The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
IN CHASE OF HIS DAUGHTER.
BRORFH MANUEL CONFRONTED nj
TIE YOUNG UOM4N'S HrsBAND.
A Scvn able Tint FIus'rred West Tirty.
sixth Street-Ni.s ,Jrnny nnd Conc nnd
Got NNrried and Game with u Lawyer 10
Get Tier osGItJrs Cease,

Get Tier NosUiiti~s Cease.
A young girl in ordinary street cos,um
walked out of tho house Of Mr.. Horace Manuel.
n Wall street broker. at 800 West Hfty.sixth
street late in the afternoon Of Sept. ID. ind.
after gInncing about. hurried down tn" street
and boarded an elevated train on its way
down town.
She get oil nj n downtown station and was
joined by n young man. The pair went to
Brooklyn to Tie house OF n clergyman. and
there in the presence Of the youn!: mans
brother and two other witnesses were made
man and wife.
The girl was Jenny Manuel. tho youngcs.
daughter Of Horace Manuel. Her mother has
been dead for some years. She is a brunette
and is 80 years old. but looks Younger. The
young man was linlsev Ihatterton. II clerk
employed BY tho Edison COMPANY.
lie Is u good-lnokin. young fellow. and IL
the same nge as his wife. hut looks older. Tho
young couple went to 1.-Two with YONG Chatter
tons mothcr. ut ~ seventh avssjqsE
Up to within a lew weeks tl,AaS6nng man hal
lived in the apartment hq$&e at 323 West
litty-siSth street. Just &cruss from Mr.
Manucl's house. A casual acquaintance with
Miss Manuel soon became friendship. When
Mr.. Manuel and his older daughter. who lives
with him. learned this they were displeascd
th'A VIZ "'hiN '''ht S'' i'NisN W u
more TO do with young Chattcrton. Mt the same
time taking means to prevent meetings 10y
keeping watch on the girl. Tho young couple
found IL way to communicate with cRcl other.
and tho matter eliminated in u clandestinc
marriage.
Mr.. Manuel nei.hbors hal hardly rccov-
cred from their sun ris. at tho news Of the
elopcment when they were raised to the high
est point of amazenncnt by another occurrence
which took place II few days later. il tho ac-
count given 10y friends Of Mrs. ihattcrton's is
true. What follows is their version OF the
They saw Mr.. Horace Manuel. one time yes
tryman of It. Timuthy's. flying down Fifty
sixth street. barcheaLud and shoutin. 1T the
top OF his voice. followed by his elder dau,.h-
ter and in hot pursuit OF the Younger dauEh.
daughters. husband, and il they them
selves mad not intericrcd they might
height ors silent at their windows looking tor
more d~evelopments; hut none came. The i'm
mediate cause Of al this disturbance was the
bchind her.
A few days aftcr her marriage she wrote to
MIR. Manuel, asking him to send her clothes to
her present address. The letter which she re-
ceived In return was very sItlectionate in tone.
whore she could SEQ about packing her effects
and having them sent to hcr.
things .v hat lad had S Eapre ."Ii in Il the ei past III she fe', Was
not inclined to return to her fathers house for
any purpose. Other letters came from Mr..
Manuel. all RffectiOnate in tone. begging her
10 come and see him and hrr sister.
Young Mrs. Chatterton consulted her law
to 60 after the clothes. and they sent q young
lawyer from their Office with her. This was
on "Wednesday last.
his wife to the corner OF, Fiity-sixth street and
Eighth nyeGns; where n,d ne waited eso for Their re-
were at the house when the lawyer and Mrs.
ChntteIton arrived;
seeing his daughter looking so well and hap
ny. and in the conversation that followed !ie
never .relinquished his. hold on her hands.
which no had grasped when she came in.
After IL few moments he suggested that Mrs.
Chatterton go IN stairs and get together her
she adopted alter a moments hesitation, No
sooner, had she gone M stairs than Miss
Ma"pT. .sy tu TINS h to tae iS gsTnf l.%y sata she. "
But am hero in the interests OF my client"
demonstrated the young man when lie had re-
covered from MS surprise sufhclent'yt to speak.
"You have no business here. This is our
house AMI you are an intruder" interrupted
Il decline to 60 away without my client
answered the LAWYER. The discussion might
ChntteIton. who had heard the conversation.
hurried down the stairs and out into tho
street: Instantly tho two Manuels were on
They saw the girl hurryinc toward, Eighth
Aery 81 az" aston 5l1s thief ,S'!G Step t hfe = w vas' raised shissdd.
Tho neighborhood was aroused.
People hurried out 0! their houses in amaze
ment. and a crowd soon collected. Near the
corner OF Eighth avenue Mrs. Chatterton was
overtaken by her pursuers. who seized her
and started to take her back.
At this moment young thattarton. who had
heard the shouts, came around the corner. lie
is small and slight. but he has pluck enough
to TT ont Il larger man.
In a very short space of time h . " ID broken
through the crowd which had gath ,red about.
freed his wife. and placed himself between her
and her father.
Now" said he. you've got me to settle
with. What are you doing with my WIFE"
Nh. Manusltook II step forward. Then some
OF the coolcr-hcaded men in the crowd pushed
in lietween the two and hustled the young
man in ono direction and tho older man in
another.
In the confusion Mrs. Chatterton in some
way was separated from her husband and
taken back to Mr.. Mnnucl's house.
After a few momcuts she reappeared looking
fluetered. Her father and sister had threat
ened to prevent her leaving. she said. but she
In turn had threatened to give certain testi-
mony in II suit pending over tho estate Of a de-
ceased sister. Mrs. Robert Milbunk. She was
allowed TO 60. She and her husband returned
to their home.
When a reporter called at tho Mnnuels'
house yesterday afternoon he was informed
that they had nothing TO say about tho matter.
Mrs. lhntterton's clothes have been sent to
her. The next item on her programme Is q
lawsuit over property held in trust for her.