Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08

ing that her mother nau Dccn dangerously
hurt by being thrown while riding In Rich
mond. He advised her TO go at once 20
Richmond by way Of Harrisburg, and sent
her money TO pay her fare. She returned,
and i now with her friends In Virginia
Marvin went TO Buffalo and other cities, and
finally crossed into Canada. The detectives,
still following the clues, discovered that
II. c. Black and Mrs. Kenney were reai-
dents Of New Haven, and that Black knew
Marvin rs General Morton, and that he had
n wife and daughter living In that CITY.
Black said the General always seemed 10
have plenty of money, but was always from
home at intervals for weeks or months. ! i 2
About this stage in the chase Pinkerton
became convinced that the man he was look
ing for was the same that he had sought for
two years ago under the name ~ Dssid
Lindsay, for marrying and deserving Two
young ladies i'm this city. One of them he
took to Washington and there abandoned
her. The other he married later, and, sfter
taking her TO Chicago, he borrowed aoV
from her and left her In that city. MT.
Pinkerton refuse. to give the names OF these
two victims because they are now both
married happily and living in this city.
Other circumstances also convinced PinkeE-
under the name of Martin, about three
years ago forged bills Of exchange for s. 5ocon
a private bank at Eufaula, Ala. aud who,
about thesamc time, forged some drafts at
Joplin, NO., under the name OFF. A. Marvin.
1t appears that in this last transaction Marvin
swindled a member OF the Missouri Les!sia-
turc out OF 5000. year ago last spring
Marvin was recognized by his victim 10 81.
Louis, and was arrested and held TO bail IN
$4,000. He obtained good bail and ran
away as soon rs he got out Of jail, leaving
his bondsmen, one OF whom was a New
York lawyer, TO get out OF their Responsible
ity the best way they could. In his Bag
gage they found some BURGLAR, counter
feiters' aud forgers' implements. and some
blank checks and n rubber stamp belonging
TO a bank NJ Owensboro. n.y., but tscy
all proved to be counterfeit. CHEZ ot
Police McDonougn, however, bad already,
before his flight, compelled the prisoner TO
sit for photograph, and another portrait
Of him was found i'm his baggage. These
pictures were multiplied aud sent 70 The
police agencies all over the country from st
Louis.
When Pinkcrton met parties who came on
here from Richmond in Miss Turpin's later
est, he showed them his rogue's album! AS
soon as the parties, OF whom Mr.. A. NJ"
Brownell was one, saw Maryin's Picture,
taken i'm 81. Louis as that OF II. y. Martin.
they nj once identified the individual Gs Tie
person whom they were seeking. Arrange
ments were ut once made with Chief OF
Police Webster, I'm New Haven, 20 Keep 4
lookout for him, as well as TO watch Mar
wins adopted daughter, who was living
with Mrs. kenney. On "Wednesday las
parties In this city informed Pinkerton that
General Marvin was stopping nj the saga
more House in Lynn. Mass, under The
name Of Benjamin L. Adams. Mr.. Browael
has been North for week past assisting in
the case, and was at New Haven. Pinker-
ton telegraphed to Brownell TO so 10 Lynn
and see II he could identify ''Adams."
Brownell got to Lynn at six O'Clock yest,r-
day morning, and by nine O'Clock he had
identified Adams rs his old acquaintance,
and quondam brother in-law Marvin. and
had procured his arrest. Marvin, alias Nor
ton, alias Adams, Is now In Jail, and ycs.er-
day the Governor OF Virginia granted 4
requisition on Governor Long, OF Massachu-
sets, for the extradition of the prisoner 10
Richmond. Captain Pinkerton left this city
last night also for Lynn, and Will go WIFI his
man to Richmond. .,u .
II now turns out that In the interval, while
Marvin was absent from Richmond. I'm July
last, he went to Lakewood, y. j., and there
married young widow-Mrs. Nellie De
Hart, daughter of the Rev. q. l.. Hoyey--
the brides father performing the ceremony.
Before the ceremony he tried to &c. Mr..
Hovey to cash draft for s. 200 for him, but
the minister did not do it. After the mar
riage, however, Marvin narrowed 500, Civ
inc Mr. Hnyay his 10 .t.-
after date, for the amount. Then Marvin
went OH his wedding trip. Arriving At
Washington he left Mrs. Marvin De Hart In
that city, saying that lie was going 20 Fred
ericksburg to visit his sick child, but In fact
he went to Richmond and married Mis-,
Turpin. On his way north with her, OF his
second wedding trip, he stepped off the train
at Washington and Miss Turpin was carried
alone toward Baltimore. Marvin telc-
graphed to her on the train, however, that
he had missed the train mt the Washington
depot, but would follow on the next train
Going to the hotel in Washington where he
had left Mrs. De Hart, the Lakewood wife,
he brought her with him on that ssnext
train," sending her home from Phiiadel-
phia, and bringing Miss Turpiu, whom he
overlook on the way, to Jersey City.
Captain Pinkerton knows Of several other
women whom Marvin has married at differ.
ent times, but says there is no need or pur-
pose to be gained I'm giving their Names A
year ago this arrant knave married. woman
living In gainesville, Ohio. under the .sgov-
erness" dodge. He also, about the Same
time, married q lady in Jersey City, and an
other in Pennsylvania. near Philadelphia,
and, before any OF these, one I'm Little Rock.
Ark. While he was disporting himself In
Missouri he became engaged and almost
succeeded in marrying the daughter OF an
Ex-Governor Of that State. His real name
is Arthur Merritt, but his birth place and
early antecedents are not known. At va
rious times he has victimized banks in tho
West and South by forged and worthless
notes for considerable sums OF money!
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Railroad Accidents.