The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
A eartless Scoundrel

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1t will be remembered that not long since,
we nublisbed an arcopnt nc a verv God .g.; T.
- ' ~ Wy e"u "naii
which occurred at Richmond, the DrinciDal
party W "hioh, WAS creature GAZING him.
self Tbos Marvin This mon hoo rooort,n
u H"' 4o'iJ
been arrested at Lynn, Mass, and il is hODed
nav no mode 70 .,,fF., fr .h ~,
nioJ oo NAVY W Sunoi ioI the SUFFERING ne mas
caused others:
a nlstOry OF MS crimes is as interesting as q
romance. In Nav last he advertised in the
-. "'"el' ~ .nIsS, nis aiIas
On tnis oCCaslou DelnS InOmas "A. MARVIN. lie
had daughter eight wears old who was then
living with him and woman who 10 cold 10
ha his 10 I,,fI 80 ME- T,,r,,ir, - oa.o w
Ie n.s iamaa a W WE. Miss !nulpin, young IA
Richmond answered the advertisement send-
a., a l;st nf P;oh,,ond roe.ro,,o. r. s
LIZ I'D. VI 1slcnniohu loiol1Aces. II rePly
Merr1tt allaS Marvin, wrote that he liked her
letter and subsequently he referred her tn
Jndce Cowan ri 4ermantown % VIM
0uoso VI w a., d" u. "A.
laylOr, OF Camden, N. D., and Rev. John Dan
forth of Media Pa 1t has since been discov-
cred that these persons were all mvths Int
~ 'nU us pooonc VIZ on NY 'hs' out
their alleged places OF residence were near
enough to enable Merritt to get the letters adj
droosod to tban, in a o;nrlo 1ov 81 onan,o
oAS00o" ~ ~ - siA5,o way anu aHom ci
each as ne saw nj. by the next mail Miss
Turnin received letters from all tho ssrafor
apoao in which Mary,, ,yoe onn1or ~ ., -,
onSoS, IL "nicn VIC sAi ""S epohon VI as Ill
elderly man OF wealth, intelligence and rare
virtue.
The letter in response to the one written To Mr.
Taylor purported to be from Mrs Taylor (Mr. Tay.
Marvin was a good-natured old wtdower who was
looking for a wife rather than for a goyerness IF
advised she could not do better tn to accent him
as he was Kind loving and wealthy II is upnaces
sary to say that this letter was from the clever Den
of Merritt himself Having thus paved the wav
Merritt iourneyed to Richmond and introdmced
himself While negotiations were in nroeress Mar
rift decIared his love and Miss Tnrnp accanted his
ofrer of MARRIAGE Tbav ware arind ~ & an
and Merritt Who was introdncad Nv NJ ~
BrowneiI. the BRIDES brotherinNIaw nannt,atad w.
draft for $765 Tt was drawn on q hank IN Modiao,,
Wis. and made PAYABLE to T. A. Marvin - A"0i'on'
Not content with this ham Mattitt horrowed sooo
ceranonv Gerritt havfna thS .rr nad ~;
finances started on his waddIno tonr oonin as
Manhi 60 -, ~ at "o % souL, rodcnins
t i III ~ ~ ' no VI LIS w9oane cay; He
sba snmmar Marritt any,ao rod 70 U. Isliy ~
the Of n Marvp He iaid ssaae w ~ unuer
s me- nJ1i,a a. L.. - 49, o.oso W ttio uoer.
II thsv ware 1narriea NV ha 90 49, aIu on 1uiy
Hovev He prevailed mon NJ Hnva, hs;or w. IA A.
,i az " s1, 20 ~ ~, 70 Da ~ ,o where ne
NJ - tn ISt ,I, W. 81 ~, al " pv,ooV casnod
rowed 600 from HIS intsnGed no D0r
1870 90 49, ~ ~ losa1ei u u ID ", anu tne
Me- rt un ~ ~ 49,, i b,a ~ VIC uccas1on WIN
lsS no .ouh ns ofihe 70 put
iU LII 10y - W Sudy ~ .ey were nappy,
@ ~ ne orid9S M nso lrequent occasion TO
ma to 90 n, FrodaricLshnro hnt 800 te,taa, -.
Rdcb n, ~ ha bia ~ ~ ME- Mo 70
~ , ~nG s u, ~ u. SIP ~, " Hiss rpm was
-, 90. 10, i ou ILLS young iaoy ana
20 nor 70 tile hotei washington
e io.' 10 W 'Isl' ms pTIuo u guy H. ne tolo the
nax. t W 80. h h1dy ~ w ~ % On tne
neAC t,an, MniGn SIG oIo. o1sveriy managing 10
hss ene .lssln, ne leturnso w MISS Iurp1n ana IN
neI company stafteo W the next Train Tor Ph1adel
pnla before the Train lett the depot he telegraph
% W priae no. @ ner 10 go TO the Wind
soI hoLoi Jersey Clty ana avail MS arrival With
Uliue No no wenI 10 fhHaaelpnla ana hence TO
NOW 10TH, anu nnaiy visIteu hocnester and Aiolon
sIns lee Pi az tile lattor pace, ne went 10
albany, seven Gays AFTER the marriage, and there
unoer me name OF Gen: A: B. Morton, he succeeded
notef urait II oruer 70 get r1d OF M1sS
~ easily ne caused tne Insertion IN Roches-
egram from hlcnmona announcing that her moth
o. l1u ooeu sevef III urea py carriage accident
ne 10 ner Also telng her TO go back to
richmond Dy way OF harrisburg, where he would
meet ner. She oDeyeo MIN, and has never seen him
sinCe.
Maryin nas oeen one oi inc most caring and sue
cessluI Ioeues on Iecoro. fof at least ten years
pas. ne nas perple'laeo series OF oHences OF
net.Itess anu repu!slVe character, mas
ucn .s MS Victims nave so oIGen Deen young and
t ~ women. EoIgery, ialse pretences and
~ o. w mcAi tno law applles
=; fG log % ~ M h 10 ns peen gullty put It
20 sos 2s On ..io uos. SEVERE statutes Will Ial
W $1,000 nuoqua'o punsnmenI 80 aFuul ana
p; oM LAS sIio PEI PotraIor become ny long ana IN
piacsGe Eeven women OF virtue and
on Anown W nave poeu Inc VlctlmS
" 1iooA Will ILLS man, only 10 De robbed
@ @ wills seve.a ot1ers are Del1eved to
of tba eGuant n m wives. me aesgn
"a az Voc W opsoan iHoney, anu MS plan
oilony uooCiipou, Was 70 entfap d girl OF wealthy
~ ~. JAN IN. ~. lns1 PIocuIe money on
nr,da an% saaS fraah ,t, oaIuoa tne truStlng
biastod ad ba T. Isl h raJS,m. t sonos nave Deen
Almost every section Of the w @