The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-04

TO THE HUSTINGS CObHI FUR ihi"s-
CoRREsPON OENCE BETWEEN THE PAR
TIES, &C, &C.
The case OF O.car L. Perrigo, which was
| set for hearing in the Police Court yester-
| dav morning, was called after the regular
docket bad been disposed Of. The accused
was represented by Messrs. Samuel Il. Wift
and ]. II. Dinneep, and the Commonwealth
by Captain George ID. Wise. The court
room was. OF course, crowded during the
examination.
The first witness called to the stand was
Mrs. Hannah NJ. FIagg. resident OF Bps-
ton. and The mother OF Mrs. Perrigo No. 2,
nee Miss Isabella Fl1gg. She Is apparently
about fifty years OF age. very tall, with
piercing black eyes. She was handsomely
dressed in black satin de lyon, with tine
black silk, fur.lned dolman for wrapping.
In her hand she clrried satchel. As soon
as she took her seat she put on pair OF
gold sDecticles. and taking KEY from her
pocket, unlocked the satchel and took
out number Of letters. &c, relating
10 the case. She testified that she was
The mother OF Isabella Perrigo, and was
present when her daughter was married to
Oscar F.. Perrigo, which occurred Noyem.
Der 4, 1873. She exhibited the marriage
certificate. and said hat her daughter IS still
nving, and has never been divorced from
PeITigO. The witness showed paper
which purnOrted 10 be the certificate OF mar
riagp Of Oscar r. Perrigo 10 Sarah +. ~ J.
ye.ter, daled Boston, May "a, 1869, III. NJ.
King, clergyman.
The witness said she had no proof OF Per-
RIGGS first marriage except by letters. She
herd tbat PerrigO was married man. and
wrote letter to a Mrs. Sylvester. in Ne
| hf9ska, and in the letter she enclosed an
envelope with her address. She received
letter IN reply from Sarah f. Pcrrige.
stating that Oscar +. PerrigO was married
man. Sue learned this While he was on his
marriage tour, and upOn his return showed
| him the letter. H. s9Id that he bad been
married before, bur that his wife was dead,
and be took out Of his pocket book Two let
ters-onp, he said, was from Mrs. Sylvester,
| tie mother II Sarah L. PGrrigo, I'm which
she stated that ber daughter was dead; the
other was from tie physician who had al
tended his first wife during her last Illness.
The letter purprrtng TO be from Mrs.
sylvester appeared to be in lady's hand
! writing.
The first intimation, said she, that we had
OF bis first III 'rriage was from paper which
ms daughter found in bIs trunk. II was a
lerterfrom orc Of The Sylvester family say.
inc how Sarah PerrigO, his wife, could
reach home 10 visit the family. When my
daughter learned that Perrlgo had another
wife living the news nearly Killed her. Per-
rIgO Ieit my daughter October "a, 1877, aud
wa. in Richmond when | wrote to him in
forming Dm lhu his first wife was LIVING
| MIR Wit: Why didn't you take steps
| l.;. p. Of Hs.f
marriage?
Mrs. Flagg: lie had left Boston, and she
was satisfied TO let him 90 II be would only
never let her see or hear Of him again.
Mr. Witt: Well. # that was SO, why did
You come down here to appear against him
jus ice Richardson replied that he wrote
10 per, and she was here by his request.
Nj. Fagg sand that she came willingly,
a. she thought it was time 10 put stop TO
Perrig0's mllryins wherever he went.
Mr.. DInneen: What excuse did he give
for leaving your daughter?
Mrs. Fhgg: One evening two men called
at nv bau,e to see PerrigO. | noticed them
taking excilediy. | went up to them, when
Perrigo mOiioDed me back with his hand.
after they had left he told Inc that tnev
were trying TO biackmail him bv threaten
inc 10 arrest him # he didn't leave the Guy
wtbin tweniy.four hours.
Mr. DinneeD Mrs. Perrigo-
Mrs FIagg, eXcitedy: Don't call me
Mrs Perrlgo for mercy sake.
Mr.. DInneen Excuse me; Mrs. Flagg,
should nave said. Don't you look upon
him J. vOur son .in.law!
Captain Wise Interrupted the witnes, and
told ner not 20 answer the question.
Justice Richardson remarked that this
q. examination was for The purpose Of d6cld-
ing lha- very gu sion.
Mr.. Dinucen only wanted to know II
She looked upon him as her son-n-law.
Mrs. Flagg: look upon him as being
rascal.
Mas. Figg be, concluded her testimony,
and Mr.. Andrew Jink,0s. clerk OF the ilu''
tings Court. was called TO the witness
chair. and testified tbt he issued on the
Inn OF December. 1873. a lIcehse for the
marriage OF Oscir T.. Pcrriso and MIS-
Jennie Gam; int the certificate OF Rev
IT. G.. DishieIl, the clergymIn who PER
formed the ceremony, had been returned iC
hIs office.
The defence said they bad no witnesses
land the eX minatiOn was here closed, anc
the prisoner sent on 10 await The action oil
the grand jury, and committed to Ill.
1np loiIONln are copies oi tuc vi IElhd
letters wriden by Mrs. Perrigo No. ! Il
Mr.. Flag, the mother II Ms. Perrigo No
., which weie not introduced during th'
examination yesterday morning:
BLUE SPRINGS, April ,.
Dear Madam.-Ne received your letle
to-day and hasten 10 replV. Ii Nj. Perfi
90 say : he ever beard Of ny death be STATE
what be knows l. not true. | nave 'eter
III my possession flom him. written at yari
Gus times since have been here, which
cin produce. lean bring proof Of all state
Ny mother has not written for many wears
II you wish 10 know any other facts L vii
answer anything you may ask
SARAH Il. PERRIGO.
BLUE SPRINGS, Nav ,.
Mrs. EgGqq Your le'ier. II rbe - n wa
received la,I night. II is no trouble to m'
To answer any inquiries SOu wish TO make
If, as they seem 20 imply, these facts r"ac'
vOu for The tr-t time, and you are innocen
OF all completely in his ~rOng'doiDg, DeE
your pardnn I r ny silence; Dut lOul