Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-20
Tilc SCOuNHENi isErYil,

is kio#D 10 Esva been gll:g Of mary other
cr'm's. was arraigocd 10 the court at BJston
yesterday and held in SIS 0C0 u5 il TUESDAY.
Ttonss MaIVia, whoao real Deme i, ArtLuc
MeIriti, 60 lar ps ias htcG discovered las msr
| red no less than ter wemer. sni hos DE- rcd
each in turn. 4 lij!oTy Ct his crimes is as n-
toresting as romsrco Ia HAY last no ADVERT,
ed 10 the Hartoid Churchmsn Tor governess,
lis alias on til oGcas sion beirg Thomas A. Mar
vic. lie had daughter years CID, who YES
then living with hiD, ind Womsn who is sid
to BIO his lawful vlfc. Miss TurDin. young
lady OF good Virginia family, WHO resided 10
Rictmord, answered tho advertisement send.
lrg list of Rchucnd references. Ia reply
Merritt, alias Marvin. wrote that ho liked her
letter, ard subsequently ho referred her to
Judge Cowar, OF Germantown. Pa; WI lam
A. lay 0r, OF Camden. N. j., Gud Rev. j Ohm
D.anforth, Of Medi'. Pa. 1t has sire, been
cl:c0Vared that these persons Wsre oil myths
but their alleged places of residerc, Werc
near enough to enable Mcrrctt to get the
letters aldcegsed to them 10 q sirg'e day, and
answer each as he sAw fit. By the mex! mail
Miss Turpin received letters from ell! the 'ref.
crences," in which Marvin was spoken CT as an
elderly mar of wealth. intelligence ard rsre
virtue. The letter to Elr. Taylor purportcd to
be from Mrs. Taylor Mr.. Taylor boiug absent,
and told Miss Turpia tha! Mr. Marvin mas
good natutcd cid Wido7tr Who WIGS lcokiog for
wife rather than ter q gGverness. Ii MIR,
Marvin proposed aftCr meeting her, the letter
advised, She ciud not d. better than TO aco,pt
him, ss he was kiad loving and wealthy, Its
Unnecessary to sly That this letter IVES from The
clever pen Ct M,ritt himself. Having thus
paved tho wiy, NJ: r:ilt iGusneyed to Richmond
and introduced himself. While negotiations
were In prosrt5s Merritt declared lis 1.-Two sud
Miss Iulp.n accepted his cfIer Of msrtiage
They were married ca July 90 md Merritt,
who was introduced By MIR. A. NJ. BroEnell
the brides trotber in-laR. Negotiated q daft
Tor sos. l: was drawn o. a bank G II .disan,
Wis. and made payable to T. s. Marvin. Not
ccntcnt With this haul, MsrIi.. borrowed 800
from tbs cereymsG Who performed tho mar
t!eg, ceremony.
merr!,t having tfuI rrrapGcG isis Gasro.s,
started on bis Hctd:rg tour. reaching Wash
TOO on the eVcaleG OF his wedding dsy. IIotook
his vito 10 tha Metropolitan Hotel. E.Fly IN
Tho SUMNER Merritt sprotrtd in Lakewood
under the ntm, Of a. Y. Marvin. H. !.id sesc
10 tho heart CT VI Mile de Hart, CT tha: vii
lage. and 90 july II they wcrc married by her
father. Rev q. HCvey He prevailed up,p
Dir. H0Vey b!iorc Lhe marriage TO inlrniucs
BIN to back. Tber3 be iried un:usaessful!y 10
get draft 81 IS Geo cashed. MT in the last
t'shi artcnst ~ tnla failure, h.: borrowed 800
lioEn his iE'crj'eh tsthcr ia law sd ne wai
ding went or. Ga this, IS on tho OCCASION With
Miss In!p!n. hu TACK hi' hlida 10 w Washington
tnt ~ ghch hriel he qaaritr;d Tor has no,
hecE maao kaowp. Erm JAY II o. Jutg 20
I .ln. l.
friq1ent 0co:s!nn 81 le:va is tri&r. Flo told
her On July is or 10 !h.t ho hsd 10 20 10
FREDERICKSBURG. tat went irst,tl to Rich.
mond. where ~ c,ur;shp al Hiss Tulpin was
Ia progress ti4:i>g n}L,rird .iii young lady
npd taken her - iha M9:repo lao Hotel.
