The Exeter Advocate, 1893-8-3, Page 6IRS IN NEW YORK
'Meyer Will be Confronted by one o
His Alleged Victims.
wife, of having mur
dered Guatav H. M.
Jmaple Baum. Meyer
was stolid tie usual
throughout the pro-
osediega in the Court
oaf General Sessions. He does not appear to
be alarmed by the charge that he poisoned
Baum while pretending to join him in a plan
'to rob life insurance companies.
Meyer agent a fairly comfortable night in
lie small but cool Dell at police headquar-
ters. He ate a good supper and slept pretty
well. He was not toe troubled to do justice
to a substantial breakfast yesterday morn -
Mg. Then he was led upetaire to Impeotor
McLaughlin's office, in the detective depart.
meat. r
MEYER'S REGISTRATION.
The Inspector took the man's hill " made
gree," which is as follows
Carl Schaffer, alias Dr. Meyer.—Crime, homi-
cide ; residence, Detroit, Michigan ; age, 35
years ; color, white ; nativity, German ; occu-
pation, delicatessen dealer ; read and write ?—
yea;married or unmarried 4—refused to tell ;
lruf d, slim ; height, 5 feet 8} inches : weight,
M0 pounds ; hair, blonde; eyes, light blue ;
nnmploxion, fair. Arrested by Detective -Ser-
geants Von Gerichten and 'Trainer, July 7th,
1893. Remarks—Full blond beard and very
delicate -looking.
" I did not press any questions about the
crime charged against Meyer," eaid Inspec-
tor McLaughlin to me later. "He said he
did not care to talk except by the advice of
counsel, and he did not know who his
counsel would be.
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EXAMINATION SETFOR TUESDAY
--.. R.HENRYMEYF
has found lodgingt
in the Tombs a last
He wee taken ther
yesterday morning
after having refuse
to plead to the in
diotment ?cousinh
him jointly with
Maria Meyer, his
ENQUIRES FOR HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
He was anxious about his wife. He did
not refer to her, however, as his wife. He
•would not tell me whether she was married
to him or not. He kept asking, ' Have you
keard anything from the misses ?'
" He was also very anxious about his boy.
The child is a year and a half old and
Meyer said that at the time of his arrest be
was feeding the child with some specialIy
prepared food because it was suffering from
-stomach trouble. He feared the boy would
not be properly attended to in his absence.
He insisted that Carl Schaffer was his real
name."
After this interview Detective Sergeants
lFraiuea, Von Gerichten and Reilly took
Meyer out to be photographed for the
rogue's gallery.
On the way he met Lawyer Joseph Mose,
and, after a few minutes' conversation with
lihn, retained Howe & Hummel as his
counsel. When it came bo
BEING PHOTOGRAPHED
the little prisoner demurred. His clothes
were brushed, his hair was newly plastered
back after his morning toilet and bis tie
was neatly arranged, bub he frowned and
hung his head and drooped his eyelids when
lee found himself before the camera.
" Come, you may as well de it," said
Detective Von Gerichten in German. Then
Meyer Iooked up and the photographer
made his portrait, fail face and in profile.
After this ordeal the quartette set out for
the General Sessions. Meyer was not
handcuffed this time, but a detective tat on
each side of him in a Fourth avenue car.
-On the way to the car he smoked a cigar.
There was a long wait in the court building,
during which Meyer emoked another cigar,
but kept silent.
Judge Cowing asoended the bench shortly
alter 11 o'clock, and District Attorney
Nicoll and Messrs. McIntyre, Lindsay and
Battelle appeared before him. The detec-
tives brought Meyer
BEFORE THE BAR.
Two hundred spectators gazed at the shabby
,little man es he atoed there fingering his
Aust -stained, yellow straw hat and tightly
holding his half -smoked cigar. Most of the
time he gazed at the floor, but occasionally
hie faded blue eyes darted a sweeping
glance around the room and were again
averted. Clerk Hail arose and said :
" Henry Meyer, otherwise called William
Renter, otherwise Hugo Wayler, otherwise
Henry Myers. you are indicted for the crime
of murder in the first degree "--
" If Your Honor please," Mr. Moes inter-
rupted, " may this ease be referred until
Thursday morning ? Mr. Howe is engaged
elsewhere and we have just been retained."
" Don't yon want to plead nob guilty now,
with the privilege of withdrawing it on
Ilhursday ?" asked Judge Cowing.
" No ; we'd rather not plead now," re-
plied Mr. Moss.
" Very well," said the Judge. " Let the
matter go until Thursday, and in the mean.
time the prisoner stands committed."
SAYS HE I9 INNOCENT.
Mr. Moss plucked Meyer's sleeve and
started back toward the "prisoners' pen."
