The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-11

/" Welded In Haste to Repent ct Lei.
sure"

The Richmond .(va.) papers recently CON.
tanned an account Of . romantic marriage In
that city, Of which the following is the sad
sequel, - givenin . Richmond dispatch a
the 18th ult: So Ia *
Society here Is ID. flutter OF excitement
to-day over social sensation, the occasion
Tor which ID the betrayal into marriage Of
young lady Of Richmond, who moves in the
Tso%s. Marvin. Fhe Victimized lady IS sae
eere Of the bar Of this state and tentleman
nec&ea With many. Oshsr excellent families
here and in other portions of the State. She
possesses noble character. and I'm person she
q @ ssncs Of s; .1 nsn
: sSSssy b seS .e a::
Y ss ' Mother Being Tor .Re s her
for some time before the unhappy union with
Marvin considered the propriety Of securing
Sar o. About
vertisement In the Hartford lhuTchn,an pur-
porting TO DO from wid0wer in Ohio who de-
sire. sired to secure the services Of 2 governess to
year, old. Tho lady quickly decided to apply
Tor the position. She accordingly visited her
pastor. wel+known Episcopal clergyman in
whom she obtained let. ers Of recommends
ton, which she forwarded to the widOwer.
The result was that Marvin came on to Rich
1S wSeS
desired. He called upon her at her
Rss rs: e. ass sR Ss 6s se ~sea
mentioned in the advertisement. He had sew.
eral interviews with her, during one of which
he presented letters Of Introduction to many
the highest business and social positions in
the North and West, purpOrting to represent
that the bearer Of them was a man of ample
tion. So plausible were these letters and
genuine by Il; victim her family and IS
lady, nRcS Of ny to
solemnized at the home Of her mother BY the
hberality, had marriage contract drawn
agreed to bestow $4,000 on his wife after the
on the afternoon train. Marvin leaving the inn
preston upon the friends of the bride that
they would remain at that watering place for
where they would remain till the fall, and
then sail for Europe. The groom represented
that he had large interests in France, where
o oe t 9ad LIVED tor many years Not su.pcon
were entertained by the brides friends. 7 he
mans appearance and letters all tended to
quiet any doubts of bis integrity. During his
Ing business men and presented his letters
and was kindly received. BY some of these he
IVES introduced to the First National Bank,
where ne exhibited letters of credit that gained
man. Upon the strength of these Marvin
presented draft for $500 upon well-known
Chicago banking house, which was readily
ure Of the newly married couple before any in.
telligence was received from them by the
lady's friends here. In the meantime the
Bank ,Sd. ion
wins draft was palpable forgery. This fact
was communicated to the girls friends. who
were forced to the conclusion that their loved
ono had been made the victim of q vile impO.
sttion. The parties purporting to have given
Marvin letters of introduction were at once
telegraphed to. While the names Of many
the others came that the letters were wretched
forgeries. The first intelligence from the un.
happy lady was telegram from Albion. New
to her. ns IN
. Northern newspaper, was true. 1t would
seem that Marvin had carried the lady to Al
SSn; where he hoped to practice his forgery
aud in order to get rid Of her had mmufact-
ured and had pub ished the false story of the
fatal accident to her mother, doubtless hoping
Richmond and thus leave the way clear to him
to desert her. As soon a. the friends of the
victim realized Marvn's imposition two of
bank Officers here who had been duped by the
bridegroom placed the case in the hands of
q detective. who telegraphed to Albion to have
Marvin arrested. The reply came back that
and tnquiring which one was wanted. The
impostor, hearing that the officers were on
81 nis track. lied, and T. supposed to have gone
found hor at Albion, and, in order to
avoid all publicity, she would consent only
to travel at night. She 10 expected to ar.
rive on the Northern train which will reach
acted such an unprincipled part in this at
fair 10 about fifty-fve years old, and it is very
doubtful whether the name he is known un.
ample fortune Of which he pretended to
be the possessor. He is represented by
those who met him as a man Of prepossessing
bears himself like one who IS exactly what he
would have you believe he is. He talks well,
but not SO much about his own affairs as to
make bis bearers believe he is endeavoling to
Great INDIGNATION ia manifested he against
the perpetrator of one of the cruelist IMPOSE
tons that could have been inflicted upon a
which is held in the highest esteem in the
State. The tenderest sympathy is felt for the
victim Of Marvins cool and dar-
,1g =, call and i might not BE well for
time an event, however, not anticipated nor
likely to occur. For audacity and cool daring
Marvin's exploit surpasses anything of the
moving city. OF course the slliance in which
that man was such q prominent. actor and so
hastily contracted IL the theme of discussion
Hsss Of tbs
unhappy lady was p oinpte1 no doubt to a great
extent by an unselfish desire to add to her
aged mothers comforts. and surround her
with all the Injuries that the wealth she sup
posed was offered her would afford.