The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-20

! In Default or Bail-Ths Account OF Him.
self Which He Gave When He Got HiI
Marriage License Here-His History a
Related BY Two New York Papers-Person.
al-How Marvin Answered the Letters OF
Inquiry About Himself-Enterestins Cireum.
staness-Ths Latest from Lynn.
Monster Marvin was before the court 10
Lynn yesterday, and was committed to jail
In default OF $1,000 bail.
| The charge he Is tirst to answer here Is
getting money under false pyetences from
tho First National Bank. But in addition
to getting him indicted for that Mr.. Wilt
may ask for his indictment for bigamy. His
last marriage was 10 Richmond, July Goth
on July 9th, he bad married the daughter
OF New jersey clergyman, the father OF
the bride conducting the services.
On the day OF the marriage here Mr..
Brownell introduced Marvin to Mr.. jim.
kins, the clerk Of the. Hastings Court, and
to Mr.. Lawlon, the deputy. Mr.. Jlnkins
remembers Marvin we'll. He describes him
ss tall and stout, neatly dressed in black,
bis bearing that OF gentleman OF wealth,
and bis conversation easy and natural. Bis
beard was gray and neatly trimmed. His
eyes were grayisb, and were SO good as not
! TO require the aid OF glasses. Though proba-
bly, over fifty years Of age, and though bis
hair was nearly white, Mr.. Jinklns says be
did not look old.
Said Mr.. Jinkins: I" He was q better.
looking man than you would meet in day,
walk. He answered all the questions ss to
age, &C., promptly. ] have seen some fel-
lows come here for marriage-licenses who
could hardly talk; but not so with Marvin.
| never saw a man behave better"
BORN IN VIRGINIA. ~
When asked where he was born be
answered. "Culpeper county, Va"
Mr.. BrOwnell looked up, little sur
prised, and said, 81 didn't know you were
born in Virginia"
eyes" he replied, &c am Virginian."
Then he was asked his residence and oo-
cupation, and he answered that he had been
traveller for sixteen years, and could call
no place his home. He had been opera
ting largely in lands" and he supposed
he might call Wisconsin, II any place, bis
home." His occupation be had put down
merchant"
He went out smiling. the license In his
hand.
MARyIS's HISTORY.
| The New York Herald OF yesterday has
two columns giving the history Of Msrvin.
From it the following extracts are made:
Eleven women OF virtue and respectability
are known TO have been the victims Of O
mock marriage with this man, only 10 be
robbed and deserted.
The criminals real name Is believed to be
Arthur Merritt, but bis more recent aliases,
among many others, have been General A.
| b. Morton, Thomas A. Marvin, A. T. Mar
| vlo, j. B. Lindsay, aud j. b. Mattbieson.
| What aggrayales his offence is that he Is a
man Of intelligence and talent, and over
| fifty years OF age.
II seems that the detectives we're after him
when be was on the wedding trip with bis
Richmond bride.
On July 26;h It was learned by the de-
tectiyes that the couple were in Albany, but
he was too old a bird TO be caught there.
and only stayed long enough to get worth
less draft eashed for about $3.50 by Spencer,
Trask & Co. He indOrsed it to A. b. Nor
ton, was identified at the bank by man
who knew him as "General Morton, a
very prominent aud wealthy rallroad-man,"
and procured the money, portion OF
which the detectives learned was in the
form of drafts payable TO Henry e. Beach
and Mrs. Kenny.
Meantime the detectives had proceeded 10
New Haven, where they found that Dir.
Beach and Mrs. Kenny, to whom The drafts
had been paid, were creditors OF Marvin.
They are respectable and worthy people,
and knew the adyenturer as General Nor
ton. Under this name Marvin has boarded
for three years past In the house OF Mrs.
Kenny with a lady who Is believed to be his
real wife. The New Haven police have
! long regarded the sO-called General Morton
as a suspicious character. He seemed to
travel great deal, and always came back
from his frequent trips with plenty OF
money. But he paid his debts and lived
quietly. A close watch was thenceforward
! Kept 10 New Haven by Pinkerton's men, as
1t was evident that that place was the head
quarters OF the adyenturer.
MARRIED TWO GIRLS.
Other instruments were also at wOrk
weaving the nets in which the willy scoun-
drel was destined to be caught. One OF the
peculiaritles Of the Pinkerton Detective
| Agency is its valuable system OF records.
| By the aid OF these Mr. Robert Pinkerton
was led to believe, and the belief was soon
strengthened into positive certainty, that
Marvin was no other than David Lindsay,
who, about five years ago. deluded two
young girls Of this city into bogus mar
riage and by means much resembling in
their dsvilish ingenuity those employed in
tue Richmond case. One of these victims
be deserted in Washington, after OBJ
tanning $500 from her, and the other
he, in turn, abandoned in Chicago,
after robbing her family OF considerable
amount. Tho young ladies In question
were OF the highest responsibility, and both
are now happily and legally married. Their
names are withheld for obvious reasons. In
these cases the PiukertOns were employed,
and they secured the man; but be was re.
leased because the victims shraDk from
publicity. Continuing the investigation by
the aid Of the Chicago agency OF this de-
tectiVe bureau, and from other sources, a
great part OF the previous history Of this
nan was revealed. The record is one
which may truly be called astonishing. AS
catalogue OF successful villainIes prolong-
ed through haliseore Of years it has never
been excelled and rarely p4ralleled.
HIS OTHER vLLAISIEs EXPOSED.
Under the name OF j. b. Lindsay, about
a year $50 be obtained 90 800 from pri-
vate banking 6rm in Eulala, Ala, on some
forged notes for cotton, causing the ruin OF
the rrm, aud escaping with his plunder.
A year ago last spring be was Identified In
81. Louis by Major Sergeant, prominent
citizen OF Missouri, az having in 1873 swim.
died him out OF $4,000 by clever forgery
iu Joplin, Mo. He was arrested by the Sc.
Louis police, and a full kit OF counterfeit
ers' and forgers' tools were found in his
luggage. Evidence was also found to
show that be obtained railroad passes all
over the country as an officer OF various
railroad companies, whose letter-hesds be
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