New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-13
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
WILD MAGGIE

POL
the siders or abettors OF that imposiure.
II will be unnecessary. therefore, TO refer again 10 the
author # the Hot Corn Gid
With his penons allusonsas tie question Is not VINO
lam but whether Margaret Ryan resemble. the character
of the book will not interfere
In addition TO the affidavit OF the father OF Mics Ryan
fv. s.ntemeuts signed by Messrs Pease Ee Is Ausiin
Bueieh and Mitchell have been published for The pur
roge presume Of proving that the opera girl the young
ieeaimd reprobae OF The i've POINTS ahd No DINER Leu
Mr. M,ehsn gentleman whose t.s,ony IL relsv.n, voald
,1.d ES 70 s.f . Orig iP soa .,oy sss
Il. Mso and consequently ua
he recorded ee ~, 0rs ss, as sisa
entitled to be rsssrdsd a evidence. :, .,sI, ,. i
M Id Of o.,sgsense" :Aa he read the
,isly and VIII ro si,enp. e. iheoI'e ~ H 81
y.an ana tie %. b al peni Of b, sIl.oo ,..s,.
III Pess door Of The Eerioom to<seh Margaret Ryan
Is q M Robinson. M Richard Austin .desers-d
Toy, noted a. runner 40 aoui iss Ih nopes ,an
.n eyiGeree nvaGstsdb BY the Mssrst Ry.n char
precisely the opposite c. the enAi'eef MS
Es: '1sIslG!' ts To3S 'PP, &. t a iai
wi Msse must and her exhibition !, an inpe't.e ne!
.sns are ~ i6sT ses the iresnis 81 tn.
ak Rosrseu if thesisrs truth has been outraged hey are
To prove nv assertion that the character OF Margaret
RYAN i the arhesisis of the character Of the Mid
"Nrgsie" Of the story, it viii be necessary to quote Mr.
RobIsons description of that celebrated Young lady
s 5i w. s sSS hss ShssS :od
cold Lest u..d every day to tao do ringing a. 49,
# VS. .lut csil him ell ofopprosou' names m,set Se
Al ers o isnsS. Of tsa.s s1I1S .5 Of 1i mind.
Then she would cali The name. OF the aTa WIN al heir
.ef mich Of The tasy ud 20 :as n
.. qsC % en her ess oi IN hss lie m Id
besn viii then them Ard her feature. and blue eye. wa
tell him sud tie crowd Of ~ "L9 came TO ea 15a qsi sna
;:s L. :: As5 s1ns Dem mex End and 90 day
day AL attempts 70 get nd Of her we're OF no AVAIL %''as
i III uTl
The MISSIONARY follows her to her home-opens the door
ihs Ss ,s st wldov with wild se words
eidI cor ibis S yso % md t tS you p ys old M..oa
'sIy villain you II. plague yeu again 10 morrow.
Wiz M.s,ie FIVE Poa the rai,e9eyop, .,ss:i
dirt, tle tessr in aI hst dreadful neboTho'd aud '''h'f
By this xiract and by the novel would appear that
Mr. r. an vas degraded dunkard. Look at him III one
human Ingenuity ecntrye ANYTHING ore narrowing 20 che
LG 81 ie % 4, V bed With snotbsT onsn fodn,
his dIusn peuiy his arms proteng row ne o'ea hes
o1 The n heir aim M Re.I. .foke kindly hn
IN her ds bed She f ms s% 0 her a
She rs1 go The I hs .ped R Of agsy
stitch ecttils they had not even e hin shirt 30 she "''
Ha,ire b1 these quotations enabled the reader to form
trre etimao Of tie character of Wild Maggie, viii!
proceed to speak Of Miss Margaret Ryan =, ,,,o.
