hearted wretches we
have ever heard of. The circumstances
of his arrest in London are as follows: ,
He had been on intimate, terms with
Mr.. CatIin, having, by his gentlemanly
address, ingratiated himself into his favor.
For some time Mr.. C, had been losing
money from his pantaloons pockets while
they were lying in his dressing room at
tached to the hall where his curiosities
were. The night on which Stanley was
arrested, Mr.. Catlin, previous to chang
ing his dress, marked four sovereign and
four shilling pieces which he left III lIis
pockets, and then secreted police man
in the room to watch But few minutes
elapsed when Stanley came into the room,
took up the pantaloons, distracted a part
of the money from the pockets and trans,
ferred it to his own, and then" left the
room and joined the audience. The po-
licernan followed him, and, after telling
him he was a peace officer, asked what
money he had in his pocket. Stanley
pretended to be very much affrontcd at
being accused of doing wrong and re-
fused to tell. The Constable, however,
persisted in his duty, and searching him,
found FIVE sovereigns and half in gold
and silver upon him. Two Of the sove-
reigns and 6s. formed part of the marked
money. He was then taken into custody.
On the trial Stanley said he did not in
tend to appropriate the money to his own
use-he only intended to show it to Mr..
Catlin after the exhibition, to convince
him how carelessly he left his property
exposed that had he intended rob
bing him he would have taken his gold
watch which was in the same garment
MIR. Catlip denied this, as since he had
suspected himself of being robbed he
had taken the precaution Of secreting his
watch. ar. mi. "a g..l o. ..-r-7., go. D.,
On the deposition being read over,
Stanley complained that the chaet clerk
had not used sufficiently expressive Ian
guage in taking down his defence. He
also appealed to the reporters to suppress
the case for the sake of his family in this
country, which was highly respectable
He was sentenced to six months hard Ia
Dor in the House of Correction.
But the offence for which he is now
suffering in England is nothing in compa.
rison to his rascalities in this country and
Texas. Some two or three years since
he was in this city and cut even greater
dash than the notorious Stith. We next
hear of him in Texas, concerned in the
fatal duel in which the lamented Laurens
was killed by Goodrich, in 1887. 1t may
be recollected that some or five or SIX
Young men slept in a room together at
Houston, among whom were Goodrich,
Stanley and Laurens. During the night
a $1,000 bill was stolen from Goodrich,
who. instigated by Stanley, charged Lau.
rens with the theft. Highminded and
honorable and at the same time innocent,
the latter could not brook this charge and
Immediately sent Goodrich challenge
/ They fought with rifles and Laurcns was
killed-Stanley acting as his second
Subsequently it was proved that stanley
himself stole the money, when Goodrlch'
consc;ence.stricken at what he had done
became dissipated and finally blew MS
own brains out. :.
Since then Stanley has figured r. exten, e,
s;velv in this city, and in fact all over the
country. In 1889 he again visited Texas
where he stole $500 bill from com
panion. He afterwards passed the bill, i
was identified, and Stanley was arrested
BE found means to procure bail, when sI!
! thinking he was too well known IN TN: i
country and Texas, he Immediately len
for England, where he has since been llv'
ing by his rascalities. =
We recollect Stanley here, small bu'
well made and genteel young man, wear
ing his hair long, after the present fashion
some year or two before it was introduced
by any one else. His high family connec
-, education and prcposScsSing man