Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-27

DIR. Dix Of Trinity church, New York. has
been very much annoyed and even prosecuted
through letters and in various ways by some
person whose object was presumed TO be
blacknail This mysterious persecufor was
arrested in Baltimore, Wednesday afternoon
and Il now in confinement in New York.
He Eia. made full confession. His name Is
Eugene Fairfax Williamson He i. native
Of Baltimore single. about 40 years Of age
and claims With probable truth to have
served as Colonel in the Confederate
Army. and to be related by birth IN the
Fsirfaxes Of Virginia The manner in shich
ne was traced and finally run down reflects
great CREDIT On the local Post Office authori-
lies and those W HON they called IN To ASSIST
them The annuvanees began on the 18TH OF
February LAST. On the 80 OF February
Dr. Dix CALI, d upon Col James with the hrsi
batch Of postal cards and invoked his assist
,oc. in tracing the scoundreI. The Post
master called his staff consisting IF Assist
ant Postmaster II. X. Pier>on, Superiniend-
INT James Gayler. and Superintendent oi
the CITY Delivery Anth' NJ Yeomsns. around
him. and after c0n-uliatinn IL was decided I"
tax. fhe We q: counsel As To the powers of
the postal authorities in the premises Dr.
DIX sugge-trfi tisi. JSbfgt Dies tHdt -"
.l.man was Immediately sent for. Among
the correspondence furnished by DIR. Dix
was "A long letter, which Col. Bliss to"k pas
session Of. and has since suppressed for the
rea lon that il brought the writer within the
reach OF the law and il was desirable to have
n different impression 20 out through the
newspapers. The letter was written on ordi-
nary nore paper. its photography was excel
lent and its grammar fair, but the punctua-
ton was purpnsely made faulty. and there
vas also an intentional entire absence Of cap
iiaI letters at the beginning OF sentences
The letter is as follows:
Read TIL. careiuily-one thousand dollars will
sop th. racket
II r. Morgan Dir. d. d.:
DEAR SIR - was a ca.sma'e Of yours in college.
and thinking - good deal of you, do. have tried
NV be-. 10 put top To the nuisance Ia regard TO the
many letters and postal cards -'nf you. The gentle
man who --nd. these no harm, and has never
been this ack ri brforr He processes TO kno" al
about vuur private affairs, aud SAY lie wi stop Thu
stui. for IA tnoa-and dollars. As on get s.oUuo n
wear you won't miss ii much. For example, ne mas
Invited all the female paw brokers in Inis city To
rall at your home on YOUR wife No Al Monday morn
ing II YOU come down 18th the money he Will -top.
offered him 800 out Of my own pocket t. stop IL.
bur he wants .Oo and sat- hs must have II next
week. II he iot gel II he -a's lac wilicNposs your
pri,at, Character. with girl, In the New York sun,
which will gladly publ sit IL, and other papers VIII
copy H. He .ay- he will publish cards in, all the pa
pers week. in the Herald, The sun, The Trib ma
the Tme-, aud all IL" paper, asking three hundred
people TO call IA sur hua-". aud know he viii do
II. will pledge NV honor "a gentleman II yon
will pay the sO0i he will -iopit. lie viii want in
ency Pui in r-oUal in the Herald exactly Ike
! put on opUu-itt page. Put II in tuesday morning
aud then will tell you where To send the money.
would sa lly pay it myself b 1t can't af'ri it,,
Always your friend.
}. T. NJ.
A gentleman paid him one thousand dollars TO stop