The Portland daily press., 1880-03-26
NEW YORK.
Rev. DR., Dix'S Blackma iler.

Rev. DR.. Dix'S Blackmailer.
New YORK, March 25.-Eugene Fairfax
Williams alias Gentleman Joe," and high
churehman, who for SO long time has been
annoying Rev DR.. Dix, rector Of Trinity par
ish, and who was arrested yesterday in Balti-
more, was brought here today. DIR. Dix has
discovered that Williamson was, about nine
years ago a Sunday School teacher in Trinity
chapel, which he had left under cloud. He is
believed to be demented He was committed
to the Tombs for trial.
Willianson's persecution of DR.. Dix, which
has been carried on for about six months, con-
sisted chiefly in sending out postal cards by
the hundreds to all sorts of people requesting
them to call at DIR. Dix'S residence which was
described by number, for all sorts of purposes.
He seems to have mania for this sort of BUSH
ness, having been caught in similar scrape in
England. He is best known in Pittsburg, Pa,
where he appeared about two years ago and
was accorded an entree into select circles, as
he possessed the manners and had the appear
ance of gentlemen, and was evidently per-
son of culture. He made friends everywhere,
and dasoribad himself avfrgfn1an or English
lineage. He was always apparently we'll sup
piled with funds, although he did not appear
to have any occupation or business interest,
and, so far as is known, did not resort to any
dishonest practices. He had taste for litera-
ture and an exceptional facility for writing
poetry OF prose and because of his exhaustless
resources in the matter of parlor amusements
became great favorite. He assumed the role
so naturally as to induce the belief that the
customs of polite society had always been IA
miliar to him. He frequently boosted of his
ancestral record, saying that he came from the
whose veins flowed the blue blood of England.
Williamson affected the most cultured aris-
tocracy of Pittsburg, attended St. Andrews
Episcopal church, and was seemingly very
familiar with all the forms of the service. He
frequently took pleasure jaunts to Virginia.
the Sn9ShOrn and pitiac 1mox or
ping at the best hotels. He would disappear
and reappear suddenly and was regarded
generally as an agreeable although eccentric
fellow. Somewhere about 1872 Williamson
was attached to the American legislation in
Paris, and after his service in that capacity he
remained abroad for some time visiting most
of the countries of the old world. It was in
that way he obtained the very large collection
of photographs which he possessed, and he
was very fond of referring to the autographs
sonally presented him. Among the
pictures is than of Queen Victoria
and those of many other royal persons.
He has also three or four large autograph al
buns, filled with names of titled and notable
persons, including the king of Greece, the
Khedive of Egypt and other foreign poten-
tates He was rhapsodical student of the
bible and scriptural lore and has written two
biblical dramas. One of them is entitled
'sMeran," and is dedicated to John B. jack
son. Inc pioI Is lalu IN Judea during the
last years of Christ on earth; the other is en-
titled "Sivias Jubilee and the events
sketched are supposed to have occurred in the
beginning of the fifth century. There are
other dramatic ventures, one a two-act drama
which ne wrote for children, which represents
scenes in a Norman palace and whereabouts
during medieval times, and is styled "Little
Golden Hair.
The Wallace Committee.
The Wallace investigating committee had
brief session today and the testimony on behalf
OF the majority was closed for the present
Minority representing Davenport have subpa-
naed number of witnesses for tomorrow