The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09
HAS WELSH A DoUsLEa
A Mystery or Else Peculiar Case of
Mistaken Identity.


Mistaken Identity.
From the Chicago Tribune
Wednesday night curious scene was en-
acted at the Palmer house. At that time
tall, slender man with a smooth face. dark
olive complexion, and jet black hair, marked
here and there with gray, alighted from a
carriage at the Monroe street entrance, ac-
companied by lady, whom he left in the
reception room while he registered as "a
Avignon and wife, Darblay Villa, Cannes
Having been given a room, he turned from
the desk. As he did so his arm was grasped
by a younger man who had been waiting to
ask a question of the clerk. The stranger
seemed 70 be laboring under terrible excite
ment.
"Good Godr' he almost screamed, "are
you Prof Welshr'
The gentleman thus strangely addressed
turned suddenly pale. His hand trembled
50 violently that the small valise which he
held fell to the floor, and he was forced 20
lean against the desk for support. For a
moment he said nothing; then, seeming to
recover some of his self-possession, he ex-
claimed somewhat haughtily:
You have made a strange mistake, sir.
NY name is Avignon."
He spoke without trace of any foreign
accent. The other looked fixedly at him for
moment, then seized the register and
glanced at the name Just signed. Finally
he asked that they should step aside from
the small crowd which had been attracted
by the novel dialogue. The gentleman
whose identity had been questioned seemed
annoyed, but stood for a moment in CONVEX
sation. He than returned to the lady VINO
had been waiting for him, and the two held
lengthy but inaudible conversation. His
questioner, after standing in thought for
some time, walked slowly away.
Shortly qf a kaIl hOU hrn oh o.-lyft ,o
key given to Mr.. Avignon, with the mes
sage that he should not require the room
after all. A carriage was called and the
mysterious couple were rapidly driven
away. His companion was a dark, pretty
little woman, who seemed to be slightly
lame.
The young man who had seemingly driven
the pair from the hotel refused to give his
name.
He claimed that, in spite of the strangers
denial, he had recognized in him Prof.
Alfred H. Welsh, formerly profe.s or of
English literature at the Ohio State Univer-
sity at Column BUS, who was supposed to have
been drowned in a small Ohio lake about a
year ego. This was shortly after his mar
riage to young Columbus girl who had at
one time been his pupil. He believed the
body had never been found, though until
that moment no doubt had existed as to his
actual death.
COLUMBUS, O., June 5. Especial l-Prof.
A. II. Welsh was not drowned, but he took
cold from bath at Lakeside ON tae shore
of Lake Erie, and died in his wifes arms OF
pneumonia July &c. His body was brought
here and buried July 90 His father-in-law,
c. T. Clark, says the Chicago story is with
out the slightest foundation. Welsh was an
Ohio born and bred man, rising from the
lower walk of life, and he was protege of
ex-Gov. Foster, who paid his way through
college, and to whom Prof. Walsh dedicated
all his literary works. He was the author
of several standard publications on gram
mar and English literature