Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-13

Frsn the Detroit Tribune.
For some time past Mise Mary Sanford.
ysung lady residing With Mr.. Dssring, .
dry goods merchant on the corner Of Sixth
street and Michigan avenue, has received
letters from an snnsny NOUS source, urging
. private interview With the writer ct 10.
cations designatsd BY him, % the letters
we're evidently written BY the hand Of .
man. There commupicastions we're I'M
needed until several days ago, when note
Was sent Miss Sanford ct the house Of Mr..
Dssring, again requesting . private inter-
view.
Wemanly curiosity fully aroused, unsus.
psctirg, and aware Of no enemy in the
world, she accompanied BY Mr.. Dsering,
proceeded to the appointed place at the ap-
pointed time but without meeting the nys-
tsrous corrssnendsnt. Ane.hsr note soon
fellswsd, requesting an Interview with Miss
Sanford alone, and designating Monday
evening ~ the time, and the corner Of Fort
and Eighth streets, ~ the place of meeting.
On this occasion another gentleman escorted
Miss Sanford, while Mr.. Dssrisg and HE
wife walked lsisursly behind. Upon nsar>
ing the appointed place Of meeting the gen.
tlsman withdrew . short distance cut Of
sight, and Miss Sanford proceeded on her
way.
While she WAS passing . secluded spot
near Richardson's match factory, . man
sprang from near the fence and dealt the
lady powerful blow on the head. She i'm.
msdiatsly screamed for assistance, when
her sserstsd sseert rushed to her rescue.
Before reaching her, however, the cowardly
assassin repeated the blow twice, but Oh
serving help at hand Asd up Eighth street,
holly pursued; the effort 70 capture him,
however, proved unsuccessful. Miss San
ford vas found 10 BE- seriously injured, and
was taken back to Mr.. Deering's residence.
There seems to be quite Romance con-
nscted with this little tragedy, and 70 help
clear up the matter We give the statsmen:
made BY Mr. Desring, which 10 substantial.
" - follows; Miss Sandfsrds parents for>
msrly lived in Lyons, Clinton county, Iowa,
and were quite wealthy. A brother Of her
father and his vito lived in New Orleans
La, and the family Of the fsrmsr-Mary
being the only daughser-wsnt to New
Orleans TO pay visit to their relatives
there. Miss Sanford was then quite young;
she 10 nov 10 years Of age.
While at New Orleans her fathsr and
mother were stricken down With yellow
fever, and died there. Her uncle and aunt
subsequently moved North and took pos.
session at the Sanford estate ct Lyons,
Iswa. They cared for Mary, 90 relations
should, and lived in comfort and ease upon
the fortune Of her deceased father. Mary
always passed and WAS known % the
daughter Of the surviving Sanford until very
recently, when the facts we're made known
to her that she WAS living with her uncle
that her father was dead and that the
property which she supposed belonged to
her uncle WAS really her property.
These things we're made % clear 70 her
that she could not fail TO understand them.
and she began to asssrt her rights under
the circumstances. From that time she was
regarded BY her relatives - . dangerous
person 10 thsm) TO have about the prsmi.
sss. Grievances, real Or supposed il mat
tiers net, came thick and fast, and Miss
Stafford, having previously formed the
aeQuaintsnes Of the Desring family, whs
we're then engaged in the dry goods and
millinery business at Lyons, Iowa, was
afforded shelter BY them.
About TIVE meaths since the Desrines
came to Detroit (sr rather returned here)
and opened placs Of business. the same -
that managed BY them 10 Iowa, On the cor
nsr Of Sixth street and Michiean avenue.
They brought Mise Sanford with The family.
This stsry. IL tree. indicates desp-laid
and villainous plet to put cut Of The way .
young and innocent girl.