, 1873-05-18
TIE ENEMY CAPTURED

The Wabash Avenue R0aTd1nR faoaso
Saunbb1e--Arrest OF BELLS anu Alnf.
tin--what They Say for Thomselves
IAN Accomplished Uoc&or 1A5"
Casino and Loses. =
Lydia Oouchlin, who keeps boarding house
at No. 5o4 Wabash avenue, Ind her troubles, as
narrated in her bill Of complaint tiled ID the
Circuit Court, reproduced in condensed form IN
yesterday's TRIBUNE. She complained OF the
alleged outrageous nl-treatment OF TWO men
who we're placed In her house BY one McOonougn,
who induced them to take and remain in pos
session Of the house by representing to them
that he held 8 distress warrant against Lydia
Couchlin, who WEB behind hand in her payments
for rent. Following up her first effort With con-
siderable 'vigor, she yestarday succeeded in
having tho two men, Peter BELLS and
Peter Martin, by name, E. arrested
Arrested they accordingly we're, and
we're nothing 10th yesterday evening to un-
burden their minds to TRIBUNE reporter, who
called upon thom to hear ...
THEIR EIDE OF THE STORY.
They acknowledged to being hard up. The
times they said, were hard, which fact induced
them, to undertake for Marlborough, the deus
house and staying there, on the slim grounds OF
McDonough's assertion tl,at he held 3 distress
warrant against her, got out by one Waite, 3
real estate agent. According to Martin, he and
Mrs. Couchlin had some very cosy. confidential
she informing him that she never eouid THINK OF
paying 81, 400 per snnum rent; that she was
$500 behind hand in settling with her landlord,
and that Hha was an1iously on the lookout for
another site wherein to ply her calling. bosn
prisoners very Indignantly denied the
'anAyER CHARGES OF TIE ELL,
Bel1is, Who was accused OF drawing revolver,
stating that he never carried auch weapon in
his lifo.. He also denied tho soft impeachment
charging hin with having f9ughs WIN sas s9Gh Sn
with the tenderest consideration, seeing that ne
had his breakfast comfortably, and helping him
bouutifully to the fat Of the house..
/" Martin, on the other hand, fat, Well-fayored
| man, complains Of the treatment he received.
He got no meals, not so much as cup OF toa
offered him. It is evident that Martin lacked
those peculiar ingratiatory qualities which, even
! in IN enemy, excite in womans breast feeling
Of pity closely akin to the tenderest Of passions
his abilities shone in another direction and gain.
ed him the intimacy, il not the friendship, Of
we've" THE I'll CHEF Eso1nEER OF TIE HOUSE,: ~:~
| in the person Of DR.. 4. This gentleman 1s de-
scribed BY the prisoners ss ne man "h9 TINS aas
! the show" He supplies the - bounce" " does the
"loud talk, and, IN fact is incessant1y talking,
save when he takes in hand his light guitar, and,
| striking q pensive attitude; suggestive OF any
thing in, the world rather than an interest "a q
three months OLD fcnk DILL Ulhho5 t4o Uoa1n1435
house parlor wallis echo tho .pathos Of g Home
| Sweet Home and tile Unlocking Bird, or rat
ties along the strings in gallant struggle
| with "The Spanish Fandango." The Doctor,
wishing to make himself agreeable: W1led
away the unfortunate intrnders' tme
with tales OF the dissipation OF his youth, ano
mentioned, among other things, that II there
was anything In the world he understood petse1
| than measles and chohc it was :.
!. THE GAME OF CASINO.
| Martin knew the game too, and matcn "4a
made. 4 game was played, which Tesnlteo N
| Martins favor by q score OF 20 to !, wherenPon
| the Doctor made the original remark that Mar'
| tin tesemblcd the Heathcn Chinee, and TOLD an,
other long and rambling story OF how ne nae
lost 50 cents at game Of faro, some i've 5eafe
/ SINCE at Kalamazoo, w1ither he had gone to
| horee-trpt, the Doctor II there ."as any
| thing be- admired moro than blue pills and bus
ters acknowledged that he had SURPRISING
| weakness for horac1esh. He tolerated the IN
truders, but, at tho same time, told them '~-
-. HE HAD LEGAL OPINIONS
| from such high authorities Is Judge rogers ant
! ex,Judge Howe that the shortest way to get IL
| al item Eas to shoot thcm down " Ike da"gs.
Defnz OF = peaceful turn OF mind, however, ht
| rafrniued from homicide, and awaited the actao1
Of the writ Of capias, by which the obnoxious
men we're Yesterday arrested and locked up IN
der = $1,000 hail, which, not procuring, the.
were detained, and viii not be able to get 10
leased until Monday morning: The prisoner
assert that they acted in good faith III the mat
ter. under the instructions OF McDonough, AM
that they intend to bring an action Tor false In
prisonmonr against Mrs. Couchlin.