New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-23
AsECOsp rHRasaER LYONS COME TO JUDGMENT
a Wall-st. Brokers Female Correspondence.
WHO VIM. j. MELVILLE Is.
ALEx. PHYFE's WAY OF DONG BUSINESS

'-rprI.ed al receiving the fOus wing mlssye through
he Po,t-Offce.
Mas B-Yor vii undoubtedly be much surprised n.
sepon q A. .pse from sto is entire stranger
80 - adeIeatE you feel Ray rvinss 10 regard 20 tie
on pusi,, Il motive AID sincerity Of purpose plead
eAo.ie ., { e1ote'sts ne from Al e'us.Fe
yc1r IN 10 80 $40
s1ee then and haze used al endeay, obtsn
NTH dgeiion 20 you but N yAia aud BEING inspired
ttor re present uiisve deyouty eGearrg you
sTe NE with Al Interview either your house other
psce most yourse then. Of course
mite with you time tie scquAinsncs to end
tl.I Do Iot sefu,e grant my request please Do
oI ,ou know how much zeal happiness there is pefh.p.
WIDE your rGeh an youna man doing bu'Hes' in Wall
ey arc pr no a. III On s s Is cR, TO-
toe q b. % I Of r S't Ss 10
have the tnei'Pu able proof
Many an consider Til. mode Of making squ.ntaa
e.: cak.e bu, 10 knSc' that when sou cone 70 know
n .Dss e1g sympathy, aud 80 sk if two heG,s thus
world !. The expense Of ae f PRESENT EeG tue
please o You s are 1, o,S to gentle
he you me would you tSeo know
OF THAI now Pie this iutsrrosstory.
matte! b. the love q 'uarssnns etiquette,
~! hi.r fsb g SSu'' VIM AhA' LILLE
The envelop also contained scrap Of paper which
reads as follows;
Should you deem it udcous comply With my request
,ou shall have cause 10 regret toe step Oh how could
WA Please address, WIN J MELVILLE"
GenerlP o., NeW.York"
The Young lady addressed, WITH more discretion than
IS often fOu, uacer similar circumstances nstesd OF
,eplyrg to this Communication, showed II to various
uembers Of her family. Her father, brothers and
brothels-ir law, being too familiar with New York life
to regard the matter 10 TIE light of innocent joke,
determined to find cut VIM. j. Melville and make
him smait for lis Dperirence. They soon discovered
bis real name to be Alex Pbyfe, and his business
that Of broker The whole story was immediately
communicated to officer McManus, chief Of the de-
tectiyes detailed at the General Post. Office aud be
was requested 10 keep his eye the party in order to
arrest lin .or taking ut letters addressed to another
His attention beng called to the subject the officer
remembered faii-faced young man who va. ia the
habit Of taking out FIVE bllet-doux every day.
On Friday morning tie Thsue of Phyfe presented
bimstf az ususl at the to pigeon hole and inuo-
GETTY asked for Vim. j. Melves letters Bot Officer
McMaIus was on hand, ard eccosted him
C6icer-Your name net Melville.
Phzte-How id you find that out
C6ctr-lhats my business rot yours. Your name
is Alex Pbyfe, and you DO businese ct No. II Wal
street.
Phyf-Eo don't.
Ofcer-I know You've had no Office for some weeks
back; but your shipge hargs Their, still.
Fbzte-Wel l admit it. 1t was my step'fa.her's
rame, ard love it.
Without more ado Alexander, the conqueror of the
lsdy world. was taken before Chief Matsel, then to
the flee Of the Uuited States Marshal, aud thence
before Commissioner X G.. White, who held him to
bail in tie sum ofsSO0 which he promptly procured.
TIE examination took place before the same Com
mssioI er On Saturday afternoon. Officer McManus
with two of the velopes Of letters which the prisoner
wac caught in the act of receiving proved that he had
received and opened letters addressed to VIM. D.
Melville but the necessary guilty intent, viz, that o.
pry ing Tito another secrets could not be proven upon
lin UGH as lie alleged that other was himself
ard it was OF shown that there was actual Vim. J.
Melville in town.
Pbyfe was accordingly discharged from legal de-
teniiop but manifested, strange to say, haste to
leave the lifted States Offices and join Miss Is s
relatives who were waiting on the sidewalk to have
word with him. He finally, however, went from Col
ege up Park place IN ccmpsny with a friend; but
the gentlemen prosecutors walked come distance by
his eide attempting by language, sach as be richly
deserved, to provoke technical assault, that they
might pummel him without benefit of clergy. But our
young friend was too discreet and too well aware of
hs legal rights to fall into the snare he bore 1t all
with Christian forbearancs in strict obedience to the
Sunosy School maxim, " & ksa for q blow" aud
by making rather soft answers sought to turn away
wrath, but failed completely that the sun went
down upon it. The day of reckoning will, We are
however Informed. shortly arrive.
1t may not be smiss to premise our extracts from
this lady killer esposderce small part of which
has fallen into hands, with description Of his per-
on which reporter en- joy ed the privilege Of feast
irg his eyes upon on Saturday. Mr. Lyons Phyfe
who resides at No ii6 Fourth street, is about six feet
in hight ard some 80 years Of age. HIS whiskes are
black, owing somewhat, perhaps 10 artificial appl-
ances, and his hair thick and wsvy. His fresh COM
plexion, rsy Cheeks straight and wen-formed nose,
and On expression too delicate aad refined to raise
suspicion that he possesses di.agreeabe force OF
character, combine to make up what is called fas-
cipatirg eouLteLance. On Saturday he appeared In
brown raglan what looked to be new suit of cothes,
and paiI fully glossy beaver and wore what may or
nav not have been diamond breastpir and god
watch with ribbon ard gold band He wes in short, an
embodiment Of the ideal Of boarding schools and ash
novelrts. His good opnio, OF himself, which is alone
wanting TO complete the picture, wssweu expressed
in remark which be let drop in the course Of the
afts moon. 1.-THE ladies' he careless.y said "hold
me in too high estimation to thick snything bad Of
me-" The more s the ply
Ore point IL this fascinating young man hstsry was
brought ont in the cou;se Of conversation. He wis
ssked If he was married man.
mo, Was the reply.
"Bu. you were married; you odd the officer that
you had been divorced"
"Ob that vas Only done in fun
We apperd specimens of the correspondence Il thi'
mode Corydon all Of which reached this city within
ire lac; three days. 1t viii be obeerved that tt ladies