The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-04
SOUTHERN SENSATION.
A Richmond Belle and her.
Husband.
The latter a Forger and GEN.
eral Rascal.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA special to the
Herald from Richmond. Va, gives the fol
lowing particulars of the doings of ra 3
cal in that city:
Richmond society is in a ffutter of e.g-
citement to-day over a social sensation,
the occasion for which is the betrayal into
marriage of a young lady of Richmond
who moves in the highest circles, by man
calling himself Thomas Marvin. The
victim is a young lady Of good family, but
being in poor circumstances had concluded
to seek position as governess About
three weeks ago her attention was called
to an advertisement in a Hartford Conn
religious newspaper purporting to be from
a widower in Ohio, who desired to secure
the services of a governess to take charge
of his little girl about six or eight years
old. The lady quickly decided to apply
for the position.
THE RESULT
was that Marvin came on to Richmond,
having discarded the great number of ap-
plications with which he was beset salts
fed that he had found the lady he desired
He called upon her at her mothers here
and informed her that he was the Ohio
widower mentioned in the advertisement
He had several interviews with her, during
some of which he presented letters OF in
Productions to many prominent business
men here from men of the highest business
and social position in the North and West,
purporting TO represent that the bearer of
them was man of ample fortune, of cul-
ture and excellent social position.
So plausible were these letters and Mar
wins story, they were accepted as genuine
by his victim and her family and friends.
Marvin made proposition of marriage to
the lady, which, after consideration by
herself and friends, was accepted, and the
marriage solemnized at the home of her
mother by the pastor of her church. The
marriage was q very quiet one. The
groom, with great liberality, had mar
riage contract drawn mp by a prominent
lawyer in which he agreed to bestow
$50 900 on his wife.
BRIDAL. TRIP.
After marriage the couple started fo1
Mogaro Before doing so Marvin had Sc
cured an Introduction at the First Nation
al Bank where he presented letters OF
credit and received $500.
| Subsequently it was ascertained that the
| draft was palpable forgery This fact
was communicated to the girls friends
who were forced to the conclusion that
| their loved one had been made the victim
of a vile imposition. The parties pur
/ porting to have gwen Marvin letters OF IN
! PRODUCTION were at once telegraphed to.
| While the names of many were found to
be fictitious, the responses of others came
that the letters were wretched forgeries.
| MORE yILLAINY. .
The first intelligence from the unhappy
/ girl was a telegram from Albion, n. Y, in
which she inquired if the fatal accident to
her mother in Salem, Va, reported in a
northern newspaper, was true. 1t would
seem that Marvin had carried the lady to
Albion, where be hoped to practice his for
! gerry schemes upon wealthy friends of hers
there, and in order to get rid rid of he1
had manufactured and had published the
false story Of the fatal accident to hel
mother, doubtless hoping that this would
cause her to at once return to Richmond
and thus leave the way clear to him to dc
! sert her. AS soon as the friends of the
victim realized Marvin's imposition two ol
them promptly left here to join her. Tho
bank officers who had been duped by the
4 wi1ower, placed the case in the hands oi
detectives, who telegraphed to Albion tc
have Marvin arrested. The reply came
back that there two men by that name in
that city and inquiring which one was
wanted. The imposter learning that the
officers were on his track fed, and is sup
posed to have gone In the direction of Can
ada. The lady's friends found her at Abb
on. In order to avoid all publicity she
would consent only to travel at night. She
is expected on the northern train which ar
rives here tonight ut quarter to clever
o'clock.