The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-21
AN OLD MANS EXPERIENCE.
Damaging Documents Signed at the
MuNZIe of q Cooked ReYOIYer

Mr.. VIM. B. Dennis, the real estate broker
who resides in Hartwell and has an office
on the east side of Plum street just below
Fourth, was the victim of some startling
experience with young adventures, which
eliminated yesterday afternoon.
The lady's name is Mrs. S. E. Lucas, of
st. Louis Mo-, and she has been stopping at
Reid's Hotel since the 30th of last May. She
first met Mr.. Dennis in frontSf photo
graph gallery on Fourth street. and after a
short conversation respecting Mr.. Dennis
picture which was on display, she prom
ised to place her business in his hands.
| Several other interviews took place be-
tween the two parties, but nothing out of
the way was suspected by Mr.. Dennis until
II o'clock yesterday, when he called at her
room, by invitation, to talk over her affairs
After few moments conversation she arose
| locked the door, put the key in her pocket
and then picked up revolver and ordered
him to undress and get into bed. He did
so, and she soon followed him.
After while she demanded that he sign
a document stating that he had committed
an assault upon her, and also a check on
the Fourth National Bank for 81 900. He
at first refused, when she threw his clothes
from the window into the alley, and then
paid porter 81, which she took from his
pocket, to bring them back and after
taking the watch and chain from his pocket
she locked the clothes in a drawer.
She then told him that she wanted some
money. He asked her then how much she
wanted, and she said whatever he pleased
to give her. He made out due bill for So
but she said it was not enough. She want
ed more, 81 900 would do. He was ready to
| give any amount, and then signed one for
81 600. She put both of them in her Satch-
| cl He stated that he would have signed
for larger sum had she asked him TO.
Some time after Mr.. Dennis obtained his
clothes by promising to proceed to the bank
to have the check cashed. They started
but on the way he persuaded her to stop at
his Office to await his return. In a few min
utes a warrant was obtained and her game
| was at an end
The above is Mr.. Dennis side of the story
The woman denies it, as it is told by him.
and states that she has known him for
nearly year, that he wanted her to marry
him, but she had repeatedly refused. Asto
the watch and chain she says Dennis placed
the chain about her neck himself.
She has employed T. G., Campbell as her
attorney, and will have her trial tomorrow
morning Bail $400.
| Mrs Lucas was visited to-day in her cell
at the County Jail by one of our repre-
sentatives.
She is woman of small stature, finely
built, of dark complexion, with black hair
and eyes, She possesses an eloquent flow of
language, and seems to be well educated.
There is not the least reason for the state
ment that she is deranged.
She was told the object of the visit
She said she had read the article concern
ing her and Dennis in one of the
| papers. 1t was q one-sded story
Every person who had any sense at all
would know at once that the story was a
mere fabrication on the part of Dennis
The idea of her being able to force such a
man into her room and do what the papers
said she did"
The prisoner then objected TO saying more
about the affair, She had consulted legal
talent and had retained Mr.. Campbell, who
knows the whole story
She said that she would speak at the
proper time. For the present the public
could not form any opinion about the affair
why" she said forgetting that her at
torney had forbidden her to speak, "why |
am now carrying black and blue marks on