The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-29
CHASED 0vbR THE EARTH.
A Girl and . Dagger Mako Life = Burden
to Henry Casemnn.

to Henry CRsemnn.
New YoRK, June 28.--Among the passen-
gers who sailed on the GernaniR for
Queenstown last wock was neatly attired
young EnRlishman, whom ladies would
have pronounced good-lookiRg, bad not his
clean-shavsn face been such picture Of
anxiety and fear. II this gentleman reaches
Quaenstown IN toto-thnt il, without tho
punctures OF q stiletto, he will consider
himself lucky and rely upon the vigilant
English "bobhy" to protect him hereafter.
But if handsome brunette, with sharp
eyes and dagger more so, should inter-
rupt him willis enjoying smoks on deck
or game OF cnrds IN the cabin, he will
have to acknowledge the situation rs grace
fully as possible and tremblinaly await de-
velopments.
The sorely pursued young Englishman ID
Henry CasemAn. the shadows and necro-
mancer who came to this country with
Mack's international vaudeville show late
last season. The mysterious woman il un-
known, bat she has tracked Casemnn from
San Francisco to Now York, including stops
at different western citieg, concluding by
cornerinR her victim at the Hotel Atno, Mt
Twenty-eighth street and Broadway, late
Tuesday night. There wRs general sour
and what happened they still guard as So
cnrely Rs the facts of a hotel suicide.
CAseman himself told the story to some
friends as they ratrolled Broadway with
him like a bodypuard until the Germanic
steamed away from New York with the
EnglIshman on board. Caseman IL we'll
known in England and on the continent by
the patrons of the vaudeville houses andhas
an extensive acquaintance in this country.
eat San Francisco" he said, II was
stopped one night by stylish and expen-
sively dressed woman while returning to
my room from the theater. Hor actions
wero 81 queer that thought had been ac-
and refused TO spend any more time with
her than could help. was then stormed
by notes from this woman, who never
signed name and always requested to see
me on important business. Finally one
night had to 20 home escorted by two
policemen
Here tbe excited Britisher produced a
clipping from II San Francisco paper in
corroboration Of this. The article an
nounoed that tho queer actions of heavily
veiled woman who had occupied box al
tho Windsor theater and afterwards ap-
psared at the stage door, calling loudly fol
Caseman and flouri.hing dagger, had
have an escort home that night.
"To mako long story Short" continued
Caseman, II curtailed my engagement in
Frisco and went to Butte, Mont The same
thing happened and I went to Seattle. This
woman appeared at one OF my perform.
ances there and went to Chicago to play
at the Eden Musee there. / thought l haG
escaped her until noticed her in from,
seat one night toward the latter part of my
engagement. sent for tho police, but the !
could not arrest the woman unless I made
charge, and a. did not know her name OF
exactly Of what to accuse her, had to be
driven to the hotel a short distance away
in a cab. She waa at tho hotel early in tn,
morning, but the manager refused her en-
trance. l manage to evnde her after that
I arrived here Tuesday morning. / started
to my room Tuesday night about 11:3
O'Clock, never thinking of ths girl, whel
she appeared in the hallway. She sais
nothing and did not realize it WAS sh,
| until she slashed my coat with knife.
lodged another blow and Dried, but hofor,
any one came she left the hotel, walking
quietly out of the office and attracting NJ
attention from any one. Who she is anl
why she should hunt me, have no idea.
never saw her before either on this side o.
the other side of the water, and am as in
nocent of any offense against her as yor
are."
The Englishman's story, az far as hia cry
ing for help and appearing in the o1fice o.
the hotel with his coat slashed and the dis
appearance of the young lady dressed II
black and heavily veiled just afterward il
concerned, was vouched for by the hote
clerk and bell boys. But of further par
ticulars they declared themselves ignorant
If the young lady in black is on board thu
Germanic what will happen is problemat-
ical.