Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-08
A BAD BROTHER-IN-LAW.
A Well.Known Railroad Man Robbed-He
Accuses a Relative of the Theft-The
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Accuses a Relative of the Theft-The
Latter Threatens Suicide.
Yesterday afternoon a young man Of good
appearance and well dressed entered the store
of EIsner & Philips on Fifth avenue and asked
to see suit of clothes, stating he was
brother-in-law of F. Van Dusen, chief assistant
general passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania
Company and the Panhandle lines and said the
latter had told him to buy the clothes there
and have the bill sent to him. The young man
carefully selected SUIT and other articles OF
clothing to the amount of s65.
While he was changing his old suit for the
new one in an apartment in the store Mr..
Philips telephoned to Mr.. Van Dusen. telling
him the circumstance and asking him If all was
right. The latter replied that be knew
the young man and told Mr.. Philips
to hold him at the store until
he could get over. When Mr.. Van Dusen ar
rived at the store he accused the young man OF
having robbed his house, and said that as he
had been disgrace to the family for long
time he would now be placed at the disposal Of
the authorities
At Mr.. Van Dusen's request the young man
was then taken to Central Station. where he
gave his name as Charles Perkins, his age %
and his home Chicago.
Mr.. Van Dusen Is very determined to have
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disgrace to his family for years Two weeks
ago Perkins stole a watch belonging to his mar
RED sister, who lives at Cincinnati and the
next dav he stole watch and some money
from Jonn Bateman, engineer at the Williams
Dl0ck In Cincinnati. He was detected In the
latter theft and prosecuted. After his arrest
ne attempted suicide in the lookup by taking
laudanum, but was hustled into the City Hos
pital and his life saved by the use of a stomach
pump. Before the suit came to trial Perkins
sister went to Mr.. Bateman and compromised
the suit with him by cOmpensating him for the
loss of his watch. Perkins was released, but
the police authorities had by this time got
after him with a warrant on another charge.
His sister, womanlike, again came TO the
rescue, furnishing Perkins with money, and he
ned from Cincinnati in time to escape arrest
He travelled around the country until last
Wednesday, when he came to this city, took
room at the Hotel Albemarle and registered as
Charles Nelson, of Chicago.
Some time yesterday afternoon Mr.. Van
Dusen went to his home. on Fremont street,
Allegheny, and found that 3 watch belonging
to his daughter. togHher with about $S5 in
cash, had been stolen during the temporary
he soon learned that the robbery had been COM
mitted by Perkins. his own brother-in-law. Be-
fore Mr.. Van Dusen had finished an investiga-
tion Of his house to see what else had been
taken, he received the call from Eisner &
Philips. He says the hired girls trunk had
been broken open and the whole house ram
sacked but he can't tell how much has been
taken.
Information will probably be entered against
Perkins this morning. He was very insolent
last night after his arrest, and told the turn
key that he would not be taken out of his cell
alive this morning, lntimating that he would
commit suicide before daylight.