Deputy Sheriffs O'Donnell and Burke
walked, one in front, the other behind
Meyer, as the little man followed his lawyer.
He had not spoken a word. Presently he
was led downstairs, his commitment to the
City Prison duly made out and the prisoner
passed from the keeping of the city police
he that of the Sheriff.
Handcuffed between O'Donnell and Burke
he aeon walked to the Tombe. No one in
the street knew his identity. Mr. Mose
.coon followed his new client and within a
few minutes saw him in the counsel room in
the Tombs.
" Meyer's first question," said Mr. Moss
to me later, " was, ' When will my naso be
tried?' I told him not until autunite
" There's no doubt,' said Meyer, ' bhab
the insurance companies will spend a lot of
money to convict me. But I am innocent,""
New Youn, July 20.—A special from
Denver says : Dr. Meyer was arrested here
and turned over to the Chicago police on
May 9th, 1890. He was then known as C.
Dressel, and was aroused of the murder of
C. C. Dressel, by which he collected $5,000
.from the Germania Life Insurance Company.
Meyer at that time lived' with two women,
,ene of whom was known as his wife and the
tither as hie daughter.
Lawyer Joseph F. Mose, of Howe & Hum-
mel's office, called upon Meyer in the morn-
Ing, but the prisoner refused to see him.
Dr. W. J. O'Sullivan, representing Mr,
Brooke, had had an hour's conversation with
Meyer on Tuesday evening, but no definite
engagement had been made between them.
Mr.Moss' told me on (Tuesday Mr. Howe
Would call on Meyer yesterday morning,
" bid on call on Meyer 1" I asked Mr.
Howe at noon.
" No, sir, he replied, H emphatioaily
no. We Were tomorning
of $'500 this ---as
That e
a retainer An1y mo n y is not here,
Then, too, 1 have learned that the cele.
braced Dr. O'Sullivan went to see Meyer
last night. I am too old, I have bed too
much experience ever to wish to volunteer
In a case. I did aeb in the Carlyle W.
Hartle oase on the importunity of poor Mrs.
Harris, who wee ponnileea. I told her at
the time that was the last time I would
take part in a homicide case unless I were
well paid for it.
LAWYER IIOWE WITrII)I:AWS..
Five thousand dollars is the smai1eat
fee I would take in:tl:in ease, and as, frem
all I can learn, there isn't a probability of
Me ors raisin vel the sand cants I
k u
J' x
g
shall start for Saratoga en Friday to remain
until September 10th.
" I don't wish to critioiso Dr. O'Sullivan,
but since he has said Howe & Hummel re-
sorted to sharp praotioe I reiterate that 1
have no desire to take the Meyer case, or
any other 088e, unless there is plenty of
money in it. I shall nob appear in the
Meyer case and I shall leave the glory to
O'Sullivan and antimony."
When I asked Dr. O'Sullivan whether he
oared to say anything in reply to the above
he answered :
"•I have no comment to make on it. I
think it is very like Mr. Howe,"
MEYER I9 NOT SICK.
It was rumored yesterday that Dr. Meyer
was sick in his cell. Warden Fallon told
me the rumor was untrue. No physioiau,
he said, had called on Meyer. The man's
beard had been shaved off ana his lone
blond, curly hair had been out close. I
called on bim. At first Meyer told the
guard on the second tier he was too sick to
see anybody. As I turned to leave my
guide said, '" Wait ; here he comet."
Within a few seconds nimble footsteps
sounded on the stone etaire. Meyer soon
appeared, He look ed much better than at
any time since he arrived in thin city. He
recognized my companion, whose business
was the same as my own. He scrutinized
us for three seconds. Before a word could
be spoken he turned toward the keeper:
" le that all?" he asked, nodding toward
ue.
The keeper nodded " Yee."
Like a flash Meyer turned on his heel and
bounded up the stairway He was out of
eight in an instant. This is the way he
has received all visitors not his counsel.
1 asked Mr, Bourke and Dr. O'Sullivan
late in the afternoon whether they would
defend Meyer.
" I cannot tell you definitely for several
days," replied Mr. Bourke. " We have
been asked to defend him, but it will cost a
great deal to make a proper defence."
So for the prevent Meyer is without coun-
sel.
WAS THIS THE PRISONER ?
Julius Dahimann, who keeps a variety
store at No. 16 Whitehall street, told me
yesterday he had seen Dr, Henry Meyer's
portrait in the newspapers.
" It looker very like a portrait of a Dr.
Meyer who came to Denver when I lived
there in 1887," said Mr, Dahlmann.
