The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
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Accompanied by Police Constable Irv-
ing and friend, ! gentleman whose ac-
cent afforded indisputabie evidence that
be is Of German extraction walked into
the detective office last night and there
related most Remarkable experience
which, he stated, had befallen him. His
name is Frank Hohlbeln, he Is the rep
resentative Of tan bark company, and
in the register of the Red Lion hotel he
has given his address as Eastwood, Ont.
His business has taken him all over this
country and the adjoining republic, and
he has only recently returned from the
southern states.
His story to the detectives Is to tho
effect that on Saturday evening. having
nothing to do, he paid visit to the
musee on Yonge street When the per-
Torrance was over, he came ont to the
street and was about to return to his
hotel when no noticed q very plump,
rather handsome young lady, who ap-
pears to have had power enough to
charm him away from his original in.
tention to go home. Neither seems to
have objected to the others company
and, to mako long story short, the tive
strolled away up the street arm in arm.
Hohlbein is n stranger in the city, has nc
knowledge at all of its geography, and il
therefore unable TO now describe, except
in very general terms, the route followed
by him and his companion, but it is
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reached tho outside of a house which
tho lady informed him was her home,
With some hesitation he accepted an in.
vitation to enter and was ushered into
room furnished in a very ordinary
way and containing, he noticed, type
writer. He wns offered some ale, bu'
having declined to drink the lady dranl
some for him.
After some pleasant chatting his com
panion stepped back, and raising hei
hand lifted off her hat and wig, and t.
his intense amazement Hohlbein saw
that he was in the presence not of 1
woman, but of man. Another twist Of
the wrist, and the man had removed D
jacket, waist and skirt, and there he
stood-a young man in ordinary male
attire
Hohlbein was ut loss to account fol
this very strange metamorphosis ant
grasped revolver which he carried
with him, determined to defend himself
should tho occasion rise. The stranger
however, requested him to be calm and
at his case, as no harm would come tc
him. He then produced some samples
of bills, which he handed to Hohlbeir
with the request that the latter express
an opinion as to what they were.
Screen goods.' said Hohlbein.
Fright you are.' said tho stranger
and he then and there offered him all he
wanted for % cents for each dollar.
worth.
How much money have your Ii,
asked Hohlbein. Tho latter produced
his purse and showed his companion
that there was nothing in it but some
small change scarcely worth mention
ing. This seemed to exasperate the oc
cupant Of the room, and with rather
, strong language he opened door lead
! ing to tho back yard and promptly
evicted his guest. Hohlbein said ht
walked long distance before he could
find street, and when he at last did st
he hastened to his hotel. In the morn
ing he related his experience to a FRIEND
and the two interviewed Constable Irv,
ing, who went with them to the detective
office. ....
The story is such a queer affair that il
is difficult to come to any conclusion re
garding it. The man who tells it is sait
to be an honest, truthful and sober man
and those who know him place relianc,
on his word. -Toronto Mail.