The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
MRS. SHARP, LATE OF LONDON
RUNS A BANK AND KEEPS A GUARD,
nut ISN'T SAFE OR HAPPT.

RUNS A BANK AND KEEPS A GUARD
BUT ISN'T SAFE OR HAPPY.
The Remark able List OF Her Misfortunes
n America, Fading with the Disappear
anes or $500. the Arrest OF Manager
Edwards. and Her Appearance in Court
with Her Bobby asa Her Guardsmau.
Mrs. Julia Sharp appeared at Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court yesterday morning with her
bobby" her Ruardsman. and her accent and
she undertook to tell Justice Diver what che
thought about James Edwards, the star pris-
oner OF tho morning.
Hes y rascal. Mr.. judge" she cried.
elevnting her hands and eyes. "The idea OF
his robbing lady like me. who always treated
him we'll said to your bobby yonder." point
Ing to Detective Hayes. who didn't secm to like
being called q bobby. II said to him. now.
my good bobby. you must arrest the
man. dead or alivo. Use violence II he resists.
He mny shoot when he sees you. He's dos
perate character The bobby didn't know
was talking to him at first He said he wasn't
q bobby. You call your American hobbies po-
licemen. fancy. from what they tell me. !
always have my own British bobby with me
for protection"
Mrs. Sharp was banker In London before
she came to America and honorary secretary.
she says. OF swell English clubs Of which Lord
Salisbury and Mr. Gladstone were members.
She also says the business she catered to was
that OF dukes and duchesses. and tho Princess
Louise was among her speaking and Mt homo
acquaintances. She is related. she Gays. to the
Hon. Horny Nathan. NJ p. Speaker OF the
Quebec House OF Commons. Private james
Higgins. late OF the Sixth Dragon Guards. R
A.. md Mr.. MacIcan, an English bobby
are her imported guards. Mrs. Sharp came to
America with her husband and her guards
and her money nine months ago. and she hns
seen trouble since.
Edwards was held yesterday in $1,000 ball.
and when he wont out Of court he was followed
by Mrs. Sharp and the bobby and the guards
man. The guardeman and the boboy and Mrs.
Sharp went to 20 East Twenty third street
HRS. Sharp started in business there as n
banker In December last On one side oil her
banking house she kept diamonds and on the
other side ca sh In tho banking business she
dealt in letters of credit and exchanged
money. She wanted o manager and employed
Edwards. who had been IL clerk at the Hon
man House. Now her misfortunes sho says.
are. in chronological order. as follows:
Stolen by . French maid. Sl4; stolen by sons ono
else one English sovereign. one c. tie, another f5
note. loose change another Go note. gold coin.
another e. note. more loose change another Go note:
then there was a fire in her house and she and her
husband and her t.ve.month+oli baby had narrow
dir.ond earrings valued $780, then $500 cash;
then sickness. &c.
Mrs. SHARP ran over the list rapidly to Sun
reporter who called on her yesterday at tho
banking house She sat at tho time in. front
the c aSrs h oc i %as s te rSf o ss
!a Mr. shpp to to the lazy
70, hnf 10 hnt oh. hnI n
s40O and deposited it in her sHIS for r use use
in in. case ;.. OF lie smcrEenGy; she lsi' the place
go out. too Although Mr. Sharp was in tho
ana tool, put the s499 for safe keeping, This
and a look Of agony little later
T ne exclai HS nave Seen soS SHsd
It ali dawned on her in a moment. Mrs.
SHARP sud. and she exclaimed: You are II
lar. sir; you have stolen that money your
Mrs. Sharp started 10 got nisto! that was
behind the counter. i ain going to call the
Madam" he answered. eff you call the po-
lice III shoot rnXsel and he walked out.
Mrs sharp called At re Tnrti3;h street sta
the opinion that American hobbies were no
coed. that they didn't 10 anything unless they
Toy H w,h Sa and g she a po,na1 pS e Y
Greet Maciieau. Detective Hayes was put on
The fHse nov font YOU GO: shot She said
Detyct'ye Hayes went 70 Edwards,s home: at
and her bobby went along, Hayes found I'd
wards up stairs 10y tn" bedside Of his sick vito.
ana explained his mis- sion. Mrs. Edwards
made her condition CRITICAL Hayes sent post
hat, fer physician ,s i;a and stayod WIZ Edward
the bobby waited down stairs. Tan minutes
passed Mrs. sharp and the bobby had tired
OF waiting. and suspicion Of Detective l;uyes
Hayes ana Edwards heard the stops Of
'hS Eooy il i the ha End saw him
steps were heard aud his face was seen again.
it, sn Of s hhST 2n tive
kick him dow and ordered him . 60 at once
Ecn." The IoT'y didn't come Di again. Ms
I'ward ~, was Nnaliyy Hnieted; and Edwards
" sap ad the bt ab detective followed
When TIE SuS reporter talked with Mrs
SHARP Yesterday she Was reahy to accuse Ed
charge one Of hor employees. an irish Ameri-
can, %hG she aSslarGI VI fenian apI an
that h. had tod Mr Sharp P he ""ii""ca Id
wards had hired man to set fire to tho house
"EiwaTds probably confessed to him" de-
business she had discharged two or three sets
Of mrlpyecs on suspi,oI. Int she had never
su ,p"ctcl Edwards. and had retained him
house there was 100000 In her safe. She
dc. Jared that III" believed II was EtwIrds';S
purpose to get Ter ont of the way. ana take III!
the money and jewels. She, accused him II
taking, the. earrings and the Nve-pouud notes.
She offered no proof. however.
IN II day or two Mrs. SHARP says. the town
will Q rlnetercd with flaming posters. offer
inE 5000 reward to the person WHO will bring
20 Justice tho man who set Are to Mrs. ShnrrS
house. Like they do In London" she said.
" The plan is much better than your American
WAS"
F. u. Dennins d. Co.'s Spring Opening to
Begin Tomorrow.
Before the doors OF "Dennng's" big establishment
we're closed last night everything WAS III readiness for
IN take