The sun., 1883-10-10
LOOKING FOR MRS. CAIN.
BRO0KLYN HOUAkrHOLDs STARTLED by
A STRfNGE VISITOR.

SYRINGE VISITOR
He Searches Nearly Every Room In Mrs.
Houchin's Boarding House, Using yioicnt
Words aud Making Alarming Gesturea
Tho bell OF 1874 Adams street, Brooklyn,
was rung violently ut az o'clock yesterday
afternoon. and Mrs. VIM Houchin. q widow
who lives there, occupied not half q minute in
going to the door. but in that period the bell
rang eight times each time more violently than
before. Sho hastily opened the door. and saw
before her II tall man. with STOPPING shoulders.
dressed In long green sack cont and dark
trousers and wais.coat His cheeks and eyes
were sunken and his face was very pale. Mrs.
Houchin started back in alright.
What do you want 2' she said.
Mrs Cain. Sho lives on the third story.
front room." he replied. bursting violently past
her into the hall and bounding up tho steps.
The room lie mentioned was occupied by two
ladies named Mrs. Cave and Miss Rose. The
similarity Of the names Cain and Cave deceived
Mrs. Houchin. aud she supposed tho visitor
wanted to see her odger. Listening in wonder.
she heard II banging and kicking at Mrs. Caves
door. and then the voices of thnt lady and the
man ~ nm mingled In alteration.
az y haassS ss SSSH o The man
replied. - Is she in the bed 2"
Mrs. Houch n was terror. stricken but hur-
ry'ng up stairs. she saw the stranger thrust
Mrs. Cave aside enter her room, and after q
short time como out again. After this he went
into every room on tho top story: and then
! went down stairs again, apparently in II tower
| ing passion,
there is no Mrs Cain here
' SSu ana nsTf Fin hs Scs nh xii is
Hohad paused ON tho second landing when
he said this. and. was graslins the handle Of u
dHor .herS re- as Il about to enter Suddenly he
She is in the basement" lie said and turn
ing descended tho stairccasc.,
| h.l yns bip'c Ion nnh-
and the mothers fe4F for nor overcamo ali
man; and She stood stou,iy in tho passage
leadlnng to t. the bSssmsnt & sa GI Stairs ia
| YOU Will not go down stairs" she said.
- when toll him that said she aftsrward
cursed and % swore horribly shouting iS at the tom tor
OF his voice. l own was terribly frightened.
Tor for. ,1 haye seen insane peorie before. and I
should have killed mo before he got by 10
Irighten, my daughter. After stormng awhile
ing about the open. door and strode. away.
yT rSm he as w et @ Rsr
nd and, see @ about M this, I'll search your house
ed. said Mrs. Cave to the reporter when he
sHw sn me- and ,ad.p% pushed right BY into my room
mud said. Is she in bed = ana looked at the bed
Then he get down on his knees and looked
Then he rushed to the closet
other rooms on my floor in tho same manner.
FIJI @ suro he he had come s m to kin me-" 49,.
desk in ths Second Precinct to The reporter.
we're not to see him again fer
looks ike ghost. He's mai, heres no. doubt
Ct that but what san we do We caught him on
R s 5 90 h H. RsS hssn IN ,hs
precinct before. aln sure for tho men all took
@ In hs Ss he nS
him. He IS the most spectral man ever saw.
lie looks to mo like a victi m OF consumption.
beatips the bars e HIS coll tic is'' nsE, wS G%S
him he hasn'tn speck OF flesh on his bones
The doorman here was standing looking
Ryan but ksrt Sy Mrs. fsTrell; Veil i The door
si"S Il ma M the aaeeh
he WIS met al the be- door by young man coming
dsappcarsI round the corner S'F and tho % doorm"n
and M tie TrS stood he H p
coolly drinking whiskey, straight out Of. Il do;
f Frrs ond 1f h. lad IN and
things when told she was not there. She had
then the g got the ,a% y%9uns man to put him out.
inE beer .girsscs and, bottles At hor
nnh him totally re- routing the Later ara
Thos Hrannan \, % 22s wen,stn m t' street m Is Xmeri r.
can born. aged 2S. und single. After he was
discharged by Judge Walsh ho came down here
and asked for Mrs. Gain. Now. ,wc htiyc
Sergeant Gain in this station. lie
lives at 80 Washington street: his mother
lives in Pearl street. We asked Brennan
witch Mrs. Cain no wanted: the Sergeant. ]
he Knew her well. and lad something . very i'm.
portant 10 toll her: but we thought !e seemed
too wild to bo sent e. her and gave
back in an hour. and said no had
knocked and kicked at tho door. but couldn't
got in but the ScrlysN mt told aflorNHrd tllt,
nobody had boon at his place. Subsequent,
we found house in High street where u wild
and shouting for Mrs. Cain on that day
We did not 500 him again till to-day
O'Clock. and said he could not get into that
9 house. What house ho meant. OF course wt
, didn know then. but 1t must havo been the
Z | Adams street one"
Before tho rennrtor loft the station an alarm
was sont to tho First precinct, md tho polict
were securing ali cheap lodgings and station
| housen for 'The Srectre." as they call him.