Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-12-07
Mysterious Raseallty.

ortcnsiys or permanently good results.
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Mysterious Raseallty.
o,, road.r,. and more particularly our eSchSh'
s,,s are requested to read the following arne'e
IS sr,,e taks e.o=a.EIt Ei,,alish chureh"an OF
II London. The = Of Ias
cslity dsscribed BY itas pertaining to America
will surprise and shock every rght-raindsd citizen
of the Republic The perpetrator, or perpetrators,
should be fe,reted out, and to thia end, let the
matter be circulated by the press. We nil! pres
sntly afford confirmation of the Churchman's state
ment:
BEGGING LETTERS FROM TIE UNITED srATEs-A
/ ECArrIoy.-" Several months ago there was nm es'
po.e. in tho Times wo believe, of On American beg
letter writer, who WAS in the habit OF al
dressing letters to persons in England whose deaths
had been announced in the English newspapers
sent to tho United States, which letters, on their
arrival in this country, would bo opened by sur
! yiying relative Those letters purPorted to como
from = person in great ditress, who had already
experienced the bounty Of the deceased, and,
while thanking him for tho aid 30 afforded, most
earnestly implored further remittance tgeneraily
| Of 1ol. we believe), perhaps also with distinct
reference in some cnses, to an implied promise on
|
we'll calculated to impose upon sympathising, un-
suspeeting relatives, still suffering under their be-
reayement; and the apparent fact that the de-
ceased had already made remittanees to the vii
ter naturally precluded the iden that any. formal
investigation was necessary in q case where the
claim had been practically admitted, especially as
it appeared to be one that would not admit OF de-
I lay The result doubtless, was that several per-
SONS were vctimised before the exposure took
| ~, flprn mi ne
this fraud but the exposure for the IuccesS) has
led to the adoption of still more cunning and d-
ubolcal mode uf obtaining remittauces-a mode
which is ut once foul libel Oh the dead, and In
N,cts cruel wound upon the living, especially
ri up,n bereuved widows, maky Of whom would
! cproAably comply with tho demand in silonee
any inysstiss.ian1 ra.hss than 1--WE inc
:, .tsr fame OF thelr husDanus tarnisheu.' Sucu
lutter now lies before us.
A few weeks ago there appeared III the list OF
deaths in tic Timer the nams OF u certain country
gentleman, who left widow, but without children.
8 Almost hy roturn Of post, from America, came 4
lottcr addressed to .himin s2uct accordance with
, The announcement in tho Time,, the omission OF
, ,be post town being strictly followed. The fol.
lowing is the earlier portion Of this letter.
Gsllaton, Sumner Co., Tenn, U. s., Oct. 5, 49,
"Dearest best Friend, Why, why hayo you not
written and ssnt the usual remittance Poor dear
4, - 1.-THE same Christian name as the deceused
which was peculiar] il dying, and VIC are in the
s. sf.xtremest wunt. You requested Inc not 10 write
III but nfter Visiting till am peunyless have at
III his moment of crushing want been compelled tt
. 10 so Your poor dying son sends his foudes
= love. Poor dear fellow he. has never known i
fathers cure still from child have taught bin
e Eto prsy for and love you. Little did think vher
yenrs $50 discovered oil, that you would fnil n'
= n this hour of terrible atiicion. Yes, that yot
y might be free and happy with those YOU dearly
= owed left all and fled with my poor fatherles
,f joy to this distant and strange land, and dali,
\. iince have We prayed for blessings ON you AM
1:ours." This vague language will suit mar
~ Fled or single man.
as1s Dearest ouly friend unless you send soon yo"
ID ;,oor afflicted uno6tnding con tOiR sTAREE &
u. NEAT1l." "...... ~,
:. This letter is signed Mary f. Bruce" Whe
sn III WAS placed in our hands We, remembering tn
IS Jreyious exposure, Mt once pronounced 1t to be
Ms rilur fraud and this opinion was converted Int
= f:rertspty on reading in one Of the daily paper
ropy Of similar letter, almost verbatim, but /,
n, S,rse with different Chrstian namo [" John
- !, the "dying sou" and also different nnIn
al address for tho r;itrr of the letter. Tbs LOT
IS - uJli4lad- -hx contemporary is dstod rs
VI Se-----:.e.e:a saaty r. SrIhH6Pe. III
&C ..Sieed for, and the mods of remittance M
mr. same. namely, l0i, in Bank Of England not
be sent in paid letter, the latter being con
ne ition which probably facilitates its being foi
n, ,arded to centre in the United States-prot
n ally New York, for that il tho post-mark upon III
ster in our hands, the postage Of which was nc
lid-so thut there is very little expense to tn
he c"noctor of this villainous scheme.
ry We trust that our contemporaries il this -ansu
tt. md in America will assist US in exposing thi
W. ;fofane and diaboical fraud, by giving promi
NJ spt place either to this statement, or 10 brie
IN Al. r. AL ILL.,
nc Enleat could 30 clgsely follow up tho matter az
:" Ettvct and punish tho scoundrel-it is probably
81 mn, though the handwriting IL somewhat femi
n nis-thcy would ne doing public service"
% Again. the same journal one week later, ha
Id aothtr article cn the same topic which conclude
y i follows:
n Since the foregoing olserrnt;ona we're written
y aletter has 'arpeared in the Timer stating tina
- 9eat relief has been afforded to Il widow by th
exposure of thi. abomnahle imposture, as she hat
IT sine time since received of these letters. nd
y -.s"d :" hrr deceased husband, by "hiary Bruce
County, South Carolina, ant
dress. This fact shows tn,
Of giving duo pronlnenc,
O not see that thore woulC
"a warning from the pulpit
{ may be thereby prevented
thing of the loss of money
attached 10 their deceased
children Of their own, ant
retsnded son had heen brrr
arriuge, might DO induced I,
tum of money to pny the e1
Deng sent to EnglaGd."
OF tine foregoing, Mr.. 4: r1N
this place, informs us that he
'egstcred letters addressed te
He has nlso exhibited to Vi
i've calling ON him for said let
lr,led them as desired before he
uychn,aas comments. We copy
Yurkyille, n. Y.
Nov. 20, 1859.