, 1873-01-24
| S!MONDS AND SON.
How the Pair We're Dogged from Chicago
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. On
Ills Muscle.
Reception Of the "Son" by Her Guardlan".'
Material for "Fallcn Angel,

Readers Of TIE Tribune will remember the
manner in which that enterprising journal, the
Pittsburgh Gazette, converted Detective Simonds,
Of this city, intoa gay deceiver, while convey
ing to her relatives IN the East the young per-
son Of the gentler sex Who camo to this city In
bifucated neither garments. simonds explains
away the ingenious mendacity Of the reporter,
and makes him cut rather credulous and milk
and-wntery victim Of designing knnve. 1t np-
pears that the girl while in Chicago attracted
the attention OF a young man in this town who
had peered into the superintendent's room, and
| had learned from the newspapers as
to when and where eho was going.
When "Simonds and Son" embarked On
the train, they we're followed by this person,
who is described as young man about 80 years
Of age, and rather aboye the medium height.
During their journey, this fellow atared continue
ally at the girl, and endeavored, in tho absence
of the officer, to cultivate an acquaintance
6imonds caught him, and spoke rather sharply
to him. When the party arrived ut Pittsburgh,
''simonds and Son" registered at the Union
Depot Hotel, and thither went this young man.
He watched tie register so eagerly TINT Simonds,
who had been annoyed by his behavior during the
journey, more to puzzle him than for any other
purpose, inscribed the words, "6imonds aud
Son." which gave the reporter the foundation for
bis silly romance. It may be mentioned that
the follower had, during the journey. done his
best to attract public attention to tho pair, and
had whispered around to their fellow-travellers
the Same silly story that WAS subsequently swa1-
lowed by the Gdzeue reporter. The stranger
waited around the hotel, and conllded his silly
narrative to the clark, who in his turn narrated
It to the reporter.
When Binonds WIS about to leave the hotel,
he gave the girl her satche1, and proceeded to
tho ticket office. When he returned to the girl,
he found the fellow talking to her. He again
spoke to the man, and got On the train. Tho
stranger again got on board, but simonds was
mad By this time. He went up to his unknown
follower, and remarked that this business had
gone on about long enough, and that i he fol-
lision, resulting in the young mans inability to
journey BY rail for several months to come. The
pnrty addressed took the hint, got of the train,
and Was seen no more.
The girls married sister lives at Springfield,
self lives with her guardian In Chelsea. She
has no mother, but is under the
care Of her guardian, and Is possessed
On reaching Chelsea, simonds left the girl at
hotel to change her clothing for more appro-
priate garments, while he went to apprlze her
guardian Of her return. - It appeared that, pre-
Tious to starting to Chicago she had pawned
tective redeemed it for her with her Owl funds.
6imonds called upon the guardian, narrated tho
story OF his wards AdyentuTeB and told him she
WAS at the hotel waiting to be conducted to him.
The guardian, however, was disposed to regard
the adventure With no leyity or tolerance, and
fatty refused to receive his ward, stating that
she had forfeited al clnim to his care, and must
now rely upon others, or herself: IN case her
relations we're iudisposed to overlook her follies
Simonds repeated this rather bitter sentence to
the girl, who by this time Was eubdued in man
ner, and appeared to better advantage in the
dress wo1n By hez sex, and a council Of war
story to the detective, ind seked his advice.
She snid that while living with her
sister ahe was persecuted by the atten-
tions OF young man who had
an eyeto her property, but WAS unspoakably
obnoxious to her. Her sister, her brothor-in-
law, and her father we're most anxious that the
about It until she took refuge with her guar
dian, by whom she Nas kept at school in Chelsea,
her lover promising to pay $500 as his share Of
the expense of her education.
: 6imonds resolved to take her to her relatives ut
MI hazards, and tbs pair took the first train to
Springfield and The girl vas left With her rela-
tions. Her reception was not very warm or
thst she will not be allowed
to remain with her relatives. Her manner is
not such as to attract much sympathy, and her
tendency is exceedingly wild amonds believes
that hitherto she has not done anything to for
felt her ~laim. to respectability beyond the es-
the circumstance in which she is placed, and
from her naturally wild and reckless disposition
and her general coarsenesB OF manner, ho fears
ehe will not long dcsezvo 80 favorable verdict
to be rendered.