New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-06
IRs. SPENCER AND Mr.. DEWITT
THE STORIES TOLD ny EACH YESTERDAY.

Spencer. was gwen Ia Yesterdays TRIBUNE, was
seen at his office in The:Evening Post Building yes
terday He IS about thirty-iVe years I age and
his flowing beard contrasts strangely with his bald
head. He sat back IN his chair smiling pleasantly
rs he talked freely with TRIBUNE reporter and
seemed TO look upon the affair In the light OF huge
Joke
The woman is mad, honestly believe" said he,
and this is the elimination OF long series oil an
noyances Ny story IS simply this: Miss Spencer,
as believe she calls herself. came to me about
three years ago and uut some of her business AFFAIRS
into my hands. What the nature OF that business
Ia I am not at libert, to state, for l should be
breakn g faith with others were to do 30. should
probably have been aOle 70 condnct her snalrs
the truth Since then have seen her at intervals
and she brought me from time to time various sums
of money which she deposited with me and drew
ont from time to time. | have never had other than
business dealings with her, but from hearsay think
can give you the main facts OF her career. She
belongs to an English family and her real name is
Emily Thorne She was educated in convent in
this city and used TO pass her holidays at Now
Rochelle There she formed the acquaintance OF
we'll known member of the Union Club, who be-
trayed her and has till lately supplied her with
large sums of money. She can run through 81, 900
a week so you may imaglue the 10000 or so ayear
which he spent on her did not leave her with much
of a balance. He TOOK her TO Paris ana they used to
pass the winter at ST. Augustine. Florida She seems
lately to have formed an insane sort OF an attach
mept to me- and when j resisted her opportunities.
she began to annoy me IN every Way sire could For
the last three months have been in almost daily re.
cept of abusive and scurrillous postal cards Some
of the more ridiculous run as follows:
"MYD AR DE WITT: As a scoundre Of the meanest
order are par excellence lhope y0n Io4Gy aPnre-
"Mr DEAR DE WITT; I am having pin made to
at my Ieck win your dear name, ne VIII and pen
Is it not beautiful and appropriate send my picture
and books, please oALLlE
wopsy3 Never mind. III be with You soon. Your
"P. S. Give my regards to your numerous friends.
"Well. I stood these cards, some OF which were
directed to my house aud some 10 my Office. even
consulted lawyer who from his experience III the
riCt-Attorneys office thOught might ADVISE me
we'll and he recommended her prosecution for send
. ing Objectionable matter drought the mails"
Are You gong 10 take any proceedings against
None unless 1 am obliged to do so. If do
think / shall either take lunacy proceedings or
charge her with threatening nv life, for she ore
last night that she would Kill me. Let NE. however,
DENY most positively scme of her statements printed
in this mornings TRIBUNE. l am no relation at all
TO William c. Dewitt, never lived with her as her
husband. and did not strike her last night
Lonng Watson the lawyer whom Mr. Dewitt
consulted, said: "Mr De Witt brought me pack
of highly Objectionable post al-cards about month
ago and asked me what be had better do. adv .sed
him TO nut the matter into tho IStrict-AttOrneys
hands but he would not do SO What HIS former
relations with this woman NAV have been do not
know, nOT 20 think 1t matters to any one There Is
no doubt that she has been prosecuting HIM in
wholly unwaTTautable manner and lie ought TO pro-
tect himself for the future.
In rather barely furnished room in Fourth ave.
