Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-24
VIOLET MARIE.
The Adventures of n Memphis Girl
in Nashville and New Orleans.


There appeared in this city not
month ago a dashing damsel, with
the rather romantic name of Viola
Marie. She came here, rs has since
been ascertained, to seek executive
clemeucy for her brother, the noted
burglar and cOunterfeiter, Angelo
Marie, now serving Il term of seven
years III the Nashville Penitentiary
for Iobbing the safe of Captain Athy,
Chief of Police of Memphis. Though
she made frequent visits 10 the capi-
tol and impOrtuned and entreated the
Governor to grant the boon she asked,
it was all to no purpose. Mares case
was such as not to admit of pardon.
But while here for this osTensible
purpose, being coqutetishly inclined,
she put on all the arts and graces of
which she was capable, and was real
ly killing one some of the young men
about Nashville, who were struck
with her wOndFous beauty, style and
carriage. She was of the brunette
type, and appeared rather to fancy
red silk dress and sOmber velvet
cloak, which she wore on almost all
occasions, especially when she took
her morning or afternoon rides on the
street ears. Miss Marie left here
about the commencement of the holi-
days, and has since turned up in New
Orleans III rather conspicuous man
ncr, OF her movement there, the
PicagUHe has the following:
''tOr some time past, extending al
most over the space of n couple of
Years, 1t has been known to the detec-
tective and United States secret SER
vice police, that there existed in por-
tiOns of the South and West large
and perfectly or-~s&'--- md of coun-
terfeiters who " --..usI unparallel-
cd in the success and daring with
which they prosecuted their enter
prise. Beyond the bare fact that
there were numerous counterfeit notes
! -d1tles, twentles, tens and fives-
] atlOat, no discoveries have been made,
and though occasional arrests were
| effected, no convictions were ever had,
| owing to the influences and money
| used to hush up all cases in which
! such were concerned. No clue TO the
| cOunterfeiters could. however, be OBJ
tained until few days ago, a promi-
| nent Canal street merchant called at
the Office of the Chief of Police and
| stated that q counterfeit $50 bill had
| been passed OH him BY a young aud
handsome lady, whom he described as
blonde of really great beauty. The
full description having been given,
Detectives Pearson and Pecora under
took the case, and after carefully m
winding the clues, at daybreak this
morning arrested Violet DumOnt, alias
Marie, 4 yOung and beautiful bru-
nette, charged with passing the mon
ey. She was conveyed to the Office of
the Chief Of Police, and placed in a
cell for safe keeping, but was, about
noon to-day, turned over TO Detec-
tive. Fitzpatrick. of the United States
secret service, who had aided mate
rally IN working mp the case. The
girl, for she IS hardly more than TWEEN
ty, Is really strikingly beautiful, with
regular Madonna features, black,
sparkling eyes and black hair. She
was elegantly and tastefully dressed
in the latest fashion, and when placed
in her cell, burst into tears.
The detectives, however, state
that this IS only a dodge to excite
sympathy, as she has been often be.
fore IN jail, and possesses 4 most
eveutful history.
''She, possessing remarkable beau
", has, though often arrested, been
cleared on account Of pity for her con-
ditiOu. He known skill and daring
are, however, unequalIcd in various
DISCUSSES, each perfect by itself she
| having, on many occasions, eluded
the police. On Saturday last she was
on Canal street, a beautiful blonde.
! attracting universal attention; to-
day she Is a splendid brunette, and
those who saw her then would not
| recognize her as the same.
''Her first appearance in this city
was when she was scarcely sixteen, as
the principal witness i'll u celebrated
murder case, and her next on the
charge of robbing prominet official
and ex-Auditor OF 4 large sum of mon
ey. She was, however, never convict
ed, and wandered off until this winter
when she appeared in the city again,
bold, heartless, and was only IN the
midst of a daring career when so sud
denly checked by the majesty Of the
law. '-NaShUile Banner.
Baron Renter, who didn't rent the
kingdom of Persia, after all, Is doing