, 1880-04-04
MISCHIEVOUS ACCORDION.
Otto and Agnes Separated by Its
Melody.
1 False Friend and 4 Pieklo SWeethcart-A
0ppertune Faint. j.

0ppertune Faint.
? A Wedding at the Point Of the Revolver
Ill-Luck Of the Groom.
| When the North Side Police Court reOpcnet
yesterday afternoon, after the midday recess
| the first case called was that Of the People
| against Frederick Sliepp, in which the lattel
stood charged with the crimes Of perjury ant
making threats. The prisoner was not in court
but was represented by counsel. The prusccut'
ing witness, pert and pretty b1ue-eyed miss o
II. was on hand, surrounded by her mother and
host Of sympathizing friends, who watched
her with the utmost care and Jealousy. She was
represented also by counsel, who, after a con-
sultution with defendants lawyer, agreed to a
| continuance OF the case Until the 18th inst.
| A brief outline OF tho facts leading to the ar
rest Of tho young man sliepp has already been
published in THE TRIBUNE, but an investigation
| by TRIBUNE reporter OF the inner details OF
tho case unfolded so much Of romance and ten
| dcrnesa generally that fuller account will be
| found interesting.
/ THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
is, or rather was previous to last Tuesday, when
! she became Mrs- Frederick Sltepp. Miss Agnes
Le pinp ana s rosy @ erry
combine in the form,tion of Il singuariy pretty
and coquettish fnce, whose charm is supplement-
ed by the graces of form whose fuliness oT un1u-
| lation calls to mind the stutucsque SMILES
which Goethe indulgcd in in his later days when
describing TIE physical beauties Of Mrs. Goethe
| In which Miss Agnes figures prominently,
| opens she was living at home with her mother,
avenue: Having arrived at marriageable age,
| and being OF the kind which are much sought
after In marriage. Agnes soon had number Of
| admirers, none OF whom she cared about. but,
| coming to the conclusion that it would be ad-
vtsable to make selection while yet it lay in her
power to do 50, she last May promised ri her hand,
| man Of e who had, and still has. u good stun
tion at ]. 2: Gore & Co.'s wholesale store, Nos.
fection to guide her in the matter, she allowed
the advice OF u married sister, coupled with the
irresistible persistence Of Mr. sliepp, to decide
tho trouble 1t was to cost her in the future. The
engagement accomplished, the couple indnlged
in the billing and cooing proper to the situation
| nuisance to the rest Of the family. Presents
were exchanged. Miss Agnes taper fingers be-
ens her
Mr. Sleeps waistcont cleaned a mighty. gold
chain, which had been placed there by hts fair
the theatre, squandercd what would have ma
terially helped on toward the future housekeep-
Ing on ice-c cream e-a-tetes, and In 2 general
which arc nowadays deemed to be the proper
thing EyeEything went on happily, in fact, and
put IN end to all such nonse, and to see them
made man and wife Towards the end OF Jan
uary last, however, an accident happened which
was doomed TO
UPSET ALI. THE PROMISED HAPPINESS.
One evening in that month Sliepp, who, it may
be mentioned. is n plain and unpretentious
young main. blunt and straightforward Of man
how to love, % invited Miss Xsnes and her sister
to visit his boarding g-house. At that time he WAS
living at tho house Of Mrs. Frcdke and, a. an
extra inducement for the young ladies' to ac-
company him, he mentioned the fact that son
ceptionully handsome gentleman, with marvel
Gus aptitude for playing the accordion, at the
same time limiting TINT the other Miss Levetag
had better look well after her heart or she would
lose it during the visit The young ladies ex-
pressed strung desire to hear the accordion, |
and accompanied Mr. Sliepp to his boarding.
passed. Mr. Otto Fredkes ability to play the
tuneful Instrument being SO remarkable that be
accepted the Invitation, and in : very
short tine was constant visitor at
in the same house, sllepp and Fredke were
+ fast friend. s.,-a sort Of Damon and Pytbias un-
apart-and they con1ided TO one another the
Joys and troubles OF their lives, 4 short time
after Frcdkc became visitor to the LeyetnE
opinion as to the qualifications Of its various
members, especially with regurd to the two
unmarried SlB[eF3 he WIS very pronounced |
His STRUCTURES UPON MISS AGNES,
and tried hard to persuade his friend that he
had madc great mistake In not selecting the
other sister, which he urged him, while it was
10 hint, not so vaguely either, that Miss Agnes
had not US good d temper as she might have;
but, while these gratultous sounsels @ we're well
anges to her sister, or to anybody sister, and
would not make any transfer Of his affections.
T.nYntNtr /
xith a patience that either proved
nuslc or that some collateral pleasure % made It
The sisters also found out thar
ditto was delightful dancer" and TINT as a
nlker he was not to be excelled, while hts |
manner hal made au especially Z
favorable Impression. No suspicion however,
for lin n than ts or @ W
roused until ono afternoon early in March, |
when, much to the CONSERVATION OF old Mrs
eli on lis knees IN the good old style and asked
Ter for her daughter Agnes. The old LADY did
er best to persuade the young man that he
'as the equal Of the upon whom Mr. .Sliepp had
prior clalm,*har could not be disregurded, but
4 the name, and that II the good LADY aid not Ut
nce promise to become his mother-in-lnw he
,ou|d do gu sorts Of guy things. Mrs: Lcyetag
rho, before retiring, announced that Agnes had ]
acknowledged that she loved him, and that
e WOQld allow nOpOuy Dull nlfnseiI 70 marry |
cr, rctreated discounted, crestfnlle,l, aud UNI
uppF. The news of his unsuccessful visit soon
ct Abroud, and, naturally enough, caused a sus- J
ension Of friendly relations between him and !
he stupidly unsuspecting Slfcpp whose dull
ruin WAS now forced to an appreciation Of the I
.otise Frel1e had in vilfying his tiancGe.
10Th young men. however, continued to visit
40 Leveruy family, but this wig unpleasant to | =
[r. SHepp, who finally, i'll bis STRAIGHTFORWARD
~, insisted that Agnes should choose, s
nee and for I'LL, between himself and tho tune u
IL accordionist She asked for Il day to decide,
nd. after twenty-four hours had passed, an 0
ounced her determine ton. It was IL dramatic
:ene- The whole Leyctng family, suulry in r
tied guests; and the two lovers we're present to n
car Agnes pronounce her decision. She did so, =
ID when the futcfui words were uttered in tt
hich she expressed her determination to do her a
lty aud curry out her engage ment with Seipp n
e unhappy Frcdke was so overcome with grief r.
tAt he
lNTED DEAD AWAY UPON THE PARLon CARPET,
I'd in that very nct he sealed the doom OF his
,parentiy successful rivals hopes. OF course .
ere wus fuss Cold water was dashed into Il
@ unconscious young mans fuce by his rival, | n
I'd Miss Agnes brought strong chemical res =,
ratives which she placed under his nose in | -
der to bring him to. She brought him to- and, "
some Of the lookers-on aver, while leaning a
'er his prostr:lte form, she whispered some | a
ing into his which h0i n urf.h mora rfa. / e.