Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-03
A PERFECT WRETCH.

The love Of Arisocrac distinction, say- the London
Times seems to be still deeply imprinted in the heart and
soul o the AngloSHNOn woman aud that journal proceeds
to summarize the strange story disclosed at the Lambeth
Police Court in London, short time since when "a
whining, cOntemptblcoOking wretch" Who has gone
under the various OF Marshall sloper and Harr
son. the iegmate son Of a who dealt in old bot
Ties appeared to complaint against him of
bgamy, made by his third wife, Mrs Jane fIayes She
stated TO the magistrate that her husband "a young
noUleinan that on the 2Sth OF June last she con
Quoted to the hymenea altar at ST Georges Hanover
square, by the Hon William Denhigh Sloper Harrison
the son Of a noblcman, aud an officer IN the army
She lived with him Tor a time, but a small black cloud
arose on the horizon, and darkened the brlisnt
sky Of the Hon Mrs Sloper larrison's honeymoon She
began TO suspect that there slight bitch in that cav
young noheman's domestic arraugements-and in point
Of fact there another Hon. Mrs Slopcr Harrison
still cXtAn and breathing vital air This bad enough
but worse remained behind. Had the Lothario be. N
real officer aud nohcman, the latter pil Of bigsmy
might have been digcsted but turned that he
neither the the other So far from being An OF
hcer, the young aristocrats only connection with the
military force Of the country that he hGia bro, m
hs militia in the capacity Of private. And il further
appeared that when very Young he accompanied his step
father to the house OF nobcman To assist him iu bot
Ting some beer.
The ambitious YOUTH however. raised his eve. from
the cellar to the drawingroom and succeeded in curag
Ing the affections Of Of the Young ladies OF the m
". The bottles Of beer contrivcd open up commun
cations With the belle Of Begrava, clopcncnt was ar
ranged and it, cOnsummaOn Ouy prevented hy the
Circumstance that Of the adys letters fell into the
wrong hands His movements for several yoars after
this somewhat startling episode lost in uncertainty
but there Il 20 believe that he married
In humble circumstances, who supported him by au
industrious Of the needle. In July is5s he con
trived by representing himself the sou Of a noble
man. TO etter the heart Of respectable widow named
Dawson, and led her 20 the altar lie travelled up aud
down the country with her for time spending her
money freely; but ai last he deserted her he
met widow lady named Hayes and under the false rep
rcsentatous which proved fatal TO Mrs Dawson be sue
cessfuy stormed her gentle heart They were married
as We have sal above the 2Sh Of June last the ce
ebratcd taking place At that arsocratc7 81
Gcorges, Hanover square, London.
The golden promises he had lavishly hurled at the
heart Of Mrs HAYES were Of course never realized on
the contrary the accomplished bottlcf -oon showed
the poor widow that his tastes tended rather 10 the t,p
room than 10 the polished sphere generally sought by
captain In the royal uavs, aud the OF noblcmsn
Mr. Hayes got sick OF the wretch and brought her
before police justice, aud ts had the ciIcc, Of
opening up the history The Hon Slopcr Mar-hau was
removed to prison. await bis trial ~ the Central Grim
nal Court, begging the spectators not 20 laugh 10 No
because thcv thcmsclve might get into hol,ble some
dsy other" The only rcssou observes the London
Times "why We call any particular attention 10 such
this h. that t Is curious illustration of the fond
ness of countrymcu however humble ther station
NAV be- for rank and title Here was a wrrtchcd little
whining creature Of contemplate appearance and ad
dress tainted but saturated with vice vas able
To betrsy after another simply because he
gave cut that he nohlcman's som"