" He came from Chicago and an-
nounced that he was about to become a
partner of a druggist named Klotz, whom he
had known in that city. The woman who
called herself Mrs. Klotz used to be an
actress. She knew Dr. Meyer, too, in Chi-
eago. Within a short time of Dr. Meyer'e
arrival in Denver Klotz became very ill.
He had been big and strong. Dr. Meyer
operated on him, but Dr Friedrich said the
operation was unnecessary and ordered
Klotz to try a change of climate.
" He accompanied me to Southern Cali-
fornia and in three weeks he had entirely
recovered Ms health and .strength. Then
he returned to Deaver and within a very
short time I heard of his death. His al-
leged wife gob $1,000 insurance. Dr. Meyer
—I do not say he is now in the Tombs, as I
have not seen the prinoner—left Denver
suddenly some time before Klotz's return
frem California. •
District Attornay Nicol] would neither
affirm nor deny that these persons were to
become State witnesses, but he admitted
that Wimmers was implicated with the man
now amused of wholesale poisoning, it being
declared that Wimmers handled the medi-
cine given to Baum.
Dr. Henry Meyer was handcuffed to a
burglar named Kayser yesterday morning
and marched to the General Smote= build-
ing in charge of Deputy Sterids Burke and
O'Donnell. Charles W. Brooke made an
arrangement with the Dlatricb Attorney's
office on Wednesday by which Meyer's ar-
raignment was be be
DEFERRED UNTIL NEST TUESDAY.
Assietan.t District Attorney John F. Mc-
Intyre, who was before JudgeCewing, knew
nothing of this and sent for Meyer. Meyer
heard his name called sbertly after he
reached court and a bsifff told him to go to
the bar,
"Send that man banns. I want Meyer,"
said Mn Molntyre.
il'he prisoner returned to the "pen," but
again came out when his minis was called.
Mr. McIntyre was about to order him back
again, when he saw that the Haan was really
Meyer, but so changed by the obeying of
his blonde heard and the shearing of his
long, flaxen locks that it *,earned a geed look
to fully Identify h•tn. No lawyer ap-
peared for Meyer, and i11-. ldolntyre aaked
him :
" Where are Howe & T1umtn,rl ?"
" I don't b, ow an3•t,t,,x.,a about Fleece &
Hummel," Mr. Mclntyre segs Moyer re-
plied. " I never retained chem."
Thereupon the man was again sent back
to the " pen,"
In the face of Meyer'? remark it is inter-
esting to know that .7axepb F. Woes, of
Howe & Hummel's elks.., had a written
retainer from Meyer when he appeared for
him.
" I didn't ask him ebotat that," said Mr.
McIntyre to me later, " 1 suppose he must
have forgotten about It."
MEYER' LAWYER APPEARS.
Word was tolephened to Ceerles W.
Brooke, at No. 111 Broadway, that Dr.
Meyer was to be arraigned. Be battened
to the court and the pre over was again
called to the bar to plead to tbe indictment
of murder.
" My counsel is not here,' said Meyer to
Aesistanb District Attorney McIntyre.
" Oh, yes, be is," replied Mr. Molntyre,
i"
Here is Mr. Brooke."
"I don't know Mr. Brooke," said Moyer.
" I never heard of him, My counsel in Dr.
O'Sullivan."
Then it was explained that the Doctor is
Mn Brooke's partner and Meyer was con-
tent.
Mr. Brooke said —"' The defendant pleads
not guilty, with leave to withdraw the plea.
1 do not desire to go upon record as hie at-
torney or counsel."
Meyer was hendouffed to Deputy Sheriff
Burke, who walked book to the f1 ombe with
him. Mr, Brooke told me in the afternoon
that he could not decide for lowered days
whether or not he will appear for Meyer at
the trial. The difficulty lay ib the lack of
means to retain export witnebies for the de.
fence,
WIM1SSRS APPEARS.
Four persona entered the Diettiot At-
torney's outer oltioe ehortiy after Meyer had
returned to the Tombs. They were Mr.
and Mre, Wimmers, in cherge.of Detective
H. G. J•itlitn and' Denis] G, Gillette. Super.
intendenb of the Medical Reverien Depute
Mout of the Mutual Lifer Insurance Com.
patty. It was their work for the last year
that resulted In the meet of Dr. Meyer
and hie wife and their indictment for
murder,
Mr. Gillette had a long consultation With
Coroner Louie W. Schultze, the result of
whioh neither would tell, and the. Coroner
went away. Then Metiers. Gillette and
Julien entered Mr. Niooll'e private office.
There was a rumor about the building
that the life insurance repreoentativee had
obtained in Detroit a letter Meyer had
written to hie wife, in which he told her to
hilla elf and he would find mto
h rsons e take
his own life bore.
