The evening world., 1890-05-29
BY an ANGRY WIDOW.
How Mrs, Thayer Was Beguiled
Of Her Heart and 81,
The Swlndier Caught in DelmoDl-
co.'s Jailed on Her Complaint.

Maria A. Thayer. q pretty and exceedingly
interesting little widow from Munsey. Rock
land County, who had loved not wisely but
too well, was in Jefferson Market Police
Court, and also in . futter OF excitement
when she appeared to-day a. complainant
against . robust and affsble man who had
won her heart and, 30 she said, got 81, 085
of her savings and decamped.
She knew her affinity as John Russell, but
the Police Department officials have had
him some time on their books as John Nc
Dermott, an old cAb-driyer for Ryerson 4
Brown.
Mrs. Thayer, u pale-faced, crinkly, brown
haired little woman, said to an EVENING
WORLD reporter:
THAT man paid attentions to me for two
years. He said he loved me. and we were TO
have been married last April. He told me
so in the Excelsior Bank 81 this city. We
walked in the twilight in my little village Of
Munsey, and looked at a pretty little house
little green blinds. We we're going to buy
The widow sighed and looked more inter-
estlng than ever. Then she went on:
-" John said he didn't want the people Of
Munsey to think he was marrying me for my
money and he asked me to transfer my bank
his credit. That would about make up. with
his $3.50, the 81, 800 which the house would
cost. Then he would buy 1t. and deed IL to
me like a present for ten cents.
II transferred my money to his account
April o., 30 he could make q good appearance.
On the 18th. he drew u out, and the next
day got a letter saying he was going to
giveness in ten years.
He's been making a, good appearance
ever since. not in California but in Europe"
Inhn RrauAtl Q - a1antH To- n - kza,ra n
company Of which Police Commissioner
Voorhis's brother, Charles 'voorhis, was
manager. Russell was short 5000. In his ac-
pretty Munsey widow came forward aud
promptly settled the shortage for her John,
but John was ,ungrateful., and Detectives
Mulhollsnd and McClosky have been look
Tuesday night, as they passed Delmonicos.
they saw their man. entertaining two dis
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f%oreigneWTs over . ti9e
emerged the officers arrested the Riddy
t%riier. mnch to the. astonishment OF the
FOREIGNERS. one OF whom proved TO be Sir
premier who founded the British police
SYSTEM: The other was Clifford Talbot. also
from ''Lunnon."
by Mr.. John Russell on board the steamship
AuIania, arriving In New York Monday
might.
ALA
from an Important mission TO Germany, for
which he was 70 receive cso0. He arranged
70 be the tourists guardian and guide In
They were SO charmed by his manners
that Sir Robert ave him Q 500 diamond
pin and intrgssea sISo to him 70 exchange
were paying the bills for all three. ct the
Hoffman. Brpnswick and DelmoniSo's.
Tho Englishmen. were dumfounded when
informed that Chief Detective. Russell was
John McDermott, an old hack-driver and
successful confidence man.
McDermott lauRhinaly returned the dia-
mond pin and British bank notes at Police
Headquarters. He had deposited Tuesday
morning, In the Dime Savings Bank. $500.
an had In his pockets a twenty-pound note
and SCI in cash.
The Englishmeu went on to Chicago, max
ing no complaint but, the. pretty widow is
pushing hers, and Justice Hogan committed
Russell McDermott. in Jefferson Market
Police Court, for, examination.
McDermott declares that the widow, who
blushingly confessed TO forty years expert
ence gave HIM the : 06b. He 70 forty-fiye
behalf OF Howe Il Hummel.