The evening world., 1893-09-27
The Worlds Special Situation Days. S $$$S@= 20 S %ES%F4

Fif,h avenue, ! saw Ellison, aud told
him lis attentions TO my daughter were
creating talk nJurinG her IN til" eyes
Of The world, ana asked him rs u
friend to desist.
He replitd That | cared too much
about what the world said; that my
daughter was a married woman, Win
property of her own. and until she dis
missed HIM, he should continue his at
tentions. He continued to visit my
house. and ,ook nearly all his ineais
there.
Mr.. HenriQres sJid that at midnight,
Ian. ~; 1872, he heard very loud talking
IN his house.
house he would testify for Mr.. Neame
IN that divoi 70 c2H". NY daughter hal
sued for II divorce and her husband had
ct up Il courter-chaIge, naming Ellison
"On ~. q | overheard Ellison say to
Mrs.. Nramr that he WOULD ruin her and
made y charge against Ellison at P"-
lice Headquarters
y saw Ellison at his room March 2
said he had been taken TO Police, Head
quarters Ivy Detective sergt. Hickey
and told that | had complained there;
charges and procured n written apol""y
from my daughter. my vii" and my
self he would publish all he knew about
the family AMI the, divorce ease and
publish my daughter's letters.
II told him ] could not do that. and
he said he'd come and clean out my
house. Then he told me he would fight
y duel with me across a table. ! was To
fire one shot at him and II missed he
should fire at me-, hui, ll-l-didn'l-'
The. iron-gray broker shrugged his
into u comical grimacc more expressive
than words, and the audience laughed.
This correspondence alleged To have
related to Ellison's proposal of II duel
was read:
MANHATTAN cLrH.
Marrh - Saturday-6.j1 = NJ.
he made. ". II. HENllQtEs.
~ rifTn AvENtE,
March I, 1885 =. NJ
Just his moment am" in my room, aud found
viii iii meet ""S'' me- :" at /" a',iIock '".mo ri await Your ~
pleasure to iuoN he place Of meeting. send word
at ""'T' d" | shall be ~'''0mpE.n'ssH Sk X E 3 iriSG4
Another letter of March > from Ellison
To- Henriuues expresses surprise that
Henriqu.s had not kept his appoint
ment and spoke Of Ellison having had
his counsel present To- he n witness.
Then he speaks of a threat to publish
his letter. 1t says: Your daughter has
written more of the letters during the
past year"
Another. congratulating Henriques on
the possession of such IL daughter, says:
Tn" Town has told me you have
known all along the, life your daughter
helped her along In it," Then it calls
Venriuues "a dirty cur" and the like,
Relating the story Of the assault, the
broker said:
81 was passing along in Th%irty-ninth
street, not fal from Madison ,avennr
up against me in front. I said:
l. me pass, sir: | LOT a any
thing TO do with you.
a that he muttered. 'Sou .-- -
=, rye "A good mind to smash, every
bone in your miserable Old body. Then
he struck II" "A blow in the face. ] reeled
back. | feared that lie would kill me
and | stepped back. drew my revolver
and tired ii in the air 10 attract atten-
tion. Then ! placed the pistol in the
seam pocket In my trousers.
Then Ellison came on again, knocked
ne down. kicked mo and struck me
with a stick. til well. | am confused
al cut what happened. l was in bed for
seven weeks in consequence of the af-
tair. ! Was under the care Of Drs.
Webster, W%y9koop' McBurney' Lake
1--WE inches in stature. I have carried "A
pistol all my life. | began carrying IA
pistol in California"
Mr.. brooke cross-eXamined the broker.
pressed on the fury that Henriques had
not been in California in thirty years,
and had been carrying "A pistol in peace
full New York all those years.
Gently Mr.. Brooke led the complain
ant over the history Of the past six
with Ellison at N~arragansett last Sum
mer n dining him at home, at the
Victoria and elsewhere, apparently on
the most amicable terms. despite his
repeated statement Of his objection to
Elison's friendliness.