Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-16
this to you. Again beg your iorgi veness, and
assure you am always yor friend:
virginia NJ.

his to you. Again beg your forgiveness anu
VIRGINIA M.
No. 2-Withoui dale and signature, addressed
10 "Dearest and best Friend" Urging him 10
come and see her. Feels as his dearest and best
sister.
No. 3-Without date and signature. Calls
him dearest. "Thanks beloved one, for his pre-
cious words" which she kissed and kissed =
Tells him 10 cume at II instead OF 10 o'clock.
Saws she will go 70 the theatre il only 10 rest her
eyes on him-cls him 10 come to their box about
The middle of The ballet but not 60 with her TO
The carriage. Signed yours forever"
No. 4-Dated "Friday morning" Lucknow
lodges a leter-pa.sionate in expressions OF love.
Declares herself TO be his wife, save in the empty
no man shall touch the lips he
has printed with kiss, and which she coDse-
crates 10 him-ihat her form, which he mad en-
embraced, should not be again clasped by an
other-that her hand touched by him shall never
be touched by another-her whole person IS sa-
cred 10 him-calling God TO witness that when
death axes her, she will be as she is now-his
"dear, pure and spotless Virginia" 81 may have
believed loved others, but good God what
were those sensations compared 10 what | now
feel7 Then il was calm, quiet, sober feeling
indifferent may say. Now, lis raging like
Glowing enthusiasm-such strength that | am
oyerpowered; il flashes, like all electric shock,
through nv soul-Oh God, it deranges me. II
this is not love, what in The name OF Heaven is
il? How can | believe for one moment tina!
ever lousd bctoYe, for have never in my whole
life had such feelings as now have. What pas
sion il was ielt before, know not; bu, what
feel now is love-yes, love in its purify, It's
strength in its deep, unutlerable alteration. Yes,
dearest, swear to you mine heart is as true, as
pure as an angels and my whole personloo, IS
now saeredly yours. | now call God TO witness
this VOW which take in the sight Of Heaven"
No. 5-Commenced on Friday, finished on
Salurday-speaks OF being compelled soon to
breathe The word neutrality-suspicious. worse
than death. Feared she would never return.
No. 6-Daled al "Alta Vista" Jnne Ii or ~;
writes 10 him that he had better not write al all TO
her there. The letter daed The 18th asked lei
teri There would be risk OF detection. When
they meet she can explain things which she
could no, pu, on paper. Says she had spoken 10
her mother freely OF her appiness-says she
has much 10 tell, and anticipates happy union
with him-calls herself his pure and spolless Vir-
ginia.
No. 7-Super.cribed in Hoyl's hand writing,
"wednesday, August 26, 1886" Speaks OF bit
ter disappointment in not meeting him-tells him
that she would be made happy BY his telling her
he loved her-as long as he loved ner, she would
be perfectly happy-speaks OF hateful letter in
which she was told she would next give him her
soul; YES, she says she gives Hoyll her very soul
No. S-Superscribed in Hoyt's hand. Friday,
3lsl July, 1886" Speaks OF her miserable condl'
lion saws, she is weeping over her fate, which
was daik and gloomy -"bound forever 10 man
who does NOT hesitate 10 tell me [herI that he cares
nothing for me" [her.] "Treated, alas! God
only knows how cruelty" The affection Of her Ia
lher, mother and family alienaIed from her, win
mo hope in the future but death" Represents
herself as an oulcast, &c. She looks only 10 hea-
ven Tor relief.