Nj Robinson produces an affidavit slgned oy James
Pvor-who if his daugterbe Wild Maggie must be the
Jim Reagan of Hot Corn notorey sworn 70 on the JOth
dpy of January the greater part OF when II HIeie au
and not one lire of which corroborates the assertion thai
his daughter is the original wa Maggie of the Five
Points lie says that "she is sometimes eelei VIA
Maecie"-which admits the very point protested
Tho edavts on ana.ization will be found TO be merely
rerfonol attack myself but as my character is not
present the subject Of dispute VIII not stop 10 ''ee'
On tie afternoon ofthis January the 3oth this Same
james RYAN in ny presence and in the presence Oh Dr
II Buraf Mr. Henry A. Patterson OF the firm ii a Patter
son & Co. and Of a lady, al of whom II referred To wal
eorobo Ne my account Endorsed the following statement
which be he'd dictated 10 me on the occasion OF prey?
visit ard in tho presence Benz T. Clarke After perusng
Il Won will be able account for my surprise on readhg ms
published affidavit could not account for change so
Sudden until informed by friend who called at Mr. Ryans
late residence that he had left il early on the morning OF
tie publication OF his affidavit in The TRIBUSE-Saiur
doy morningfor Mr. Peases farm, in company with tnat
gentleman who haze tappears kindly provided nim andhs
WIG VII" " sOG srA aS OF JAxrs RYAN.
In The early part OF the scrnmer Of 1852 moved my ',niJ ron
Cherry Jme to ross. be~een 2rsDSe ard ngo1,tl
pe'ou 70 hs n'% To5 SS rnpe MnsrD Co. Soon
sisr moved 10 ost my daughter MsrsIs. home with
sioswsy and the son the ,oGer Of
,e Msts5 ohe maj 70 me and 6ndins t we wers in
vert q Protors hey took asa,ct Win them and sGt
great y and did all they could to make Us coz
in HoveG st. lad hpgs taken The While there VIE
h,S ne houe Of Mr. Pss but country With
Margaret live in family She returned 70 Mt rs'.es ana 70
IIsirg toupd Thirty sxsh.t between Eishth and Eat1ay
ant she rem le,s yssr which
with me hsy1 married :e'. . s took S %r sts s
IN Ler family where she remained for several months;
70 the public sshoG ,iI N Gsod which my daughter .
r,rre,sned Wild Child" ke state mat me ea story
we .ws,s her good and obedent child
ard he did she eoudto ieep me from drpk tw
she had lot been Instructed to sAs the
a. 10 bs is said in her father It e',ey C,s
Five Point except In CTosst and ns1 only
weeks wss never sr9t shop nor dd svo,
alas, sios II that d al not
trow lily there nor 90 osess ny nat isI
d,e in let daughter ake ss.on'
music Mr. Pes,e and a. To- lime 'ne was as Nd "a
Mr. Pete take lessons some wees sne
VS. ard moif.d daughter introduced
wild Mssse the Five Ponts" this inside M qr-e uney iId
rood 10 90 AZ from the afterwards spoke 20
M be sad done to set good eAaupe TON
After The desth Of my wife lived the house Of u, Pease
about eight month"; during the whole OF Which tine psa -
The fi.t inew Of in ts wie saw an sdver-
cell On Mr. Cut. b GesIe e. wbre hear
my called he said M Peete hSd n,oiaGd nm
her Informed him where lived and that afternoon ne ana
MI EeIsesme az above stated =, II,
This statement was read to Mr.. Ryan on Monday tue
seth If January and in presence OF the gentlemen ana
LADY above referred TO- he stated that was set true
In lie comse of conversation that ensued mr. ihomsS
Fes of Brookly entered the aud III his presence
Mr. Ryan made the following additional statement, which,
however was dictated the first was or written down
at the time but has since been written and SHOWN 70 we
parties Ees excepted-who whir sony Ies.y
10 its truthful accuracy He said tba while Margaret was
leaning the songs at Mr. Eeases che came nome ahi
asked him who they meant by Wild Maggie he rspiied
he did not know and sad that himself and daughter had
been dfaced by being Introduced TO me audece al Ins
1alerpsce The characters described in that Infamous
look He said the book had been sent to hun, but he
would rot read il after he what 1t wr, but pgt IN
der the bed, lee! some other person might see ~ ne ae
use Of many expressions in condemnation OF the book
.rd ~ the uapner in which himself and child had been