The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-20

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nccoune o. a ed1sf, u Whio6 eHa1tfnmu uers
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plascapa parties Tne Couriw preseots ths whole
often befors been practiced a. s peSsitv upos
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4 Southern merchant, Who b called pb;l.rs.,
g,rrole. was discovered II an'odd situation. ou
Wednesday night at the American house in hi.
Guy. On his passaga hither, he made re acousIn.
sancs Of . "lcne woman" In the cars-shs wss 70
ing to Boston. hs was going TO Boston. Thsv
took carriage In common, hotel "a oyuso,,
and ssreed to be known as "Nr. and Mn. Philsp
DER Carrole" They supped together. ana then
shins '--s'' '''eon
Atl9 clock there was fearful Knocking ~ the
door Of the lady's Misunderstanding Ike i since
the death Of Duncan--Mr CarroIe cried ont "vuh,
y tharsf 7" no answer; but more knocking The
door opened ct last in popped constable, iawyer
and scamp In the character OF IN .sIuiured Hrs
band" The constable had Q warrant iasued bv
c1s pfocess OF law. for the arrest Of Mr.. Carroe.
cnc MAS greatly frightened. There was great
dsal OF axcttementfor ten minutes The "husbandr
sxnioited much wrath ard pistol; bat be vas
disarmed He cried ont 70 Mary 70 leol Md Ia the
uee ur = ~ ssna = sohn wss beg rspiz Mary, look
logue was continued the merchant shiyered ana
implored for terms-a settlement -sonethine with.
In the reach Of dollars.
This w.sjtst what "John" wanted He took
sum of s5 600 was to be paid him a. q ransom
sgainst his arger. Mary, all tears left the hotel
upon her Husbands" arm '''
II 10 already clear that this is case Of the n.r.
q M.nirving kind The creature Mary was set adrift
in Baltimore. and knowing somewhat Of MI. p
Carrole-which 10 good fictitious uame-sha da
termined to entrap him. John" the husband h.d
MS eye upon the movements of the pair all Ia rourb
and accomplis he'd his mission. Perhaps IL vonld
be we'll to say that this John Is = fellov who
has figured in this business to some extent. He
has also been known as Prescott F. Harris. as
" Prof Harris" and "Prof Prescott" and he has
been engaged In the business of disclosing to
people, for . dollar each. the secret Of how thee
may gain each Others affections He has made
quite penny in this way. He is altosether
good deal of . scoundrel
OF the lawyer and the constable who figured IN
this case, perhaps the least said the better Poor
Mr.. p. Carrole was their victim, too, somewbatI
A policeman is on the track of Prof Harris, and
1t is quite likely that he will prevent the payment
of the notes for the balance Of the ave thousand
dollars extorted from the unfortunate Balti.
morean.
The Traveller addss
Harris belongs to that class of fellows xenera,lv
termed confidence men," and at the time of his
arrest on Saturday, had the effrontery to declsre
that . hundred thousand dollars would not satisfy
bis wounded honori He is said to be q native Of
Methuen. and within few years past has been
under arrest 10 this city three several times for at
tempts at extortion. Once he. WAS arrested at
Gibbs Hotel; at another time. some two years
since, he was arrested at the Revere House, and
again at the Worcester depot. He is well known
to the police accomplished practitioner of his
peculiar vilianous mode of obtaining the means of
living.
"Mary," the heroine of this vulgar affair ia quite
an artist, in her way. She is described rs being
small. tender lady-like little body with qualities
equal to any emotion-from the deepest and most
touching sorrow to the grandest fascination-evsry
quirk complete, every muscle trained; every ges
studied; the eyes now emitting sparks to indi-
cate sensblity to shame which she never felt.
and then softened TO grief's lowest and humblest
measure The oldest disciple of Dogberry could
not Withstand her tears; and the rough visaged
Holmes and the stern Ham were not . Titled
moved, although they knew them to be counterfeit
of wo