Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-08

1 prompt measures are not taken it vii l spread to the nelghboring localities, and ol the day when 1t is generally known tha | there Is agitation around your house yo, will have the whole city under your win dows.''
 'l should be sorry Gassure you. MT. Chic | or Police, if this should give any annoyance | to the city authorities; but it does not con cern me If there is any disorder in tho street you have at your disposal the means Tor It's repression. Take your platoons oj police; if that is not sufficient, send for the soldiers of the National Guard, and if tho movement takes q dangerous aspect YOU will have it in your power to cali out tho artillery. But do not understand why you should address yourself to me in this cir. cumstance. What am l to do?"
 "As you ask me, sir, will tell you plain, ly. The reason of these crowds whose un, usual presence you have remarked yourself, in street habitually so quiet, is the disap. pearance of your wife. do not know what may have given birth to the rumors which are atioat; but it is said that for several days she has been absent from her home. and they even go so far as to accuse YOU of Q crime. do not doubt for q moment that all these rumors arc without foundation. But If you are willing to give me an expla- nation of your wife's absence, shall then
 
 are attoat on her account, reaSsure public opinion and calm the fears of the people,"
 MT. Brownlow rose, and in few words put an end to the chiefs visit
 II have no explanation to give you, sir" said he, "concerning the disappearance of Mrs. brownlow. The fact of her being ab- sent can not constitute on my part an in- traction against the laws or regulations of tho police, and if am accused of Q crime. it is the business of the proper authorities to fine the proof"
 After this the chief of police had nothing else to do but retire. He had gathered no information to satisfy public curiosity, but to put his responsibility at cover he made out long report upon all the rumors of the quarter, upon the conversation he had had with the accused, and he gave a cor rect plan of the situation of the house. This was the first part of the brief.
 The press could rem ain silent no longer upon the event Several journals had re- celved already letters from their subscrib- CTS, Tn winch they complained that there was never any mention in their news paper of the accidents and crimes which took place on Fifth avenue. It would ap- pear that their columns were reserved for the more central quarters of the city or for a few privileged suburbs, as if all portions Of the city should not be subject to equal treatment after their annexation, particu. larly under republican form of govern ment.
 But as soon as the affair had become the object of report of the police, the news papers began to speak of it. It was at first In vague terms; they contented themselves with saying that fashionable quarter of the city was in great excitement on account Of the sudden and unexplained disappear ance of young woman belonging to the best society, but that they did not wish to make themselves the echo of the grave &C., cusations which were as yet formulated only in whisper. Tho next day news paper, more bold or more pressed for money than others, told in full the name of the street. It was the Journal that gave the most complete details; one of it's re- porters knew the dramatic author who had given the theater tickets to the maid: he could thus interview her, and, thanks to the indications which she was only too | much fiattered to furnish him, he was en- | lbled to inform his readers that the name l >f the young woman was Leonora, and that | 'f her husband Gustave; he described the | and gave some detailed informa- ion upon the habits of the house. This number of the newspaper came into he hands of the lady's parents; her father anne hurriedly to the house of his son-in- aw and at once he asked him:
 "What have you done with my daughterP' I have done nothing with her, sir"
 "Where IS shen