Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-29
a Richmond Young Lady Betrayed.

r;coid OF u,s: dlabolics GRIM, that events
hsv. so transplted that pu bic mention must be
nsds ct the C uel betrayal Of one Of Ricbnond's
nobeSt and fairsst daughters. The victim of
this narrative has suffered all that mortal is
capable Of. ard the publication of tho subtle
neans ty which f md has Wthered the lite of
q b,auniul aod innocent chsrso:tr will give It
the only slender earthly consolation that re-
mslrs-the sympathy Of The entire communi.
y-while it VII fu Dish 20 ii, uosusp c;icg 40
example to keep then on their gu,Id against
adVen urous mpostjr5.
Richmond young lady hss b=eu fou ly bo.
trayed into marrsge with g wretch in the shape
of nsu, who, uuder lyiog preteuces srd
forged papers OF reference and introduction has
MADE her bis wife Simply to gain position
Thr b2 be negotiated q draft Tor $500. 10
th;ok Of az louooeut, col6diug gir sacrificed b7
demon OF maDmon Ia thought as IncJmpre-
haoslble as II - APPALLING Why csuuibs
may STAY bis fellow msu to feast upon bis car.
cass. or why savage might Kill an enemy from
spill: OF reVerg or haired, or semi savage
take a human lIte 10 rob il OF great wealth, ore
Considerations that can 90 readily understood
But Tor mao, to Gll purposes Ser mlDgly intel
l2ent, to s.cflGce a uuble std heroic slr soleIv
for the mparatiVelY Insignificant sum OF $500
Is 50 horribly s'rJoluus that reason must single
it cut as uothlog less than the machuslion OF
40 luferual one.
10 give 90 intel 6 lot aud co1oco,ed history
OF the ms0nr 10 which the t0ul bvtrsyal Was
acc1mp' shed it will b. we'll 10 repr JdLc, an sr
tico Woch Appeared ia tho Dispatch OF tb4
% lust, Ut WHICH the prtsen: sad story aud
recoot Stsrtilog v:s!iou ls be quel. Here
follows tho accyuu! OF a western Edowar sack.
leg governess. who secures caarm,rg vile
10 Richmond, which has already Appeared in
the q ,zotlc.
The uotortuoate co ar1iage WAS believed BY
the trleGds OF he bfi3e to bs mos; happy Que,
ard her new tusbssd was treated with every
mark Of respect and hospitality by her relatives.
Ills numerous aud well w!iteu letters of ioIro-
duc.ion upon the letter h:adiug ct ptCmi1cut
men 10 the North aud Wcs!, and The cl>vetness
With which ell bis tea;l3gs aud sdysuors re
made, LETT not the llshtest ro3u ior su.picicn
aud the greatest evidence of co2fjeuce WAC
place 10 him Wheo he was Congratulated b,
she friends OF the ncwy msds bride. He wa.
Introduced o, the First N,s,ora BlYk, wagrs
be presented letters OF cetdtt that gained for
Dim ready recognition SO a responsible man, aud
draft upon large banking house Of Chicago
secured for him the ready cssh for the imne-
date wants Of a person Of his represented lm-
portsnoe.
The tolIosiae. clipped from a wsekiy i3urosl
OF this cl!y, OF dste 231 inst oni.ticg. how
ever tn lsd5's Dame, serVes to show now per
tee y blinded was the community to tho real
character OF the accomplished ssouudrel whose
VlllaiDy is here made public
-, AT the residence of the brides mo:har,
w edoesQsV tyaoinp Miss
married 10 Mr.. Thomas Marvin. The care
moIy vas Very quietly conducted. Mr., Mar.
VIC is Vifglnlsn By birth, by adoption a Wis.
oonsonlan. but for the last fifteen years has re-
sided 10 Paris de is genltmiu of large for
tuna. add the bride is universally beloved By all
WAC Know her"
Several days PISSED sitter tie ab3yc evont,
and no intelligence came from the bridal psrtv
to their friends 10 Richmond, but the return
to the bat here of he $500 draf, With adgices
from Chicago that il was raIpsble forgery,
aud the horrible conclusion vas fo!c.d upou
her friends that their loved QUO had been the
victim of vile imposition. The gentlemen
Durportlpg to Introduce Msrvia were imme.
dlately telearspbed to. and while the naues of
many were found 10 DO fictitious, the respoosa
from others came that the letters we're wretch
cd forgeres.
The first Intelligence from the unhappy airl
vas telegram from Albion. N. Y, 10 WHOM
she Inquired If the fats accdeut 10 her mother
10 Salem, w., reported 10 Northern paper.
was true. So would eeem Msrvio had car
RED her to this place, Whe1o he hoped 10 prsc.
tlcs bis forgery gama upon veal ny friends of
his victim. aud that 10 order to ger rid of her
the demon had manufactured and hsd publish
ed the story OF tho accident to her mother,
tp1I oo,o n,,I3
and be make bis dcSeTiou Of her more easy.
When the terrible reality forced itself upoG
Der friends here lady of the family s:arted O,
ouos to IN aud beIrleDd the unfortunate zoe 10
her fearful position. GA the following day,
"Wednesday last, gentleman relativJ having
gained sufficient information to act iutellisibiy,
started 90 the same MISSION.
The frs. Intelligence of their wher.ab ,ut.
sinco their departure Was geaued from ;he
telegram CT l. quiry about be accident; and the
baok officers, who hRd already Sc, detc Gives 10
work uDoo the Case. telegrapned to Albion 20
have Matvio arrested. The answer game back
that there were two Of them. and desirug 10
kooW which one was wanted Rsror,s have
come IRON time to time thst The tffic.rs were
on the track OF the soluodrcl, but it is DOW
thoue ht he has made go,d his csc,pe 10
Osoads. The uotoTuosie lady Was found 10
Albion by her fri, nds, add letter r, ociveo
from Der yesterday s'at.s that she is rgluroi,
with them homr. Hr aogush my be better
imagined than described. aud 10 order 10 avoid
all publicity she w,li c1nseat cnly 10 rAvel at
night. She is eXp:oied 70 reach this ciy this
evening"
Ii my ba asked wss this sudden add fatal
alisDce the result Of aft i1u Or az ius,5e de
sire for wealth, and il i. only Just to this 10
fortunate lady. who hiss the deep sympathy Of
this commuulty, to s,s1e euphaticay that it
Was for neither. She heroc ,lly sacrificed her
self solely with the hope IF bringing relief to
her widowed u,o,her, whose mind was becom
log seriously ,ife,,ed by tbs sting of poverty
and trifirg burden of obligation which proved
upon her. While ou the ona hand tie appre-
pension sod summary luuishment Of he das
tsrdy Vlsu nust be desir,d by all, it il
serious gu sou whs;hsr BIZ victim, who hss
suffered SO much, Should be further subjected
to the torIurcs of public rial.
Shorty after the marriage northern papsr
cootslotd 40 acc0uot of 90 e.csped luoatc
there, whose m.ni. vas the employment Of