The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-13
TINTED, .fBsOLUTE INDEPENDENCE.
Mrs. sparr'. Lodging House for Gentlemen
Fused with Police OAicers.

Major G.. W Corliss Is locked up in cell
in the Essex Market prison In default Of 81, 900
bail. Mrs. Spar. OF Twelfth street and Second
avenue, let's handsomely furnished rooms,
without board. to gentlemen. On the Dist ult.
she answered an advertisement that called for
Absolute independence without question for
literary gentleman. and on tho oath ut
large. flne-looking gentleman. with a large
moustacho and voice that was simply charm
ing, called and engaged parlor, with bedroom
adjoining in tho third story, and paid for "a
months rent in advance. He said that his name
was Major q. W. Corlss. that he was in the
newspaper business. and that he had sister
who would visit him. and she was TO be shown
right to his parlor. He added that he employed
many women as reporters. and that they would
frequently call with manuscripts and on other
business. They were to be shown to his par
lor The rest Of the story is best told by Mrs.
Spar. IA follows:
Il didn't like It. but he had my receipt for
months rent and said nothing. On Saturday,
at ! o'clock. an elegantly dressed young lady
said that she'd wait for him in his pari9r. /
dSw as maSh % Ree q @ aa
please. The MAJOR came in after awhile. and
tRey Went Vent out They came back ae srN awR WIN
ana she STAYED unit, nine or ten o'clock
+, i, the evening; on SUI sunday m9}Irning
They ate apples and drank cider. and had a
romp racing around the room like children.
On Monday evening he came homo with ano-
Their woman. elegantly dressed and very stylish.
Not young lady, but Il fine looking married
lady apparently. After they had bsen in the
room half an hour a gentleman called and went
up. My servant told ms all was not right. 80 |
They called this woman Annie At little
after o'clock the man went out The woman
stayed unit nearly II and then wentaway alone.
ffI IIn IaHIfl Thar
The next day there came another woman.
one that had NOT been here before. She was not
sister called again. She wanted 10 see her
brother. | told her that he. was not in. She
could not She said that She was Ills his sister h
told her that there had already been so many
sisters there that didn't know which was the
house. She went over to the st. Denis Hotel
nnd tclegraphed to Corliss Mt his office down
Town, an waiting iQr You Mt the -. Dents.
GRACE Pretty soon they came back together.
and C9rlss sent for me. sent word that IL he
lie came You have insutcd my lady friend.
my sister, he said. She u reputable woman.
and would grace any parlor;' She won't gracce
me for what had done, If it took his life.
Al ten o'clock in the evening continued tho
went to brooklyn. The next dag there was an
other strange woman with him all the after
nopn. Then | got out Of all patience. | sent
Tor friend Of mine. "a lawyer; Together We
went 10 Brooklyn, and 70 - place. No. -. tho
r'Sitienrr pt the ley. Mr. -.
was shown into the presence Of the clergy
mans wife. ! asked 10 see her alone. She led
the way 10 the back parlor. There sat MAJOR
the daughter to go out of the room. and she
complied, looking very hard at me Then |
said that was "a mother. and had come 10 her
about her daughter and MAJOR Corliss The
mother threw up her hands. Don't begin.
d ~ Geelm shf cried know What W. + comigg
from the house two years ago. but my daughter
Will 90 and So. him. We can't do anything with
Is4rf tlta.g. IA.
went to Fair Haven. Conn., Two years ago. where
SorilS,s had WIFE LIVING, a 9raulllgl woman.
INIT ne had tried To get divorce. but had
wa nTns en- No 1- Sb shea hep me f. all
apart. and added Let me i,t.h Mary in aud
You ten her what YOU know You So her name
brought YOU here. she said. came because
m your friend. my dear child, said. bc-
cause ! have a daughter and want 70 save You
from that villain Just rs Id try and save her.
Then told her Of the women who had been t.
women. My daughter is ruined. the mother
Sn arraa "a aga again WAS b am not rqined am
The young girl threw her arms around me-"
what She would DO Leave him Forever. said
i. She said shed have to think otit' Ny irienid
the lawyer was called in, and We all talked long
about IT, The next day the mother came heavily
Rooms and see her daughter who was waiting
Their. ! asked why she didn't come with her
sec her for worlds said tho mother / w.ni
with her and met Mary. She asked me II Id
called on another woman. We went They
asked the niidy about the woman. and she
cnilcd her little boy, who told what he had seen.
That seemed to satisfy the girl and her mother
and they went home.
Well" continued tho landlady. "tho Major
Kept II up. Every day he had new woman at
the house. all hHnlso mcly dressed and stylish.
dldn ! know what TO dO. | cOudn I get rid ~
him. Yesterday morning We noticed "a crowd
collecting before the lDIsa Ihtn
that he had hung several pictures in the win
dows. had pinned the toilet mats and tides To
window and attached 10 the pictures and
mats bills with the words. Rooms to let
underwear out OF mo windows. went to
HIS room and told him to take these
things IN. He answered: Madame told you
III AZ you yet He kept the doors locked until
three O'Clock. when he went out. | entered the |
from the windows. and locked diem in another |
room H. came back with woman about live |
o'clock, He locked her in the room and went |
ont, He came back after a time with candrs. |
which he put in the windows and lighted first |
tying w the lace curtains and pulling up tho |
shades. A crowd gathered in front Of the house. |
,'nt Tor an OH ier. ana he said he couldn't do /
anything unless Was wiling 10 20 10 thePolice |
with dlsUrderly conduct told him would do |
THE ofliccr knocked. hut Corliss wouldn't |
Jet nm IN. Then h" pounded on the door. and |
,Horllss fired pistol. The ball came through
the door. Just grazing the officer. Pretty soon |
Capt. MEG ulal;h came. He told the MAJOR to |
open the door. and offered Ia show by his badge |
that he was police Captain. Coriss still re-
fused This went on until Il o'clook. There |
were at one time thirty officers in tn" house. /
The Captain rft two men in tho hous" all night. |
and at about o'clock the MAJOR came down.
and WAS arrested
justice Wanlell required Corllss to pay 30
fine and find bail IN 1850.
The simmonds Divorce suit.
In the divorce suit Of Mary Louisa Slmmonds
Nor n.unlN n.AIn.l u WIN smnluLl. IhnmA.