The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-14
THIS CRiNK rs OUR oWS.
George Henry stokes says Queen victori.
IL His Mother.

TORONTO, Ont. Nov. 13.-Albert Edward
Pfeiffer alias George Henry Stokes n crank
who wanted Sir oliver Mowrat to endorse n
draft for 100000 on her Majesty the Queen.
one day last week. WINS arraigned In the police
court this morning. He was remnnded until
Friday. when some OF his relatives from New
York will be here. DIR. Richardson OF the jail
reports him insane.
peitrer tells the Doctor that he Ia legitimate
son OF the Queen OF England. stolen when n
child, and brought up In America; that ho was
presented to the Queen in 1886, and was
recognized by her as one Of her children. and
was entertained for como time at different
palsces. He also says he has the authority to
draw upon tho keeper OF the prvy purse. &
LAWYER Nelson D. Mills Of this city has re-
coived a letter from Abraham L. Jacobs. 40
Nassau street. New York. who has acted for
Stokes In certain matters during tho past two
years. About a month ago. Jacobs says. he
received, a letter enclosing n draft for $500
sterling. signed Albert Edward Pfeiflsr and
drawn on "sir Henry Ponsonby, Keeper OF Her
Maiesty's Prlvy Purse"
The writer asked Jacobs to collect tho IN oney
for his account Jacobs communicated with
his correspondents In London. who replied
on Friday saying that the drawer OF the draft
was unknown, ana that 1t would not be hon
ored.
Stokes has a wealthy mother in New York.
who Is afraid OF him and keeps her address
secret. II she dies before he does he will have
u large fortune.
George Henry Stokes is we'll known in this
city. He is big. handsome man. Of perhaps
years native O. }rd ,me t ety. ana KS s mo-
School about al 1878 or 1879. His family we're
wealthy. and his mother lived until recently
at ia Fast Fourteenth street.
The Inet time that lie got into notoriety in
this city was in September. 1877. lie was ar
sesd M nfa
y woman Of whom he pretended to want to
Some years before TINT he had been core
spopdent in q divorce suit brought by i: Dun
can Sniffen. and being sued as we'll for SlO,o
California on his return from China. and there
he killed a man at Oakland.
He escaped the penalty for his =. act on a plea
Stockton. and afterward removed to Middle.
town in this State. and was finally discharged
After his discharge he went to live, At his
broke into violence again and ior q couple o.
terrorized tho inmates. His mother fed and
his grandmother barricaded herself In her
Just as the police concluded TO break In and
secure him By force. no walked calmly out and
surrendered. He was TAX. taken ITO. to bellevue s.y but
He disappeared from this city q year ago and
law case in which he was q party, in the care
OF Lawyer Jacobs. Jacobs had known him
together. and had renewed the acduaint-
amos o couple Of years ago. hut lie said last
night that he had IeSeE that nRS
not nware either that the draft mentioned In
his letter to the Toronto lawyer. had been
VI got it from him by mail" Mr.. Jacobs
said. with . request to have IL collected: As
understood that stokes was doing business
draft had como to him from customer and
had been made to my order. merely for
convenience. 1 forwarded 1t to my correspon-
dents at London. and had Just written to
stokes In Denver: when got the letter from
had no idea that he was insane"