The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-14
LOCAL MATTERS.


s,.tement f~0sn Morton Marvin.
Tee prisoner known TO this public as
>,.,r;n hnt who insists that he Is u. A.
,1sr'on has seut the editors Of this paper a
o.orsl dental OF the account OF his early
,,sa a. nublished In yesterdays issue from
,Se s., Louis Rspobltcan. Tie says:
In mis- connvciion IL Is not my intention
,,.sv ANYTHING ia reference to the charges
sg,ced against we ia your city, but desire
ysrv Tespeciiully to ask your readers TO
,srnSe the article as taken from the st.
Iauis Republican,, and TO see how unrea-
son,be lis statements are. 1t says:
"On the way 10 jefferson City he bad
seven tits. had good deal Of trouble.
bsa 10 hold him aud gIye hmm water during
M, spa.ms. When got 10 the landing in
Jefferson City l hired a vehicle and en-
Moved men to bo'd him in the seat until /
so him TO The peuitentiary. During the
spssms his Ices and arms would contract 10
ibe size OF cbild'S."
II your readers will look at the railway
guide and timetable Of the Missouri and
Pacific railroad they will find that the run-
ming time from st. Louis TO Jefferson City
i about four hours. In this time the man
hsd seven fits--nearly two an hour. No
man could survive seven fits such as are
described in that time.
Again, A" be had 10 hold him aud give him
water during bis spasms." 1t may be that
4 person can drink water while in a fit or
spSsm. have never seen or known an in
stance OF that kind. These fits were OF such
a severe character that COff had 10 employ
men TO hold the patient In the seat. Yet he
was able 10 keep Cot busy giving him
water. The grand part OF this interesting
story is that " during the spasms his arms
and legs would contract 10 the size OF q
ehild's." Did a man ever venulate an ab-
surdlty that was any more Supremely abb
surds IL only requires 10 be read with q
little reason TO show that it is the out
growth OF a brain diseased with an abnor-
NAL desire 10 create sensation; the pro-
duct OF a man too cowardly TO deal justly
With the unfortunate or 10 WELD his sword
in the defence OF the cause he espouSed,
aud when called upon TO defend the same,
broke his blade between the rails Of fence,
and has ever since bad the title OF the
"Knight Of the Broken Sword" and who
is the bead OF the st. Louis KepVbtie0R. l
never personally knew j. B. Esds. IneVer
spoke 10 him in my life until met him two
years ago at the convention OF civil en-
gineers. | never wss on General Free
mout's staff; was never in Jefferson City
except Ia passing through on the train.
The whole statement, so far as j am con-
cerned, is false in every particular.
In conclusion, wish TO say. and ask your
readers 10 remember, that GENEROSITY
is the poor mans expense account; there
fore, don't fail TO be generous TO your sur
fering brother man. for, like bankers eX-
pense account, 1t brings in double for all
that is spent. Yours, &c,
b. A. MORTON.
THE SIXTEENTH WIFI.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Wright re-
eeived az anonymous communication from
Washington, ID. c., dated September iith,
iRelosiDg the photograph OF man who the
writer alleges courted Washington girl
and married her in Hudson City(s), and de-
serted ber after forging heavy notes against
her father. This was about eleven years
sgo. This man answers so exactly the de-
scription given OF Marvin that the writer
was induced TO believe that they were one
and the same.
HARvIN's MAIL MATTER.
The following Associated Press telegram
was received last night:
WASHINGTON, September 13 -Postmas-
ier.General James recently received a letter
from B. A. Morton. who is now awaiting
trial al Richmond, in which be complains
that the Jail authorities will not allow him
TO receive or send any mail matter except 1t
be first inspected by them. In consequence
Of this denial and retention, Morton asserts
he is deprived Of opportunity OF eommu-
nicating with bis family for the purpose OF
preparing fts defence without exposing bis
private affairs TO the prosecuting attorney.
lie also alleges that he called the attention
Of The Police Justice to an order recently
issued by the Postmaster General 10 the ef-
feet that persons confined in Jail awaiting
trial and not Ender sentence should not be
Of their mail matter. To this he
says the Police Justice replied: The
Postmaster. General don't own the kieh-
nond jail. Tbe Judge OF the Hastings
Court has sole eoatr0l of that matter
thorton's letter was referred to Judge
Freeman, Assistant Attorney-General Tor
lhe Post.Ofice Department. Judge Free
mlC has advised the POstmaster-GeneTal 70
inst. net The postmaster at Richmond to Ge-
lyef mail matter to Morton only 10 himself
or to any one he Eay authorize 10 receive
JuSSe Freeman alec points out the laws
and regulations, tke effect Of which = to
prohibit the iaiI-Suthorities at Richmond
IRON opening or inspecting the correspond
enee OF the prisoner.