, 1879-08-05
How the Ex.President of the Con-
federacy Became a Man
of Means.
a Fascinating Widow Dupc0 and
Shorn OF Her Handsome
Fortune,
A Story Of Interost Cleaned from tho
Leaves Of Diary Of the Wom-
ans Brother. !.


cozy It,tle tobacco atore on the corner Of Enaton
oua Garrison avenues; and Willie chnnge was
bp,nr made opportunity wis Afforded to take
elosc Look at the proprlotor,- tall. anc-looktng
ru,,uu man, who ~oufd better grace court-
roorn or tho pulpit OF Fashionable church.
1'he aalesmnn seemed at Inst consclous Of be-
,np the object Of close scrutiny, aud he looted
up, tnqairnK'y: m
"Anyth.nE else, atrf" 49,
ayes; arc you Mortimer Dahlgrcn. son Of
Gen. Charles q. Dahlgren, aud nophow Of tie
late Admiralt"
"Why,. ausplc!ously inquired the young
gentleman.
Because, I've been haunting this locality for
an hour, looking for you,-lhat ID, II you arc
Mortimer Dahl9ren." ...
"Wcll, I am; what can do for youa"
II SUPPOSE you know jefferson Davis, Prcs!-
ccus OF tho lcfunct Contedosacy1h
"Vcry wcl;" and hero tho young mans
voice took on exceeding bitterness.
.Theu tell ule, please, what you know about
tic transfer OF the property Of your slater. Mrs.
saFah po5ssy' to Jefferson Davis and her will
;" .That is a matter have determined not to
snnak aiIout Ior publications. nssunio you uro
y rrenor,or-,lntll somt plan Is determined upon
regsrE sontsst ., vc sts; potsess s ss, m. a Inc
n,u, ie m, tue youngest. you can ace 1t would
ill.bcco1no mo to bo tho lrss to sprak on the
subject" . .., =.
sneh DECISION On your part; but snpposo can
cEtnblsli to yuut aatlufact!ou that your father
tien. Dahleren: Of New York--las already
broken sitcnce1"
somcwhat; but how do you know that my
fa,hcr has ,spoken' lie has not written nc to
!Thc reporter was fully prepared for such an
emerEeney, antl presented cv'dsnset e. wass t. thc
only tllAt lis fnther, but several others OF hts
relatives, had given to tho public their vcral Oh
OF tin controversy, conecdinE, however, that
young Mortimer Is. by reaaoa Of hfa intimate
relatIous With the deceased during the latter
porioh Of her life, bost qualified to speak Of
thG matter ",.... $500.
"Wrll, tlien. trado IL i trade. Tsuppose
you'll expect mo to toll evesythtnE' but there
tI,at prefer at present not to speak of They
ought not to bc spoken of. What'll you have
About yoursr1t. How old are you. mud
what was yotr relationship to tic tleccascd7h
hrs. DORSEY AND TIE FAMILY.
VI shall be 20 nrxt October. nm the young
est ot Tie family. Ny iatf-sisser, Mrs- Dorsey,
WIS the oltseat. Perhaps ia better toll sou
ebout her ana the family ntst; Mrs poEssy,s
sazah vas the ol1est) The chlldrcn were quite
young when my father married. l,lcir mother In
ls4o. MY fa.''er was then vteksburG ba1Ker,
Ra have ALWAYS been told. Hia brother John
was Adntral Dahlgron, on yoIr side lrinE the
War. or seven OF our fanily-cxciuslyc OF
the Ellis famlly, our halt-bro.l.ers and sisters
two died NJ tue result Of the Var, and only two
survive, my bro!cr John A., who lives fl, Sasli-
rifle, Tenu., und is segnn years older tlian me,
aud uiyae'f, A. Mortimer. Chnrle. died at Hard
Times, Mlss., about ths cloec ot the Wsr. Ny
1sther tooH fraat ueaI OF prl1e 10 narau alss.
Dorsryh ai,d 1pent rp great deaa % o. money ID eu
acat!nE nes. ueg Marr'a9e Wsn 'AF' oofsey
bomeWhat i est!aneen NY .,nss;, 1a.nss;; o,.., a..
!ne niuto auuns yGurse.s, y. ~ .cation 70
ms an4 10" ~ y as at
Da!'s itu,pP'suaeo ~" AL ID 'hc A'o' ol el!s
Dofgey' .,su ..,.-u, ,,,ao 1,,, r,,,,.. 4,
nave eg'asneo tnat WI plnee Sel Daf1s y! in
40 unenvIao!G 1int T.. oe.oss !n6 t' "o.a, ana WV
SHOW taa1 ~ Is " ~ tneans tne colvaltoue aiu :,
Tpfghs ah aa .i. ny W um5 suPposGa 10
Ibls was saa Wlsn sotuG o!tsefuess, @ aNu tnen tlc
young man continueo' - DUE peshaps Ia oestes
neE1n a. Inc pcE'nuHi.,
10 30. please, A. ana gaSG ,, no inc 1ates, as