Mrs. Spencer was found. She IS slightly built
young woman with reddish curly hair, and sat
shIveTiDg in q char with wOolIen wrap pulled
So you Rave seen Dewitt" said she, and
naturally he has told you PACK OF lies. do not
blame him; he has future and position before
him have none. My story may not be
mantle, but ! can assure you OF Its truth. l met
Dewitt about four yeras ago N house of lrepnte,
at No. 100 East Thrteenth.st. At that time hal
plenty Of money. and IN the regular recelpl OF
an allowance. After brief acquaintance we lived
together man and wife, and after living III East
Tenth ST. and Que or two other places IN the neigh
bOrhCOd we moved to this house about two years
ago and took room under the name OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer. VI funds out, and after pawnlng
all nv Jewels | had to manage 10 get money in
othor ways Dewitt was cognlzant of this fact, but
used to borrow from me as much as could give him
in amounts OF $50 and $50 at tine, paying inc
back III nstalmeuts OF 50. Then was laid az with
sickness and had to send my landlord to ask him
fTF no pfg p epsa1ed He treated e so
shabbIly at the very last that was foolish enough
70 begin to write him the pOsta.s he told you OF,
threatening to send one day TIL he came 10 sec
me- Last night saw him with another woman
and determined to speak to him. Ihen he called
me vile names and lost control OF myself AS TO
what be tells you of my former Ife IL Is absolutely
false No one in this CITY knows my story and no
one ever shall. l can only say that my father IS
alIyr. but will not recognize me- ] came 10 this
country when was eght years old, hut have .heen
to Europe twice since that My wicked life began
about four years ago ana when met Dewitt had
many friends, all of whom l have lost see no fu-
ture before me-"
Mr. Davenport. the owner Of the house, stated that
Dewitt hired the room about two years ago under
the name of Spencer and passed the woman of Tor
his wife. He was sure Dewitt WAS the man, for he
had called him at his office to ask for bis bill to
be paid. Mr.. Davenport also said that Spencer, or
Dewitt had not been 10 the house Tor two OP three
months
PRETENDING TO EXCUSE FROM JURY DUTY.
AID elderly man giving the name If Albert Graham
was arralgned yesterday before Judge Gldersleeve,
in the Court OF General Sessions, on charge of
petty larceny. Henry LeuIZ. the complaining WIT
ness is q restauTant-ke"peT at No. $40 Broadway.
About the middle of July, Mr.. LeutZ, according to
10, I
the Court OF Common Pleas lie went to the Court
House ON July 8 and asked a stranger the way to
the Office OF the Commissioner of Jurors. The
stranger, who had an insIuuatng manner, SAID:
Are you summoned as Juror Let me see your
summons" The summons was shown, and the
stranger, who proved to be Graham, put the paper
in bIs pocket, saying: That is ali right. | know
the clerk of the court very we'll l will fix II for
you aud see you IN a few days" Graham called on
Mr. Leutz few days afCer and told him that he bad
fixed it," Mr.. Leutz says that he paid llm %.
surprising he relieved OF jury duty. lie did
moi find our mis- mistake until he was informed that
a Tiue of 800 had Oeen imposed on him tor nom
A week ago William L. Rathbun, of No. 21s
FultOn-st., was aCcOsted m a similar way IN the
corridor of the Court House, and gave his summons
b. a man who promised 10 have him relieved.
Graham was arrested yesterday 10y Detective Won
Gerlchten, at the BOweTy and Hester-st. lie was
not known to Commissioner OF Jurors Caulhcld.
He is said TO have been formerly butcher.
Mi. Caulhell desires 10 TO be understood that no
one has the night to excuse those who are sum-
moned unless Application Is made IN person at the
office of the Commissioner of Jurors, and a good
reason for the excuse is given. Deputy Commits
sOneT Conner SAID yesterday that from the number
OF cases IN which jurors had not Obeycd the sum
mons be thought that many persons had been i'm
posed upon recently. 1t has been the habit of men
engaged IN this business to wait around the corridor
until man with summons IN his hand appears,
and if he seem be OF the class who do not desire
Jury duty, to approach him and offer TO get HIM
excused.
THE NATIONAL PRISON ASSOCIATION.
The Board of Directors of the National Prison
Association of the United States, recognized at
Saratoga held its first meeting at the Hotel Bruins
wick Yesterday. Ex-PresIdent HAYES occupied the
char and the following directors were present
Professor Francis Wayland OF Yale College. sin
CLAIR Tousey, Charles l., Brace, Eugene Smith,