Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-05
A Plot for WiIkfe Collins.
KATIE HAUN ARREST BY HER MOTHER, FC
LOWED BY STRANGE EVENTS.

LOWED BY STRANGE EVENTS.
hattie Haun, young girl, left her fathers
house in HOboken some time ago 10 live with
her sister in this city, and was soon after
wards arrested on complaint of her mother.
who said that Katie had stolen large sum of
money previous TO going away from home.
when The girl was arralgued In the Recorders
Court at HobOken her mother offered to with
draw the complaint if Katie would marry a
man named John Schoenmaker. But this the
girl refused to do, and was committed for
trial. On Saturday morning last Mr.. Haum.
his SWife and the other members of the family
left home, leaving John Shoemaker in
charge Of The premises. SchOenmakeT is said
TO have had keys for all the rooms in the house.
as well as for closets bureaus and trunks He
knew, ii is charged, that Mrs. Haun had a
large amount OF money, and he was ais0aware
OF the exact place where it was concealed. He
bad been anxious to get enough money to en-
able him TO start in business, so he is said TO
have opened the trunk containing Mrs HlunS
treasure, and TO have appropriated $3.50 and
fed. On the return of Mrs Haun the loss mas
discovered, and as Shoemaker did not re-
turn he was suspected of the robbery. The
police were notified, but thus far they have
not been able TO obtain any clue as to Schoen-
makers whereabouts.
A reporter found Mrs Haun at No Harri-
son street, yesterday afternoon. In answer 10
his inquiries she said that Shoemaker was a
generous and g00d-hearted young man, and
lhe last person in the world she would have
suspected OF such treachery. He has been
living with me-" she added. "for three months
and made up my mind to have Katie mar
rled TO him, as my husband is getting old and
weak, and wanted some one to look after the
property and manage our affairs" Mrs Haun
is now endeavoring to effect reconciliation
with her daughter and get her TO return home.
She is still living with her sister, in Bleecker
street. in this city. Some time ago Mr. Haun
who Is about SlNIyyearS of age, transferred all
his property 10 his wife, since which, il is said
she has treated him with great cruelty. com
pelhng him among other things To sleep in an
uncomfortable Shed in the rear OF her house
While she was living comfortably with ShOen-
maker. This latter fact is said to have been
the real cause of the trouble between herself
and her daughter. Katie Haun is pretty
brunette, nineteen years Of age, and is engaged
10 Be married TO young man living i'm Brook
lyn.-IN. y. World, Lth.
GoURKo'S PASSAGE OF THE BALKANs-The
march of General GOurkO over the Etr0pol
Balkans TO Sofia appears TO have been a really
marvellous feat. He abandoned the main
road, and took mountain path from Ork-
mamie TO the westward of kaba konak, and
thence to TaschkeSen. The road for the guns
had literally TO be made in the dark, for the
sappers could only work at night. and the
paths were SO slippery that steps had to be
cut With the axe, as in ascending q steep SNOW
mountain. The men, ill-fed, and subjected
for several days TO intense cold, were almost
snow, dropped down asleep like logs" but
still the road was made, and the advance
guard, after thirty hours of incredible effort.
Sca.ef the ridge and Slid down literally TO the
crossed, and, as we know, TaSchkesen was
carried, and Sofia occupied on the 9th. The
exploit was most daring one. but its record
Will probably be forgotten in the face of the
triumph in the Shipka Pass. 1t is easy, too, TO
attract attention to the bravery of the Turks.
difficult to attract it to the equal bravery of
the Russian soldiers. II is expected of the
latter-t London Spectator.