The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-03


OF HER THEOPHnUS.
New York Herald, 2d.l
The dry bones OF the now ancient The
ophlus Youngs case ratified yesterday as
they never did before when The respondent,
Mrs. Mary l. G. YoungS, took the stand be-
fore Referee Edward +. Underhill 10 tell
the story which she says viii brand the man
who CLAIMS to be her husband as a liar and
an impo,lor. Mrs. YOungS Is an elderly
person, with piercing black eyes. Her
countcnance is intcrliced with wrinkles,
and the corners OF her mouth drOOp in a
marked manner. She has a way OF drawing
her figure up and pursIEg her lips together
when a qGe>tiOn is put 70 her; and il the
answer is particularly smart she darts a
Triumphant look upon the interrogation,
which is neither lcer nor wink, but a
combination OF both.
| II will be remembered that 4 number Of
wears ago TheophiluS IOungS, the respond
| ent's husband, disappeared in mysterious
manner. Shortly aftcrward a dead body
was found floating in the waters OF Boston
barbOr. which was identified aS that OF the
missing TheOphiluS. over year ago let
| t,rS OF administration were granted TO the
widow upon the estate OF her husband. Al
| this point Henry Youngs, a brother OF the
supposed dead man, petilioned the sur
rogate TO set the letters 0f adminstra-
ton aside. upon the ground that the
propcrty Of which the estitc consist
ed had been assigned to him by The
missing man before he disappeared. The
petitioner also alleged that TheOphius was
not dead, and of, red TO produce him in
court. A man claiming to be the husband
Of Mrs. YOungs then appeared, hut when
he confronted the wOu,d.be widow she pro-
nounced him 10 be a mere adventurer, and
declared that she never saw him before. \
number Of witnesses were examined 10
prove the pseudo huSb1nd's claim, and
finally be took tie stand and related the
story Of his life mnUtely. II is to di>proye
this testimony that Mrs. NOungs was called
by Elliot c. Minor, her counsel.
The witness said that Der husband, name
was rheOphius IOungs, but that he always
spelled It without an "h.: \ letter wa,
exhibited, which She identified as one writ
ten by her husband to her when she was in
Boston. The alleged Theophilus IOuDes
was told TO stand up. and tie witness wa,
asked if the man before her was her long
lost husband.
A sC0RNFUL SCRUTINY.
Mrs. Youngs surveyed the calm features
Of TheOphilus with what was evidently IN
tended TO be look of ScOin. She directed
him 10 tuln around. and suddenly thrust
her fingers into his hair, treated him TO
sort OF mild shampoo, AID then declared
that he was not her husband. BY way Of
explanation she said that she was exploring
hl> capillary covering TO see II there was
any scar upon the back Of his head similar
ID one which dis6gured the Uranium OF her
quondam lord, but had failed TO find
any trace OF it. Therefore she was
positive that he was not her husband.
She then described the various places
in when she and her husband lived after
their marriage, among other places namin"
Burnside. near Washington, -. G.. Silver
Spring. kane's farm, and Berry'S farm. In
1871 she went to live in Washington, then
to Baltimore, from there to Philadelphia,
and back 10 BIltmUie, returning finally 10
Washington. She went 10 Boston in 1874.
and was followed by her husband, who left
the children behind in Washington. Mrs.
Youngs said she had four children by Thco-
philus Ioungs and two by former .hus-
band. The names and the dates Of their
births were: Laurie TheOphiuS, born
August 30, 1866; Margaret Alice, born
December s, 1867; William Henry,
born March lG, 1869; and TheophiIuS
scott, born June >, 1872. The witness
named the various physicians who attended
her. and added that her husband upon one
occasion sent for DR.. Mary Walker. Her
son Laurie Theophilus died at Burnside.
and the body was put into The coffin and
buried upon the farm by It's father, who al |
lowed no one besides himself to touch il. |
Mr.. Minor asked if >he kept turkeys at the |
farm, and if a certain turkey was not pre- |
,ented 10 her son.
81 suppose this is a question OF the ident- |
ifcation OF a turkey" interrupted Mr.. |
Drake, counsel for the petitioner, "and | |
9hieci."
The question was ruled out, and the Wit |
iees went on TO tell ab0u, servaDt.girl |
Tho, according so TheOphilus's testimony, |
gas hired In Washington. Mrs. Youngs
aid Ter husband picked the girl up in the
Ijghway and took her home for charity.
\fter n tremendous tuss!e betweeV the four
lwyeTs who are conducting the csse, Re!e-
ec UnderhIll ruled out the last evidence
nd also some other questions. A recess
las then taker for bali IN hour.
After recess Mis-. Youngs resumed the
and, and, in answer TO a question. gave
he names OF several horses which her hus-
and used 10 own. She said he had 0 diiti.