The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-28
THE DAZZLING GARRETT.
HOW HE MIXED LOVE IND LUCRE
IN Il ROMANCE.

and Then Leading "a New Bride to
the Church Past Her House-A Ca
reer That is Equally Bad and Bril-
liant.
Henry D. Garrett, the young lawyer who
was arraigned yesterday afternoon for final
hearing in New York, on a charge of en-
bezzlement, preferred by Mrs. Charpen-
tier, whose daughter he had promised to
marry but did not, was, till two or three
years ago, one of the best known men
around town in Jersey City. He is the fos-
ter son of David Garrett, rich plasterer,
Who lives at No. 40 Woodlnwn avenue and
does business on Gregory street. The
CARROTS were blessed with more dollars
than children; and they picked out two
children from one of the Homes and
adopted them as their own. Henry d.
Garrett was one of these waits. He grew
up to be a handsome, dashing, attractive
fellow, and his parents lavished ali their
wealth and favors upon him. He was stem
to the toniest educational institutions in,
the country, qualified for the law, and
finally opened an Office in Dudley d. Fiem-
ing's building on Washington street, adj
joining the Second National Bank, the
building in which the SUNDAY TATTLER
first saw the light of day. When he had
opeDedshis law Office he bloomed out as the
prince Of good fellows. He threw money
around with a liberal hand, took his lady
friends to ell the operas, and frequently
dined parties of his gentleman friends at
the heightened and higher priced uptown
restaurants and club houses in New York.
But presently there went whisper around
that neither his law practice nor his foster
father betrayed the expenses of his prodi-
gality; and then came a story of
SERIES OF CHECK FoRGERIEs,
in which he figured as the forger. One of
these cneeks got to the Hudson County
Bank, and his arrest followed His foster
mother made frantic appeals to President
'Hardenbergh to let her purchase her sons
freedom with money, but Mr.. Hardenbergh
preferred to see the bank lose the money
involved in the transaction than compound
with a criminal, and Garrett was sent to
Court for trial. The Grand Jurors were
obdurate as Mr.. Hardenbergh had been,
and they indicted him. He was tried and
convicted and sent to State Pris on. After
the expiration of his term in State Prison
young Garrett hung around town for a
little time, and then his friends lost sight
of him for a season. A few months ago,
however, he was driven into the city to see
a friend in the Fuller building on Exchange
place. A spanking team of black ponies with
gold-mounted harness drew his car
riage, and liveried coachman sat on the
box His friend learned from him that he
had opened law Office in the Stewart
building on Broadway and Chambers
street, New York; and when he went to
visit him a few days later found him en-
sconced in one of the most handsomely
fitted law offices in New York. Heavy
brussels covered the floor. Velvet furni-
i,1t ia
thing in 1t was probably the young lawyer
himself in his dressing gown of leather,
trimmed with fur. The young friend was
astonished by all the display of magri-
ficepce, and wondered why q Jersey
lawyer could not make such rspid strides
to wellth as this exiled son of hers
seemed to have made in New York.
Ganet's arrest few days ago developed
a romance that lets in a food of light upon
the mystery of
HIS ALADDIN LIKE SUCCESS.
On Oath street, near seventh avenue,
New York, is allttle French bakery. Tt
had been run by a Frenchman named
Chaipentier, during his life time. He had
lived economically and grown rich. It was
one of his hobbies to have all that he owned
right around him. So his real estate in-
yestments were right in the vicinity of his
bake shop: aid in place of let
TING his money out of HE hands in
a bank he boarded it in his HURDLE apart
ments. He purchased the houses and lots
on Seventh avenue adjoining his bake
shop and when he died snug little
fortune of about $40 600 in cash and bonds
was found slowed away in box in his bed
room. Afterahis death there was dispute
among his heirs. Mrs. Rose Charpentier,
L. FL witt. 81
daughter, held possession of it, but others
set up claims of heirship ; and in order to
find out who had and had not rights in the
estate, Mrs Charpentier found it necessary
to here the title to the property examined
Some one mentioned young Carrot to her
as a likely young fellow to do the work
well, and waddling into his Office one day,
she placed the commission in his hands.
He went to the task she had given him
industriousIy but the progress made was
slow, and it was necessary for Mrs. Char
pentier to demonstrate with her lawyer fire.
quently. Once when she could not go
herself, she sent her daughter Carrot
was captivated at once by her flashing
black eyes, and her French grace of ex-
preston and manner She was charmed
with him, and thereafter whatever visits to
his office the business of her mother de-
manded were made made by Miss Eu-
genie. 1t WAS not long before there was a
LOVE MATCH ON THE CARPET.
Garrett, Miss Ergenie says, proposed to
her, and she accepted him, and day was
set for-the wedding.
Nine. Charpentier and her frightened
daughter.suspec now that their young and
dashing lawyer had heard something about
the big box of gold they kept in the house,
after the custom of their dead husband
ard father They knew that while he was
making love to the attractive little French
girl he was aware that costly litigations
were in prospect There were heirs whose
claims to some part~0f the estate could not
be ignored; and Garrett advised them that
the best thing that could be done was to