Evening star., 1883-06-06

Young Mr. MOrel's Advances Toward
a Fair American Bring Him to Grief.

] From the New York Sun.
In the shadow of the Presbyterian church, on
the north side of 34th street, near Sth avenue, q
fashionably dressed young man paced to anG
| fro on Friday evening. Precisely at O'Clock he
came to halt and gazed in the direction of 9Th
avenue. A fair-haired young girl was approach
i ing. When she was In front of the church the
| young man stepped forward.
''You are Miss Williams" he said
81 do not know you" the girl answered.
| tall and athletic man came across from the
opposite side of the street, collared the young
man. swung him around, and asked: "What do
you want of Miss Williams?''
"What right have you to ask?" said the young
man.
Il am her father" said the athletic man.
Then there was some angry talk and crowd
collected The young man, who was like child
In the grasp of his caDtOr, was forced toward
Sth avenue. policeman came and got him and
marched him to the 37th street station
The athletic man was Mr.. William T. Williams.
who lives at 454 West 3lst street. He said yes
terday to reporter of The Sun that on Nav 1s
his daughter Laura, who is II years old, came
to him with this letter:
P O. Box s,sss, May g.
TO make your acquaintance. and fer this reason
am now writing to ask you to meet me- II it is
O'CLOCK at the corner Of sth svenue ana ssS e.
street. My name will not be familiar to you, but
pray don't let that stand in your way. Please
From one who would be y your ' frlend: 49,
81 asked Laura" Mr. Williams said. sif she
knew the young man. She said she did not,
Concluding that lesson would do the writer
no HARM wrote to him this letter In hand
| resembling wOman's:"
N1. MoreL MAY28
Dear Friend: Your note came to hand safe aud
In due time. According to your wish, will be on
gath street by the Presbyterian church. north OF
sth avenue, by o'clock sharp. Iwill have on my
drab dress and white f1chu on my neck. Please
excuse pencil, for could not nnd pen and ink,
and am In hurry.
Your friend, LAURA WILLIAMS.
There came another letter the next day.
MOrel said that he had forgotten that he had an
engagement at WhitestOne on Tuesday. He
asked that another evening be appointed for a
meeting. / took no notice of this letter. An
other arrived yesterday asking Laura to meet
him in front Of the Presbyterian church on 34th
street, at 8 o'clock last night. She knew moth
Ing OF this letter, which opened. At half past
o'clock last evening told her to put on her
draD dress and come out with me for q walk
Near S4th street l asked her to walk on while
stopped for cigar, and said would meet her
near the church. She had no idea that Morel
would be there. was on the other side Of the
street when he spoke to her. He told me that
bis Intentions were honorable, but decided to
have him arrested"
Morel was locked up on Friday night, and was
arraigned yesterday at Jefferson Market. Miss
Williams was in court. Morel is good-looking
young Englishman not yet 40. He came to
America about year ago; has been boarding at
3O6 west S1st street since Is employed in q
brokers' office In Wall street, and is a member
of the Young Mems Christian Association. JUS
tice Patterson fined him $40 for dlsorderly con-
duct.
Morel speaks with strong English accent
This Is indeed too bad" he said, "my pros
poets will be ruined, and am sure shall have
to leave the country. didn't have the slightest
wrong Intention in the world. / saw the young
lady half dozen times, and greatly admired
her. / thought 1 would like to know her. l
said so to lady who told me her name and ad-
dress, and advised me to drop her line. 1t /
had got no answer the matter would have ended
there"
When arrested Morel had in his pocket letter.
press copies of his three communications to
Miss Williams,