The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-26

LOCAL MATTERS.
DIsrTsou ufeasn ApaIytr

H.
W. Moulton alias DR.. Thomas Demaubres. arrived
IN this city by the Northern traiu yester day morn.
ing, escorted by Lieut.. Kelly OF the Night Watch,
and another gentleman. both OF whotn attended
him A. body guard. DR.. Masitoo, IL will be re,
membered, accompanied BIZ Dir. Hiram Noulton
figured extensively here lass fall, aud by HIS DO
iitensss and address, made many warm friends all
OF whom looked upon him ths tedH ideaf of a
nice young man At that tinie be secured a situ /.
alton in the apothecary store ofkessrs MiItsnaue Oh
& Johnston, and proved himself au expert sales.
man. but becoming rather too fast for h his ON poy
ere, was thrown out of business. Hiram was tben
employ cd by Mr.. Win. Ii. Tyler, as a clerk. and
no less fascinatins thau the Doctor, enjoyed 80
large q share Of Mr. T.'s coDfisnee, that he bor-
rowad T.'s watch aud chain TO visit some lady
.rieuds, when the two took the cars and left for
parts unknown. SOME weeks after the disappear.
ance of this worthy pair, Mr.. Tyler found tba,
Hiram had forged his name to a check for $3.50
aud drawn that amount from the Bank of the
Commonwealth
Alter the Messrs MoultoD lad Loft, the polio. of
the Northern cities were teiegrsphed to arrest
them, aud some few days since, Information was
received from Philadelphia that the Doctor was
trapped aud held ia custody to await a reouistion
from the Governor. As soon this message ar
rived, the Grahd Jury, then in session Indicted
the two Moultons, whereupon Gov Wise sent Lieut..
Kelly on, with a requisition upon Gov. Packer for
the fugitive.
DR.. Moui.on, when he appeared before the
Mayor, yesterday, seemed not at all embarrassed.
bat putting the best possible face upon his cond.
ton, declared that be had been guilty of no crime
and was ready to meet his accusers He coufesss,
that he was here with Hiram-says that he has
done all he could to keep that young man from
errors ways, aud thinks is possible that coni-
mitted the forgery, but declares that he knew
othing of il, aud that he left Hiram ia Richmond
when he started to the North. He further asserts
that Hiram is not blood relation, as had been
supposed
When in Philadelphia, the prisoner passed by
the uame Of DR.. Thomas Demaubres. By his win
ming manners he captivated one of the beautiful
women of the Quaker City, aud married her. aud
thus drew down upon him the vengeance of the
police. He says that the officers could have er-
rested Hiram just as easy as they did him, but
they did not choose TO do go. because Hiram was
not iu their way, aud he was. He declares that
before his marriage, the officers were in the habit
of calliug at the residence OF his lady love, aud
eating and drinking at their pleasure; but that
when he became the husband of the pretty one,
these luxuries were withheld. and that they had
therefore gladly seized upon him to get him out OF
the way.
How mach of the Doctors story is true, we have
no means of knowing at present. He may be as
innocent he declares himself to be, aud the
police of Philadelphia may have conspired against
his peace and happiness; but the courts here will
r. aure some evidence other than his naked state
ment. to satisfy them of its truth
At 10 o'clock this morning the Mayor will ex-
anime the prisoner 10 how far the charge
agaius; him can be sustained. Ii he is not recog>
uised as the person WHO drew the money from
the bank Of the Commonwealth the forged
check-and if evidence is produced to connect
him with the forgery swindIes that were prac-
ticed by Iirani-the mere fact that they called
each other brother, aud associated together will
not be sufficient TO harness him in the States ser
vice.