The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-18
NARY Anderson.
Arrest OF g Crank Who Eas Troubled
Fer for six Years.

From The yeas Tor. Time
Miss Mary Anderson had mex expert
euce yesterday IL being calIed OF to visit
police Headquarters IN order 70 meet a man
who had been arrested for prosecuting her
during .ast six years This individual
had been AIKEN into custody Tuesday even
irg al Pal.Der's tbeater 10y Inspector Byr1es
( himself his name IS James NJ DOugberty,
and be Is entered on the police blotter a. a
native Of Salem. y. Y, - years old, and a
book agent by occupation.
Inc curious story Of Dougherty's infat-a-
ton Is briefly this: Six years ago he occu-
pied a - + in al Elnira theater and saw
Miss Anderson play Pauline IN TIE Lady
OF Lyons. During the scene where Claude
takes Pauline 70 h-s mothers CO tags.
| Dougherty says he became greatly excited
and could hardly restrain himself from
Swinging on the stage and severely chastis-
ing the false lover. He felt that Miss
Anderson was making a personal appeal to
( MIN for pro- ctlOn, and at the same me he
became cOnsciOus Of great violent for the
actress. be was also satisfied that see
reciprocated the sentiment, for every
time she looked at him. which vas
very often. her eyes flashed aud she biushed
painfully. He resolved then that he would
follow her, protect her. and finally marry
her. from that moment until his arrest he
has relgiousiy kept bis res luton. Not
only has he written her hundreds Of letters
coucned in glowing terms Of love and de-
votIOn, but be has crossed the Atlantic
three times in order to be near his divinity
He watched her from orchestra stalls Ia
| London and Liverpool, and he followed her
70 Paris, but h never was sufficiently cour-
ageous to speak to her until she arrived
here on tie Umbria last week.
he was among the first TO board the
steamer from ncr New York dock. and at
once accOsted hliss Anderson and presented
her with a large bouquet Of flowers. He
supplemented this set with a graudiloquent
speech welcoming her ~ her naive land
Miss Anderson did not know what to max +,
Of the strange preceding but accepted the
flowers and thanked tho stranger. After
that his letters became so numerous and MS
l0ve-making 50 violent that the lady became
alarmed, and her stepfather. Hamilton
Griffin, reported the matter to Inspector
Byrnes and asked for protection aZairs. the
nuisance Detective Sergeauts Fink ami
Rogers were detailed on the case. They
had little difficulty in spottiug thei-
man, for he was lettering around the SAGE
entrance Of Palmor's during the dress re-
hearsai Monday night. They did no- make
the arrest then, but waited until Tuesday
night, hen he attempted to enter the
auditorium during tho performance When
arrested DouEherty had concealed on his
person huge revolver, the six chambers of
which were heavily loaded. He said that
he had gone armed to tie theater
because he knew that a band of con-
spirators, Of whom Henry +. Abbey
was the head devil had decided
10 eject him from tie theater and
do MIN bodily harm because they were il
love with Miss Anderson [, eInseIves and
knew that she fully reciprocated his devo-
ton. He, therefore, did lot promise to sub
init 10 any such indIgnity. lie had in his
breast pocket picture If Miss A .derson as
Rosalind, which he sud lie carried III pref
erence to any other, because e had Dor
rowed the idea of tue dress from his own
apparel cape coat and large slouch hat
He was taken to jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday. and after n hearing was
renamed.
In the meantime Inspector Bvrnes had
been at work with the fellow, ard had per-
suaded him that it was Mis- Anderson's
double as seen in "a Winters Tale that ne
was really in love with. D1ughertv said
that he could not be thoroughly convinced
Of this, however, until he had seen th lad r..
The Inspector then requested Miss Ander-
son TO come to headquarters aud confront
the prisoner She did TINS yesterday, and
conveyed to him as de!ica:ely as possible
that his suit was hopeless. After looking
must be the double that he loved and who
loved him 50 devotedly. he promise
never again 70 write to Miss Auder-
son or to bother her in any other.
way. Miss Anderson then went wa :
expressing the greatest sorrow for the
mans devotion. After she had gone.
Dougherty expressed the intention Of mar
rying the double. He also said that he had
formerly been in the m ming business, and
was at one time possessed of an ample fort
une but that he was now without means
In personal appearance he is over feet in
hight, very lank and lean, sharp-featured,
stoop-shouldered, keen-eyei and specialized.
Inspector Byrnes has no doubt whatever of
Doughertys insanity, aud will make an ap-
plication to-day for an inquiry concerning
his mental condition.
Miss Anderson played last night at
Palmer's without disclosing any ill.effects
from her odd experience of the day.
THE TILLAMooK LIGHT, near Portland, Ore. is
10 be protected by heavy iron shutters. The
light, though 1870 feet above sea level has sew
eral times during storms been extnguished and