New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-12
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PURSUED BY A COACHMAN
HOW MISS GARNETr HAS BEEN ANNOYED


A HALF-CRAZY FELLOWS PERFoRNANCEs-wHY ~
| BECAME NECESSARY TO SUPPRESS HIM.
| Angus Jensen a cOachman, whose soul was
filed with an ambition to capture heress, has CONS
to GRIEF In tue effort to attain the object Of his ambition
and is how the epentant occupant OF dungeon cell ir
| the HObOken Police Station. Jensen is q swede age
thrtyfve, with light complexion and light hair and Is
| an extremely commonplace looking person About
three years ago Mrs. stevens, OF Castle Point.
want OF coachnan and employed Jons the recon-
| mendation of Mrs. James King, the widow OF a New.
] York banker, VINO lives in a handsome house
| the Stevens estate. Mrs. Lewis the
daughter of Mrs Stevens. the wife OF Colonel f. r. c.
Lewis the United States Minister to Portugal Before
her marriage TO Colonel she the widow " tho
late General Garne and had daughter, Miss Minnia
Garnett, who is twenty years old Miss Garrett
the heress upon whom the coachman cast his eyo. and
his ambition that direction reused
by the of Ernest Huelskamp in securing The
heress Miss MorOsnl, for wife, 1t about that
time that he began TO annoy Mss Garnett. year aud
u half Mrs stevens went to Europe, but be-
fore gong she secured place for Jcn
sen with John Duncan, wealthy wholesale grocer
in SewIOrk. In the summer Of 1884 Mr. Duncan and
his family to their home seabrght and
took Jensen with them. Mrs Lewis aud her daughter
were at the time occupying their home at seabrgh and
day they astonshed at receiving call from
Jensen who said that he had to inquire after Miss
Mnnies health few days later Miss Garuct received
had evidently been copied from ready letter writer"
The family gave attention to the that tme
until Miss Garnett began receiving similar letters
two three times week and Jensen made practice OF
spending all his leisure time in the neighborhoOd OF
the young lady's house. lie would stand for hours in
front OF General Lewi,s house, watching for Miss
Garnetts appearance and If went walking would
follow her at q short distance.
The family finally determined that steps must be
taken TO stop tho annoyance and the facts
municatcd TO Mr.. Duncan Hc promptly discharged
Jensen and warned him IL he did not leave seabrighs
and his persecution OF Miss Garnett he would
be arrested and punished Jensen disappeared and
nothing more OF him for some time although
he sent occasional letters to Miss Garnett,
Last spring Mrs. Lewis and her
daughter walking in Broadway
q shopping expedition when Jensen stepped up aud
spoke to them. The ladies greatly frightened par
ticularly Jensed persisted in following the and Mrs.
lewis finally spoke policeman and had him arrested.
The family desired to avoid publicity and did press
the charge. JensOn expressed deep repentance and
promised that the annoyance would lie to
have Kept his promise until this last when no
went seabrght and engaged board IN a fashionable
boarnghOuse kept by Mrs. Mason, representing HIM
self commercial traveller who had just inherited
large fortune in sweden, but had not yet received It,
Mrs Lewis and her daughter were at their country homo
and Jensen called there Immediately after his arrival
He refused admission, but he continued TO call
every day aud resumed hiS annoying practices Of the
previous summer. including tue writing Of love letters
one OF his first letters informed Miss Garnett OF his
large Inheritance IN sweden. Another cOachman who
knew him disclosed his true character 10 Mrs. Mason
and she ordered him 10 leave the house. additional
phass being gwen order by the fact that he had
neglected pay hts board bill He disappeared
from -eabright and Mrs. Lewis ana her
daughter aud not him az ain until they
returned their home in IOhoken at the OF tho
season MR.. returned from Europe about the
same time, and informed or the persecution TO
which granddaughter being subjected. Jonsen
was frequently lurking around the stevens man
SION aud he began writing letters To Mr.. Lewis. accue
ing OF utcrruptlng his malt aud retaining large
OF money which his brother mai sent TO him frOLI
Swcjcn,
Yesterday Mrs. stevens attended the services in
Trinity Episcopal Church, at Seventh and Washiug gtou
ats H0bokeu accompanied by her John. Mrs. Lewis
| they passed Jensen, who standing
The sidewalk. After they hal taken Their seats
Jensen walked the aisle and sat down In the pew d.
family up the street. walking the other side. until
John IT vcus called Policeman Guiuan ami caused his
arrest. Jensen made desperate resistance
and a crowd people returning church
gathered around. Another policeman came
10 Guuau's assistance and the prisoner was
,ubducd after a hard h.ht. When ne placed in "a
cell. he broke down completely aud b-sscd pteOusly
~ released declaring that he would annoy Miss
Garuett any more. l.r las made and broke 30 many
similar promises hOweye that The family have det'i-
mined prosecute him. IL Is Thought that Jensen may
De- and he Will be unineL b. the County Physi-