The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-12

Richard Martins clothes, and shaved II
whiskCrs, and broke ia tooth, and set l
up In chair, with table before II, ant
d pot of ale, and fastened n pipe in II
mouth; and they kept toasting this ghaStlJ
corpse rs the thing that was to make al
their fortunes."-At this grotesque ant
horrible picture, sigh Of horror was ut
tered in the verandah. Mr.. Garden, &C
cupied with his narrative, did not hear 1t
but Coventry did.-"Then, when 1t wa
pitch dark, they staggered down TO thu
water with It, and planted 1t In the weeds
And, mark the cunning when they had
gone through their farce Of recognizing i
publicly for Richard Martin, they bribeC
q churGhwarden and buried 1t under oul
very noses: It was NIL done in q way L
take In the very devil. There's no Rich
ard Martin; there never was q Richard
Martin; there never will be: all this wa
contrivetl and executed by swindler vel
known to the police, only they cant
catch him; he Is here, and there, and
everywhere; they call him 'Shifty Dick.
He and his myrmldons have bled the
'Gosshawk TO tho tune Of nine hundred
pounds" .
He drew his breath and proceeded more
calmly. However, u lesson Of this kind
Is never thrown away upon public man
and It has given me some very curious
ideas about another matter. You know
what mean"
Coventry started, and looked quito taken
abAck by this sudden turn Is.
However he stammercd out, II suppose
you mcan,-but, really, l can't imagine
what similarity" he paused, md, in
adYertently, his eyO glanced uneasily to-
ward the vCrandall.
"Oh," said Mr.. Garden, these diab0lIcal
frauds arc not done upon one pattern, or,
Of coursC, there would soon be an end Of
their success. But, come now, what proof
have we got that what they found In the
river Mt IIillSborough was tic remains Of
Henry Littlc!"
n don't know, l am sure. But nobody
seems TO doubt it. The situation, the
clothes, the ring-So. many condolences"
"That is all very well, # there were no
rogues in tho world. But there arc; and
know It, to mycost. The 'G0sshawk has
Just lost nine hundred pounds by not sus-
pcCting. 1t shall not lose five thousand BY
the sumo weakness; rlltakc care Of tin" "
Hepaused moment, and then proceed
cdtO argue the matter -
1.-THE very idea OF an impOsture has
never occurred 10 anybody-in Little's
case: 1t did not occur TO me, until this
business of Shiny Dick enlightened me.
But, come now, Just admit the idea Of i'm
posture into that honest, unsuspiCious
mind Of yours, and you'll find the whole
thing wears very doubtful appearance
directly. 4 common wOrkman-hG was
no more ut the timc-insures his life, for
how muChg three hundred poundsI no ;
five thousand. Within one year after that
lie disappears, under cover Of al oXplo-
sion. Some weeks aiterward-about as
many rs tho Martin swindle-thcre Is
found in tho river u fragment orhumanity;
an arm, and hand, and piece Of u hu-
man trunk; but no face, mind you arms
are pretty much alike, faces differ. The
fragment Is clad in brown tweed, and Lit
tic wore brown tweed: that Is all very
well; but tho marine was found dressed
from head to foot in Shily Dicks very
clothes. But lot lis 60 on. There was u
plain gold ring found on the handin Hills.
borough river, and my poor daughter had
given Little u plain gold ring. But what
was there to hinder an imposture from
buying a pauper's body, and putting q
plain gold ring on the handG Why, pau
pcrs' bodies are constantly sold, and the
funeral service gabblcd over coffin full
OF stones. IfIhad paper anfink hcreAnd
could put Titles case ind Martins In two
columns should soon show you that Mar
tin and his gang faced and OvercAmc more
and greater difficulties in tho way Of i'm.
posture than any tint have been over
come In Titles case. The Martin gang
dealt with the face; here, that Is shirk-
cd. The Marlin gang planted body, not
q fragment. Does it not strike you US
very odd that the rest Of Henry Little Is
not to be found? 1t may DO all right; but,
of the two, l incline 10 think it is plant,
and that some person calling himself the
heir or assign Of Little, will soon apply to
the "Gossh0wk" for five thousand pounds.
We'll, let him. shall look upon that per
son US the agent Of u living man, not the
heir Of dead one; and shall tell him !
don't believe In arms, and shoulders, and
tweed suits, and plain gold rings -(why,
wedding rings arc the very things conju'
rers take from the public at random to
play hanky-panky with; they arc so like
one anothcr). 1 shalldcmand to sec the
mans ftce; and the mother who bore him
must identify that face, before ! will pay
one shilling TO his heirs or assigns, mn
waiting to sec who will come forward and
claim, Nobody moves; and that Is curl
ous.. We'll, when they do, shall DO ready
for them. You look palel But no won.
der: II is really no subject for an AIler'din'
ncr conversation" '..l
Coventry was palc, indeed, and Ills
mind all In o whirl rs 10 what no should
say; for Mr.. Gardens sagactty terrified
him, and tho worst Of It was he felt sure
TINT Grace Garden heard every word.
At last, however, his natural cunning
came to bis aid, and he made q very art
tul speech, directed principally to his un'
seen nearer.
'tAtr. Garden" said he, "tLis seems 10
me very shrcwd; but surely 1t fails in ono
respect: you leave tho mans character
out Of the account Mr.. Little came be.
tween mo and one l love, and inflicted
great misery on me; but Twill try and be
lust to him. don't believe lie was an
impOstor Of TINT kind. He was false In
love; he had been reared among work.
mon, ind everybody sayshe loved u work
ing girl more than he did your daughter
but rs for his cheating you or my other
person out of five Thousand pounds, can't
believe II. They all say he was rs hon
est a man, in money matters, as ever
breatlled."
"You Judge him by yourself. Besides,
men begin by deceiving women, but they
m nm tS-Whv. GrlCe, nv moor child