The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-01
MISS ASTOR'S CRAZY LOVER.
4 MILLIONAIRE As COMPLAINANT IN A PO-
LICE COURT.
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| 4 MILLIONAIRE As COMPLAINANT IN A PO-
LICE COURT.
From the New York Sum
Charles Busch was called to the prison
er's bar in the Jefferson market police court
yesterday. William b, Aston, accompanied
by William Fowler, his butler, went to the
complainant's platform. The prisoner was
about fifty years old, with grizzlcd hair and
| whiskers, and German face. He was dress
ed in black trock coat and dark trousers
that were shining with grease. A blue and
black satin tie held his rundown collar to-
gether. His boots had been freshly black
encd, and he carried an old silk hat in his
left hand, while he smoothcd its surface
with his right sleeve, A police officer tcs-
tilted that he arrested Busch on the COM
plant Of Fowler, who charged him with
trcspassing on the Aston premises, $50
Fifth avenue, Busch was found the prcvi-
Gus evening on the steps Of the house
where he had sat all day besides annoying
the Aston family in other ways.
Mr.. Aston explained that Busch was
lunatic who tancied himself in love with
Miss Aston. He had accosted her in the
street and written notes to her. He had
not signed his name to these epistcs. but
he had been seen to hide them behind the
fence at $50 Fifth avenue. Whenever Miss
Astor appeared at window Busch made
grimaces and gestures to her, and assembled
the steps to speak TO her. This conduct
was persistent, and over year ago he was
sent TO the Wards Island asylum. On his
liberation in the latter part of April he re-
sumed hisannoyance. Mr.. Aston, therefore
wished him incarccrated again, and his
daughter could not appear in the street
without Busch following and speaking to
her.
In reply to Justice Muray's question,
Busch acknowledged the truth of the
charge, and declared that he had long low
cd Miss Astor, who, he believed, rccipro-
Gated his affection Justice Murray placed
him under 81 600 bail to keep the peace for
six months, in default of which he was to
90 10 Blackwcll's Island, after submitting
10 an examination as to his sanity
Behind the bars of the Jefferson market
prison, Busch told the story of his love to
sun reporter. -Four years ago he said,
while walking up Fifth avenue in the early
evening, he saw Miss Astor in the open
window Of her fathers house, From tina,
moment he loved her He did not prose.
cute his suit Immediately, and when he did
try TO speak TO her he was sent to an
asylum for lunatics. This, he said. was two
years ago. Taught prudence by his incar
ceration, he ceased his attention,
till last March, when he saw Mis-,
Aston in the church of the Trans
tguration. When the congregation ARCS,
| during the service, he fancicd that she mo-
toned to him to stand up and he consider
ed this sign that she rcciprocatcd his af
lection. Hence he rcdoubled his attentions
and wrote notes, which he hid in the tur
Of the little yard in front Of her father
house, telling her that he loved her. anC
wanted her to he his wife. He did no
sign his name, but left her heart to tell he
whence they came. Every time he saw he
in the street he spoke to her and fingered
about the o isc at all hours to catch
single look al her. She had not answcre,
him when he addressed her, and AWAY
avoided him; yet he thought she cared 70,
him