Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-22
The Eastern Shor. x-.

l DANGEROUS CONDITION OF Mr. 49,, = -
rSA px ,Si MN I, INTIMACY WITH MISS NIL
aiN-H AR BOY BROTHERS, REVENGE
DENTON, CAROLINE Co. Mn Julv o, ~
SeSIse, flSher and Haclett, the attending phS.
slcians or MT Robt. }. Jump. who was aiiafsS5
ana seriously injured by las F. Nelytn a. ~,
place late Monday afternoon state 90 giay ,haS
there is Possibility or his ultimate recovery
tLcugh IL is by no means certain. Mr. Jumn
mas tetn suffering great deal. but HIS far,,ilv
and irfeLds are watching him constantly and
rendering all the care and attention possible The
cause Cf the attack was alleged criminal fnii-
macy Which, IL Is said, existed between MIR
Jump and Miss Sale q. Melvin, aged ~ wears
sister OF JAS. T. Melvin. The friends OF Mr.
Jump emphatically deny this.and stoutly main
TAIN his innocence. His wife says that she has
never had cause TO doubt her husbands faith
ILLNESS. and believes that ne has been true 90
htr MI. Jump f. wei known throughout the
peninsula. He VAS born near Oakland Caro-
line CO.. Dec. 9Th. lS3S. In 1851 ne Was elected
clerk or The circuit court al hlS couuty. In 1864
ne Was elected compjrollero OF the state. and held
lbe poSlteh untll l>6,, when he was succeeded
10y Col. Nm. J. Leonard or Wtcomlco He has
wife ara four children living. one OF his
daughters married MI. ChaS W. Emmerich iornl-
cry OF W ashingtCn. ID. C.. Low OF Denton iIfs
ST cont. daughter Is q ycry pretty Girl aCet
about IL YEARS. The two remaining children
old. '0'''
About SIX years ago Mr.. Jump became an en-
ergeiic WORKER In the Methodist EptsconaI
Church. He Was elected superintendent or the
Sunday-school connected with the church ana
Nho Was then ia her fourteenth year. Miss
Melvin is daughter of Mir. Thomas Melvin, a
nemher OF The Legislature OF lSiS, and al present
a justice OF the peace He has eight children
lNlhg. five OF whom are girls. one OF hts sons
John H. Melvin. was accidentally Killed I'm VII
mlngton last month 10y rolling out OF a window
near which his bed was placed. The fan was 4
terrible one, and the young man lived but n
snort While afterwards.
MI. Thomas Melvin. when questioned about
the scandal relative 10 his daughter said thar
MS fanny Hrst heard OF IL In May. 1873. MIR.
pump pump ne SAID, called upon him a few days
mat be had always acted toward The young
lady as he would TO his own Daughter n was
T MtsS MSNlh wont 10 attend class meetings
Iegulafly. MI Jump who was class leader az
me llme, would. IL Is said, frequently walk
home with the young lady sometimes in corn
parry Win others Things went on IN THIS way
qntll In 1873. and fumor began TO INK Mr..
Jumps ard Miss Melvin names so often that
MT. Jump sent resignation TO his church.
declaring that lac WISHED 10 withdraw. as an,
alteEpt was being made TO blacken his repura-
ton, ana that he would rather leave the church
IMAM remain in II I'm responsible position
While Iumor was SO busy with his name.
In October OF 1879 Miss Melvin went 90 Pres
Ton. a short distance below Denton. 10 teach
school While there she boarded with sister .
o. nerS, Who Is married 10 Mr.. Elijah Todd OF
that place. she had been Al Preston some time
when, il is alleged, Mr. J. H. Fletcher. the post
master. Inquired OF Mr. Todd why ii was Miss
Melvin was receiving 50 many letter from some
one whose handwriting was very Ike that of
MT: Jump. Mr.sTodd Informed Ills wife or It.
ana she I'D turn, riding over TO her fathers told
her mother and father. who gave orders that
the trunk wherein Miss Sal1e kept her letters
should be broken open and TansdCked which II
is stated was accordingly done. Nearly peck
OF letters were discovered, AID among other
things lot OF gold uinketS. These letters are
all written In The same hand, and bear fictitious
or endearlDg NAMES.
Although the contents OF the letters were
not known 10 the people OF the town. the scan
dal was In every body S mouth. and was only
hCsled wren ole g lie Melyins happened TO
be near. This tAs1 80 weighed upon young
Melvin's mind that bG7zg control OF himself he
sought Jump fer the PVSoSe, he says, or cow
b1ding him, but the moment he saw him he
picked up the nearest weapon he could get his
hand upon, which happened TO be club. with
which lie struck and knocked jump down cut-
ting his head fearfulIy.
James Melvin is about 10 years Old well built
intelligent, and manly looking. lie was sent to
college at the expense or his brother George
Melvin, attorney-at law and senior editor OF the
Denton Journal, OF which paper he afterwards
made his brother James junior editor James
Melvin is considered a ready writer and a
young man or great promise lie is now con-
nneG Ia jail awaiting the result OF Mr.. Jumps
injuries
All the letters which could be found an WRIT
ten in sentimental style, and are nll6d with
all sorts OF endeaTIng names Miss Melvin re-
mains In her room at her fathers house. where
but few persons are allowed to VISIT her Her
meals are sent 10 her room. She denies that the
relations between herself ana Mr.. jump were
Criminal. MIR. George Melvin. however, who IS
his brothers attorney, proposes TO 90 To the
bottom or the affair IL IL Is neceSsary-BllfI-
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