Evening journal., 1891-06-11
EDGAR AND UNCLE SAM
ACCUSED OF USING MAILS FOR
IMMORAL PURPOSES.

ter of William r. Morrow, who lives al
No. 1928 French street, against Robert
Edgar, a married man who lives Just
across the street, No. 1888 French street.
The charge was that Edgar had sent an
obscene letter to Miss Morrow.
Her Brother Tells the story.
Last evening an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called upon Miss Morrow s
brother, William y. Morrow, who lives
at Eleventh and Lombard streets.
"Is there any truth in the current
rumor to the effect that your sister has
instituted proceedings against Robert
Edgar for sending her an obscene letter
through the mails2" he asked
Yes, he replied, "but / think the
matter has been dropped. Edgar is boss
dyer In the Arlington Mills, over In
ployed In the mills as a weaver. Through
the influence of relative OF ours. who
lives next door to him, Edgar secured
her the position. My sister did not know
him. She was at that time living with
her grandfather in Brandywine village.
who has taken care of her since she was
a child.
my sister received the letter about
was mailed at the Wilmington post
Office. The .etter asked my sister to meet
the writer at Fourteenth and Osanqe
streets the next evening, and intimated
that something more would follow the
meeting. AS soon as she received 1t she
brought 1t to me and said she would not
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II persuaded her to 20 and told her
would follow at a distance At length
she consented TO do 1t On the evening in
question she set forth. was accom-
panied by friend of hers named George
Stalker We followed at some distancs in
the rear. When she got to the appointed
place a man stepped out Of an s,lley on
Fourteenth street, and she asked him II
he wrote the letter to her. he said he
did, and asked her TO take walk.
"At this juneture | stepped up.
recognized Edgar. asked him II he
wrote tbs letter before l hit him. he
said he did, but that he wanted to
explain something. But as soon as he
acknowledged that he wrote the letter l
explained him with my fist. l knocked
him down In the road and as soon as he
could get up he ran down the street as
fast as he lcould run. | struck him
between the eyes when l knocked him
down.
"My sister and Stalker went down
Fourteenth street. After this trouble |
took the letter to Chief Of Police SWig-
Eett, and he advised me to 60 to the
United States Commissioners. went
to one Of the commissioners and he told
me to go TO Judge Ball | took it to
Judge Ball, and he said he did not know
whether 1t would come in under the
charge Of obscene mail matter. That
the intimations were plain enough, but
the language was not exactly ohsceEe
| then went back to Chief of Police
Swiggett, and he sent the letter to
Washington The matter was officially
referred to Pest Office Inspector Maxwell
He went over to the cotton mill and
showing the letter TO my sister asked her
v she recognized IT, She said she did.
Maxwell then showed the letter TO the
people In the Arlington Office and they
identified the handwriting
Edgar was then summoned to the
presence Of the inspector and underwent
an exa nination. After that Maxwell
went away. Maxwell wrote a letter to
my sister saying that he did not think
he could do anything in the matter,
bat II she was willing to have the case
brought before the commissioners he
would do 1t. he gave her so little en-
coursgement that he scared her out of
1t. Maxwell has the letter yet "
"Did Edgar ever make any apologyf"
No; he never made an apology and he
had better not come TO me to make one
He is a bad man, and has bsen in worse
scrapes than this
The Girls Father Interviewed.
William R. Morrow, father Of the girl.
was seen at his home on French street
his statement coincided with hat of the
sou In every particular. as far as his
knowledge Of the affair went. He said
he was afraid Edgar would be instru-
mental Ia getting her discharged IL the
matter was given publicity
A Matter of Gossip in Brandywlne
When the rsportorial examination of
the matter was carried over the bridge
into Brsndywine village it was quite
evident that those living near the mill
were familiar with the circumstances in
the case. It was stated that Edgar said
he did not mind the thrashing Miss
Morrow's brother gave him, but that the
matter soon got through the mill and
from the operatives it reached the ears
Of his wife.
Says He Did Not write It
Robert Edgar, the accused man, was
interviewed at the Arlington Mills this
morning he said
II will give you the whole story. ]
got the girl work here in the mill
through my neighbor, Mrs Johnson !
did it as an act Of kindness. l was told
by friends that she did not have a good
character and they advised me not to
interest myself in her. did not believe
them, and aioer considerable trouble !
secured a place for her Well, she
worked here for some time, and one
day heard two of the men in the mill
talking about her work and her ehsrac-
ter. told them that l believed she was
straight. They said 1t would be a
/ good thing to test her character. One
Of them said it would be a good idea to
write her letter, asking her to meet the
writer at q certain time and place. That
WAS all | knew of it until the letter
was read to me To the best of my
recollection it simply asked her to meet
the writer at a certain time and place to
have good time. There was not vul-
gar word in it'll did'not write or dictate a
word that was in 1t. The parties who
read the letter to me asked me If would
mail it. AS was going by box I did
so. l acknowledge my connection with
it that far. That was all knew about
it.
ION the evening in question had an
engagement to meet some men at
/ Fifteenth and West streets. After
left the house at 730 o'clock l stopped
and talked with the Johnst ms for about
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