The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-28
BE1UMONT'S LOVE STORY.
And . Very Different story that n Paterson
Father and Mother Tell.

Father and Mother Tell.
Leroy Beaumont, man Of rather prepos-
scssing APPEARANCE and commanding ways.
who says he is the son y! the late Gen. Beau
mont OF the United States Engineer and Sub
marine Service. has until latoly boon connected
with that department. chiefly ns diver Some
months ago. however. he met with an accident
that made him unable to perform such duties.
Several weeks ago no attempted suicide by
swallowing big dose OF morphine. in Passaic
City. He was overcome by the drug In the
street hut physician saved his life. \ wcck ago
yesterday Beaumont tried to buy morphine in
Rutherford PARK. but was unable to gct any. 50
far as can be- asccrtancd. Finally he went into
G.. Backstonc's store and wrote tho address.
=" No 10 Dover strcct Paterson" which he fns-
tened in the clasp of n very fine satrhel that ne
carried. Then he handed the satchcl 10 the
nrorriNors son. william with the Injunction.
II nothing moro is heard of me. send the
satrhrl 10 that addr ss.'
Beaumont was n stranger In rutherford Park
and nothing more was hoard " him until sons
scnsclcss on n sidewalk in Orient Way. by Mr.
Schcrmerhorn, who at once suspected opium
poisoning from the condition of the man. SO
Mr. Schcrmcrhorn took him into the house and
gave him some strong coffee and exercised him
until he had sufficiently recovered 10 hc taken
to Justice Courtncy's on 80. Tho Justice called
IN physician. who corrobornicd the opinion
that nc man had boon overcome With a dose uf
morphine. Tho proper antidotcs wrre ndmin-
istcrcd. and soon Beaumont was all right again.
Then tho Justice handed Beaumont oyer 10
Onicer smith to inke him 10 the lla"k"nsack
Beaumont broke away from the officer lust as n
train was approaching, and throw himself uuon
the track in front Of the locomotive. Vheonirc
ran and pulled him from the track Just In time
To- save his head from hoing cut OH by tho
wheels. beaumont mad" another dnsh 70 get
under the cars. but the officer aguln held him.
and then concluded t. take him buck h. tho JUS
tees ohrr. Justice Courtney kcpt li"auwout
confined IN his own house. and fct him. until
morning. beaumont WAS very rcticcnt Oh" noAt
morning and uNstinntrly refused To- EiVc any
reason for his attempted suicide until ~" jus
ticc Threatened To- commit him to jail. Then nc
related the following story:
He said TINT about six months ago. whilo on
hotel he saw police officer with very pretty
girl about seventeen years u age. Tn" girl
seemed to be- under arrest, AMI was crying bit
tcrly. Beaumont asked the officer what the girl
was arrested for. and the officer replied that
she was n common street walker. and that he
was taking her to police station. Beaumont
said that he took pity on the girl and asked her
~ she would not try 10 do better II she hnd
chance. she replied that she would. and she
further enlisted his sympathics 10y saying TINT
she belonged 10 tho same city that he did
Paterson. Beaumont said that he finally
with him Tor go. which was -. paid. and
he brought her to Paterson. Two wc'ks
TO Washington. Baltimore. Boston. and other
places. on wedding trip. Shortly after their
return 20 Paterson. Beaumont says his business
called him away. and he loft his wife with her
mother. after nicely fitting up home for her
and giving her enough money to last her for
! soon became suspicious of his wife and om-
| ployed detectives to witch her. Tho result was
| the discovery OF the fact that his wife had "a
| lover in New York who came up every Friday
! TO meet her in rutherford Park. one day last
week Beaumont SAYS he sent letter lo his vile
| in Paterson. informing her that the next time
/ she went ~ Rutherford Park 10 meet her lover
! she would find his QBeaumontsl dond body
! there as he loved her too dearly TO live under
! such circumstances and hc would get out ~ Tho
way 50 that she could live with the man she
This was the purport Of Beaumoni's story to
| the Justice which had such All effect on IN"
magistrate that he concluded To- let Beaumont
| go on his promising that he would make no
more attempts to take his life. The Justice
even bought ticket for beaumont 10 New
York. Since that time nothing has been seen
This story reached Paterson Yesterday morn
| ing. inquiry was al once made at ~ Dover
street. the address Beaumont gave and It was
| found TO be occupied by n German family
named Holden. The woman was busy ~ a
wash tub. while her husband WIS wrestling
| with huge mecrschnum. They wer"
greatly astonished on being told the story
that Beaumont had related in Rutherford PARK
They say the real facts Of the cnse are as follows
| methree or four months ago their daughter
Annie Heiden. was visiting some friends IN New
| York. One day. while walking through Grand
| street. near centre, where her friends lived,
Annie was qccosted by awell-dressed man. who
| He told her he mad been noticing her inr n long
! time. and had fallen in low" with her. His story
]
/ sontet L. ask her Parents perm ssiou f'r B.uu-
mont Ia ACCOMPANY her homrto Patterson. THIS
] permission was granted. In Paterson Btiu-
| mont made n decidedly favorable iWprcssi H.
! He told 81 his wealth ana position. aiu used
! other arguments. which comp ctrly captlyatUl
| the parents. rs well as Annie herself. and th"
result WIS that they all looked 60 an ultimate
| marriage. II was not long bcfor" IN" couple"
! clopcd. They were gone several days. Ih"u
/ they returned. and said they had boon married.
! but Beaumont was unable "a produce tur mar
rlage certificate, while the girl said she sure
they were married. ms a ceremony ~ some sort
/ had been performed, but she was unable O. tell
| whore or 10y whom. IN" Elrl thought il WAS a
/ Justice Of the Pence who had married them. but
! Beaumont produced card Of reputed cirr..y-
| man 81 Boston. named Smith. who he said had
! performed the marriage ceremony.
/ Subsequently the parents We're iulormr,, - N
/ Beaumont was already marie !, md had A. ie
/ living in Now N0rk. and tn"v Indignantly drove
! him from tho house forth with The deceived
daughter was left alone. and had to return %
work in the mill whore she had been previous
! To- her acquaintance with Beaumont. Since
! that time Mrs. Heiden says she has soon noth-
/ ing 81 Beaumont. and she doesn't want 20. But
she ms within the past fcS days heard that he
| is In New York.
The neighbors corrobornte Annie's mothers
| story as to the appearance and Disappearance
/ Of Beaumont in the ncighhorhood. Mrs Hell
| den ayers that Beaumont IL subject - tn" use Of
| opium. and was under its influence about half
! the time.