Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-06
SHE LOVED APOSTMAN.
How a Beautiful Scranton Girl
Showed Her Affection.
Her hdorer S0ot al By an Argy Father
Hhy Eva is klmost Heart Broken
A Brief Romance.

scRANToN, Pa, March 5.-Miss Eva NJ.
Undeihill, an attractive brunette OF q
years is the stepdSughter Of Thomas \.
Hetzel, wealthy horsemen. Sic IL a
charming young lady with scintillaing
dark eyes, translucent complexion and
lu1uriant auburn tresses. Eva is well
known on all the principal promenades OF
the city, where her rare beauty always a..
tracts attention. Her mother, who had
been widow for five years, married Hetzsl
several years ago. Eva's father was killed
in the civil war. She lives with her
mother and stepfather, at l3l Pennsylvania
avenue, and her pricipal occupation Is that
Of manufacturing wax ilowers.
A few weeks ago Eva personated the
Goddess Of Liberty in the drama Of "The
Crest Republic" at the Academy OF Music,
in which part she was greatly admired.
Two Years ago Miss UnderhiIl met Al
ihCny ScsnIOG, n young man ol 20 years,
VITO vas then enEsged In the sale OF clothes
wrir lyrs. There vas nothing at all at
uEcUye TO most people in Scanlon' ap'
pear; nee, ard his Il auners we're OF the
mos' ordinary Character, but the maker OF
wsx flowers saw much 10 him To admire.
lilvl Scsnlon left the wringer business
he made money by assessing property in
ore Of the wards. Ga the lst OF October
last he entered upon his duties OF letter.
carrier, to which poi ion he bal short
time before been appointed Arraysd In
his sIitof gray he psssrl Eva's window
several times 4 day. His elevation 10 this
ueT position seemed - elevate him IN the
estimation Of Eva.
Mr. IirtzrI, TIE sirpfttLer. did not like
SctrIcn In TACT, he dcspisei him, and
many months ago sCinlOn was told by the
irale He'z,l rot 10 coil al the house again
He'2. seid then that h" wanted his daugh-
ter tO secure more 'rined gentleman for
a husband, but Eva was bOpe'essly In love
wi h tie leiter.ChrTirr. ard the old gentle.
mans opposition Oaiy tended TO intensity
her 0iIecIiOn. ScsulJu's duties were done
at O'clock each evening, ana after that
hour. clad in his ci' z-us dress, he met the
faithful Eva and tr'qgentIy escorted her
to tie thea're.
TIE fact that ths couple were holding
clan dfstine meetings became known 70
HstSel some time ago He was often heard
10 sIeak OF SCanlou as most di-reputable
peTtOn, and be expressed his intention OF
soundly fogging him II he heard any more
of his conduct toward Eva. Scsnlon in
formed Postmaster Z. y. Fuller that Hetzel
had threatened 10 do him bodily HARM
but the Postmaster, knowing Heizel pretty
well, did not suppoJe that an encounter
would ever take place.
This forenoon He,z-l attacked the loving
letts sr-csrrier while the latter was deliver.
ing mail along Pennsylvania avenue. II
he's an with words and ended in blows
H.tzsl fred his revolver, the bullet strik
in o the roTnd near Scanlon's feet. Then
th,y sttarated. As soon as Miss Under.
bill learned OF the nffray she went In search
of b.r ss eetheart, fearing that be had re-
ceiv.d fatal shot She met him, bat for
some cattle not yet explained no refused 10
recognize her, and the fond Inaidsn re-
tuInsd &c her home almost broken hearted.
Scarl Ion Reluctantly had Mr. Hetzsl ar.
rested. United States Commissioner w. J.
Wilson it,ued a warrant. in which Hetzsl
sss har( ed with having assaulted Q post
msn. Httzel gave bail for a hearing.