Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-16

When | knew Burr best he was we'll ad-
7auced 10 years. He was one Of the worst men
th,. ever lived. He had no scruples, whatever
abou! batrayicg woman, aud he chose tho
Iovliest 10 the land for his victims. About the
time of his dual he had dissraceful intrigues
With dezsn or twenty ladies at orcc 10 Ne"
York Albany, Nav Haven, Providence. -D:s'
| ton, Baltimore. Richmond, and smaller foWns
between. Some of these were, kept up for
years, bu. most OF the ladies' had speedy sue
.ssofs. speak of them as "lsdies'-they
were wives of brilliant lawyers or wealthy mer-
chats. or the young daug hter5 cf the fashion
able old families. There vas an agony Of tear
among these when tie duel vas fought, lest the
guilty gallant should tall and their terrible
secret be bst.a7ed, and this fear deepened to
consteros.ion when hc died at lsss. Many OF
the ods 8; families OF Nv York, Pennsylvania
snd Nav Eoglsnd trenblsd then. Ard we'll
they might. IL hari been rumored around that
Barr hsd never Destroyed any ietters from
ladies'. And this shove, better than soytnlng
Else, his lack OF any m9ral sense 1hateVer-for
hs r,fused 70 protect those whom he bad gfl v
ousy iuiarsd, whom they could baVe been pro
tcoscd without moments thoughf. lie used
to boss; that he had never destroyed one letter
And With deViiish method no bad folded them
| olrefutly and fled fheu regularly 10 packages,
c.ch Iady's letters bv Themselves. When Burr
ci d ct last Mat l. D,vs about his ooly tIlsDd.
who became his administrator. seut for me. l
Wen. ovcr. Th.ro was nohing TO administer
cut the eXprcs.ioos Of tsDGerocss wdlcl tho
souundr,i had c.joiad from res. CO able Wemen
AID Goi rsaS.
There w.s lbo will which be made TIE
DIV b,fsro al, duel with Hamilton. 10 hat ho
sad 10 !,ls dlu. b er, rhe. d.s ,, is ooy ssl:
ia child. TIN as 81: la blus trunk ln
| ,oe alto ycu vi! Il d s5mstoiDg to anus:
Glcre 20 iaotGJa, aau s,i III 'rc 70 regret.
rba. tlI7 iir.k " icl nr tus coolly b. lsash-
ed to bis uoly ehd, AID that chi q lovely
d.ug ,ler, coutsiuoi rho Carefully treasured
lovs iesl.Is t,om 4 d;z.o uop-n at q tine.
preofs Of ner la,aes's deolavuyl Does oot that
STOW tot BUR- 4.s without suY moral seote
pratuve? loeoI ss w-s s1sIIowid ~ by :he
g.vss. aul ot2sr SAW the bue tiu K.
| W.. opva"a -, biu. ':u1: Hbca Davis had
| .:ar y .xsUi7ed. aod I shall ucscr forget my
! a..o i-nnen. sd GIssu.a q. VIA! saw. 1t
/! xps uca.,y toll 81 le,iels from women, flied 10
p;cS.g,s. 20 |ook d st she indlsidati 'cttera.
u s., ot thee! hed o:;Ripclly been sigued with
Initials oriy, or otiaGcr Wl,hou; soy nsme. or
With 6Hr6 po; nsne; but Brrf, With ms!ig
pi,V %hos, motives 1 cannos yet utdsrstapd,
| htd QiIlen ont each pane 10 fuli. Ho seemed
re.vl3.d that others should s5ars bis l0tamS.
SJtoe Of The urm=s belooged TO the mos. bon
! ored f-uiies 10 the IaoG-to have revealed
tdem you'd have beco TO Cause teIrlo anguish,
END ia several css.s probstli the breaklog up
II families.
M:rdeosi VI. Nosh cGsicd Davis $40 600 for
that blus trunk aud ts conteuts, tu.. Of curse,
! the Ctier Ess sLutnec end !Go insult resented.
Matthew Davis, TOO, bad his ecceutElcltlcs, and
o1e of tis queer uoiioEs iu regard to tbess esp.
tured lo7o Iett;rs was that they should ell be
returned to he ariteIsI That seemed to me
to 1h OF needles, pain. and argued With biu
about II, but he said tho writer's would be better
satisfied il They had a chanoo TO destroy them
themselves. SOms of them were Old ladies
then, mothers aud erGodmotheIs but Davis
u d rSook the elim task OF rcturolog sl the
packages Of letters BIZ the hands cf trus'v
frield5. 4 good mary hs gave back himself
Bl. lhirk Ct tho moral nature Of o man
capable Of deliberately leeYiog oil these letters
TO bis Gan daughter as legacy Bur- Was
quite email Dau. Very graceful 10 move
meet AID c.rtecus 10 demesnor. A small hand
AID foot Not spirited or dashiug at all, but
his manner wss uil Of repose, and his voice
vas soft AID musical. He would strike one ct
first es being slightly tffsmnste, but he was
clrv5rsstop, till the lsss ten years CT Bis lite,
ho vas brilliant. Bu: returo to the sutiecs Of
his wckedness toward women. When be was 10
Eogland be was greatly assisted snd befriended
by learned Professor OF Oxford university,
2hcss name must not mention. lo raturo
for this friendship Burr ruinei his wifi. Six
gears afterwards Burr obtained posi-
ton for this professor in New York college,
| for obvious Ieasons and when they came over
to thi; city Burr also ssduced thsir daughter, 9
lovely girl of II whose confidence he had won
!, when ths WAS little girl, curing his visit ia
, BDglard. In due time the professor died. and
Burr became q penniless ontcsst. Then this
mother and daughter, instead of hating and
spurning him, took him and supported him DUR
, | iug his lset years by keeping boarding houfe
down town. This was on tbs we'll known Reese
. place on Broadway, Just below Wall street
here his food and very me1icins were paid for
I By the two women on whom he bad inflicted
mortal injury Is years before. He had no seDse
OF shame or Of gratitude Ho was am ost uDi'
verssily hatsd during his last esri, and was
Iesly sn objec. Of pity. I remember being on
y sa Albany stesmboa. one night, and seeing 8
/ crouctiag form OUT on dook l went out. aud
Q there was BUR- in the cold asked hin why
G oe did no. 20 IN He said he was not very cold,
@ but We vent in tcgether There was Governor
# ,hsY didn't spesk. 60 seated myself bstveen
t lnem Fiaally FUR rose and moved of. Don't
. YOU know Co. Butt2' l asked him. "Ye',h
| y" sad II know tie id repti'e !"-ThurLoto
t Weeds Story to 2. CorTespoHient.
Tha 6oest 81 SHIRT 10 tie world at MosE
I Waterman s.
Z GENTS WEAR W .a7a received ssvera
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