Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-05-31
A MEDICAL SWINDLER.
Courting Young Girl with a View
Of Getting Hold of Her Fathers
Money.
The Peculiar Scheme Of DR.. Alfred
Horn---What Followed the
Discovery.
New York Sunday Times.l

discovery.
New York Sunday Times.]
A case OF telonious assault, surrounded by
many romantic incidents, came before the
presiding magistrate at the Essex Market PO-
lice Court, yesterday 1t appears from the
statement made to Times reporter by the
complainant, MI. Harris Brown, that some
eighteen months ago he became acquainted
with Alfred Horn, a physician. The latter,
though not particularly attractive in outward
appearance, possessed, said MIR. -Rrown, a very
glib tongue, and a valuable faculty OF insinu-
ating himself into peoples good graces
through his agreeable and polite conversation.
He soon became quite intimate with Mr..
Brown, and about year ago made arrange
ments to hire suite of rooms in his residence,
No. II Livingston street. Soon after Horn s
arrival ut bis new quarters, Nr. Brown s
daughter, a pretty yourg miss OF some sixteen
summers, returned from boarding school and
took up her abode with her father. Horn
Immediately began to cultivate her acQuain-
tance, and by the same.me that he'd pre-
viously won the good opinion of her father,
soon succeeded in gaining her friendship.
Conscious that his attentions were received
with growing favor by the young girl, he
srove to awaken in her heart a still warmer
attachment for him. Nor did he trsst alone
to his own powers to plead his SUIT for her
love, but, 80 her father says, invoked the aid
of several friends. Acting upon his instruc-
tions, these friends frequently held interviews
| with the girl, in which they drew glowing
pictures of the physicians wealth and social
qualities. Although her lover kept these pro-
ceedings secret from her parent he never
strove to conceal his own attentions to her,
1,,1fr rnth fo houo Nv r1
him in the light of suitor for his daughter $
hand. Lis tactics succeeded so well that he
soon not~only won Miss Jenny's heart, but
also her fathers consent to her marriage.
The date of their nuptials having been fixed,
preparations were made for the proper cele-
bration of the marriage ceremonies. In the
meantime, however, Horn adopted a very
peculiar course. No sooner had he become
convinced that he had won Jency's love than
he began. to use her affection tor his own
profit. He often spoke of her fathers wealth,
and proposed that they should Delope so that
her father would be forced ito give them
money. All this time the day OF the marriage
was rapidly approaching. Mr.. Brown, sus-
pecting nothing wrong, had purchased an ex-
pensive wedding trousseau for his daughter.
The preparations for the ceremony had been
completed and the affianced were the recip-
tents of frequent congratulations of friends
and acquaintances. Everything was pro-
crossing happily, when suddenly a blow was
unexpectedly struck, on Thursday last, that
ruptured the friendly relations'betweent the low
er and the prospective father.in-law. Through
several friends, the latter discovered to his
painful establishment, the scheme that Horn
had laid. hle questioned his daughter in re-
lation to it, and having received an unwilling
confession from her, immediately broke off
the match.
Horn had been in arrears for rent for some
eight months, but as he has always given
some plausible excuse for his delay, and ow-
ing to the relations existing between him and
Miss Brown, the girls father had never
pressed him for payment. Feeling assured,
however, by the discovery he had made that
Horn was bat an adventurer, he demanded
an immediate settlement Horn refused to
pay the debt, and Mr.. Brown then obtained
warrant for his ej ejectment from the premises.
On entering the house on Friday night, Horn
first discovered that proceedings had been
taken to dispossess him, and he then began
most violent demonstrations. he raped on
the ceiling with his cane, and grew so noisy
that Mr.. Brown descended and requested him
to be less disorderly. No sooner did he ap-
pear at the door of the room than Horn
sprang at him, and, seizing him by the collar,
raised his hand and attempted to stab him
in the throat with pen-knife. The private
watchman hired by Mr.. Brown to watch the
premises heard the struggle, and, rushing in,
separated them, and caused Horns arrest.
He was arraigned at the Essex Market po-
lice court yesterday morning on charge of
felonious assault. Although he denied that
he had attempted to stab Mr.. Brown, he was
committed in default Of $500 bail to await
trial.