The daily gazette., 1882-02-28
From the PhiIad lphia Times.
major walkers Bt0ry.
THE MAN VINO WAS cowHIpED DE-
oLAREs THAT HE WAS AN INNo-
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TIE MAN VINO WAS o0wHIDED DE-
oLAREs THAT HE WAS AN INNo-
CENT VICTIM.
Major Thomas w. Walker who was
floRged by Mary ONeilL In Vineland,
has returned to this city and is stop
ping ct the Girard House. The
major, who is about tlfty-five years Of
age, was at one time President Of the
Norwich University Of Vermont, and
stands in the front rank Of Demo
cratic politicians in South Jersey.
The attack WAS made, the woman
said, because the major had, on
several occasions, left improper pic-
lures In his roUm ct the Baker House,
in Vineland, where he put mp, which
fell under the eye of her younger
sister, Who was employed as cham
bermaid in the hostelrie. The major,
when interviewed on the matter yes
terday, emphatically denied ell know
ledge of the pictures and declared
that he intended to find out who was
at the bottom OF the matter. GAS a
retired officer OF the army" he said,
"a want to have my character vindi-
Gated by q oourt-martial."
have telegraphed to the Vineland
papers to offer reward of 5000,
which | shall pay for the arrest and
conviction OF the person or persons
who placed the pictures in my room
which have caused all the trouble.
was only q transient guest at the
Baker House. During the past three
months l used to go down to Vine-
land and stay there from two to four
days at time. There was one room
usually occupied. When returned
to Philadelphia other guests of the
house occupied it. On many occas-
sions l found immodest pictures, mere
pencil drawings, in the bureau.
These l always destroyed. accounted
for their presence by attribuTing
them TO com msrcial drummers, who
frequently occupied the room.
"Last Thursday night was the first
time got an inkling Of Mary O'Neilrs
hostility to me. l was sitting with
another gentleman in the smoking
room when she appeared on the land
ing above, and, brandishing a small
whip, shouted: al intend to pay you
for all your insults, you dirty whelp,
Tom Walker !" This rather stag
gered me, as / was perfectly unoon-
sciOus OF ever having insulted her or
her sister. thought no more OF the
matter until the next morning, when
Mrs. Fowler, the laudlady, informed
me that had been the cause Of her
losing one of her best servan s.
She said that Mary's younger sister
had left her employ and that was all
the information could get. About 3
O'Clock that afternoon l was con-
fronted by this amazon, Mary, in
Lands avenue, near the depot. /
don't remember what she said at first,
but she called me hard name for ins
sulting her sister. A gentleman who
was with me, seeing that she had a
whip under her shawl, cried out /:
Don't you strike. Have recourse to
law If he has done you any harm.
She paid no heed to this, but instantly
set to work to thrash me. l was in
duced by my friends to swear out a
complaint before Justice Mason. 1t
was not until had a warrant issued
for her arrest that l learned the al
legged azure of the attack. A friend
told me that Mary's sister had fire..
quenily come across The immoral PEN
oil drawings in cleaning my room and
that she suspected l placed them there
TO tempt her. l have heard that other
guests have found similar pictures in
other parts Of the house, but | cannot
trace the report to any authentic
source. Depend upon it, there are
other people back of all this. The
facts will be unearthed no doubt at
the hearing before Justice Mason on
Tuesday morning. g."-Iimes.