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nao ~ opportunity OF becoming acc Jainled with
the facts related in bis communics.ions
Who was Blennerhasseu and whst has
become Of him Having laiely seen IN ,be
New York and Philadelphia papers, several fic.
'iiiDua notices Of this celebrated persopage. IL
The apology which the writer Of this article Of.
fers. giving what he believes to be the ,rus nj.
tory Of this mans career. and final exit from the
troubles Of this wOrld-wliirh will be m,,cb ca.
sier to do than highly colored pictures or thins,
which never existed except IN the fancy Of som.
novel reader. The authority FOR the facts here.
IN disclosed By the wrileT. is believed 10 he au
ihenue. and Oi the highest character. In the
hrsi place who was BenneThasspui In answer
10 this question. our information is. that il va,
an assumed name BY an inIividual whose tr,s
name was Lewis Carr. Wh1 was born in Ireland
has always been stated. Ills family wer. hioh.
" Tespectabr. and On elder brother filed the
station Of secretary to the Gnvernor of CaIcu,.
"a. in the East Indies. TO which place Young
Lewis went as ensign in Iha engineer depart.
'nenI. where he rem"ined about two years. in
"hirh time he ~aa engaged in scFapes and in.
Irigues which finally compelled him In resign
his commission. aud seek a place of refuge in
the CITY Of Kingston. in the Island nf Jamaica.
wher" he read Law and commenced the prartirp
and also engaged 10 merchandising. by which
means. aud a secret connecton which the hue.
cancers AMI pirates who hoverrd round the Yves,
India Islands and IN The coast of Mexico. he
amaSSed splendid fortune, which he spent with
eqraI profusion.
| While employed in this business, he frequent.
" visited Mexico and b,came acquainted with
many Of the leading m"n who were preparing
the way for revolution. viii ch CaEr forpsaw
must break oni in a short time. and being hold
unprincipei foreigner he was perpelually en-.
gagged in diff i'ulIies If one kind ~ another. un
liI shortly bpfhrs he came to the Unued States.
anihrigue with the wife Of une Of the wealthy
ciIizans Of Kingston, made that place tnn hot
Inr him. and he sold out his properly and came
To the United States. lie landed at New Or.
Ieans. aud went thence to Louisville. Kentucky.
where, in the section, he purchased some pro.
perry, and finally located himself on The cels.
brnled island in the Ohio river, near Marr.,a.
This move took plnce about The wear 1908 or
1904. When he reached New Orleans, he as.
Sumed the name Of BIennerhasset The beau.
Iiiul and accomplished lady whp accomsanied
and lived with him, was not his wife. She was
Young. and had many fascinating accomplish.
ments. which made her more worthy of Rlen.
Lhasspu Than he was Of her. Colonel Burr
tirA saw BlennerhassI early in the year 1905. /
and Instead OF Barr Seducing him. there can be
no doubt that Col. Burr received from him such
acconnt of Mexico, its wealth and disposition
Tor revolution. aS sednced him into The project
OF invading il /; and the question as to whom
should be tho great man. was nnn reserved
by Lewis Carr (Bennerhassett) until rumre
events should deveIop- themselves. as Carr nj. /
ways declared To his friends .ha. he intended
Col. Burr as the chief Of the military which was
To advance him to the supreme command in |
Mexico.
The movements Of Col. BIrr and Blenncr.
ha'seIt In the United States. during the years
1905 and 6 are already known. and OF course
need not be detailed in this statement.
After their rojcIed invasion in Mexico had
failed, and Blennerhasseu had broken up at this
island, he removed 10 New O,leans, where he
left the lady who had been his companion. and
he embarked for the Island Of New Providence.
one Of the Bahamas, ia the Wesl Indies. and
seIled at Nassau. its capital. and recommended
the pracucs Of law. la shurl time he obtain.
ed lu,raIlve practice, and married a lady Of
one OF the most respectable families of that
place, and was soon after disturbed by visit |
from his l'lennerhasspu Island companion. " no |
gave him much trouble befure he could get her
TO retire in peace. which she did. and soon afer |
returned to the Unued States and is now be.
Iieved TO be resident of the Southern States
When Serled in Nassau. he resumed his true
name Of Lewis Carr Und soon acquired hand.
some living but his restless and intriguing dis.
position kept hun constantly involved in difficult.
ties. and his treatment of his wife was cruel in |
the extreme; YET. by taking sides with the 90.
VernmenI, he was elected to the assembly OF the |
Bahamas. and was chosen its speaker about
1899. This was his last elevation TO notice
by his neatInenI,o Of his wife, and his continued
GebaucheEies and seduclions as no money
which he could command ever stopped hiS pro.
gress during The years 1881 aud 9 he became
so embarrassed that he was Obliged 10 leave the
island, aud once more returned To kingston Ja-
maica. from ~hrh place in 1888. he once mnre
came the United States, and land, ID nj PhiadeI.
phla under his true name. Lewis Carr. where il
IL believed that he for The last lime visited Col.
Burr. and soon after died in obscuriIy in Pbila.
delpha. At least this is The belief Of his wife i
aud friends al NassJa.
Thus ended the IiIe of this hold and restless
spirit. which from his entrances on public life
until death, was one continual scene Of adven.
lures. The years he lived at Nassau were filled
up with iu'rgues of personal character but
from the time he left lhe Unii d States. in 1907
until 1889. he never resided in any other place
than the Island of New Providence.
uur informant was the vice consul Of the
United States, who lives on ma of Iha SaIkey. F,
Bahama Islands. who read law win Blennethas.
sel., and was afterwards his partner for near
twenty years. where he passed under his true
name Of Lewis Carr. and often Iold this history /
OF his life aad connection with Col. Burr. so
that the writer of this article. who was III Kings
ton, Jamsica, and at Salkpy Island last sinrHpr.
QUE week. has M doubt Of the truth Of ihe fore q
ming nnYYntiva Tha fartS and circumstance i