Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-01-11
AN INTERESTING EPISODE.
Married a RsckbrIdls Lady Here About
Month Ago.

1t will be remembered that Mrs. Mat
tie Kinnear, of Rock bridge, was mar
risd here about month ago to man
purportlng to be named E. e. II. Ter
rini, shortly after their marriage he
was arrested in Lexington, but sub
sequently released. The Cincinnati
Enquirer of Friday published the fol-
lowing which will DO of interest
The author of the mysterious "Eloise
To letters concerning the Cudahy kid
mapping ease has been discovered in
this city in the person of E. j. Marti-
nez, alias E. Rodrizusg, alias Carter,
alias Martin, alias Ned Carr, alias Ed
ward Terrain. alias Barnes, alias 9th
er names not recorded.
In order that the proper Importance
may be attached to the "Eloise L. "
letters it is only necessary to state that
this person of many names was the au
thor of the now celebrated Cuban
Spy" fake. with which the New York
Herald was victimizcd soon after the
war. and which purported to tell the
story of the conspiracy which resulted
in the blowing up to the Maine. For
the supposedly genuine Information
W hich be furnished the Herald in this
matter this king of takers receive ed
something like 81 900 in cash. Last
winter he turned up in this city and
vicuimized. the Cincinnati Post, selling
that paper a sensational story which
purported to be based upon the confess
sion of man who committed suicide
In st. Louis, and which gave an en-
tirely new version of the story of Gov
ernor Goebel's murder. That fake
was exposed by the Post soon after it
appeared in print.
Since leaving Cincinnati last fall
Martinez has been in the West, and
for a time was employed as clerk in
the Windsor Hotel, in Omaha. There
he fell in love with q chambermald
named Ethel Swain, and the pair
| trav eled from one city to another, max
| ing brief stays at each for several
| months. He deserted the girl in Omaha
a month ago and came to Cincinnati.
He has been carrying on a correspond
snce with a Mrs. Matte Kinnear, of
Rockbridge county, Virginia, and on
| November 18th last he was married to
this lady by the Rev. J. M. Wells. in
Staunton, Va. With bis bride he
went to Lexington, Va. and there,
four days after his marriage. he was
arrested for the theft Of $50, at the
Geographic request of the Chief OF
Police of Omaha. The charge was pre-.
ferred by the propristress of tho Wind
sor Hotel where he had boon employ
ed. He was released upon the pay.
ment of the amount, but in the mean.
while the relatives of the woman who
had been deluded into marrying him
had succeeded in inducing her to re-
turn home. After his release from
} Jail Martinez came to Cincinnati ant
J began writing the Eioise T. letters
, which were cleverly enough fabricated
: to deceive the press and police OF thi
city and Omaha.
, Martinez has been stay ing at the Ho
tel Rand, where he registered as E
r Martin. He placed himself in com
munication with an Enquirer man yes
terday and endeavored to open negotis
tions for the sale of the true story 0
the Cudahy Kidnapping. He said tina
. he had been authorized to dispose o
. all the information in the possession
of Eloise T., and gave most circum
( stantial and interesting description o
| this imaginary person. After an in
terview last night, at which Maritime
. was rather closely questioned. be tool
. alarm and left the RanG Hotel In nue.
: secrecy. He was traced, however, t.
f the Latonia Hotel, in COvingtOn, wher
he registered az "E. Barnes"
He, of course, knows nothing of tn
Cudahy case. He is a fakir, pure
simple and persistent. 1t is possible
however, that the police may be in
terested in knowing of his whereabouts
There seems to have been some seri
! Gus irregularity about his marriage il
, Virginia. In making application TO
! a license be swore that his name wa
. E. E. Fl. Terrini, and that he was
resident of Rio Janiero. Brazil.