Louisiana capitolian., 1881-08-11
CRUELTY wRoSaED.
IAN Ohio wtd0wer" In ntchMOnd-
BnscIy Deeetying and Marry.
ing an Estiaable Lady
Forgery ana De.
scrttOn'
New York Herald.


man calling himself Thomas Marvin.
The yictimized lady is the niece OF one
the most distinguished members OF
Of the bar OF this State. and q gentle
men OF the highest social position.
She is also connected with many 9TH
or excellent families here and in 9th.
or portions of the State. She poses.
ses noble character, and in person
is m exceedingly pretty blonde Of
less than twenty five. She Is u great
tavorite in Richmond society and
has host Of friends among both sex
es in this city. Being dependent on
her widowed mother for support, she
had for some time before the unhap-
| py union with Marvin considered the
propriety Of securing the position OF
goveiness. About three weeks ago
her attention was called to m adver-
tisementin Hartford Conn relig-
Ions newspaper purporting to be
from u widower in Ohio who desired
the services of g0verness to take
charge Of his little girl, about six or
eight years old. The lady quickly
decided to apply for the position.
She accordingly visited her pastor
n well known Episcopal Clergyman of
this ity,and also n distinguished jurist
from whom she obtained letters of rec
comendation which she forwarded the
widower. The result was that Mar
vim came on to Richmond, having
discarded the great number.of appli-
cations with which he was beset, sat-
isfed that he had found the lady he
desired, lie called upon her ut her
mothers residence here and informed
her that he was the Ohio widower
mentioned in the advertisement. He
had several interviews with her, dur.
ing some Of which he presented let
ters OF introduction to many promi.
nent business men here from men of
the highest business and social posi-.
tion 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
Maryin's story they were accepted rs
genuine by his victim and her family
and friends, Marvin made propo-
sition Of marriage to the lady, which
after consideration by herself and
friends, was accepted, and the mar
riage solemnzed at the home of her
mother by the pastor OF her church.
The marriage was u very quiet one,
The groom, with great liberality,
had u marriage contract drawn up by
u prominent lawyer, in which he
agreed TO bestow $4,000 on his wife.
After the marriage the bridal party
left for Niagara on the afternoon train.
Marvin leaving the impression upon
the friends of the bride that they
would remain ut chat watering place
for several weeks, going from thence
to the West, where they would re-
main till fall, and then sail for Eu-
rope. The groom represented that he
had large interests in France, where
he had lived for many years. Not n
suspicion of the truthfulness of the
representation was entertained by the
lady's friends, The mans appear.
ance and letters aIl tended to quiet
any doubts Of his integrity.
During his stay here Marvin called
on several Of the leading business
men and presented his letters and
was kindly received, BY some of
these he was introduced to the First
National Bank, where he exhibited
letters Of credit that gained him ready
recognition as u responsible man.
Upon the strength Of these Marvin
presented n draft for $500 upon n well
known Chicago banking house, which
was readily cashed. Several days
elapsed after the departure of the
newly married couple before any in
telligence was received from them by
the lady's friends here. In the mean
time, the First National Bank receiv-
ed notification from their Chicago cor
respondent that Marvin's draft was q
palpable forgery. This fact was COM