The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-01
The Wandering Hetress, Again.

We received the following communication
from DR.. W. W. Parker at a late hour on
Saturday Dight, giving same additional us
we'll as interesting facts concerning the
much talked.of "heiress" Mary Hambest:
-------.-- RICHMOND, January 80, 1870.
Nessrs. Editors Dispatch: In order to
prevent misunderstanding and do justice to
all parties concerned wish to state few
facts before this subject Of the orphan child
Mary Hambest is dismissed Gas hope 1t will
be now) from the public papers.
Before Mr.. Demmer came to Richmond We
were making every effort we could to get at
the truth iu Mary's history. When Mr..
Demmer did come to Richmond l called q
meeting of the Board and invited him TO
appear before it and make his statement.
He did SO, and presented the iDdenture,
which was found regular; and it was there
upon "resolved that MIR. William P. Mum
ford and myself take Mr. Demmer to the
Home,' and if Mary was willing to return
to Trenton with him to permit her 10 do so !;
if she refused, we should not compel her,"
The BoIrd expressed the hope that she
would 20 cheeriully.
In order to hasten Mr.. Demmer's return
to Trenton we hired hack at our own eX-
pcnse and took MIR. Demmer at once to the
"Home." requested the matron to bring
Mary in the parlor to see Mr.. Demmer. She
soon returned, saying Mary. would not
leave her room, and requested that 60 after
her. found her leaning against the mantel
sobbing aloud. / told her that she should
not be forced to 90, but that she must go
down and see Mr.. Demmer. On descending
the stairs she seized my hand convulsively
and begged again that I would not allow
Mr. Demmer to take her away. When in
bis presence she said rather than return
with him she would die. Every entreaty of
MIR. Demmer was promptly met by firm
| repetition of her purpose necer TO hue acah
him again. Indeed, the first and also on
the second day of her admission into the
| Home" she wrote me a note, saying by no
meaps must write to Mr.. Demmer, as she
would never 90 back to him. Mr.. Demmer
was, however, written to at my request. On
leaving the Home" took MIR. Demmer of
my own accord to Mayor Keiley's, supposing
he might give him some advice.
In these interviews Mr.. Demmer was very
gentemanly, and his condition excited our
WarmsSt sympathy.
On last Thursday week, however, Mr..
Hambest (Mary's brother) made his appear
ance, and usked permission 10 take Mary to
Philadelphia; he said he bad seen her, and
that she had consented to 60. Seeing that
the youpg man was under the influence of
liouor, took Mr.. Thomas Potts, one Of the
members of the executive committee, and
met MIR. Hambest ut the Home" On bring
ing Mary into his presence she said she bad
changed her mind since she saw him
in the forenoon, aud that she preferred
to remain where she was for the pre-
sent. Her brother urged her to 60 with
him, saying "Demner shall never see
YOU nor harm you" Finding he could not
succeed by entreates be became violent, and
it was necessary to terminate the interview.
On tsking leave Of him he said he was com-
psl!ed 10 leave that night by The IL o'clock
train. But he remained in town nearly q
week, and was in correspondence, US after
learned, with Dir. Demmer, and was an has
pay. dc passed himself off rs Philadelphia
detective. niid attempted to bribe one of our
policemen 10 arrest Mary thls sister, without