I asked District Attorney Nicoll to show
rpe the letter, which it waa said ho bad.
He would neither affirm uor deny its esisb.
0000.
" It there Wae ene," he said, " I would
nob give it up to any one."
STRONG EN0UGH FOR TRIAL.
" I have not formed any opinion," said
Mr. Nicoll, " as to whether the oaa0
againet Meyer la strong er weak, It cer-
tainly le strong enough to put the man on
trial. '
"Where did Gillette and Julian gee
Wimme.re and his wife ?" I asked.
"In Chicago," was the reply. "They
telephoned me from Chicago yesterday, and
I telephoned them to bring the man and
woman right on or arrest them. Wimmers
and his Info came voluntarily, however."
" Will Wimmers turn State's evidence Y"
"I can't tell yet. 1t in too early in the
oase to say exaotly what we will do. I
can't say whether or not Wimmers will be
indicted. He may not have been in com-
plicity to murder Baum, although he may
have been in complicity as to fraud."
" I spoke to Mr. Gillette about the
prieoaer's claim that his name is Sheeler."
" 1 could pick out the man among a
thousand," said Mr. Gillette. " There is
no doubt he is Meyer."
Meyer's wife la to be brought to this city
on Monday.
Wimmers waa sent to the House of De-
tention after the consultation in the District
.Attorney's office, and his wife was allowed
to go to her frienda en promising that she
would appear as a witness at the trial.
BIS IRON JAW
Is `shat Saved ,Cartier From having to
Fight.
" Big Jim" Cartter, the famous Nevada
fighter, died the other day. Mark (twain,
in " Roughing It," telae a story of his
prowess. Twain's account well illustrates'
the quietebut deep determination of the
man, says the San Francisco Recorder. One
evening Cartter entered a restaurant and
unintentionally eat down on the hat of a
tall and athletic hot -hooded young gen-
tleman, who was with two or three other
equally high-spirited companion?.
When Cartter realized what he had done
he apologized, straightened the bat out to
the beat of his ability, and gave his acture
ante, on his honor as a gentleman, that it
waa nob an intentional affront, and, in a
few modest words, endeavored to appease
the wrath of the young man, who was, in
fact, a worthy citizen, though a trifle inex-
perienced. elle man with the broken hat
insisted that it was an outrage that could
not be forgiven, and, taking off hie coat,
challenged the stranger to combat.
" If we must fight, we must, I suppose,"
said Cartter, slowly, as if undecided what
to do. " I don't like the idea, though, for
I don't believe the whole lot of you would
have any chance with me. Let me show yen
something."
Quietly sitting down at the big table, he
took hold of it with his teeth, and bracing
bis knees against the lower part of the
table, raised it and We contents, a big din-
ner forionr, roast and all, and with his
heree load stood erect.
When be pub the table to the floor, with-
out spilling a drop from the well filled
glance, there was an oppressive silence,
which he broke by saying :
" I have already apologized. My name
is Cartter. Let's all take a drink,"
Nobody refused.
A Ideal Dude.
Once in a while, but only once in a while,
a regular comic•paper dude is seen, and
there was one ouch at a public entertain-
ment a few nights ago. He had a lemon
colored overcoat six sizes too large for him
that spread ab the bottom as if stiffened
with crinoline ; his collar shone like bur-
nished tin, and was encircled with an up-
roarious tie ; his gloves were brown ; his
suit was pearl -colored ; hie cuff buttons
were like butter plates ; his hair was parted
in the middle, yet also banged ever a nar-
row forehead ; his cane was like unto a
weaver's beam, and bad a born handle
which he really and truly did euok, with an
air of fatigue and sadnesa, for minutes ab a
time ; a huge flower was in his buttonhole,
and his parents, in whoee charge he was,
were proud of him. The show on the stage
suffered for some time after he arrived.—
New York Sun.
I00,000,000 Pounds a wear.
The number of pieces of metal, techni-
cally known as brake -shoes, which are used
in the course ef a year in stopping railway
trains ie really astonishing. The Master
Car Builders' Araooiative, which bets just
been meeting at Lakewood, N. Y., dis-
cussed the matter, and it was found that
on the roads represented in the aaeocia-
tion probably 32,000,000 pounds of metal
were used for this purpoee on oars and
tenders, while it was eetimated that over
100,000,000 pounds were used on all the
care, leeomotivea and tendera belonging
to the roads represented. Approximately
two-thirds of this metal was worn out in
service, and the other third was re-
turned as comp. Five -teethe of these
shoes were cast-iron, and the others were
of compoeite character, partly Hard and
partly soft.
Old Forms or Sport in England.
