Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-13
7utsiscrcc1 Letter Writing.

Saturday afternoon a commission dc lunallco
inquircndo, composed Of the Selcctmcn OF the
town Of Rutland, VT. With two prominent ply
sicaps. decided that Mrs Maria Payson is
lunatic and Il dangerous person to be at large,
and she will be sent in consequence TO the
State Luna,ic Asylum at Bratt!eboro. licr
case is a peculiar one. She has carried on the
business Of i Partisan modIstc IN that lown,
and did good business for iunetlc. She was
born in Eittstori, w., ia 1872, and in 1856
married Erankiyu payHon, a lawyer, in New
York. Soon after the marriage the husband
and wife went South, Mr.. Payson becoming cd,-
for Of the Mobile Tribune and subsequently pro.
prictor OF the Black Creek Hotel, Jacksonville.
lila. Before Mr. pays0u' death they resided
in Texas, and when she become widow Nine.
I'ayson returned to Vermont the pos5csjor o!
some money aud the title to 1000 acres OF
land iu Texas. The present blight 10 her pros
pccts was caused by her interference IN Wnat
has been secretly whispered about the town ior
4 coilplc OF ycars a5 u SJclal scandal. The char
aatcrs arc prominent railroad man, who has
iipurcd somewhat cOpspcu0Isly also IN min
inr scheme oil considerable not0rlety, and
Young lady, member y! respectable lam
ily in that town. The latter has been favor,
lie Of the gentleman for 4 number CT years.
being bright girl, quick to learn, aud a prob
cent mrIscian About four or five months AZ"
the Young lady received al Anonymous letter.
charging her with a grave crime, and one from
which q modest y0u0g lady would naturally
shrink with terror. This was followed BY 9th,
FRS Of like tenor and later The scope oi the cor
resnoDdcncc was broadencd so that members "i
her family were informed Of the alleged CRIME
against social morality. About the same tllio
the gentleman was made the recipient vi stmi-
lar epis,lrs, and he, n0l knowing that the yOuns
lady had been written 10, and LOOKING On the
case az blackmail, turned the letters over 10 u
detective. The writer wanted 80. 900 lor hush
money, aud had actually proposed certain ar
! rau1cmentS for the transfer OF The money. ilc'
Identity was accidentally established however,
and, the whole mine exploded. ~ girl cal1ca
at the young lady'H house with 4 icttcr ao'
dressed in the familiar hand OF the anonymous
correspondent. and The messenger was traceu 10
the house of NJ adamc layson, who was arrested
and locked up Then came whispers OF lnsan
inv. and bot! sides seemed equally Inclined TO
accent thi, solution. Mrs. PaysOn is now le-
cal maniac, and so the curtain drops on Tue
| first act.
Oprv,s1 AND CLOSING or MAILS. Until
further notice the following VIII Dc Ino no"''
| tor the opening and closing OF tho mails
| OTEElSO
| Northern mails, 8:45 a. m and and 1:oo pm
Western mails, 8:45 a. N. and 700 p. m.
Southwestern, via Lynchburg AND Iordohs'
w Washington and Ohio, Round Hill to Alex
! andria, 3:3U p. m.
| Manassas division, 80 p. III.
Southern msils, via Richmond and Frcdcr-
| icksbu Va, S:l5 q. IN. and l30 p. IN.
CLOSING.
Northern and Western mails, 4:43 p. nj. ana
/ 900 p. IN. ,o,-
Southwestern, via GordonsyiIlo and Lynch
| burg, 600 n. M. po,
Washington and Ohio, Alexandria TO Round
Hill, Va, 800 q. m.
! Manassas Division, GOO a. III.
| Southern, via Fredericksburg and h'cnmohG'
| Va ,l:45 y. m. and $50 p. M
| n,-G General delivery window c!oaos a. o:Ou p'
| m. Doors close at 900 p III.
! Open on Sundays Al g. III. and clos5s "l
$50 H. III.