The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-17
Romantic viiiainy-A Marriage nefso,.d

pocket memorandum book, and, after sealing
the package, asked the clerk the name OF the
agent of the Express Company ut Liberty, In
diana. The clerk of whom this question was
asked, not knowing the agents name, turned
round aud inquired Of another clerk, who re-
piled that the agents name 1t Liberty was H..
NJ. Dunbar. This man all this time had not
looked up, and had the soft felt hat which he
wore pulled down over his eyes. Inc clerks
however, got q good view OF his lace h"loro
leaving, 50 that they could recognize him.
On Monday, January l. Il wcll-knoWh doC'
tor Of Liberty, Ind named j. Mc, L,st,v,
left that town rather hurriedly. NO one Khe"
where he was going. His not returning on
Tuesday, and no reason gwen lot ms aDs'ncr'
os il was we'll known IN the Town lhat h' ""s
ia have been married on Tuesday, soine
onyietv was felt by his friends, and on "ed-
nosday morning one or two citizens called on
Mr.. Dunbar and proposed that they open ms
oflce and ascertain If he had committed SUI
eide or left any letter that would give clt'
70 his whereabouts. Thursday evening, whlle
thcv were assembled at Mr.. Dunbar's store
discussing the matter, which had created no
little excitement in the town, the empress Il
rived bringing Mr.. Dunbar his package.
Mr.. Dunbar opened the package ana III once
recognized from the entries III the melnoTah-
dunn book that il belonged TO Dr. j: NC
Christie, who had disappeared so mySlerlousiS
ON the Monday previous. Accompanying the
memorandum book was the following letter:
CovIxGroS Ky. Jany ., 1866.
10 whom lllS may ny ~ 49,
found in the woods, about ten miles from .oN-
ington Cy withe black WHISPERS and black hair
and heyy set some five foot six inches hlGh,
well dressed was shot thrue the brest their
was an inqucst helt over the body and vcrdick
was that the man WIS shot and robed OF his
money he was supposed too nv been killed on
Mundv cvcnin no body knowns the body the
nabors and me berrycd il VIZ found this little
book and il seems that the maj had been living
at at Liberty, Union Co. Ind. | Will express
il too Liberty Union Co. Ind and puhaps,
somebody there will know sum thin about 1t.
Very respectfully JANE SHACKLEFoRD.
The reading OF this letter created some excite
mcnt. One citizen put on his hat and started
out TO inform the friends Of the supposed
deceased, while the rest set about making
arrangements to send after the body OF the
Doctor, TO detect the murderers, II possible,
and TO give the remains, when they should
arrive. i becoming funeral, for the Doctor had
heretofore borne an unblcmished character,
and was highly esteemed by the citizens OF
Liberty.
Mr.. Dunbar was not exactly satisfied with
the above letter, and suggested that there was
something wrong, and that the Doctor was not
dead. Some one present said that the Doctor
held notes for 4 considerable amount against
some party living in Kentucky, back OF CoflnE-
ton. and this seemed to give plausibiiiiy 10 the
letter. Mr.. Dunbar, however, suggested that
the Doctor did not leave Liberty until Monday
forenoon: he could not have reached tlncin-
natl before | l.. NJ, and as this letter was
dated Tuesday, and was left AT the Express
Office in Cincinnati on the same day, IT was
not a, all probable that the Doctor could have
gone ten miles back Of CoNington, been muir
dcrcd IN the woods, his body found, IN inquest
held, and he BE- buried i'll the short interval
that occurred.
This seemed 10 settle the matter, ana the
citizens determined TO let il rest there, for fur
Their developments.
DIR. McChristie had spent some time in In
dianapolis, and while there became acquainted
s;,h ,l, ,,ilny- nf n punlpin in tn1Y Nlnptppnfn
Indiana regiment, aud proposed marriage 10
her. This widow, who Is the daughter OF 4
we'll known clergyman, now deceased. was NV
ing in indianapolis. Governor Morton ANA
several other influential gentlemen OF Indian
apolis interested themselves in her behalf, ana
she, being poor, had raised money 10 b'y her I
sewing machine and household furniture, and
had established herself comfortably In that
city.
She communicated the proposal of DR.. Nc
Christie 10 some Of her more Immediate friends,
and they. inquiring into the Doctor reputa-
ton and standing, advised her 10 remove 10
Liberty the Doctor having first made the suS
ccStion). and if matters were all right, that she
should marry the Doctor.
She accordingly removed TO Liberty, and
DIR. McChriStic procured her board III lhe
family OF Il physician there, hc telling the ply
>ician thar he intended 10 marry the lady, ana
wished 10 obtain board for her nntil he had
made his arrangements TO get married. inns
lady has Il little boy four years OF age, and the
Doctor nfptu ltF ltIcuttuiS u ElNt away Nv
child. which she Professionally refused 10 do
He, however, persuaded her 10 sell oil her iur-
niture, and obtained the proceeds, which, WIN
some money she had, under the suggestion
that they would board and not keep house, he
,bsconded with on Monday, as already stated
the marriage having been set for the TUESDAY
following.
rocket memorandum book, sent them 10 ihls
lady, with the Information that he had re-
ceived them from Cincinnati, but had no add
tional facts 10 communicate. inns lady
whose name we omit for her own and family 5
Sake--at once compared the Handwriting OF
The note with letters She had received from
the Doctor, and satisfied herself ut once that
he wrote II.
She came 10 Cincinnati the next day, and
called at the office OF the United States IN
press Company, and presenting the note and
pocket book, asked If any one
seeing those articles, and whether they could
give a description of the person who sent them.
One of the clerks told her he could not id"n-
tifv the memorandum book, but
the man, and on his giving her a descriptloho oil
the person, she at once SAID 1t was ne ana
then produced his photograph, which was re-
cogniZed.
She then placed all the facts in the case In
the hands of the city detectives, ana giving
them copies of his photographs, left them 70
hunt him up if he should be III the clty, ana
returned TO Liberty.
Detectives Colcher and Mitchell searched
the city thoroughly, but were unable TO ma
him.
This lady, knowing that DR.. McChrisile had
a sister and brother-in-law residing ut Somer-
Vile, Butler county, Ohio, visited them tins
week, and she then found that they had not
heard of the matter, and that the Doctor had
been there and gone 10 Camden, where ms
mother lives, and where he has a little son nine
wears of age. She followed, but the Doctor
was not TO be found, and she returned again TO
Liberty.
The Doctor left at Liberty his horse, buggy,
Office furniture, and nearly all his clothing,
but took what money he had of his own, and
also the proceeds of the sale of the ladys FUR
niture, and what money she had let him have
of her own.
The Doctor is n most consummate VILLAIN,
and will not dare TO return TO Liberty, Tor the
citizens whose confidence he has abused VIII
not suffer him 10 remain there. lie IS Wen
known at Hamilton, Camden and Liberty, ana
nj Indianapolis, and the detectives, VINO are
on his track, will never give UP the chase untii
he is secured.
The lady who has been betrayed and robbed
of her property brings letters from some OF the
best citizens of indianapolis, who haV" known
her and her family for years, anu they All
speak of her in the highest terms OF praise
Cincinnati Gdzette.
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