The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
rs HE A DEEP sCnEM1NG RASCAL (,
Or Was Young Mr. EAnoads Merely Trying
HE Hand at Writing Advertisement

Or Was Young Mr. EAmoads Merely Trying
HE Hand At Writing IN Advertisement
BR1paEronr. Nov. 1a-Early last summer
John Wesley Edmonds. dapper young man.
whose home had been in Branchville came to
Bridgeport and obtained board with Mrs. Mary
J. Knapp at "a South avenue. From that time
until he disappeared from town. over month
ago. he was q mystery to those who had any
thing to do with him.
Edmonds announced that he was going into
business as kalsominer and painter. and he
got out business cards He got employment
finally with the Hancock Life Insurance Com
pany. but on Labor Day. Mrs. Knapp says. he
disappeared. leaving an unpaid board bill be-
hind him. Last week the Bridgeport police re-
ceived . complaint against Edmonds on q
charge OF petty thieving. and policeman
went to Mrs. Knapp's house and made Q
search through Edmonds's effects. He had
left behind him two old valises and very d.
lapidated trunk. A great quantity Of docu-
ments and papers were found In the valises
which show that Edmonds had been masque-
rading under assumed nance.
There werc half dozen letters from Miss
Norah McMahon Of 1887 Second avenue. New
York. They were addressed to MY Dear
john" and were all dated over q year ago.
One OF the letters. evidently the last one writ
ten BY Norah. says that their acquaintance
must come to an end as her father had found
out Edmonds's true character. In another let
tor Norah says that she is sorry to hear that
an old crime is still hanging over him.
Several papers in his own handwriting were
discovered. On card he had written plans
for the summer" and under this appear the
names Of a dozen different occupations from
What appeared to Be copies q sdvertis S n
suggest TO the police that Edmonds was en-
gagged in or was preparing to start traffic in
Il, Ky,enbursh 1. the name generally
used by Edmonds in these advertisements.
to the theatre Hnnther that saot
young lady ts wanted as an assistant who is
mat u1ons
pared:
soiis%iSs a.:eSesoa nos W. Year. Of 20 slsss
;I% sss sseq ississ tns s!:pe.i.'snsxso
q PISS, Years y .es1asss,
man i. in tair sTeu@,sanees. Is.idins in Sswsrk. Il
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unless you are willing to marry at 0nfs n,,,.v,e.
There is nothing to show that he received an
fore living in Bridgeport Is said to have been
knows that he has been IN State prison once
in Edmonds,s vslise. now lives with her par
ents at SoG , East Ninety sixth street She isa
ons she Had " HPe ss
monds. She met him In Branchviile and
fhslS e a 9ff s @sn
not all 1t should be- and refused to have any
thing further to do with him.
plies at III: s76 Vest street. called at PoiIcs Head:
quarters YESTERDAY to explain that ne wasn't
the as eau Sad
intended for, the other Edmonas Mr. Ed
1s ting
Soy eS sfss Said Lyon
no reply have e' had SOM some A troube with my
MALL: some one has been taking my letters.
%1o assn IL soa Ws t ,s &c
do not want ant to put the person who takes my
The o1 other t three letters Mr.. Edmonds re-
short time after he got the Est letter, a young
nas pr and a. we'll drossod .9 Ed
a oh you yoas Ss not tie Mr.. Edmonds WANT"
Nine. Lyon is a dressmaker at $40 West
Filth she s.a p n%s
made the acquaintance OF j. W. Edmonds on
that she had not seen him since dropped
gentleman picked It up He said he was ]. W;
Edmonds, a purchasing agent Of 800 Pearl
street. this city; We talked about astronomy;
In which am deeply interested. He promised
he failed to keep his word wrote to him at
800 Pearl stree, and received no reply. For
weeks Ihave felt that some one has been tam |
perng with my mail. and that was thu, reason l |
told him to be careful what he wrote: |
Edmonds Is not known ut 80 Pearl street.
A Young Plamber and n l6.year-oid Girl |