, 1889-10-31
BEAUTIFUL BUT FRAII.
A Most Damnable Conspiracy
Hatched by New York
Merchant.
His Erring and Pretty Wife Falls
Victim to Villainous Mach
nations.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-A beautiful
woman, refined and accomplished, but
frail, is the victim of us sensational u
plot as was ever executed with a view to
obtaining evidence for the divorce court.
The instrument was the confidential
clerk of the husband, a wealthy mer-
chant of this city. The plot was con-
ceived month ago. Day by day II nm
folded in the pretty little town of Mont
Clair, n. j., and yesterday morning
came the denouement in room 20 of the
Hamilton house at Paterson.
As early as 2 Z. NJ. Sunday two mon
made their entrance. They registered
us John W. Allen and f, Morcy of New
York. Allen was agitatcd. There was
great difficulty about apartments. They
expected friends and wanted two rooms
adjoining, with a door between them
and a hall door to each. They secured
rooms 20 and 81. Just as dinner was
served q carriage drove up. Allen saw u
lady alighting. lie and his friend arose
instantly and left the restaurant, forget
ting their gold canes. Allen and
Morey went directly upstairs, and as
they did so the young man who had
driven up with the lady was registered
"William Allen and wife, Mont Clair
were the friends John w. Allen was ex-
pecting. and accordingly opposite his
name was written room z"
The lady was beautiful, elegantly
dressed, and in exceedingly high spirits.
1t was after midnight before either
Allen and wife or Allen and Morey
were heard from again. Several wealthy
residents of the town had retired to their
rooms in the Hamilton house. One, a
MI nd
Suddenly he heard a door slam, and
then woman's startled exclamation: :
"Oh, Richard! This is terrible"
This was followed by such a prolonged
volume of curses and screams that the
occupant OF room 10 pounded on
the wall and demanded silence. At this
moment the agitated young man who
called himself William Allen was seen
running down the stairs. His carriage
was brought and he was driven rapidly
away. Mr.. Clark, the proprietor, going
upstairs, met Morey coming down.
1"Mr. Clark" said the guest, ~ am
sorry to inform you that a terrible mis-
fortune has occurred to my friend In
your house. Hearing afamillar voice in
the adjoining room, my friend burst
through the communicating door and
saw that which ruined his home and
the future" Mr.. Clark remembered
the circumstances of the connecting
rooms, and was not deceived. He was
angry at being made dupe and the in
struinent of plotters, and ordered the
entire party out. At 2 o'clock In the
morning, with the woman closely veiled
between them, the two friends drove of
in the darkness and rain. According
TO the cabman's story, the trio drove to
the home of the woman's father, where
the husband left the woman, with the
words. "IIere's my wife; keep her"
Meantime the husband had poured his
woes into the ear of the disguised land
lord.
The conspirators' story is this: The
husbands name Is not Allen, but
Young, and he is n merchant. His wife
bore him four children. She was of u
lively, pleasant, loving disposition. He
grew to suspect her of iniidelity, but had
no proof They quarreled. Six months
ago they separated. She went to her
parents in Mont Clair. He believed
that they were abetting her In her folly.
He employed detectives, who Increased
his unrest without furnishing him with