Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-08
Clara Morris, Revenge
SHE NsTRUCTS HER HUSBAND TO s'PoUNpr
PASSENGER AT OMAHA -''HIT him TwfC
FREDDIE"


SHE INsTRUcTs HER HUSBAND TO s'PoUND"
PASSENGER AT OMAHA -"HIT HIN TWICE
FREDDIE"
ITO the Rev York HERALD
passengers from the west tonight were Clara
motifs, actress, and Frederick Harriet, her hus-
Dand, on their way east. The train stopping
converslng with your correspondent, when
Mrs. Harriet called him to her berth, and, point
ing out fine-iookfng man on the platform out
Harriet at once walked out upon the platform,
and stepping quietly up to the man, struck him
on the breast. The policemen and passengers
crowded about the assaulted man and asked
the meaning of the blow. The latter said he
did not know his assailant. At this moment
MIS-: Harriet stepped to her car window, threw
1t up and shouted:
''H1t him twice, Freddie hit him twice. told
you to strike him twice."
Mr. Harriet then struck the man before him
another sharp blow with the fiat Of his hand,
saulted man then removed his cap, and, step
ping forward to Mrs. Harriet, said, tsThere is
some mistake here. madame; know neither
You bowed to me in a. street car in San
Francisco, said Mrs. Harriet
81 was never In San Francisco In my life ("
The police threatened to arrest Harriet, but
TIE assaulted man gave them NO encourage
ment, and all the parties were again allowed to
take their seats In the train.
Returning to his seat, Mr.. Harriet said to
your correspondent:
cit is a fellow connected with dramatic
paper who has assailed both my wife and my.
self through its columns and in anonymous let
teTs. He was enemy or my wife in Cleveland
several years ago. when she first went on the
stage, and did all he could to injure her. He
has followed her from place to place, and sew
eral times insulted her. He met her not long
ago In street car In San Francisco bowed TO
her, ard sent her note next day, referring to
tie bow, and saying he knew some facts derog-
atory 10 Doth my character and that OF my wire.
! have no secrets that want kept quiet. /
meet this fellow occasionally, ana this Is not
the first time have pounded him."
Men here who know the assaulted Individual
say MI Harriott made mistake: that the man
he pounded cannot possibly be the person
whs insulted bis wife.
MARROW GAUGE RAILROAD FRAUD IN MAS
sAChCsETTS:-A telegram from Boston, March
g, says: "What appears to be another gigantic
fraud has Just come to light. The Mystic Valley
Railroad Company was organized some time
SINCE 10 Du1ld narrOw-gauge road from Boston
with the north Of the city. But eleven miles
OF road bed have been built thus far and these
were charged at 81. 600 per mile on the books of
the corporation, though 1t was known that the
ed 900. This led to an examination by the
railroad commissioners, and they, as result,
have called upon the Attorney General to take
action in the matter. In letter to him they
company shows an apparent discrepancy be.
tween the amounts received and paid out of
ss5,ocO. They believed many OF the subscnp-
lions were fraudulent and intended to victimize
innocent subscribers to the capital stock and to
gam d against the provisions Of law charter for
the company. Sidney p. Pratt, treasurer Of
this unique corporation, is said to have been
concerned In some questionable real estate
nection with the straw bailers IN the Paige
case"