New-York tribune., 1884-02-28
SAVED BY A WATCHFUL WIFE.

Mr. and Mrs Carl Wentzel live In q modest cot
tage OIL the outskirts of fremont, Mr., Vented is
O picture-fram maker, and a few days ago he
bought a considerable quantity Of gold leaf and
stored il under his bed. On Monday night he went
to bed earlier than was his habit and slept undis-
turbed until midnight, when he was awakened by
his wife, who whispered in horror: stricken tones:
"Dere vos a man unter der ped" Mr.. Vented
told her to go to sleep, and himself rolled over ON
his OtheB side to-tinish his rest. aTs. Wentze en-
deavored to obey the command OF her lord but,
being exceedingly nervous, she remained awake
While erhusband was snoring peacefully by her
side Mrs. Wentzel listened TO suspicious noises be-
meath the bed. Presently she saw mans head ap-
pear, followed by his shoulders. 1t took but
moment for Mrs. Wentzel to make up her mind.
With shrek the good wife rolled out of bed and
sat the shoulders of the intruder with the em-
phasis of 27S pounds.
Mr. Wentzef was awakened, and IN a twinkng
he had placed revolver against the mans head
and induced HIM to disgorge valUables worth about
$500 which he had appropriated. The police took
the intruder to the station where the gold leaf was
found in his pockets. lie gave his name as Matthew
Arnold and remarked incidentally that he was
not on the best of terms with the Emerson family
The police, however, recognized him as George
Belts and will give him all the privileges due TO an
old offender.
MONEY NEEDED TO PURCHASE A CHURCH.
The Peoples Baptist Church, IN West Fifty-third-
ST. has been purchased by the Baptist City Mission
for the congregation of Mount OEVeG COlored Bap-
tist Church, whose present place OF worship is in
Seyenth-aye near Thirty -hfth-st. The congrega-
tion has been striving since $40 for permanent
place of worship. 1t met originally at No. II West
Twenty -eighth-st, IN private house, as the Geth-
semane Baptist Mission, and the Rev. Mr. WisheT.
of Norfolk, Va, became the pastor. Subsequently
removal was made to the shiloh Presbyterian huTch
in Twenty-sixth-st, and a regular organization
was formed The pastor ordained there in 1878,
the Rev. DIR. ATmtage preaching the ordination
sermon. IL then had twenty-slx members, and 10
now has over four hundred regular communicates.
Last year the congregation paid $4,000 for current
expenses and gave $500 for benevolent purposes.
subscription Of $4,000 has been raised for the
church. which it is noped will be occupied Easter
Sunday April Is. In order TO do this $50 700 is
needed Of which $4,000 must he cash: The Rev.
H. +. Barnes secretary of the Baptist City Mission,
il collecting subscriptions for the enterprise with
good prospect OF success.
WHERE DID THE ARSENIC CONE FRONT
Mrs. Catherine A. Graham died at No. 246 York
ST., Brooklyn, on January is, with symptoms OF |
arsencai poisoning. HerOldest daughter had made !
some pancakes for breakfast, taking what she /
thought was saleTatus from tin can and mixing |
spoonful of II vii n the batter. Her father went
70 his work before breakfast All the rest OF the
family were taken sick after eating the pancakes.
Mrs. Graham, who ate five of the cskes, was most
seriously affected and died the next day: Two
other members Of the family made sick but
recovered. The girl who made the cakes ate only
one and was only slightly affected. IL was found
that the can In which the grl thought
pure arsenic, and the analysis of the contents of
Mrs. GTabams stomach Showed that she died from
arsenIcal poisoning. A rigid investigation by Cor
Oher Menninger failed 10 show whence the arsenic
came, but there was presumptiye evidence that
Mrs. Graham got II 10 kill rats The jury yester-
lay found the cause of death to be arsenica poi
,oning, but could not determine how the arsenic
game TO be used.
A POLICEMAN'S RIGHTS AS AN AUTHOR.
Policeman Brainard NJ Thompson of the Six
eenth Precinct on trial before the olice
Commissioners yesterday for gong INTO number
Il beer shops in the Seventeenth Precinct while III
Uniform and selling pictures TO the proprletors:
Several Germans who keep beer shops testified that
hey hM bought pictures from Thompson, paying