The sun., 1879-06-29
AN ASSASSIN FROM OHIO.
a MrRDEROUS RUMOR THAT CAUSES
MR.. HUMPHREYS MUCH DISQUIEE

MR.. HUMPHREYS MUCH DISQUIEE
who wouid be an Agent for the Heirs oT the
Anneke rans Estate "A Talk with Mrs.
Humphreys, who is ais0 Mach Alarmed.
Mrs. @. E. Humphreys OF 317 West Twenty
second street is ono OF tho holrs OF tho Anneko
JAMS estate. said to include much Of the real
estate in this city held by tho corporation OF
Trinity Church. Her husband. Mr.. +. d.
Humphreys. has been for years the principal
agent OF the heirs In the effort to gain posses
sion OF tho estate He has visited Amsterdam
several timos. no says. TO search tho municipal
records there for information In regard to the
ancestry OF Anneke JAMS His expenses have
been provided for by n levy upon the heirs in
tho United States. II ia further provided by
thom that no shall have n percentage OF tho
valuation Of the whole or whatever part OF tho
estate he may recover aitor II is secured to the
heirs. Tho heirs are widely scattered. and
many OF them live in Ohio and Indiana. 1t was
reported yesterday that some Of these Western
heirs. believing that Mr.. Humphreys has col
lected and failed to pay to them large part OF
their vast inheritance. have sent an agent 10
Amsterdam to discover whether Mr.. Humphreys
has betrayed their trust, and II no has, to deal
summarily with him.
A reporter found Mrs. Humphreys. yesterday.
In her parlor. which bears trnces OF an anti
Quarian tns.e. Paintings Of the sombre hues Of
the old Drtcn school OF art hang on the walls.
Mrs. Humphreys said that they were original
Van Dycks and that hor husband brought them
from Holland when he returned from his first
visit in tho interest Of the Anneko Jams hcirs.
tall inlald clock that might have suggested
My Grandfathor's Clock" but which. Mrs
Humphreys said licked in tho young and
licked out the old Of the ancestors OF Anneke
Jams. in the DenEpd md filed ancestral hOme
In Holland, centuries before tho hardy xylo-
phonist Of tho minstrels began To- accentuate
the pathetic passages in that familiar air with
Enrly in March. said Mrs. Humphreys, II
received this letter. dated from GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
on the 2sth OF February. and signed : A Friend
to Humanity Tho handwriting Is that OF
man; The gist OF the letter is contained. you
see in these sentences:
plot has como the writer's knowledge that several
secret meetings have been hell in ohio and Indiana FOR
Of the way lie has done great Injustice hcy say by
bef volunteered to 90 to ieand aud as.Sssinae your
husband e he could he iound they would tssc money
fore they collected - dDD ior ihc purpoc expect lie
under fictitious name and from different uart OF the
tourist for cloak So there Is not moment to be lost
Twas thoroughly alarmed. " Mrs. Humphreys
continued. and | consulted Superintendent
Walling He said that had better send copy
OF the warning letter to my husband so that he
might be on his guard II the writer told the
truth. did this. Tho writer OF tho letter says.
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for n leading wholesale house OF Cincinnati.
but that his life would be- the forfeit IL he gave
his namc Ile adds, however. that. II nny harm
befalls my husband. can discover who he is
by addressing n letter to Justice Cincinnati.
1 mailed letter so addressed. but have re-
ceived no reply. II Ia probable that tho writer
knows that my husband has not yet been in
iured. and TINT he prefers 70 keep his identity
secret. ! learned to-day that my husband sent
acopy Of the warning letter. and letter to Mr..
II. Spiilman. tho Cincinnati agent OF the heirs.
SELF to Cnia Of Police Wnpp"nstsin ''T Of Cihein %
natl. In his letter To the Chief Of Police my
husband gives an account OF a meeting with a
German who gives tho name Of Willen. and adj
mits that he has relatives in Indiana. He met
Mien. he says. on the 4th ult. in Amsterdam:
Willen paid him particular attention. and
seemed to desire TO win. his conildcnce. He
suspected the motive OF Willen's show OF
friendlinrsess ness howeyer and came H to the con; ;
no had been warned OF. He watched Willen
constantly when In his company. and concluded
that Willen Intended 10 kill him that night. He
took adynntagc Of an opportunity to get away
from a newspaper OF Amsterdam. forwarded 70
TO- tho effect that wilen quilted his own hotel
husband. and was dlsorderly in the street, He
wounded ono police officer with n long knife
from him He resisted other officers with the
sabre. but was bndy wounded. and locked up.
found in his pockets In his letter to Mr.. Spill
man. / am Informed. my husband asks
MIR. Spillman TO discover whether thcro is
any truth In the warning letter. have n letter
here from private detective in Chicago to the
effect that n man who desires to oust my hus-
band from the confidence Of tho heirs. aud take
his place, has hecn very husy among the heirs.
not only In the West but here and that good
deal OF feoling has been stirred up by his mis-
representations. l know that this is true of
the East. for have been much annoyed Of late
Humphreys Is not in Holland. but in this city.
and has supplied mo with money to buy this
house. furnish II elegantly and stock the cellar
with costly wines. This. hardly need say. is