The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24
GRAU'S NOTE TO MRS. Back.
INTERCEPTED AT IHE doom III
Is BAECK's LAWYER.
ersu Arrestee on y Charge OF Atterrtea
Biacknsii-s5,ys ~ had Merely Appealed
TO MRS. Bpcck for Help. nud She Corr obo.
rster Nim-A Brother or Maurice Qrnu

Biacknsii-s5,ys n had Merely Appealed
TO MRS. Bpcch for Help. md She Corr obo.
rstes Him-A Brother or Maurice ornu.
AmessenRer boy called on Friday night at
200 West Forty-sixth street with q note for
the wife OF T. c. Back. q designer for the
William Campbell Wall Paper Company. l..
X Beckley. Mr.. Backs lawyer. met the boy at
the door.
Who sent you with that motor" asked Mr..
Beckley.
A man who is at the corner OF Broadway
and Forty sixth street" answered the boy.
Mr.. Beckley took the note and went into the
street and got a policeman. Then the three
walked up to the corner. In the saloon there
MT Beckley found n man. who. the boy said.
had sent him with the note The man was
Robert Grau. brother OF Maurice Gran Of
Abbey. schoefel 4 Grau. Grau admitted
writing the nete which Mr.. Beckley held In his
hand. 1t road:
LIDO have an awful time trying to md you and even
when I 10 ind you It is most impossible to zee you.
wonder somewhat IL you tired ms I, is not
my IA II you get III trouble never get you In It,
You never would do AL tell you to do. ami you will
have your own The result you get into scrapes
all the time fear can't stand much longer tho
strain. However. enough Of tat
am IN very bad shape again. Can you send me
something by bearer II 10 terrible to ask hut can't
disguise my p sitoo. Do try and send ne some,h
and do let the know when and where I can see you
20 TO work Ang for the season.
Mr. Becklev sent for Mr.. Back. who was at
dinner at the Manhattan Club. On Mr..
Backs complaint Grau was arrested for at
tempting to blackmail Mrs. Back. He was
locked up in the West Forty seventh street
station and was taken to tho Yorkville Court
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Back told Justice Welde that for a year
he had suspected that there was something
between his wife and GNu. He had engaged
detectives. hut they had learned nothing. He
had ptercepted few letters that Grau sen. to
$50 one time and $40 another. This was
money he had earned. and he didn't propose to
have his wife suuandering his earnings in that
Grau said he had met Mrs. Back and her
H sna M Bsesf S.ny
manassr shs lay asked him to try to s.t her he!
they nad r s.:res ,o;S pr ths. subject
IL Tss .sS whs t, ss 81 sent
money. about SO in ell: I wrote the note
nT. IN Tant sSn
asking her for, aid. made no attempt to
unless Mrs. Back made a charge against him n
She was not in court AT the request Of her
husbands lawyer tho Justice held Grnu in
pected Mrs. Balck will appear. Graz was
locked in q cell in the court prison. No one
came to bail him out. Sun reporter saw him
This is the result q Mr.. Ralck's viudlctye-
nsssd nave ad Gaa do hot why
pTopsGT unas G;sG .hat ,SsS were ssp
tying to &c. her "a 70 fositon s s MRS. S h
Noun. sinai ,Hosri;aI SO camo to see me and
brought books and newspapers to me-"
woman. said Yesterday that she would not
~ He has lone nHth.ng to me-" she added.
poos .fel,sw was in bad luck. and felt sorry
Nj Balck told u rer Hrter that Grau has rrac-
Ny wif.'s mind is not very strong" he
that reason. He told her lot Of rosy things
me- ne AshonsS WE saa 20 us ssn' In
Grap has pestered me. and there must
surely he some legal redress fIr me, In court
hn hm VIAL d ken
:b" fellow to come sround,:. II he were a gen:
to hay. il clearly understood that / have
,hhnnd ont that insr" vas n,thinE criminal in
the relations cI my VILE WIN MN.
Graa is well known among theatrical people.
!Ic is about 81 wears old. For fifteen years he
has had something to do with theatrical com =.
panes: It is said that he has been arrestet
s"vera! times in this cu1ntry and in tanada.
debt. He has taken small COMPANIES on the
road: bnt in almost every case the members
d mt get their pay theatrical leople saw.
admit I've been arrested for debt" said
Gr,u Yesterday. livery manager isn't sue.
cesSf,L. I've hat a big share Of hard luck. I
lat,' I've he.n in worse luck than ever. I was
taken so sick that / was next to death door.
Tnat rGeSS me f0Wn an and NJ BIfk Was
ont of this all right l feel so confident that
haven't appealed to any OF my friends"