Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-10-11
EPHRArM LIrTLEEIEI.n.i


The oPiziou whieh'we expressed Of his fnadvid-
pal in oarSirst article upon the Webster c5se, has
been fully confirmed By his subsequent tolduct--
While We could no, believe him guilty ofthe muir
der Of Parkman we regarded him as. a ywprthlesse
and hearless maa The New York papers are
very indignant a, bis connection with the Park
man exhibition. The New York Merchants Day
Book says: ,
. INFAMOUS OUTRAcE-The announce
ment that Ephraim LittlsGeld is about to ex-
hibit couple Of wax figures dressed up to
represent DR.. Parkman and Professor Web
ster, together with plan Of the Boston Meds
ical College, is one Of those indecent outra-
gss on the public for which no common law
nor ordinance can possibly provide The
following remarks from the Sunday Dispatch
are fnllof sound sense and rightsseelihg
Our anxiety for the reputation Of our eli
IL. aud the fair fame Of It's inhabitants was
materially claimed when We discovered that
the whole audience consisted Of some dozen
or fifteen dead heads, each and every ors Of
whom, notwithstanding their long fanlilisti-
~ with scenes Of shamelessness, actually
seemed mortified at the position IN w ich
they had SO unvittingly placed themselves
and Is fast as an opportunity offered soae
one or more Of them eagerly seized Il 70 make
themselves scarce so that long before Little
f.ld's prosy ana driyelling harAngue was 20
h.ve closed. he was left with NO one but me
nrlv hlnff.leoking Snowman who owns the
| traps for his audience
/ I'M WAY REPRESENTATIVES of Webster and
/ Parkman. beth of whom are clad in suits OF
/ shabby Uniting, second hand Chatham
.traeiIlooking garments, are without exceP
i t;onI the yilest earricatnres on humanity ana
the most atrocious libels on art which has
evarTeome under our observation. And Lat
4 tle64ld il a pure specimen of the moneyTwor-
.binping hang.dog Whenever recoileet see
! inc fso repulsivo and repugnant a counte,
II nance on human being before, and # he was
mixed in a crowd Of ten thousand and we
badIneyer vet laid eyes upon BIN, and were
denhted to select wretch from among the
lot peculiarly and -eminently fitted aboye
All Ills associates for the degraded business
in which 6eis now engaged, we should choose
him at tho very first glance f-i
The human mind can conceive notdeeper
depth1 of ihfamY than that which must neees
1 sarfly attach to all connected with this yilc
l-outtaSe UPON the common decencies of Fife
The miserable miscreant who could aepgagt
lin such a business, under any circumstances
much lesk after having been assaciatel Sc
peculiarly and closely with the whole trans
action, as has this Littlsfsla, must indeed b
!, utterly and hopelessly depraved He. Wi,
1 \ after the unfortunate transgressdr has exp
i ateh his offence on an ignominious seaitold
i can thus harrow the already laectaAed fse
e iDas Of an innocent, respectable, antbroket
I hearted family ,shoult be hunted ont Of e'
" cry civilized community which he might dar
0 attempt 10 curSewith bis loathsome prssene
and We earnestly hope,for the piece and rel
I htstion Of our city, that q similar atteml
/ will not again he.made to outrage public q
ii. ce1cy in this locality Whatever mas. be Il
{ ffailties and vices of New York society, mea
!, ness and heartlossness are not among ther
I Be advised in time and you Ray profit !
b this hint
i Cannot the authorities interfere in 5sm
!, way to shut up this miserable show y