The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-06
fFrcm the Macon tGa.) Journal and Messen
y - Ser 90
The Richest Kind ola Case.

Int HbhChCst 1AtHo u u SAbe.
The grand Jury of Bib county were
Yesterday called upon to investigate q
rich case, the facts of which we propose
to give in detail. l5.H
Several months ago q white woman
by the name of Amanda Fawler, thor
oughly imbued with love for "the poor
down-trodden African, "came here from
the North, and entered upon dnty as a
teacher of colored children. She had no
connection with the Lewis High School,
but was running upon an independent
scale. eE5 SILL. ISL
In the course of time she met Arthur
Edmonds, black negro fellow, who acts
in the capacity of porter at the family
grocery store of Grier g. Lake, and fell
violently in love with him. They car
ried on o correspondence of the most af-
fectionate, loving and endearing kind,
as will be seen by the specimen letters
published below, and often met and
billed and cooed together.
Things might have thus gone on in
definitely, and resulted in permanent
union between Miss Amanda Fawler and
her dear Arthur Edmonds, if the afore-
said Amanda had not been guilty of a
little piece of moral insanity. On We'd
nesday last Messrs. Grier Il Lake re-
ceived an order purporting to have been
signed by the lady of prominent min
ister. The order was sent by q servant
who had benin her employment, and
requested the sending of o ham, jar
of brandy peaches, some coffee and su-
gar, and several other articles, amount
ing to eight or ten dollars worth. The
clerk gave the note cursory glance,
and, not suspicioning anything, sent the
goods as requested. 4
But when he came to copy the order
into his blotter, it occurred to him that
something was not right about it, and
that it was in the same handwriting of
Arthur's love letters, which he had been
in the habit of reading for the gay
Lothario. Calling upon Arthur for a
specimen letter (of which. he had a
pocket fully aud comparing it with
the order, his suspicious We're more full
ly confirmed. 1t only took a few mo-
ments to fully confirm them by coz
ference with the lady from whom it pur-
ported to have come, and finally, when
Miss Amanda was called upon for an
explanation, she acknowledged having
written it, bat claimed to have some
sort of authority for doing so. This was
all stuff.
She was at once arrested and sent TO
Jail, and at the hour of writing, the
Grand Jury is considering true bill
against her which will be returned and
the case tried before Judge Cole at the
&c La Snnarinr Tnnrf
Miss Amanda Fawler is about twenty
six years of age, is not killed with good
looks, but appears to be woman OF
some intelligence. She has been teach
ing a colored school near the Vineville
branch, and says she had eighteen day
scholars, and more than that number of
night scholars.
Arthur has a wife and several chill
dren, who will, no doubt, read Miss
Amanda's loving letters to him with no
small interest.
We copy two letters to Dear Arthur"
as follows:
MACON, GA, March 26, 1868.
DEAR ARTHUR AS ray of sunshine
across the frozen earth, came your most
welcome missive to my poor heart. 1t
was opened and read, and its contents
gave me much pleasure to think you
had not forgotten me. hope You
never will, for l never will forget you
while live. How can forget any one
that lovely 80 dearly as | do youf l
had written to you, and when / sent 1T
to the Office l received yours, and |
hasten to respond to it. The one sent
you last was not directed to the care of
any one. 1t was directed only to you.
So think you had best inquire in your
own name. The sentiments of my heart
are in it, and | want you to get 1t. l
hope you will answer this soon, for |
shall look for an answer every day
until l get one. | want to see you
very much. l looked for you at
the time you promised to come, but in
vain, for have not seen nay dear Ar
thur. Oh do come soon. l wish to
see you, to talk with you. Write to me,
and give me the sentiments of your
dear heart. If l had the chance /
would tell you mere than / expect you
to wish or hear. Go to the Office soon,
ard get that letter, for do not want
my letters to stay there long enough to
be advertised. So do attend the Office
very punctual, and l will do the same.
Do come soon, if you please. My dear,
don't fail to write to me soon and Of
ten. AS l am in a hurry, will have
to close for this time. / will do better
next time.
ain, as ever, yours, most devotedly,
AMANDA FAwLER.
P. S.-Write soon. Let me hear from
you tomorrow, sure, if you please.
Mr.. EDMoNDs-DEAR SIR: prom
ised you to let you know when | sue
ceeded in obtaining a room where it
was. 1t is in the building belonging to
Mr.. Hollingsworth, the lower room on
the street toward the magazine. l do
sincerely hope you will come to see me
soon, for / wish to see you on some very
important business. Please come up
here Saturday, if not before, for / shall
look for you until l see you. / am
staying by myself. Sc you must come,
for have heap to tell you when / see
you. You must take care of yourself
for me, and don't let any other girl steal
you, for | want you myself | think
you might give me that much, for you
know love you too good for to let any
one steal you from me, SO yOu must let
me see you soon, if you please. l shant
sign no name to this, for you know who
you saw on last Saturday evening, and
was talking with concerning a room. /
close for this time.
/ am yours till death,
(No signature).
There were three OF four more of these
"Dear Arthur" letters, but the Grand
Jury called for them before we could
get them copied. We will try to get the
balance in due time, and give them in
this column.