Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-04
A CHAPTER OF DECEPTION.


lunatic.-N. Y. Sunday Times. : .
A CHAPTER OF DECEPTION.
The Scotsman of August I saws. Yesterday
evening, Hon. Major Yelverton, of the ROYAL
Artillery, who was apprebended and lodged in
tne Caiton Jail ON Thursday evening, charged
with bigamy, was liberated ON bail The
amount OF security, We understand, is Ell 600
The circumstances of this painful case have for
several months been Familiarity known in Edin-
burgh circles, and there is now no use in alb
staining from mentioning them, SO far as they
are supposed to be known. 1t is understood
that some months ago Major Yelverton (who is
the second son of Lord Ayonmore an Irish
peerD went through the form of marriage in
Ireland with Miss LOugworth, an Irish lady of
respectable family and some fortune. Miss l..
had formerly resided or visited in Edinburgh,
where she formed the acquaintance Of some of
the highest In position among our citizens, and
had also acted rs q lady nurse in the Crimea
at the period when Major Yelverton was there
on service. The marriage ceremony in Ireland
was performed, 1t is understood, by Roman
Catholic priest, and there are doubts Tor more
than doubts) as to its legal efficacy, Major yell
Verton being Protestant, although Miss Long
worth had become a convert to the Romish
Church. But subsequently the couple lived in
lodgings in Edinburgh, in the avowed charac-
ter, it Is alleged, Of man and wife, which would
substitute legal marriage according to Scotch
law; and great deal will depend on the facts
as to this point, in both the civil and criminal
cases which may be said to have already arisen.
They also travelled on the Continent with q
passport in which they were designated as Mr..
and Mrs: Yelverton. In June last, the Major
leaving his supposed wife in Paris, came to
Edinburgh, and on the Goth of that month was
married in the Episcopal Chapel, Trinity, by
Dean Ramsay, to the widow of our late lament
ed townsman Prof. Edw' d Forbes, daughter of
the late Gen. Sir Charles Ashworth. The mar
riage was not at first announced in the newspa-
pers In the usual way, but received wide and
simultaneous publication about three weeks
afterward. The facts, it is understood, are
that the supposed first wife having got a hint
OF Major Yslverton's intentions, followed him
closely from Paris, arriving either Immediately
after the second marriage, or, it is said, even
before 1t, though unable to prevent its solemn.
lZaton, or perhaps to ascertain when and
where 1t was to be performed OF course she
and her relatives Immediately took such steps
as have now led to the arrest of Major Yelyer-
ton on the charge Of bigamy.
The Indiana True Republican of the 18th of
august, says: The citizens of the quiet little
village of Knightstown were thrown into the
most intense excitement on Friday evening, by
the discovery that Miss Ann Ragan daughter
OF respectable widow lady of that place, had
been most foully murdered. On Tuesday even
ing the deceased was taken ill, and continued
to grow worse rapidly until Friday, when she
died while in q severe convulsion. On Satur-
day morning post-mortem examination was
held, and it was ascertained that an abortion
had been produced upon the body of the Young
girl by mechanical means. This sad occur
renee is not without its moral. The murdered
girl will rest in her dishonored grave; the
poor old brOken-hearted mother will bend un-
der the great weight of the sorrow that has
been thus cruelty thrust upon her aged heart
until she sinks into the grave; but the seducer,
who will require this blood at his hands? Who
Will meet him with less friendly grasp? What
young lady will &c decline the honor" of his
company! Whatmother will forbid her daugh-
ters to associate with him? What "circie {"
will refuse him admission because of the stain
OF outraged innocence and murdered woman
hood upon his hands? And yet this lis society
the society our daughters, sisters and wives
move In Since the perpetration Of this dark
act, we have seen the principal actor in it. in a
company of respectable men, laughing eaily
and talking lightly. This was the day after
her burial, and there was no shrinking back
among those men, as though the plague was
among them And why should they shrink ?
Her blood is upon his hands; but then YOU
know his fine kid gloves will hide all that
Readers will remember the marriage. last
spring of William A. Carr, of kentucky, to
Mrs. A. p. Briggs, of Columbus, Ohio, the re-
suit OF advertising for a wife in the New York
Times. Carr, it will be further remembered.
received letters from l0l women-candidates
for his hand From the lot, he finally selected
the Columbus widow. 1t turns out that Carr
was something of a gay decelver, and that he
made written prOteststiOn of love and we'd
lock to others besides the favored Mrs Briggs
The Ashland Kentuckian Of May I7th, in no.
ticing the rich correspondence and singular
match, says: Thereby hangs q veritable tale :
and it may be possibly, suit for breach Of
promise, with exemplary damages Mrs Pau
line w. Carol, a Boston lady, now sojournine
In Greenup county, has put us in possession Of
a series OF letters, which clearly proves said
Carr to be gay deceiver ~ fellow who
loves not wisely but frO well Since the an
nouncement of the villains marriage, while
under solemn promise to her, Mrs Carol has
concluded to bring suit against Carr for breach
OF promise and damage to her tender affec-
tons As the lady is young and handsome,
and has the documents to prove the treachery
and false dealing of the too amorous Carr, il Is
more than probable that Kentucky jury will
give her exemplary damages, and then the
reprobate overseer will be made to pony up TO
the tune of thousands. The result Of his dar-
ing attempt to trile with the tender affections
OF young wOmanhOOd, will sadly interfere with
the honey moon and domestic 1eiiekity antici-
paced by Carr in his union with the Columbus
widow