The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-19
FrTz JOHN PORTER.
A wet1el County Lawyer Before the
Court ofInqulry-His Summary Of the
Case for the InteIlIgencer. Man aiiA

A WetzeI County LAWYER hsler re- ~. nv
cur cesa so 3. ny 1nIsl,irs,csr. AGi%S III
NEw YoRr CRY Oct. 10.
Correspondence Of tho IntcllIssnser. TT
We arrived here on the afternoon ofthe
18th inst, are stopping at the Park Avenue
Hotel, formerly known'as A. T. Stewards
muo,el for yyomcn.n Il Il the "Palace
-, It<,.-.,, I.,s.;oa r.sdi.,,,t,;nn IN
ho1ei Vi NoF''i Aaie'''ts' we sIe \. ~
scale FAR beyond any attempt OF mime
10 describe. We have been before the
ro,.+ ~ Innr;rv ordered nv the Presi.
80 " ~" - 49,, ~ sna,o1oyn,d
ueht Vi 'ne SH.'eu stA''s y. W tNSSYYf
time commenced TO investigate the con'
duct OF Fitz John Porter late Major Gen.
oral NJ the II. s. Volunteers. ut the second
-. ~. tsnnu d., ". n.rs. OCH OOH,
nattlc OF Dun nun, va, ApsH't -gu' -vft
and 3Oth, 1857. he had already Deen
tried by a court-martial in the year a. d.
1sG9 and disboporablv dismissed the
toO "a =" 80. att.,.a 100 IN, AMI M
serNice, "iu he NV oss"e "P'A 80
petition to the President TO snow that he
was blameless OF the matters Of which he
,ro0 ~ ,hot time charced rW rt'm'
VIC =. '. IN q 1919 IL ~ d. - o,o 40,
In tle triai oi 1000 he "as a'tVN'
other things, charged with having U.S.
obeyed an order Of Gem John Pope on
/ tho NIGHT If August 9th, 1862, to move at
Wv "'s' y. r., ~. IN IN, 4.
one ocloek a: N. Ho'h M"fi'h,ot Su
ton to Bristol Station, va, both on me
Orange & Alexandria Railroad, US II was
necessary on all accounts that he should
be there at daylight He admits the fact
that he did not move rs ordered, but tries
to excuse his noncompliance upon me
theory that the night was SO aark he c '91,n
not see; that the roads were'piocked WIN
wagons, and that the roads were III such
bad condition he could not move. i1, =
The testimony in answer e ail inns Is
that the night was not 80 dark Duts What
other troops were moving, wagon trains
passed over the same Identical ROAD ne was
ordered to move on thesame night. Ihere
had been light rains, put not enongn 70 Q
render the roads heavy, thus SHOWING .
want Of disposition on his part 70 move
more than anything else. I IN aeh one o.
the witnesses IS said to.hape tesuheu llat
when Porter had got the order, ana me
courier who brought II had let, w re-,
marked that MS trooPs were NOT
in condition to march, ana maj
"Pope would not get mucn OUT Oh
him anyway. lie dld mareh howev-
er, when he got ready, pushing along
About lsG9 Mrs. Pollard made her ap-
pearance IN washington. nere she pe1
came acquainted WIN y Tich put I'M
bachelor by the name oil Lyon anu or
tanned from him q long Iease OF me 81
Cloud hotel, corner ana Slnth sTeets,
just then completed; Incl otel was hana-
somely furnished, anu everything e9nnest-
cd with 1t was arranged on Stana scsie,
at Mr.. Lyons expense, so completely was
he ontlralled; EAg day me hotS was
opened Mrs. Pollard gave q special party
to the press. 1t u hardly necessary tolsay
that all OF them went Mrs: lfo,lara was
IN semi-milltary costume, coyeleH WIN !, p ,l
brass buttons, and WIN heF aitsntiiie-ways
aud generous hospitality she won the iay S,J
OF her guests, ana gov aspieAa'a isena ON 2
IN score oil papers. - $
-, Poor Lyon was more daaea tlan ever,
Inc wlqow sceHeed W tln! wv enellantress!
who, II she wii!ed y, could people lhe new,
than ever anu became intolerapy Jealous
Us well. BUT Lyon was NOT OF hersorti "!
she cared for hlla YVES ior w. money, anu
she Kept INN "on ue string 20 70 SPEAK,
until he became embarrassed linen en-
sued Lovers qnrrreis, breaking Oh leases,
destruction oil the business, ana hnaiiy, on
tbe part 81 Lyon, Q series ql peFseoulions;;
HIS loved tutneu 70 hate, anu nv fesoltea
TO every device 10 hnmihale her, anu ny
last succeeded III lahains nef, aitef one OIL
her irighttul nus, Ill nau mousse. !.
She was not long, however,an inmate, 81
81, NliSalatlh hut Willis She was there she
oontriyed some way every gay 70 i naye
sensation, WITHOUT wnlch ~ was oiii'ciil!
Tor her TO i've. Mnen sne gov outslls
started some ,proQlgIo4a stories OF cruel
treatment by Dr. Nichois anu ms suporai-
mates, which were probably all iapies. Al A,
tor this MIS-, Po!lM lingeFea ataAnu
washington Tor awhile, ana then Went On
to New York, only 70 make her reappear,,
ance in the federal CITY us iecturess anu
recitatrlst. She IS woman OF nahve
dramatic ability, 2 writer OF lMr aoggerei
poetry, and possesses ? ssmpaInellc voice. Y !. !,
but, somehow sue tailed 10 afaw, anu he1
hacker, Now YORK man, CUT ioose' ahu
she was left again to her iate.
Fertile oil resources, she next turned up
in California. napPy thougnt strnek ller,
She had read ot the troubles 81 the Chinese
on the ia0ite slope, ana seeking an miro
duction to the heads ol the Ghinese SIX
companies, impressed them with the Deliei'
that she could be OF great service Ia them