Telegram-herald., 1890-04-21
no RESI- FOR THE WElRY.
Old RecoleeIions Revived by Some
New History.
Harry A. PfeineFs ths Assaalsr Of Henry
MaIoridEss Arrsstsa Last Might
On New DeAL

Readers OF the IEIEGEAN HERALD
will need no introduction 10 Henry
Nalbrldge and Harry A. Pfeiter, as IN
dlyidusls, Tor that ceremony Was per
formed IN the police column Of this
paper some weeks ago. Last evening"
Pteltfer was placed under arrest 81
police headquarters on a telegram from
Lansing. where warrant has been
issued for him.
The prisoner was seen by d reporter
shortly after has detention, and con
sented 10 talk freely about MS troubles,
which have come 10 him since hls ex-
animation IN the Grand Rapids police
court, on the charge of deadly assault
upon Henry Walbrldge-
Mr.. Pfeltfer says; 81 came to Grand
last week IN the regular line OF my
business duty. Today, learned tnaT
Mrs. Bugby, the mother OF Mss
Miles, and nay own mother-in-
Law, had been 10 headquarters
To make complaint that / had recently
purchased revolver with the design
of shooting Henry Walbridge at sgnt.
AT first | paid but little le-attenton 10
this, for do not carry a pistol, ana did
not need 20 fear any complaints OF the
sort. But when | began TO think over
the route ! should take for my week S
work, il occurred TO me that the tram
| should take would be the very tram
that Henry Walbridge would take on
his way home from his weekly visits TO
Grand Rapids. 1t occurred 10 me that,
after the stories which had been sci
afioat about my intention 10 shoot Wal.
bridge, my going 10 the same train would
be Interpreted against me, III case
any future trouble should arse.
So | stepped down to headquarters 10
tell the officers of the bona fide nature
OF my errand TO that particular tram.
While there / was informed Of the eX-
lstence OF the warrant IN Lansing Tor
my arrest, ana was further told that
the charge against me was obtaining
money under false pretenses, and that
the complainant was one Goodrch,
hotel-keeper. The whole story about
this arrest can not tell you. because
can not divine the motive OF II. But
the facts are these: When n the above
mentioned hotel at Lansing, last
January, my room was entered
and $22 IN money and my
mileage tickets were stolen. When l
told this to Mr.. Goodrich, be volun-
teered, without my solicitation, to lend
me SO, with which TO enable me 10
complete my tour. | told him
that $40 would hardly be sutfi-
cient. and asked him TO make 1t
S5 more. This he cheerfully did, and
thus I became indebted 10 him for SO.
Now why that transaction should result
in my arrest on the charge of false pre-
lenses, can conjecture only upon one
theory. Last week Henry Walbridge
was in LaI ng, and my troubles, as
you will discover if you will look
into them, follow along the line Of
Walbridge's tracks, usually. IL must
be that Walbridge has had some op-
portunty to drop into the ear OF the
Lansing hotel man some account of
his SIDE of the history of our quarrels,
and thus have led Mr.. Goodrich
to think that had been playing pranks
with hIm. | shall 90 back 10 Lansing
and face this charge; but you may de-
pend upon it there is moth II in 1t.
Shall be back in Grand Rapids IN a day
or two"
Mr. Pfeiffer told the reporter much
more about himself and MS SORROWS,
which, havingno immediate connection
with the present arrest, Will better be
preserved for future reference.