Telegram-herald., 1889-10-20

when Julien visited this country with
his celebrated band, among the musi-
clans was n German named Mann. lie
played the bassoon. He obtained board
with Mrs. Kyrle, widow, and after a
time he married her. A son was born
TO them and named for his grandfather,
Mai. Dryden, of the United States army,
Joshua Dryden Mann. This child came
to be called "Dotty."
The married life of Mr.. and Mrs. Mann
drifted into trouble from the fact that
the husband was hard drinker. Mrs.
Mann bore with him as long as possible,
and then left him TO start new board
ing house elsewhere. Old Mann went 70
Havana and died. His widow, after a
number of failures at keeping boarding
houses, went TO Albany, where she Sc
cured a situation as housekeeper for a
photographer named Swinton, in the en-
ploy of the state. After thus living with
Swinton several years the widow married
him; her son Joshua being at the time in
care of his grandfather at Baltimore.
Swinton, receiving an offer from a pub
fishing house in Philadelphia (St. Clair &
Coz to superintend their lithographic es-
tablishment, removed his family there.
Mrs. Swinton had a daughter, Clara
Kyrle, who married an actor OF the name
of Evans, and a daughter was born 10
them. When President Lincoln was as
sassinated Mrs. Evans CLARA Kyrle) was
playing part at Ford's theatre. Mr.. St.
Clair married her daughter, Anna Evans.
the granddaughter Of Mrs. Swinton.
Swinton did not prosper and drank hard.
He ended his career by blowing out his
brains. His wife, taking her son Joshua
with her, removed to New York and
went into the millinery business.
JOSH AND EVA
By this time Joshua had grown 10 be a
man "a man of low and rowing habits. One
evening, happening into a disreputable
house on West Twenty-third street, he
met by accident the Eva with so many
surnames. Eva had thus far kept her
heart free, but when she gazed upon the
manly form of "Dotty," she succunbed
They soon became very intimate. and
"Dottv" introduced her 10 his mother
Eva finally told Mrs. Swinton that she
had married "Dotty," and his mother
believed it. Indeed. Eva was of such a
temper that it would not have been safe
for Mrs. Swiuton 10 dispute her word.
Eva was always armed. and was ready
to shoot at the slightest provocation.
The young couple hired a small room up
town in the neighborhood OF the resorts
in which Eva was by turns an inmate.
and i'm which she made living for the
two. besides money FOR "Dotty 10 leave
in the gambling houses Of Sixth avenue.
In the summer of 1897 this interesting
family-the Swiutons. "Dotty" and Eva
fitted up a cottage al Passaic, y. j.,
and lived there in fine style Iva had
her coachm'n. carriages and plenty Of
iewelrv. There was a great deal %
style. but not sufficient 10 keep back the
peculiar prociivitics of Eva One day
she. with "Dotty." made an attack upon
her ooachman. After kicking aud strik-
Ing him she tried 70 shoot him. firing
two bullets. which he lodged. lie lodged
a complaint with police Justice. who
ItiuoffA u fAtFt totA Art tett NtAhttt~ %
charges. and Eva (after the manner of
Sarah Althea tried 70 shoot him She and
Joshua were put under honda She de-
posted the bail, which they both for
feifed.
In Seutember Il that same year the
couple hired fashionable Cat in the
Kenilworth, No. Alb West Fifty-6rst
street. New York. There for a while
thev demeaned themselves 80 gently as
20 secure the reputation q very quiet
people. After they had been in the house