Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-04-11

spite of the false names end false ex-
pe6ient of "child ar nurse" located the
two on the steamer. The Cunarder sail
ed two days later, but would reach Liver
pool three days before the other was due
at Rotterdam.
The Philadelphia, who had given his
name ia confidence, agreed to go with
| Lawyer jerks. The steamer, happily,
was not delayed by bad weather, and they
reached Liverpool in due season. Ar
rived at Bristol, they communicated at
once with the authorities and readily es-
tablished all that had been charged
z lcharoff. Bot most unlucky obstacle
| here presented itself. Abandoned cy
him, Z4charoffs first wife had connected
| herself with a rich lover, from whom she
| had separated and then disappeared.
| It was felt vitality necessary to confront
! him with her on his arrival at Rotterdam.
| L. had already been ascertained by Mr..
jerks that 4charoff could not be held
| there on the charge of bigamy, and it
was feared that MISS Billings would not
| believe the charge on merely documep-
| tary proof. But the Philadelp hian, NOV
| ed with the desire for revenge upon his
| betrayer, and doubtless also by pity for
the hapIess girl, was fertile in resources.
| He sought out a brother of the woman
and enlisted his cid.
SIT was a notable fact" says Mr.. Stock
! ton, "the virulent hatred all these people
had for Z4charoff," and from develop
| ments in his character which followed
| this hatred was not astonishing. Through
| the brothers assistance the woman was
| found on the following day, and with
more than willingness consented to &C
company the party to Rotterdam. They
| had barely time TO cross the channel and
reach the city. Immediately on arrival
Mr.. jerks sought Consul Stockton, and
gave him all the fac s. Mr.. Stock5oD's
! hasty reference to the treaty and laws of
| Holland assured him that .charoff
could not be held. But the steamer was
not yet in, and they had still an op oortu-
nifty for consulting the authorities. Mr..
| Stockton had an acq uaintance, the son of
! the Superintendent of Police. Invoking
his sympathy, he introduced them to his
| father. The officer was veteran in the
service. H. heard tho f2c5 and then said
quietly.
ROTTERDAM's POLICE CHIEF KNEW HIM
eyes; know him. He was arrested
here twelve years ago for selling stolen
| Egyptian bouds." He then turned to
| u .roharOff's record on the eff sal books
of the department., and it was an amaz-
| ing story OF crime narrated there; but il
appeared that, by limitation or otherwise,
Zacharoff's crime die not pow subject
him to arrest. Mr.. Stockton had to trust
to events for his course OF action, but
promised Mr.. jerks he would dc ell he
could consistently with the duties ard
res possibilities of his Office.
BY this time the vessel was making her
way to the dock. Mr.. Stockton had sent
a messenger to meet Zacbaroff, whose ap-
pearance was unusually striking and
easily recognized. He clustered some
what, but secure In the opinion of the
lawyers, soon appeared al the Consulate.
La an adjoining room were Mr. jerks,
the PhIiadei phiau, the real Nine. Il 4char-
off, and her brother. Warned what he
had seen of the mans desperate CHARGE
ter on the police records, Mr.. Stockton
had secured two detectives, who, mounted
on high stools, as if clerks, kept close
watch on the visitor. His newly married
wife, of course, had accom- panied him.
Obviously unsuspicious of those con-
cealed near by, and trusting that cable
gram only had led to the Consul's inter
ference, Z4charCff commanded why he had
acknowledged that he bad been asked by
the mother of Miss Billings to interfere,
but that he had no authority by law to do
so, and then incidentally referred to the
police uperintendent's disclosure. This
a. first alarmed Zlcharoff, but he laughed
and asked the consel what he meant to
do about it. Then Mr.. Stock ton opened
the other door and the woman and the
three men walked in. Mr.. Stock ION says
the scene was unparalleled in his exper
ience, even, of melodramas on the stage.
Z2charuff admirably preserved his pre-
sence of mind, although the woman had
to be RESTRAINED by force from flying at
him.
THAT'S the scnundrel," she cried
Immediately on SO cling him. The broth
er, too, had to be withheld. Z4ebaroff
denied that he had ever seen any one of
them before. Then the woman showed a
photCgrap h she had brought with her of
u !charoff and herself taken together, and
the brother exhibited the license and
other papers establishing the marriage.
The Paiiadelphian reminded Z4charoff of
their criminal relationship and said he
was now revepged.
MIS- BILLINGS TRYING POSITION.
The poor American girl was in an ag-
ony of grief and uncertainty. Mr.. Stock
ton took her into the other room, told
her that he had absolutely no authority
either 70 detain her or Z4charoff, but
pointed out TO her kindly how irresistible
was the proof of q acharoff's previous bad
character and of his shameless dece ption
of her. He urged her TO give him, as
consul, an ackno Rledgment, making him
her guardian according to the law, she
being a strange In q foreign city, and
thus ne would be enabled to protect her
fully from her bigamous husband. To
this she consented aud Mr.. S ocktou took
the paper back to Y charuff.
Now" he said, II am the authorized
representative of Miss Billings, and if
You interfere with her in any way I will
have you pnnlshed."
Zicharoff stormed, but 70 no avail, aud
his solicitations 70 Miss Billings were re-
PEELED by her. Moreover, his legal wife
and her brother looked vicious, aud he
was Lot yet quite sure of his Standing
with the Holland police. At last he made
the best of the inevitable. and quite with
the air of DaZz In the play left the room
with greeting to ali those present, hav-
ing FIRST exacted a promise from Mr..
Stockton that his wife aad her brother
should be detained until he could leave
the town.
Mr.. Stockton saw aud heard no more of
him until meeting him the other day in
4ris. z lchart f was as f4u,boyant and
debonnair as ever, but Mr.. S rockton CON
fesses that he felt himself obliged during
the rest of his stay there to go provid-
ed for an attack from the 6dgenturer, or
his associates. Immediately after the