The morning call., 1894-11-11

toned, tells many Interesting tales. 1n con
versaton with party of friends in the Palace
yesterday, be spoke of quaint old building
In the French quarter OF the city known as the
"Old Absinthe Room,' which is 106 years old.
THE patrons of the place." said he, ''are con-
stantly changing, but the ravages OF death or
removals TO other cimes does not diminish
their number. New customers take the place
of old, and among their numbers may be found
the typical bourgeois. the classical Italian, the
dapper. piGuant Partisan, Americans from the
various walks Of l.fe and our Creole
gentleman. The absinthe served in this
place has wide reputation, but the
opal siren here Drewed is just as
deadly in its effects, though more subtitle in its
operation, than the vlllainous stuff that drives
Frenehmen to suicide In the Seine. In olden
times discussions in this room frequently be-
came heated and ended in challenge to com
bat. The duello was recognized as the only
way In which differences could be adjusted,
aud an apology or fight inevitably followed.
This usually resulted IN some one being Serl-
Ously hurt and the death of one of the princl-
pals was of frequent occurrence. In 1S40 a
constitutional provision was adopted which
prohibited duelling and DISTINGUISHED the duel
lists and great many men suffered the penalty
spoken OF. Aside from its regular patrons. the
place is now favorite with tourists, who Visit
1t to view its quaint outlines and TO hear re-
counted the highly colored "reminiscences OF
some of the older habitues."
E. F. Crocheron OF Rutherford, n. j., who is
guest at the Palace, is strong believer IN
fOreordinati0n. Yesterday he picked up New
York paper aud was surprised TO read the fol-
lowing telegram regarding his wife: "The
prompt action OF Mrs. Crocheron, wife OF Ed
mund +. Crocheron, In firing a revolver last
night probably saved all the members OF the
household from being overcome by chloroform
and robbed. Miss Isabel n. ARROW and Miss
Elizabeth Bennett two teachers in the public
schools, who live with the Crocberons, on
Home avenue, were sitting in their room at
1870 o'clock when they detected peculiar
OdOr. They did not know what it was at first,
but soon recognized it as the Odor Of chlorO-
form. Miss Arrow started TO alarm Mrs.
CrocherOn, whose sleeping-roOm is just across
the nall. By the time she reached Mrs. Cr0che-
TOn's room she was so overcome that she could
scarcely stand. Mrs. CrOcherOn caught Miss
Arrow and placed her in chair, and then,
running TO the back window OF her room, fired
several shots from revolver and shouted for
help. An examination Of one of the windows
OF the young ladies' room disclosed the fact
that the paint on the window ledge had been
eaten away, and il is thought that the chlorO-
form had been placed on the ledge with little
sponge. The window was raised several inches,
which would readily have admitted the odor
OF the chlOroform TO The room" This is the
first time ever went away from home and left
my revolver behind" said Mr.. Crochsron, "and
II seems 10 have been very fortunate slip OF
memory"
The periodical appearance of "Bllly" Pinker-
ton, the head Of the great detective agency Ia
Chicago, at the Palace is always the cause OF
innumerable aud vaguely Indefinite rumors as
TO some "big case' he is working on. Many
people seem TO think that Mr.. Pinkerton's com
ing is in the nature of premonitiOn OF war
He finds IL necessary 10 travel iDcOgnito, and
when he arrived at the Palace The other day
accompanied by a distinguished looking young
lady the corridor gossips at once jumped TO the
conclusion that another sensation was In the
wind and that the lady referred TO was a skilled
parsonage in the work Of bringing 10 book
wrOngdOers. II turned out, however, that the
lady is the accomplished daughter OF the de-
tective, and that Mr.. PiDkerton's business here
is, he says, purely that OF recreation.
Baron ". Won Bergen, distinguished trav
eler from Berlin, Germany, is at the Occidental
He will make protracted tour of this country