The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20
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y4hxn,s6ii pond VA p.perx scently confs a
tdineA account Of romsntt marriage 'a
that q Of which ne following isthe sad
sfqud given in = Richmond dispatch Of
~ b nit. al = y u
socf here IL in autter Of exciteg emit
to Bier Z social aensation, the occesioa
young lady Of Richmond, who moves IN tne
highest circles. BY man calling himself
Thomas Marvin. The victimizeo laoy IL tao
niece OF one of the most distlngoisn0 et, m0
bers Of the bar Of this state and gentleman man
OF tho highest social POS ton. sheis also EOn,
nectcd With many other exce!lent taml sse
here and In other portions of the state. sne
possesses noble character: and 10 2etson sno
is IN exceedingly pretty blonde OF less ta&n
S ysaas oi age :ocis,y has
host, Of ! friends among both sexes
y, Widowed mother TOR Support. she had
for some lims hstore ths UNHAPPY WHOA WIZ
Marvin considered the proprety OF sec9 thraa
,e sage ago her attention WIS called to an ad-
vertisement in the Hartford !hutchman par.
porting to be from widower in Ohio, VINO &C.
sired to secure the services Of g0verness 10
take charge Of his little girl, about SIX or elgnt
Old The lady quickly deeIde 1,s 10 Rsr
pastor. welLknown Episcopal c,ergyman IN
this city, and also distinguished turlst. from
whom she obtained Get egs OF recommends
ton, which she forwarded to the widoWer'
The result was that Marvin came on TO hicn.
mond, having discarded the great number OF
Applications with which he was bcset,
satisfied that he had found the aaE no
desired. . He called upon her ut her
mothers residence and here informed
her that he was the Ohio Whoever
mentioned in the advertisement. lie nau sew
erai interviews with her, during one of which
he presented letters of introduction to many
prominent business men here from men OF
the highest business and social positions III
tho North and West, purpOrtlng TO represent
that the bearer Of them was 4 man OF ample
fortune, of culture and excellent, social posi-.
fion So plausible were these letters ana
Marvin's story, that SNhay were accepted as
gen dine by his victim her family and friends.
Marvin made a proposition OF marriage to the
lady, which, after consideration by herself
AMI friends, was accepted, ana the marriage
solemnized at the home Of her mother Dy tne
pastor of her church. The marriage was
very quiet one. The groom. with great
liberaiity, bad \ marriage contract drawn
up by a prominent lawyer, in which ne
agreed to stow $50, 900 OH bis wife after the
marriage. # The bridal party left for niagara
on the afternoon train. MarVinleaV INC I'M.
I preston upon the friends OF the bride 1nat
| they would remain ut that watering place TOR
several weeks, going from thenceto the West.
where they would remain till the fall, and
then sail for EUROPE. The groom represented
that no had large interests in France. where
he had lived for many years. Not Suspicion
the trlthfnlnesS Of these representations
were entertained by the brides friends: 4 nc
mans appearance and letters all tended to
| Quiet any doubts Of his integrity" During MS
stay here Marvin called on several OF the lead
| ing business men and presented his letters
and was kindly received. BY some of these nc
YVES introduced to the First National Bank
| where he exhibited letters Of credit that gained
for him ready recognition as q respvn Sibte
man. Upon the strength of these Marvin
| presented draft for $500 upon well-knoWr
! Chicago banking house, which was readily
cashed. Several days elapsed after the depart
nre of the newly married couple before Anv IN
teligence was, received from them BY ~
I lady'si friends here. In the meantime tn
! First National Bank reeeivtd notification
from their Chicago correspondent that Mar
wins draft was Il palpabe forgery. This lac
was communicated TO me girIs ir, .sn WI,
! were forced to the conclusion that ther !ovet
E6ne had been made the victim OF vile 1mpO
4 sitiOu. The parties purpOrting to have givel
I Marvin letters of Introduction were at Onc'
telegraphed to. While the names OF man.
were found to be fictitious, the response e o o
fOrgcries. The first intelligence from the I'm
happy lady was a telegram from Albion. New
York' in Which she inquired II the fatal acci
dent to her mother in Salem, Ma. reported II
Northern newspaper, was true: II Woul,
seem that Marvin had carried the lady to Al
bjOn, where he Hoped to practice his forgcr!
scheme upon wealthy friends of hers there
ana in order to get rid of her had manuiact
ured and had published the false story of tn
fatal accident to her mother, doubtless hopinl
that this would cause her to at once return
Richmond and thus leave the way clear 70 mr. ln
to desert her As soon rs the friends OF tn
victim realized Marvin's' imposition two q
, them promptly left here to join her Th
bank officers here who had been duped by tn
bridegroom placed the case in the hands 9
detective, who telegraphed to Albion to hav
Marvin arrested. The reply caMe Dack Una
and irlquiring which one was wanted. Th
impostOr, hearing that the Ottices were o
his track, fled, and Is supposed to have eon
in the direction Of Canada. The lady's friend
found her At Albion, and in ord ri
t9aye P =, na 81 Se0a ssessp' to
rive on the Northern train which will leac
here tonight at W:45. The man Who hs
3 acted such an unprincipled part ~ tins a
fair 10 about ffty.dve years old, and It 1sver
. der here belongs to him any more than tt
ample fortune of which he pretended
be the possessor. He is represented
8 those who met him as man 0f prepossessin
appearance, exceptionally good ADDRESS an
+, bears himself like one who is exactly what !
would have you believe he IL. He talks vel
- but not SO much about his own affairs as
:, make his hearers believe be is endeavOltng
8 claim what does not actually belong to hin
! Great Indignation ia manifested here again
! the perpetrator Of one Of the cruefist fmpo:
e tions that could have been inflicted upon
a | high and honorable family. every member .
which Is held In the highest esteem In Il
Al state. The tenderest sympathy Is felt for Il
a unhappy victim Of Nar!in's cool and da
ing rasGality, and It might not be we'll f
him to put III an appearance here: Just at th
D time an event, however; not anticipated =
y likely to occur. For audacity and cool daril
/: Marvip's exploit surpasses anything Of Il
kind ever known to the .people of this quit
y moving city. OF course the alliance 10 Whit
), that man was such prominent actor and
:, Ihastily contracted Is the theme Of disct,ssi(
!. J. in social cipcles here this' evening. In 9
ceptine ,Nafvin's' proposal, Of marriage. Ii
!. unhappy lady was p, ompted no doubt to a gre
+ extent BY an unselfish desire to add to b
: axed mothers comforts. and surround h
3 With all the Injuries that the wealth she Su
9 posed was offered her would afford. ity