The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-30

return with him, and consequently the OH.
GERS would not deliver her up. He went
back, to. philadelphia, described the Home
not hatteringiy to one Of MarJ's brothers, and
induced him to come here and tty to get Her
away. He failed also !; Mary would ,tiot
leave with him. On Monday, Demmer
for the second time left Trenton
for Richmond, with q letter, of intro.
duction from Hon. George W. Biddle, OF
Philadelphia, to Mr.. William Green, whom
he employ ed as counsel. He says he and his
wife love Mary, and that their affection for
her Is the sole thing that has moved him to
endeavor to secure her. He thinks that In
fuences are at work to prevent her from re.
turning. and that otherwise, and. If left to
her own free win, she would gladly go back
to Trenton.
He describes her as pure girl, though in
clined to be hot-tempered: Her sister, who
Is younger than she is, is bound out as SER
want to some one In Philadelphia. Demmer
says Mary often begged him to adopt her
sister also, and that he consented to do go; but
the Philadelphia party, whose: servant she is,
refused to give her up. 80 :
MrADemmer left for Trenton last night,
having been advised that he had no legal re-
medies; but he says he will never give her
up, and hopes the future will solve all diff.
culties. e'... -z..:1sa.; 49,. {: 1T.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS. 80
The statement of Mr.. Demmer conflicts
with Mary's story and with information from
disinterested parties obtained by the officers
of the Sprlng.Street Home. She was carried
to the Spring Street Home upon her arrival
here as the best provision that could be made
for hor h, ba iIoy,t pph hn
had taken an interest In her welfare. She
afirms that she led miserable eX-
istence at Demmer's, and though not
exactly servant, was treated very cruelty,
and That Demmer and wife constantly taunt-
ed ber with the habits Of her brothers, and
SO she determined to run away. She wanted
deal about Richmond, and If she could make
money here she would 60 Florida to live
amid the orange-groVes," &C., &c. From
Florida she "wanted to 60 to the island of Ma
niila, and when she became rich woman
was" &c. She has had from the beginning an
aversion to returning to Demmer's, aud.
from all the information we can obtain, is
It Was chiefly on her account that the officers
u
attempts to get possession Of her. Person
ally, or as en- association; they Can have no
other interest In her than the promotion Of
her welfare. She has not for several days
been at the Homo, but is in private family,
whele she is we'll taken care of.
DESCRIPTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE. =
Nary is about fifteen years of age. She
has black hair and eyes and fair complex
ion, and altogether ber face is pleasant to
look upon. Her friends here believe that
her portion of her uDcle's fortune Is worth
between eighteen and twenty thousand dol.
lars. Ii is her purpose to get an education
and fit herself for respectable station in
lite if fshe can get relieved from DemmeI''s at
tenuions. Blythe way, she has little to say
against him, but has decidedly small opn-
ion of the merits Of Mrs. Demmer. 1t will
be necessary at some time for her TO go 10
Philadelphia to attend to her property, and
it will be just as impossible for Demmer to
get possession Of her in Philadelphia as in
Richmond, now that 1t has been discovered
that the fugitiye-siaYe law has been repealed.
The only way Demmer can possibly get con.
troll OF her, unless she voluntarily goes or is
kidnapped into New Jersey, is to. have her
indicted for appropriating ten dollars, that
being the amount OF his money she took frcm
au open drawer TO pay her way to Rich.
mond. It is scarcely likely that that is such
an offence as to be indictable in way to au-
thorize the Governor of New Jersey to make
a requisition for her upon the Governor of
Virginia; and if it is, Demmer, with bis pro-
fessions Of love, would scarcely pursue that
course. ~-..
Commissioner Pleasants found out shortly
after he had issued the warrant for the arrest
of Mary Henbest that the fugitive.slave law
had been repealed, but he thought proper 10
kepp hie n an cOIInseT,