Wasblc2t0D. ho i;it lar III yialt hil trido CT
July } l.. 10 toid the aNcr 10 get ready to 20
TO Rnlladtlrrl' hy iha ncyt lraID, Rh;ch she
Gid. tleVei'y managing to miss tho iisic. hs
re;Wntd TO Bliss iurplu, ned in her Company
started By tie NIX tIaia Tor PtilsGelphia.
Bci0ro the tEsla LIT tho depot ha te?esraphcd
to bride No. ], iGstruciaE her to 20 to The
Windsor lloio|. J9Ss,y III y, aud await his ar
rival. With bride No. no wont to PhilsSel-
phia AID thence II Nav Ycrk, esd finally visi-
ted Rochester 5nd Ab:on. lasilg Hiss Tut-
pln OF Tho latter plso,, TO Weat 20 Albany,
seven days after the marriage, and there, under
tho name Ct General a, b. Morton, ho sue
ctcdcd in c,shirg sEo.hcr draft. In ctder 10
get II! OF Miss lutpin casi'y ho caus tho
ltstrtIon 10 Rochester paper, which sto was
sure to Sec, Of hreu4 iItStam lrCm R;oh-
mold announcing Inst hur mother had b)cn
Sew rely II jared by cllrisso accident. lie tall
tgrhphcd 10 tcr Sl.o Ial;ue her 10 70 btck 10
Richmond BY mEy # llsriiahburG. wh,ro be
would meet hcr. Si.o uho9ed him ord has
pnu ~, : ! l..
reirsted two or thccc t3ig :rics for small
amouois prepared his plans for arotker mar.
liage ard thco d lied to llYnn, Mass Mean
while the brother iH lsw Il Mas Tur,.in and
Tho PiJkerao dut:c!vc wtre ca Lis Trail.
They lost the ec2ut q: III cIcSt,r a1d we're nj q
loss Tor somo tine, lu: On "Wednesday Mr..
BroTOtlI, the wGargGd girls brother in law,
recognized him q. The Stg.mlro ucuso, in
Lynn. aid had him eTTCstud. His ntmc in
Lyon was RcIj iria +. Adams. Ga Wcdnes.
day detective lickcrton r.c.iVcd dispatch
from Chief CT pt.ioe John Poo irf1rmirg him
that ar;qusltJn had tcsn is uld b. the Gov
crnor Of Virginia iJr Merritt alias Marvin aiss
Morton elias Adams. uId asking him to q 10
Boston to procure The rtc,s;sty warrant. Mr.
Pinkerton s'artod Thulsi,y night, AID beg.n
his Journey to Richmond with lis prisoner.
Merritt is described IS person of fascinating
manners II is ovsr City years old. FIVE feet
nine and hclf or ten irohcS in height, and
weighs l45 pounds. His COMPLEX 10 some
what aorid aud rugged, cs il from hieh living.
His features are clearly aud distinctly dtawn,
sud llnrs, interled ty ego but partially c,n.
o'aled y sr:. surround his Desc end tbs eods
Of lis mouth. His hair aud Plentiful, wall
trimmed sido wii:kets ere s1Cwy white, his
teeth are poriec. aLd uri(orra, aud he always
dresses neal srd 10 tood taste. His record
as hisanis, net yet fulljt and completely
lrac:d, Is wonderful ore. Two y3ars uso be
married Two y6ulE gals Of respectable fapilies
within lev weeks. Tits was 10 NV York
where lie bofo tic namo Of Lindsay. Not
lorg attorwstd BIZ married g young lazy
OF Pa0csVi'Ie o.. aId then jersey City ,irl.
Then csma dansc whose psreas lived in
Philadelphia. Ii all he las lea Hivos living.
He has peScr b:on kaowa to Iivo mcro thsn u
week With SLY IF his wives (rXceps Tho fret,
who is lie stlmDte), Invariably desrriiag than
srd leaving therc to thci, iat,. lie Tss nuc,
engaged 70 ba married to tho dau;h;er OF sn
ex governor CT Missouri, tu! his plans Wee ler
Ouce tnl,e1 ii4 ninth VITA !. in ph;ip.i.ini !,