Dogfighting continues. I remember some
yearn ago welking on the sande along a cer-
tain line of coast on a Sunday morning and
passing half a dozen rings where they were
condncting the dog fights with the liveliest
animation and the strongest language.
Baiting in all its branchea 1 believe to be
quite dead, yet 30 years ago badger baiting
could be, and was, secretly enjoyed by bad-
ger marl dog and onlooker in a certain bath
garden of a certain university town. A
good, tough badger afforded very fine sport,
1 balievo, Bear baiting in a maid lotus 1
have seen in that eolith el France, and bull-
fighting also in a mild form in the amphi-
theater of Arlee. The only oid form of
sport which is really dead is the ancient
Good Friday pastime of throwing ab oeoke.
Nothing oleo le dead—only ter a time in
eclipse.
If you cannot become rich, remember the
many miseries of the rioh.
Comets may have Mile, but the are not
have so apparent as thost told about them
by the astronomer&
Texas tae 276,000 square miles of area,
and is about as large as France, which sup.
ports 38,000,000 people,
Nell—" I don't care if Teddy Luz" o 's
father deer have to sn port him he is just
as eweeb as sugar." Simeon)
ons
tumor,"
BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE.
A Diammid Bok Fastens Its Fangs in it
flake 0barinsr's Nook.
FORDED TO HANDLE t"iNAKES.
A New York d epatch earl Quick as
a lightning ilaeh a huge "diamond back"
rattieonake fastened ftp fangs In the neck
of Dot, the rrotty snake charmer in Hubor's
Mueeum in Wasit Fourteenth street, at 15
minutespost 2 ocoak yesterday'
afternoon.ernoon
Thiel 1s the second time within three weeks
that Dot jtas boon bitten by a "rattler,"
and it will probably be the last
Dot, who in private life is Mre. John Son -
well, entered the museum ab 2 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon. It was her first appear-
ance since mho was bitten by a rattler two
weeks ago, and her right arm, near the
partially healed bite, wait atijl covered with
black and blue mance where the blood had
settled.
The regular performance diel not begin
until half -past two o'clock. Dot entered
the email railed platform, where her pets
were fifteen minutes earlier, There were
about 150 people present when site raised
the lid of the cheat and took out one of the
diamond back rattlers, a reptile fully five
feet long and two inches in diameter in the
thickest part. He had ten rattiee.
With the utmost gentleness sheraised the
big snake, holding it with both hands, the
enake's head being felly fifteen inches from
her left hand.
The rattlesnake writhed in her grasp and
then suddenly became quiet au she fixed her
eyes upon ate small, beady orbs.
Si.ddealy Dot seemed to relax her gaze
and at that instant the snake eprung his
rattle and, rearing hie head, struck his
fangs into her neck just bank of the left
ear.
With a scream the woman dropped the
snake into the chest, cloeed it and sank to
the floor.
Superintendent Janeer, who had been
closely watching the charmer, rushed to her
side and bore the haif-faintieg woman to a
dressing-rcem in the rear of the stage.
Where one of the variety adore tried toeuok
the poison from the wound.
He was only partially successful, for the
bite, which was a mere puncture ouch as a
darning needle might make, was very close
to the ear.
As much whiskey as posatbie was forced
down the snake charmer's throat, and then
she was placed in a cab and taken to her
home, No. 175 South Washington square.
She strenuously objected to going to a
hospital, though twice en the way home she
fainted. The left side of her neck had
puffed out even with her face, and her face
waa drawn and distorted.
" When I reached the bougie," said Dr.
Baker, "Mre. Sonwell was sitting in a
chair. She was greatly exulted, and I
simply gave ber something to quiet her.
She accused her husband in my presence of
compelling her to lead a life ebe abhorred,
and ebe said she did not want bim to have
her obildren. Sanweil, who was present,
said her statement was a lie, and ha did not
exhibit any emotion over bis wife's condi-
tion. He seemed merely anxious to get her
away to the hospital."
Dr. Walker, the house Burgeon at St.
Vincent's Hospital, where Dob was taken,
said last night that her recovery would be
little short of a miracle. She waa uncon-
scious and her neck and face bad swollen to
enormous aim.
EXILE OF '111E COUNT OF PARIS.
living at 431larnanrique, spans, Almost a
Shadow of himself.
The Count spends a good portion of the
winter, says the Parisi Journal, since the
death of hie father-in-Iaw, the Duo de
Montpeneier, ab Villamanrique, about 28
miles from Seville, in the midst of the
melancholy and denuded plains of Anda-
lusia.
Villamanrique is an immense estate,
valued at $1,000,000 ; the Comte de Paris
bas enlarged it recently through the
purchase of vash forests, estimated at
$600,000, which make the finest hunting
ground in Europe. The residence, however,
is shabby, and cannot be called a °bateau.
