The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-16
MISS HARRIsON's STORY

Boston Special (April ~ to Chicago Times.l
Little Miss Alice Harrison, the actress
whose narrow escape from death in New
York yesterday, has created much unfavor-
able comment, arrived in this city this even
ing, where she is to begin an engagement as
''Libbie Dear" in "The Mighty Dollar" on
Monday night. The Times correspondent
called on her at she Parker House, to learn
the truth concerning the startling episode,
and held a lengthy conversation with Miss
Harrison, whom he found much excited af-
ter the stories of the affair published in to-
days New York papers. Miss Harrison
gives the first accurate history of the ARRAY,
and her story was as follows: She had been
in New York a week, and on account of her
sister being about to break up housekeeping,
made her home at the Coleman house. Yes
terday morning she intended leav-
ing for this city with her brother Sam,
who always accompanies her, on
the II o'clock train, and her baggage was
packed, her ticket bought and her hotel bill
| paid. Her brother left the room a few min
utes before 10, to see to checking the bag
gage. and almost Immediately after, hearing
knock at the door, which she supposed was
her sisters, whom she expected, she shout
ed "Come in.'' The caller was Washington
Nathan, whom she has known for several
years, and of whom she protests she never
heard ill. Between them close friendship,
perfectly proper, existed, and he had come
to bid her hurried farewell on his way
down town. Being unprepared to see a
gentleman, Miss Harrison babe him wait
outside until she could complete her toilet
and when this was done invited him into
her parlor, telling him that he must say his
adieu quickly, as she was about to leave the
hotel. Mr.. Nathan had seated himself on
the sofa, and Miss Harrison was standing
in the rear of the room, facing mirror
when the door opened and
VERY TALL WOMAN,
whose face she miss Harrison) did not see
strobe in, and, facing Nathan, exclaimed
GLOW dare you come here? I told you I'c
do it, Miss Harrison, startled, turned JUS
in time to see the woman, whom she sol
EMMY AYERS she never saw before, and coult
not now recognize, draw a revolver ant
point it at her. The ball sped by her heat
and lodged in the wall. Miss Harrison the,
backed swiftly to the door, keeping her ey'
on the pistol, and, opening the door behint
her, passed into the hall, went quickly dow,
, to the Office and sent the proprietor up t.
: quell the disturbance. AS she left her 70 on
she heard the second shot. Miss Harrison
, protests land no one who has talked with he
. can doubt her) that her
, ACQUAINTANCE WITH MIR. NATHAN
has been of the most honorable character
and that it originated in his magnifying al
l act of kindness which she once performe
r for him. She further says that sh
, knows Marion Ward, and that the woma
t who attempted to kill her was not MI
s rion Ward, but was an entire stranger. Sh
is, she says in a position to prove the trut
J, of the above, both by letters from sewers
e members of the Nathan family and by I'll
/ testimony of the landlord of the hotel, b
o employees, and also by her own chambe.
:, maid, who can state, the former that 81
= had not been warned to leave the house, an
a the others that no gentleman had ever bee
q in her room more than a few minutes at
i time. The business which called her
New York necessitated her seeing numb
l; eleven in ally of unemployed actors, al
these are the numerous callers of whom t
IS New York papers so indecorously spea
}; The little lady AYERS that her friends W
Ii use all endeavors to arrest and punish t
r: jealous woman who attempted both to mt
n. der herself and her reputation. The mel
bers of the Nathan family will doubtlt
., publish cards in generation of her, and S
q. is confident that her numerous frien
~ throughout the country will not lose tn
LII confidence in her as woman.