Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
FORGER AND BIGAMIST.
The Capture of a Man Too Danger.
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 The Capture of a Man Too Danger
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 The New York Tribune says:-Our readers must have noticed with the purest satisfaction the capture at Lynn, Mass, of Arthur T. Merritt, alias the Hon. Alfred T. Marvin, alias Thomas Marvin, alias David Linsley, alias General Morton, ct al This is tho wretch to whom we lately alluded, and who married a young woman in Rich mond, Va, and almost simultaneously another young woman in Lakewood, N. J. There is hardly any record of another such tremendous fellow for leading confiding ladies to the hymeneal altar and afterward absconding i'm mediately in search of new victims. In addition to his recent marital exploits it is stated that he was married to two women in this city some three years ago; that year ago he married a woman in Gainesville that he has secured brides in Jersey City, Philadelphia, Little Rock, Ark, while he has been engaged to daughter of an ex-Governor of Missouri, who fortunately escaped the fate of the other damseIs. In the department of forgery, also, this man of many wives has won distinction and considerable money, while he has in- dulged in various other little episodes of swindling. More than once he has been arrested, but has always contrived to secure bail and leave his bondsmen in the lurch. At last his good fortune seems to have deserted him, and should he be tried and convicted upon all the indictments which are possible against him, he will pass the remainder of his by no means valuable life in the prisons of various States. Such, however, is his remarkable genius for getting out of scrapes, that we should not be at all astonished to learn that he had been released or had escaped, and had signalized his liberation by marrying, within month after, one woman in New York, another in Philadelphia, and third, at once beautiful and wealthy, in New Orleans for this is rogue of great rapidity and infinite resources. Since the days of Colonel Monroe Edwards, we have had no rascal like him. What limit is there to the chances of wooer who is always ready to settle $3O, 1000 on his bride?
 One may we'll be curious to know what manner of man is this who so successfully trepans the hearts of ladies, and takes the money out of the pockets of their papas or other male relatives. We are not surprised to learn that is handsome of person, and we'll preserved albeit his yea1s are two score and ten. His complexion is roseate and indica. tive of good living. He is five feet ten inches in height. He weighs 145 pounds His hair and whiskers, though blanche6 by good living and mental anxiety, are plentiful and, greatly to the grief nc doubt of many tailors, he is always we'll dressed. His manners are characterized by the reporters as fascinating" Hi! conversational powers are of the frs order. His air is semi-m1litary. Hi methods of making love are not des cribed, but the facts show them to b. well-nigh irresistible. He came, he wa seen, he talked little, and he con quered. Widows and virgins, in tn presence of such manly perfection could not remain cruel, and gave hin their hands with their hearts in then almost at sight without grace. But tn day of retribution always comes at last The Richmond campaign has been to much for even this ingenious knave unless he talks somebody into becomin his bondsman, and runs away, again t be married, again to borrow and t forge, and again to be overhauled b the Pinkerton detectives.
 It is needless to say that such a ma should be caged and kept so. If ther were Society for the Protection ( Women, as perhaps there should be fascinators of this sort might we'll b bu0 OUJSCtS O1 4lS SbT1CLS6G SuTVOIlldIlC& A bigamist is not much better than murderer, and may turn out to be on of the slower sort. Indeed, he is some what more cruel than most murderers for he consignswome to living deat blasts their hopes, and not seldom run away with their money. In spite of hi handsome figure, conversational abil ties, fine teeth, snowy whiskers an Prince Albert coat, which he alway wears buttoned up, this muoh-marrie man is mean scoundrel. Many pick pockets surpass him in graces of charat ter. Lock him up, put on him priso garb, deny him the use of hairbrust 8 toothbrush, clothesbrush, and SC him to making shoes
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