The Comte has stables and carriage-
housee, but no carriage nor horses. He
hires all these at a bargain from a Seville
livery stable. For some years the horses
were fed at his expenee, but they were re-
turned to the livery stable man in such
bad,condibien;that thiscontraotor contracted
this year the right of himself taking care of
the horses.
The Comte de Paris has only one amuse-
ment ab Villanuanrique—that of hunting.
He also is a geed agriculturist, and he
busies himself improving iris lands and
watching his peasants at week in the fields.
On these 000aslone he is dressed " a la Fran -
'raise," bub be wears a bread -brimmed felt
hat, which answers as well for an umbrella
as a parasol. Comtesee is also fond of that
headgear.
The pretender brie grown end. His hair
is white, his shoulders are beat; he wears
all his beard in a lenity fashion. His con-
versation, always Blow and heavy, has
become still mere rare. When the poli-
tical leaders arrive from France and talk
about the schemse and dreams of the
Orleemiet party be seems nob to be in -'I
tereeted in the conversation, and repeats
often :
,"Talk polities with me in England, Hera
I am a landlord, and that is all."
In fact, the pretender to the throne of
France is nothing but the shadow of
himself.
Courting in Spain.
"Making the bear," and "feathering the
turkey" still survive In provincial Spanish
courtship. In old times and still in the
country the lover walks upend down before
the window of hie sweetheart for home
doily for a year or more before matters are
at ail advanced. An English commercial
traveler recently had a atrange experience
in a little town in Andalusia. Walking into
a dark street at night, he was halted and
told to go back.- "The street is mine,"
cried a voice, and be went bank. He bad
only diaturbed a swain "making the bear"
under his inamorata's window, but pru-
dence was noceeeaxy undtr the oiroum-
stanceB.
An Extraordinary Story.
A story from the west is to the followlrg
effect : A chicken rancher of the State of
Washington was almost ruined by the
tumorous snakes which resorted in his
neighberhood and ewaliowed the eggs and
yeuag chick erre as they appeared. .011 his
plans to save bis stock proved unavailing
until a happy thought struck him, and be
bought a quantity of porcelain nest eggs
end scattered them about in the hens' nests.
tole snakea swallowed the) imitatien eggs
with.avidity and fatal results.
" Mary," said Mr. Henpeck, " why do
you lariat on sending the parrot to your
aunt'o winos y+•tr are et the Shure 7 Do you
want nae to die of lenelinestt ?'i
Gardner—What is the softest kind of
pear t Milkier—A bridal pair, 1 should
say.
A GYPSY CMP ROMANCE,.
Chief Flogged His Daughter on the
Bare Back.
THEY WENT TO BRANTFORD.
She Loved tiler ]harried Ilrother-ha•1Law—
`` Eloiped with ;flint to Canada—Tricked
ilue+li by a Telegram—Eddie is Arrested
—A. Girl Who dates to Be Proper.
Aslsvax PARK, N. J., July.
DDIE EVANS,
don of Chief Evans,
leader of a gypsy
band now oamp-
'ing flatmate place,
was sweated at an
early hour this morning
charged with abduc-
tion.
"Eddie" is tho young
fellow who, aboutsix weeks
ago, eloped with hie pretty
sister-in-law, the daughter
of Chief Lovell, of a gypsy
tribe now Damping near
Elizabeth, N. 3. The pair went to Canada
and would have remained there were it not
for the fact that a few days ago Evans'
father telegraphed him that Lovell was sat-
isfied to take hie daughter back, and that
if he would return
Qs
ALL WOULD BE FORGIVEN.
Young Evans, thinking all was
"straight," arrived here with his sister -in•
law yesterday afternoon. A big reception
was given them in the camp and all went
well until an early hour this morning, when
the camp was taken by storm by a dozen
policemen, who surrounded it and captured
the girl and her young abductor, not, hew-
ever,before the entire camp was aroused and
showed fight.
Chief Lovell bad deceived "Eddie's"
father in order to lure the couple bank and
had then betrayed them to the police.
The prieoners were at onoe taken to
Newark, N. J., where " Eddie " was
placed in a prisoner's cell and the girl
MARIE WAS LOCKED V1'
as a witness. Lovell then relented and said
he desired to forgive Evans, but was told
that as he had made the complaint the
State would merely go on with the prosecu-
tion. Accordingly ='Eddie" was arraigned
last night before Judge Baleen' in the First
Criminal Court, Newark, and was held for
trial.
