Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-10
HER UNKNOWN ADMIRER
Carpenter MacalIiar's Love fol
- Fifth Avenue Girl.
DgLUeED BY A FLOOD OF LETTERS

Afsr Miss Downing Had Received
About Hundred Tender but BadIy
Spelled mssaivss Her Brother Hired s
Detective 10 Catch the Author.
NEW YORK. Oct. 10.-For nearly six
months Miss Nathalie Downing, od SEC
Fifth avenue, has been besieged by an in.
veterate- and affectionate letter writer.
His epistles were written in the tenderesi
language, and darling and dearest
were the most ordinary terms Of endear.
ment used. Who the persistent writer
could be neither Miss Downing nor any
member Of her household had the slight
est idea. Some Of the letters were signed
with the name Hugh Macalliar, /" but the
majority terminated in cross The let
ters were usually written on cheap blu,
lined white paper, with pencil
he Called Her Jennie" Too.
In her home Miss Nathalie Downing Il
called Jennie. She is twenty-five year,
old, tall and Of good figure The first let
ter arrived in the early part OF last May
and more than a score followed before thu
family left the city early in June for Sara
toga Somehow this Hugh Macalliel
learned Of their departure, and all sum
mer long letters came to the house every
week, with the request, please forward
20 Jennie written on the envelope Wher
thirty or forty Of the letters had been re
ceived Miss Downing's brother, Augustus
g. Downing, notified the police.
Then He Called.
Some Of the letters made appointment,
and Detective Downing tried TO induce
Miss Downing to keep one when he would
be present TO arrest the man, but sh,
would not consent to do SO. About tive
weeks ago strange man rang the door
bell at the Downing residence and inquired
If Miss Jennie was in. When told 'No. d
be left his card, saying he would cal.
again. When Miss Downing saw the card
a few hours later she was more startled
than ever, for it bore the name Hugh
Macalliar,n IN clear black script. Tire,
days later he called again and was arrested
he Had a Wife.
Macalliar is a cadaverous looking man
forty years old. He wears a long. iron gray
beard and mustache, aud his ewes have j.
vacant stare. He lives with his wife and
children at s2g East Fourteenth street
lIhe hearing took place in the judges prl
waite room. Miss Nathalie Downing. hel
eldest sister, Augustus C. Downing and
the domestic, Elise Kemple, came to court
Mr. Downing carried good sized package
done up IN brown paper II contained al
the love letters sent to the house for tn.
last SIX months and there were about 10t
Of them. Mrs. Maealliar was also in tn.
room. She was dressed IN black and plainl,
showed that she felt her husbands dis
grace She said the letters were in hi,
handwriting.
He Was Carpenter.
Miss Downing told how she had been
annoyed. When she heard that she woulo
have to appear in another court against
the prisoner she gave little jump. She
gave another little jump when the pris
oner told the judge that be was carpen
ter. Justice McMahon held the prisone,
IN $500 bail for the general sessions. Ate,
the hearing both Miss Downing aud her
brother said that they had no desire Il
prosecute the man il he would promise Il
cease his annoyance. He does not appear
insane, His wife says that he has occa
sionally acted in a peculiar manner but
has generally been steady working man
and gave no cause for anxiety.