New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-29
HE WAS A TALENTED La WYER.
INTERESTING HISTORY OF THE MAN WHO
SAID HE WAS SENATOR HoAR.
HIS REAL NAME GEORGE W HoRR-cALLED TO
THIS CITY TO ATTEND Ills DYING WIFE
HER CAREER AS \ WRITER-SEPARATED
FOR MANY YEARS FROM HER HUs-
BAND on ACCOUNT OF HIS
DRINKING HABITS.

DRINKING HABITS.
Following a clew which a business man OF this
CITY gave TO The Tribune yesterday. reporter iouu
out that the tall. whlte-halred and white-bearded
man who applied for aid at the house OF Johh D.
Tucker. the Aqueduct Commissioner. on sunday
and was afterward registered at the ST. Denis no
tel as George +. IIoar. the Senator from MasSae""
sets was George w. Horn. n well-known A"se'
Of Athol Mass. He had been called TO th's cry
IN look after his dying wife. woman with Some
what remarkable history. from whom ne han oee"
separated for many years. The couple were ma
rled in this city thirty years ago
Mrs Horr previous to her marriage was Ni'S'
Grace Boyle. the daughter OF physN'd'' '"'
living in Scotland. She was born IN hnR'''u
After her marriage Mrs Horn wrote poems SONGS
and short stories for periodicals under 'he mann
OF Grace Deverc. When they moved 10 A''o'
Mace whore Horn established himself IN the Pra'-
tice OF law his fondness for liquor was s''u "
have caused disagreements and ABOUT '''''"
wears ago they agreed TO live apart "l'"ou' Wv
formalltv of a divorce Mrs. iorr came 10 ,''S '!S
and devoted her time TO wri'ing sohsS anu
undor IN, name Of Grace De Verify. Inc mos.
,or,,lar Of her songs was Bring the BABY IN
Her husband wrote to her at intervals ana sent
her money.
MRS. HORRs ECCENTRIClTiES
About seventeen years ago Mrs. Horr became a
regular boarder with Mrs Roche VINO was n.,o.
ing yesterday from the house NO. :" r-iS.
feminist Mrs. Roche said yesterday '"a' w
Horn WAS eccentric when she first became her
boarder As time went on her pecuIhfl'l'S pe'.''
r,cro pronounced and lately she believed to
he insane She had not seen her husband since iea'
ing his home in Athol. For years she had a',c"''
St Marks Protestant Episcopal Church ana Shor,y
before Christmas her helpless condition was Prougn'
TO the attention OF the Rev. Dr. fNiihc', w III
tor of the church. He consulted awycr b ''I' ~
city who wrote to Mr.. llorr. REQUESTING mn, mn. "
come and look after his wife. VINO hau Iit',SSn. g.,
Mir Iorr soon came ~ the boarding !ous' ~
IL, i ,rn,,Id hova 10 be- moved from the boarding
house. He engaged room ior . her ~ frn h., re-
tIrned to Athol lie left a supply OF money alSo.
ON Friday March lG. urgent telegram WIS S'n'
to him. informing him that ms wlIe M ro.
neciod 10 live more than 4 few hours tie aPpre".,,n
y, No bouse In rvelfth-st the evening OF me
same day and seemed to be deeply novel ,hul
he spent the greater part OK ne lU.'}r TIE Ills
wife died on Monday afternoon when ne was III "
liquor in Third-ave.
TIE UNDERTAKER's STORY.
Mr. Horr was then In such condition % drunk
enncss that he dld not appear able To TAX coher-
entity He gave the address OF an undertaken III
Athol 10 whom a telegram was sent Inc under
taker who took the body Of Mrs Horr 10 Athol
for burial. said that Mr.. Horr was one Of the best
setts and was rcputcd 10 be wealthy. hut AZ i'hS
intervals he went drinking bouts "hch lhN''.I
FOR weeks ON one occasion. when n" hai p''l
drinking. he fell out Of his buggy, ana WIS "lHbE.
along with his head and shoulders on tnr Er"nni
for "A distance OF five miles ana was lnl1rel 80 -,
riOuslY that his recovery was r's"'''I - ''"'
short OF a miracle. . =,
MIR Uorr had no money when he was taken 70 tho
ST Denis Hotel on last sunday by Mr.. tucker ana
ne was supposed 10 be without money when b" was
turned out 81 the hotel on Monday. lis WIZ =
effects We're SIN At the house IN Tw"tth-st -
terlav but the people there had not h'dri from
Mr. Torr in several DAYS. They said hc might b.
still wandering about the city.