In order to induce the pair to return to
the United States Chief Lovell, acting under
police instraotions, went to the Evans camp
and made the tribe believe that if "Eddie"
and Marie came back they would be for.
given. Then "Eddie's" father sent bim
money to return. He left Brantford laab
Friday and reached the Damp on Monday.
Superintendent Brown, of the Newark
police, told me this.
STORY OF THE CAPTURE.
" It was arranged bbat on Monday we
should visit the camp in the guise of eight -
mere shortly after Chief Lovell went there
in order that be could bo talking to Evans
when we arrived. When Lovell gob there
the gypsies feared some treachery and
searched bim to see thathe had no weapons
with which he might injure "Eddie." In
spite of this precaution " Eddie" was
afraid and left the camp before we
got there. Chief Lovell remained in the
camp and kept watch al] night, and we
went to a hotel. At 3 o'clock this morn-
ing Chief Lovell mw some one enter the
Damp atealthily and crawl noiselessly into a
waggon. Just as stealtbily the chief left
the camp, and in bis bare feet ran to the
Asbury Park Police station, where, in ac-
cordance with our instructions, several
men were sent back to camp with him. The
capture was easily made.;,
MARIE SEVERELY FLOGGED.
"Eddie" wedded Jeannie, the eldeeb
daughter of Chief Chisodine Lovell, three
years ago. They have two children, and
for nearly a year he has been paying much
attention to Marie, Ma wife's youngest
sister. She was the pet of the camp, and
although only fifteen years old last January,
is tall and mature for her years. "Eddie's"
wife watched them with jealous eyes, and
last May told her father her suspicions.
Chief Lovell, taking Marie into the thichesb
part of the woods some distance from the
camp, commanded ber to lay bare her back
and then whipped her severely with a heavy
lash. The girl, however, protested her
innocence. Evans made an affidavit that
his relations with Marie were perfectly hon-
orable, and ten days afterward the couple'
eloped.
ANOTHER' GIRL NEEDS FLOGGING.
Many curious lettere have been received
by Chief Lovell since the elopement. Here
is one of them:
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., July 3, 1893.
To the Beau Brummel of the tLrpsies
Ah, how I envy you your free roaming life.
How I have often longed to be free, free 1 with
no forms of society, no regard of what is
proper,
How I hate that word. How shocked my
people would be did they know what I am'do-
mg. They would lift their hands in holy
horror and exclaim, " Is the girl crazy 4" I am
not nevertheless.
Now supposing I would happen to go East,
which f intend to do noon, and were to come to
your tribe. would they receive me I Could I
join the tribe ? I would so love to.
I am a girl of 19, quite tall, long, golden
brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion, am
generally called very pretty and am a lady by
birth.
Adieu and hope for an early reply.
VIOLET CAMERON.
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Is now recornized as tie standard axle
grease of the United States is sold in every
State and county in the Union, and is bo -
day without a rival. So universally is this
fact recognized. that numerous imitations
have been made, all claiming to be as good
as the Frazer, thus virtually admitting its
superiority, some imitators even using the
no me to palm off a spurious article; yet as
every package bears sur trade mark, dealers
and coneumers will be able to distinguish
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Insects en Vegetables.
Sometimesou will find small insects
ell/view to the vegetables fresh from mar-
ket. Make a strong brine of a pound and
and a
half of salt to a galloriof water. Plage
the vegetables in this with the etalke upper.
most. Let them remain there a couple
of bourse This wilt destroy the insects
which cluster in the leaves and they will
sink to the bottom of the pen.
At .Atlantio City—" Ths is a very largo
drum fish, isn't it 7 " Yes; it's it bass
drum fish."
len alleged grandson of Marshal Noy lives
in San Faanoisco.
ALL EYES ARE ON SIAL
The Autocrat of the Land of the,
White Elephant,
THE DARK-13:KINNED CZAR.
Sines Siam is to the fote as an inter-
national bone of contention, the following
article from the San Francisco Chronicle'
'will e
xntereabixx
1; o
to meet readers genet..
ally : The King of rf Siam, says
the phronicle, is a monarch who has sero,
absolute power over his subjects than the
Czar. Few men in this world have es much.
to make them feel big and important, but,
for one in his position he is a very much
civilized fin de siecle young person. He is
small in person. Hiq head is crowned with
a golden pyramid of jewels, rising in circular
tiere, diminishing as they go upward, untilm
they end in a long, pencil -like point, whioh
extends nearly two feet above the forehead
of its kingly owner. His body is diad in
a gorgeous coat and vest, heavily embroi
dered in gold and jewels, and in place of`
pantaloons he has the rich brocaded among,
of the Siamese about his loins and waist.