No. 9-Da!ed inside, Tuesday 3 o'clock, on The
outside, Friday, 18th Aug 1876. Speaks in The
same strain Of happiness; is almost dlslracleoi
lost forever; fursaken by The whole world. Hed-
nesdap-c charges Hoyt with GOODNESS the day be-
fore; SAYS she has not closed her eyes in sleep /;
nearly exhausted with suffering; her distress
would kill her speaks OF taking her life with
her own hands; hopes God will forgive her Tor
taking her own lie; says q. may hear OF her
death in one hour; believes she will die maniac;
asks why she hesila.ed TO drink the poison, Iaud-
anum.l Did she fear 10 die1 She answers-lhe
hone that he still loves her; INDUCES The express
sions OF attachment which characterize the other
letters. We quote the following verbatim from
this Letter as il bears upon part oil the testimony
taken yesterday:
81 lett No. 10 at most unfortunate moment,
fear; for / observed several persons in The room
opposile. whose faces could not distinguish from
my ueii; also servant in The Io,unda. now
am afraid they will speak of it, for OF course they
had seen The door tried, and then my coming out,
looked suspcious-I wished | had remained
few moments longer then might have lett I'M
observed. Do, darling, try every way and ascef-
tain il ANYTHING has been said BY the servants,
for III, then, ] fear can only hope you did mol
come out the same door did, for did you OF course
il gave rise 10 remarks-However,l trust these
are only my fears; but should you find that any
thing has been said, you had best endeavor TO ex,
plain il away-I think j; strange The door could
have been tried twiee and should like TO md out
the person so inquisiive. am almost AFRAID TO go
to Al, for there a 10 apt TO meet Martha. Howe
YER dearest leave il TO you to make the arrange
ment; but beg you will use all means 10 find
out if any thing has been said, as feel very
anxious 10 know cannot but regret left at the
time did; however, no one may have recognised
me through my veil: you can find OUT surely"
The letter continues with the remarks, that she
ieels that she is falling back 10 the state OF mind
which made her "almost destroy herself yester-
day." Could not long support such life OF an
SulSn. ASKS MN, why VIII you Uol "icsl Hic
from these sufierings and make me happy1"
Mr. MAYO, abiding TO The absence Of gentle
man who had letter he wished TO obtain, said
that, when he came into the room, he believed
with The exception Of one more he should discon.
tinuc reading the letters. He did not admit the
propriety OF their introduction here; and only fol-
lowed the precedent sci by The other side. But he
confessed he was tired and disguised with Them
He would merely say, that these letters indicated
one fact: that, be Mrs. Myers where she might
whether al home, al Alta Vista, al Jones' Hotel
or at The Asior House, she was always writing
elters'to Mr.. Hoyt.
Mr.. G. A. MYERS, at the instance Of Mr.. Ly
ons, read long letter, No. 10 in order, dated a
The Astor House Monday night which is in tn
same passionate strain Of affeefionate devotion
with lhe mass of the letters. Speaks oil being
indisposed; and that The Physician had advised
company, and admonished her against meancho
ly, &C. Says herself that The medicine OF IN
Doctors can do her no good; that the presence 0
| Hoyt alone could relieve her.
No. IL introduced by the defcnce) was lelte
received since The death Of Hoyt, published il
Enquirer yeslefday.)
No. - Gnlroduced BY defence -dated "al m.
cousin, Mrs. DR.. Cabell's Halr-speaks OF
"motive for going TO New York. which she can
moi reIinquish" -expresses continued devolion'lo
Hoyt, but declares nersell IN great misery ds NC
ing truly humble. She says she is desolate, ''uI
,erly unworthy The lowest of Gods creatures
that is, now humbled. Those who love her, sh
says tell her that she is rery angel, so high d
she stand in their estimation; "bul," she says &
pray God keep me thus lowly and humbled-
that never may forget how lowy and desolaie
am in this world. once had pride, but alas m
God il has been wilhered and crushed forever.
The letter then turns upon some Irritation oil Il
With young lady.
No. i3-(inuoduced by defence) dated Satul
day, o'clock, (wilhout day OF month is eI
lremely passionate in expression otlove Tor Hoy
says she loves him better than her Creator, ia
no other God but him-says something OF atien
tons paid by him to young lady in the ~
change, as recouned TO her by letter, whlc
states Ina, Hoyl had offered his heart, hand an
love TO the young lady mourniully repfoves hin
for il, and treasures him of her affecIionae devc
ton TO him. -,
No. IA letter from Mrs. Myers TO Mr.. "
R. Myers, published yesterday.)
No. l5-inIroduced by defence; dated inside IS
Monday, halcpasl two o'clock; directed 70 10y
-supeiscfbed in pencil, Monday, Sept. ~, lsl
Il ind NJ