Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-29

sable Lotharfo Figuring IN New Orleans
He Ruins Thirty Youne Ladies' while
Acting as Music-Teacher. z 50
Tuesdays New Orleans Delta has the fol
lowing u N sa R III
On Saturday night Officers Carr and Rear-
ney took hold Of one Of the most seductive,
laxative negroes we have ever heard or
seen, and placing handouts on him, brought
him 10 the First District Lookup. This black
rascal-he is q deep colored, coffee-looking,
oily dog-is named Thomas Martin, a free
negro who has the reputation, and the abil-
ity too, of an excellent piano forte and guitar
musician and composer He was taken into
custody at the instance of "A Mrs. Ann Sewers
on the charge of threatening her life and the
lives of her family, and also threatening 10
set FIRE TO her house, Ill Perdido-street.
This is the ostensible charge against the
fellow, but the one which the law can not
reach is seduction. II appears that Martin,
who was born in this city, and educated in
Philadelphia, had met Miss Fanny Thayer,
(the daughter of Mrs. Sewers by previous
marriage in the year 1851, on the corner of
Perdido-street, in company with Miss A.
Johnson and sister, two young ladies to
whom he had been giving instruction in
music. Being struck with Miss Fanny's
somewhat pretty appearance, and after
learning her history and position, (of such
character as would really make her a
"Desdemona" with "0thello" trials on the
moral food and ield-if Martin is TO be
believed; and of such character we may
| by and by illustrate in detail, with other
| facts he, Martin, proffered his friendship,
and taught her music, for which she had
| considerable capacity in learning.
Then he paid, he says, her expenses of
| living, &C., for some time, indeed, up TO this
week past, embracing aperiod of three years.
| All this while Martin was attentive TO Miss
| Fanny, who is now about sixteen years Of
age, giving her presents of jewelry, &c, and,
as he says, her mother cognisant of his pro-
| ceedings. In the course of time the young
\ girl became in the way that lords love to see
| their ladies in, and she is now the mother
of child some five months old. This is the
| point where Martin looms up in the charac-
| ter of fellow deserving Lynch's code and
practice. Though it may be averred he has
had too many privileges TO draw him away
still his cunning and knowledge are so cleal
that he must necessarily know the invasions
he was making were contrary to law ant
| right. Privileges he had, truly, for we fine
him engaged and made much of as a music
teacher, by some families in this city.
In another issue the Della observes;
The names of the parties who have beer
victims to this negro (Martin) we have nov
| III OuT pOoSSbSlOu1 tuu VIC Win ihOob
expose them, as we find, by close investiga
ton, they have pandered to q vitiated dispo
sition, and Martin has been the prime acto
thereto. He as u well-informed Northern
educated negro, has much to answer for, ant
we think u public question should demand
that answer. The question is not slow pro
cess by formality, but otherwise. Just lool
at this array of victims per initials; the ful
points relative thereto we will give in du
time:
Miss Kate P, a white young lady of pre-
possessing traits and appearance; Miss Mari
B., not equal in her appearance to Miss P
but fine looking girl Of great wit; Miss w
aquiet nd,lovely girl, unprotected but confd
ing; then two young girls at Nine. La t.
then also Maria, of an optical defect VIII
was his friend and aid then Miss t, sin
Pile girl Of good looks then Nine. P, VIII
fled to the North TO avoid him and h
threatened exposures; and then the persor
whose names were alluded to yesterday an
J of which more anon.
This rascal, Martin, has been on the pow,
of music dodge, and invariably subjected a
these victims to that power first, and his oil.
CANNON tongue after, and then went his wa
rejoicing. We have with us the names
nearly thirty persons who have been h
, dupes, but we can only prove at this momer
the heretofore named.