Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-20
Price Four Gents

his effects at the time of his arrest in St. Louis. Ike prisoner was placed under SIO,- 900 bail, and was plausible enough to deceive prominent lawyer who became one of his sureties. He jumped his bail and was never afterward arrested until captured yesterday.
 Among Merritt's other victims were the Mining bank, Deadwood, to the extent of l $2,OOO; the Fourth National bank, St. Louis the Joplin, Mo, bank, $2 1000; I. P. Lock wood, Fort Smith, Ark, $500; First National bank, Sedalia, Mo, $1, 200; Beloit, Kan, bank, $3, 900; Exchange bank, Holton, Kan $6, 500.
 Among the numerous wives, in addition to the four already mentioned (the two New | York girls, the New Haven lady and his latest victim, in Richmond), was the young lady in Lakewood, N. J., whom he married on July Is, only four days before his marriage to the richmond lady. As stated in the Herald of the 4th inst, the adventurer at that time called himself Albert P. Marvin, and claimed to be an attache of the United States legation at Paris. He deserted his victim in Wash Ington, after obtaining money from her father, clergyman. His nasty departures rom richmond were owing to the necessity of hls keeping this wife from suspecting his plans while he was arranging to marry Miss Turpin.
 About two years ago he married lady in Carthage, Mo, aud deserted her in week. He then appears to have visited Philadelphia, where he was united to another-the seventh 80 far as known. In Little Rock, Mo-, he next turns 1p as the husband os. s s5auahter of a rormer Governor of the State, whom he quickly abandoned. Mrs. Nellie De Hart. a young widow, was his ninth bride, and two others are known to exist-one recently mar rled in Gainesville, Ohio. The names of the ladies which are not given in this article are suppressed at the request of their friends but are known to the detectives. In nearly all cases Marvin's mode of procedure seems to have been about the same He would ad- vertise for governess and then propose to his confding charge to marry him.
 RUN DOWN AT LAST AND ARRESTED
 Yesterday morning Marvin was taken into custody at Lynn, Mass, where he was traced by skillful detective work He was living obscurely at the Sagamore Hotel, under the name of B. F. Adams. Mir. BrownelI, the brother-in-law of Miss Turpin, fully identi- fled him as the man for whom they were in search and he was taken into custody and locked up to await the arrival of a acquisition from the Governor of Virginia to the execu- tive authority of Massachusetts. This was mailed yesterday. It will arrive in Boston tomorrow, where Robert Pinkerton will be awaiting it and the prisoner will be taken at once to Richmond. The feeling of indigna- tion in that city against Marvin is said to be very strong and threats of lynehing him have been heard.
 1b was dSCSTbdku00 LuhL nASA hdTfIn udu deserted his last ''wife' he went to Canada and swindled Toronto firm out of $1, POO by worthless check drawn on the Chicago branch of the Merchants bank of Canada, through the First National bank of Madison, Wis
 Marvin, to call him by his most recent alias, is described as a man of five feet nine and half or ten inches in height, weighing 145 or 15O pounds, of fine appearance and very gentlemanly and digniied manners. He is about sixty years of age, but well preserved and has forid complexion, white hair and side whiskers, good teeth and large, mild gray eyes. He would easily pass for wealthy banker or 8 man of refinement and elegant leisure.