The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-04-04

affair in which j. G.. Pearre, a young
man known in this place, recently
figured, is taken from the Baltimore
Sun
The police have not yet been able
to execute the warrant issued for the
arrest Of j. Graham Pearre, who has
been prosecuted for an attempt to
commit felonious assault. He has
left the city and his present where
abouts are unknown. The delay in
issuing the warrant arose from the
fact that the lady herself was too
much Frustrated by shock and ex-
citement to take any immediate steps
in the matter, and waited until rela-
tives had arrived and advised her.
The affair took place in the Hotel
Albion, corner of Richmond and Ca
thedral streets. 1t is large board
ing house, where number of well
known business and professional
men and their families live.
Mrs. E. M. Kirkland, the lady. as
saulted, has parlor and an adjoin-
ing bed room on the highest floor,
her windows opening out into the
sides of the mansard roof, Pearre's
room was next to hers. She is re-
served in her manner, and had only
twice had any conversation of any
sort with Pearre, and then Of such
casual sort as arose from meetings
in the hotel elevator and at the table.
She is about ten years older than
Pearre. She had been absent in the
east on visit to friends for six
weeks prior to last Saturday, when
she returned to this city, reaching
the hotel about half-past one. After
tea, as she was going upstairs to her
room, the elevator boy handed her
an envelope, and said Mr.. Pearre
had told him to give it to her and
wanted an answer. She opened it
and found inside one of Pearre's Wis.
iting cards, with the penciled in
scription:
MAY / call for one moment at
quarter past eight ?"
Although somewhat surprised at
the request, she told the boy to tell
Mr. Pearre that she would see him.
She heard nothing more from it. She
had had no conversation with Pearre
since her return, and had seen him
only as she crossed the street in com
ing to the house that afternoon,
when he was at the sitting room
window and bowed to her. She re-
tired early, being tired by her jour
ney, and the next time she saw Pearre
was when she was aroused by his
presence in her room during the
night. He had pistol, and said
that if she made any cutlery it would
be death for them both. She scream
ed, and after struggle vas able to
unlock the door and get out of the
room. She ran down the hall in her
night clothing to servants room,
whom she aroused, and in whose
room she took refuge until Miss
Kent, the proprietress of the hotel,
was communicated with. Pearre
made no attempt to follow her, but
must have left the house at once,
without returning to his own room.
The time was about one o'clock last
Sunday morning. About half past
seven that morning Mrs. Kirkland
received lead pencil note by dis
trict telegraph boy. 1t had no adj
dress or signature, and said:
George told me that your door
would be open. Take my advice and
say nothing about it, or. you will be
ruined"
Mrs. Kirkland at once took the
note to Miss Kent, who sent for the
elevator boy, George. and asked an
explanation from him. He said that
before going to the opera that night
Mr.. Pearre had given him another
note to hand to Mrs. Kirkland, but
that he did not deliver it. He said
he was afraid of Pearre, who had
week before chased him through the
hall with pistol. Pearre came to
his room. after midnight and called
him up and asked him what Mrs.
Kirkland had said. He said he was
sleepy and confused, and replied
yes. He gave the note to Miss Kent,
who opened it. The envelope bore
no address and contained another
one Of Pearre's cards, with the fol-
lowing in lead-pencil scrawl:
"Wifl find door open when II
return from Opera?'
While Miss Kent was still talking
with the boy district messenger
boy arrived with note for him in
Pearre's handwriting. Miss Kent
opened it. 1t was as follows:
"Send me my overcoat. 1t is in
my room. The door is locked and |
key on inside. Don't know how the
devil you are going to open it. Do
it somehow, as am in my dress suit
and cant come home till / get my |
coat Am at Diapers. Have you
heard anything about last nightY'
J. G. PEARRE.
"Take money out Of side pocket.
There is some in It,"
Miss Kent sent an answer telling
Pearre to settle his bill and take his
effects out Of the house. He replied
In note insisting that his overcoat
should be sent to him, stating that
he could prove that his act chad |