Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-31
Eae Played Gor Zig Game.

A dispatch from Bridgeport, Corn. says
The greatest prank OF ycang William F.
Clark, the forger, has come 10 iight through
bis saying III to-day's papers that his girl,
the daughter Of a Connecticut millionaire,
would know hia rogues' gallery photograph.
From this clue it was yesterday discovered
that Clark had figured in Connecticut
pseudo romance this summer. Several
months ago Colt, as he called himself, rep
resenting himself TO be Second Lieutenant
of Company B, Twenty n. G. s. n.
y :, and relative to the Hartford Colts, was
spending short time in Houston, Texas,
where he met q handsome young lady whom
he said he remembered having seen al New
port. He called on her, and, although she
was already betrothed, became so assiduous
in his attentions that she and her mother
left for the North one Friday afternoon.
He followed them on Saturday morning,
overtaking them in New York. After
calling on them at their hotel, ho invit-
cd them 10 come TO his house. Not particu-
larly pleased with his appearance, though
he had the dress and bearing OF u geutiemGn
selves. The young ladies Of the family
theatre with him. Next day the ladies de-
parted for Woodbury., Conn. At midnight.
that night he appeared at tue same place.
and engaged rooms near by. Ho declared
that he had broken his engagement to u
New York belle, aud made no secret OF his
infatua.ion for the southern beauty she,
however, barely tolerated his presence.
Several times each week be made trips to
New York TO attend TO his business, which
he represented as being very pressing, hold.
ing at the same time that he had fortune
that would make him q worthy suitor for
the hand OF one whom ho consid cred Gu
heress. He never tired OF talking about his
trips to Europe and hi; exploits at the fam.
Gus watering places. Sill the young lady
treated him coldy. At last he proposed
marriage to her, and on her prompt refusal
ofhim threatened TO kill herand himeelf She
only laughed at him, aDd treated him with
scorn. He gave up that scheme, and eoi1g
10 his room fired a pistol. The iand-
lord rushed in and found him lying
on an apparently bood-bespattered floor
with wound in his arm. a doctor said The
wound was q slight one, and later the red
spots on the floor were fouDd to oe red ink.
The young mans mother was telegrephed
for. On her arrival, when she was called
Mrs. Colt, she corrected the people, ard,
said her name was Clark. This led to BE-
lief that he was an adventurer and the 70
man an accompliCe. He was soon removed
TO New York. 4 few days later ho asked
for e clandestine meeting with the young
woman, and was seen by farmer to drive
down the street in covered carriage and
much disguised. he didn'tsee hex Again
he sent to friend of the young woman
word that this friends husband was sick in
New York, and, meeting her on the way TO
that city, told her that she must help HMM
his suit or he would kill her. She wouldn't
help him. On Sunday he teegraphed TO
the southern lady that he should go to
church in the morning and should kill him.
self at o'clock. She didn't answer the
telegram. The next that was heard of him
by her was the story of his arrest seen in
the paper. The young woman from Texas,
who is of well-known and highly esteemed
family, hopes this will also he the last that
she will hear of him.