The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-23

Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the only sur
viving child of Horace Greeley, whose
wedding with the Rev. Frank Montross
Glendenning will take place a. Pleasant.
vile, N. Y, on Thursday morning,
heard last evening a somewhat alarming
report from Black Rock, near Buffalo,
10 the effect that Alfred II. Banks, for.
Iherly a resident Of Chappaqus, imagines
he Is the happy man, and is coming on
to claim her.
Banks is crank, he has bought a
wedding suit OF the finest broadcloth,
and undoubtedly is in earnest. He
lived in Chappaqua-the home of Miss
Greeley-for two years, working in the
cooper shop OF A. ]. Quimby. He
proved TO be a great workman. In one
week he made 700 barrels, more than
twice as many as a tint-claSs man ordi.
naiily turns out in a weeks time. He
is a fine, strapping, big southerner, with
black beard and eyes, very muscular
man and one possessing great powers oil
endurance.
On days when he was not working he
lay out in The woods on one OF the
Chappaqua hills close to Miss Greeley
house and watched her door. He
Joined the Episcopalian church at Pleas
antyille, two miles from Chappaqua, in
order TO meet the young lady as often as
possible. The church Is known as Miss
Greeley's church; she gave 1t bell and
renovated it, and hired stage on Sum
day to carry Chappaqua children to the
Sunday school. Bands, busted himself
each Sunday collecting the children and
sometimes was rewarded by being al.
lowed to sit with Miss Greeley in the
back OF the stsge. But he usually pre-
ierred to walk alongside, taking immense
strides and easily keeping up with the
horses.
He borrowed books from Horace
Greeley's library and studied geology,
and putin great deal Of time walking
about ON the hills and collecting speCi.
mems, which he carefully polished, stud
led with q microscope and then present.
ed to Miss Greeley.
ANY word Of ridicule directed against
the passion he professed was sufficient to
drive him to frenzy, and his method OF
resenting the ofense a trifle unusual.
He would lower his head and butt the
irreverent Joker.
He attacked Mr.. Quimby in this man
ner, butting him in the back and driv.
ing him against fence fifty feet away
from the place where he was standing
when assaulted. He butted Sandy Law
renee of stoop once with a violence
that produced Sandy's total collapse.
He was arrested and fined S. for the as.
sault on Quimby, pleading guilty, but
giving no reason for his action.
Banks never was known TO swear OF
use bad language OF any kind, but after
weeks OF the most ardent work, whereby
he would earn twice or three times az
much as an ordinary cooper. sometimes
working twenty hours day for whole
week, he would neglect his duties entirely
and spend his time on the hills, hammer
in hand, collecting specimens for Miss
Greeley. At these times he would drink
great deal and earnestly expound
Scripture to barfoom audiences.t
Banks left Ohappaqua a year ago be-
cause he annoyed Miss Greeley 80 per.
sistently that she became afraid Of him
whereupon Quimby refused to employ
the man any longer.
On Wednesday Of last week Sidney
Quimby, son Of A. ]. Quimby, mel
Banks In Black Rock. Banks insisted
on young Quimby taking dinner with
him. He showed his Wedding suit and
told his guest of his approaching mar.
rage with Miss Greeley. He announced
that he would appear in Chappaqua il
good time for the event, He had hearC
nothing about the Rev, Frank NJ. Glen
denning and imagined himself be the
prospective bridegroom.
No one in Chappaqua who know
Bands has the least doubt that he vii
keep his word. The village has only
about five hundred inhabitants and 1t Il
looking forward to the most exciting ep
| isolde since those days in 1881 when 1
mob was gathered to sack and burr
Horace GFeeley's residence and Mrs
Greeley bought 100 pounds Of powder.
Late last night Mr.. Qulmby said
"There's no knowing what time Bank
will come or where he will come from
He is liable to step OF any train tina
stops here, and is Just as liable to wall
in from. Sing Sing or Buffalo for tina
matter. He is o perfect man physically
and absolutely Grelets, and he think
nothing OF fifty or sixty mile walk
He will surely come here, and will Jus
as surely be very difficult to manage, 70
he does not know what fear Is, and
full OF fiery isnaticism.
"But when he lands l and numbe
OF others here will tackle him. / hay
seen the Justice OF the Peace, and It will
be NIL right. The Justice will send hir
up to the county house. On what charge
o, well, l don't know as there will b
any charge. We would arrest him 70
being crazy"
When It was pointed out that thi
summary mode OF procedure, withou
any formal complaint or examination
might get the assailRnts OF Banks int
very serious trouble II he chose to en-
ploy q lawyer and proceed against then
MIR. Qulmby replied that there were fe'
men in the town who would not eladl
break all the laws on the statute boo
for the sake Of Miss Greeley.
And this feeling toward the lady
tDhL OL All SuhppAYuh Auu tuo nuIEOuuN
ing country. She Is greatly beloved an
respected. She will rise from sleep {
midnight to 20 to the bedside Of sic
person. Rich or poor, high or low,
makes no difference to her. Lately Oh
has not been able to keep coachma
on this account, but that fact does M
restrain her.
She walks now. Her generosity
proyerbial. She has sympathy wit
everybody except herself, and has abs
luteiy 10 use for money except 10 civ
1t away. She knows her own week.-mrs.
and laughs at It good-naturedly, "Whi
is the use Of giving me that money
she Gays to some purchaser Of farm pr
duce, ~ can't keep It"
A reporter saw Miss Greeley In Il
little red cottage on the ohappaqua far
. last night. She 10 Q sWeet.faced your
n woman, with blooming cheeks and pc
: feet figure. She was delightfully."- fran
and unaffected.
81 have just heard the rumor abol
Mr.. BankB coming here" she said. "I'
sure l hope he won't come. I'm ARA
Of him little bit, you know. Not th
he ever was disFeBpectful to me, but