The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-30
SHE HAS DIAMONDS ENOUGH.
ANNIE DOUGLASS TRIES TO "SHAKE"
HER ELDERLY PHILADELPHLAN
Proposes 10 Live In New York-But He de-
ciares She II HE Wife and that hie HAS
Invested eco, eco In Hsr-Ms Rolss On.

Proposes 10 Live IN New York He de-
ciares She II lfis wife and thst he HAS
1Avested eeO. 500 In Her-Ms Hoids On.
One Of the passengers on the afternoon ex-
press from Philadelphia on Thursday was a
plump blonde Of 80. with rudy cheeks and an
abundance OF soft reddish brown hair. She
wore many diamonds and long sealskln
cloak. Beside her sat a gray-bearded man Of
81. who is a grain merchant in the Quaker
City. The couple won't to tho residence OF Mr..
Franklin at 223 West Twelfth street, where
the good-looking woman had friends. They
passed as Mr.. and Mra Algernon Douglass.
At o'clock last night tho woman was fur
nishing entertainment for q crowd ut the
corner OF Sixth avenue and Thirty eighth
street by trying to jerk q satchel out Of the
grain merchants hand. Her luxuriant hair
had come down. and she was crying. She and
the merchant had been out to dinner together
In Thirty-eighth street. and she had had a
good deal Of wine.
Policeman Reardon auieted the woman. and
she walked block UP town. The merchant
followed. carrying two brown leather satchels
and two umbrellas. The woman broke out In
another tantrum at Thirty. ninth street, and
again at Fortieth street. and the crowd
seemed to BIO particularly interested in tho
mass Of diamonds on her fingers. They blazed
when she shook her hand at the grain mer-
chant She wept more violently when Reardon
came along second time. and she insisted
that ne should make the, merchant give her
one OF the satchels. She said 1t was her
" .tr !, woman oman e my, wife" said the grain
The woman waved her hands. and denied
emphatically that she was his wife.
eardon to have the
and took both tho woman and the merchant
before Sergeant Cooper.
grain speculator." the woman said to the po-
When he got before Sergeant Cooper the man
Is Pine street fhiSde lphia liz III" Randed so the
Sergeant a number OF letters written by the
woman. In which he was addressed as hus-
She said that she was Miss Annie Douglass.
To- Tie mersant "Se sns the ates
~ want my satehel and want to go out
so t e. rhsssRn' she hs got beautiful
Cooper that fe ddn. Know what allied S her.
sDst v9119 on he ssd
right to know where she Intends to stop.
and that sic en had spi met
male acquaintance and wanted to continue
Sergeant Cooper and Policemen Reardon
and Drew spent half an hour trying to induce
the couple to patch up their difference and go
home.
No. said the young woman. I'm tired Of
that old fellow. and that's all there Is to II.
want him to mind his own business. I'll have
him arrested IL he follows me about"
=, Detective Murphy went down to 223 West
Twelfth street and got Mrs Franklin to act rs
peacemaker The. women laughed heartily
when they met. They chatted together for
blonde in sealskin consented to 90 back to
Twelfth street.
Cooper Tor bringing in peacomaker. ana.
picking up the satchcls and umbrellas. walked
out meekly in the background.
The woman had a long chat with Sergeant
Cooper while waiting for Mrs. franklin. She
said this time that she was the daughter OF an
officer in the United States army. and that she
had married the grain merchant on Governors
Island seven years ago. She added that she
had tired OF him because OF the disparity In
their years.
PH!LADELPAIA. Jan. 29.-There Is no such
number rs 70 Pine street. and no we'll. Known
grain speculator named Burroughs.