Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-28
THE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2s, /
A PERFECT WRETCH.

PERFECT WRETCH.
The love of aristocratic distinction, says
the London Times, seems to be sltl deeply
imprinted in the heart and soul OF the Anglo
Saxon woman, and that journal proceeds to
summarize the strange story disclosed at the
Lambeth Police Court in London. q short time
since, when "a whining comtemptible-iook-
ing wretch" who has gone under the various
names of Marshall, Sloper and Harrison, the
illepitimate son Of woman who dealt in old
bottles. appeared to answer to a complaint
against him of bigamy, made by his third
wife, Mrs. Jane Hayes. She stated to the
magistrate that her husband was "a young
nobleman"; that on the 2Sth Of June last she
was conducted to the hymeneal altar at st.
Georges, Hanover square, by the Hon Will
liam Denhigh Sloper Harrison, the son oft
nobleman, and an officer in the army.
She lived with him for time, but small
black cloud arose On the horizon and soon
darkened the brilliant sky of the Hon. Mrs.
Sloper Harrison s honeymoon. She began to
suspect that there was q slight hitch in that
gay young nobleman's domestic arrange
ments-and, in point Of fact, there was
another Hon. Mrs. Sloper Harrison still ex.
tant, and breathing vital air. This was bad
enough, but worse remained behind. HAD
the Lo,hario been real officer and noble
man, the latter pill Of bigamy might have
been digested; but it turned out that he was
neither the one nor the other. SO far from
being an officer the young aristocrats only
connection with the military force OF the
country was that he had brother IN tie
militia in the capacity Of q private! And
it further appeared that when very young
he accompanied his stepfather to the house
of q nobleman to assist him in bottling some
beer.
The ambitious youth, however, raised his
eyes from the cellar to the drawing-room,
and succeeded in engaging the affections OF
one Of the young ladies of the family. The
bother Of beer contrived to open up commu.
nications with the belle of Belgrayia, an
elopement was arranged. and its consumma-
ton was only prevented by the circumstance
that one of the lady's letters fell into the
wrong hands. His movements for several
wears after this somewhat startling episode
are lost in uncertainty, but there is some rea-
son to believe that he married woman in
humble circumstances, who supported him
by an industrious use Of the needle. lnJuly.
1858, he contrived, by representing himself
as the son Of o nobleman, TO fetter the heart
of respectable widow named Dawson, and
led her to the altar. He travelled up and
down the country with her for some time,
spending her money most freely; but at last
he deserted her. He nextmet widow lady
named Hays, and under the false represen-
tations which proved fatal to Mrs. Dawson,
he successfully stormed her gentle heart
They were married, as we have said above,
on the 18th of June last, the celebration TAX
ing place at that aristocratic sanctuary, st.
Georges's, Hanover square, London.
at the heart Of Mrs Hayes were, Of course,
never realized; on the contrary, the accom-
plished bottle filler soon showed the poor WI
dow that his tastes tended rather to the tap
room than to the polished sphere generally
sought by Captain in the royal navy, and
the son Of nobleman." Mrs. Hayes soon
got sick Of the wretch and brought her case
before police justice, and this ha6 the effect
Of opening up the history. The Hon. Slo-
per Marshall was removed to prison to await
his trial at the Central Criminal Court, beg
cling the spectators not to laugh at him. "be-
cause thew themselves might get into hob
BILE some day or other" "The only reason"
observes the London Times, why we call
any Particular attention to such case as this
is, that it is curious illustration Of the fond
ness of our countrymen, however humble their
station may be. for rank and title. Here was
a wretched little whining creature, OF COM
temptible appearance and address. not tain
ed, but saturated with vice,--who was able
to betray one woman after another, simply
because he gave out that he was noble
mans son."
The Rev. John Skinner. Of Linshart, Long
side, England, while passing along street
in the village was met by an old woman who
was in the habit of begging. As was her