Ib cornea dawn below his knees at the front,
and it Moira not unlike a pair of fanoy
knickerbockers. Below these aro is pair of-
ebapely calves,in white silk stcchinge, and hie,
feet are thrust in jewel -covered, heelless•
slippers, pointed like the shoe of the Turk.
The whole makes a costume brilliant and.
grand. He is a pleasant•lookieg fellow, and
his olive -brown face . ie plump and un-
wrinkled. He has beautiful liquid black
eyes, a broad, high, end rather full fors -
head, and ahort, straight black hair.
Under his rather ehort and half -flat nose•
there is a silky black mustache, and below
this the Ups are rather thick, and the chin '
plump and well rounded. His hands and
feet are well made, and he is, all told, to,
good specimen of Siamese beauty. He is
the ninth eon of Mahe Mongkut, the last
King of Siam, and he was pinked Gut of err
family of 84 children to be planed upon the
throne. He bas 34 half brothers and 49
half sisters.
ABSOLUTE MASTER OP MANY MILLIONS.
Looking at him it is hard to imagine that
he is the sacred ruler of frem 6,000,000 to
10,000,000 of people, and it is hard for an
American to appreciate his absolute power
and his holy dignity. The people of the
country are his slaves. He has the right to.
call them into service either with or with-
out pay, and all men in Siam are forced to
give him either the whole or a part of their
eervices during the year. His word can.
throw a man into chains or rut him to
death ; can deprive him ef his property or
rob him of his daughter. All the women of
Siam are supposed to belong to the King,
and no one is forbidden to him except hie
mother. He is supposed to take one of his
sisters as his Queen, and the nobles of the
country offer him their daughters by the
score. His court is one of intrigue, and all
the nobles are glad to have their daughters
in the harem so that they may thus
better attain the King's friendehip and
powerful offices. He taxes the people as he
pleases, and theee taxes are so heavy that
at times some men have to sell their wives
and children as slaves to enable them to
pay him. Still, his vaults are full of
treasure. Siam has no national debt, and
he has an income of more than $10,000,000
a year. He can spend tens of thoueantilief
dollars in cremating a dead wife or iteeet 'b-
liehing a petty navy.
HE HAS ABOLISHED HEAD-BIIMPING.
Still, bbis King of Siam is the most pro-
greesfve the country has ever had. He ie'
far in advance of his people, and he is doing
a geed deal to civilize them. Before his
second coronation in 1873, all natives who
approached the King had to do so on all
fours. They had to raise their hands in
adoration to him and bump their heads
on the mate before him. The
King did away with all that, and
he has introduced tbe • American
handshake into his reception to for-
eigners, and he apeake the English tongue,
though he never does this when noted
foreigners have an audience with him. He
has brought the telegraph and the telephone
into Bangkok, bas eetabllshed a street car
lino sad lights hie harem with electric -
lights.
THE KING IS A.BUDDHIST.
The King of Siam is a Buddhist, and he
was for some time a Buddhist priest, as is
tbe custom with all men in Siam. Every-
one is expected at some time to enter the
priesthood, and this royal monarch, with •
hie millions of treasure, his scores of wives,
and his $10,000,000 a year, once shaved his
bead and neminaliy gave tip the Drown and
his harem to near a yellow, cotton scarf
about his waist and to go fasting and
praying.
THE SIAMESE QUEEN.
The King of Siam has a very large assort -
went of wives, but he is so high and
mighty that he must marry nobody beneath
bim kit rank, his only equals befog his own
family. His regular official Queen must,
therefore, always be hie half sister. The
Queen is not far from 20 years of age ; she
rules the harem. and she is a very pretty
Siamese girl. Her complexion is a light
brown, and her oily blank Bair, about two
inches long, stands straight up and is
combed backward from a fair, open fore-
head. She has beautiful eyes, wears
diamond earrings and has a diamond
pendant at her neck, and her fingers are ,
covered with precious stones. She smokes I
cigarettes, as does also the King, and she
chews the betel nut, making her teeth as
black as jet and her lips stick out. The
Siamese say that any dog can have white
teeth, but that it is only those who are rich
enough to afford the betel nut who can
have black ones,
To Mend Broken Cast Iron.
Here is a recipe which " Office and
Laboratory" recommends, for broken oast
Iran : Take two ouncee of sal ammoniac,
one ounce of sublimed sulphur andenepound
of cast iron fillings ; mix in a mortar and
keep the powder perfectly dry. When it is
to be used mix it with twenty times Its
weight of clean iron fiifnge, grind the whole
in a mortar, wet with water until it be-
comes a paste, and apply to the parte to be
mended. It will often become after a time
as strong and hard as any part of the metal.
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She (another's)—But it isn't right for you
to say you love ane; you mush only think it.
Her Shimmer Lover—But I dont think it--
/ only say it.